TheEast–West All-Star Game was an annual all-star game forNegro league baseball players. The game was the brainchild ofGus Greenlee, owner of thePittsburgh Crawfords. In1933 he decided to emulate theMajor League Baseball All-Star Game, usingNegro league players.^[1] Newspaper balloting was set up to allow the fans to choose the starting lineups for that first game, a tradition that continued through the series' end in1962. Unlike the MLB All-Star game which is played near the middle of the season, the Negro All-Star game was held toward the end of the season.

Because league structures were shaky during theGreat Depression and also because certain teams (notably theKansas City Monarchs and theHomestead Grays) sometimes played entirely independent of the leagues, votes were not counted by league, but by geographical location. Hence, the games were known as theEast–West All-Star Games. Votes were tallied by two of the major African-American weekly newspapers of the day, theChicago Defender and thePittsburgh Courier.

All games were held atComiskey Park inChicago unless otherwise noted.

• Batteries:
  • East:Sam Streeter (Pittsburgh Crawfords) (L),Bertrum Hunter (Pittsburgh Crawfords),George Britt (Homestead Grays) andBiz Mackey (Philadelphia Stars),Josh Gibson (Pittsburgh Crawfords)
  • West:Bill Foster (Chicago American Giants) (W) andLarry Brown (Chicago American Giants)
• Notes:
  • Bill Foster pitched a complete game for the West and Mule Suttles hit the first home run in East-West history.
  • The West squad used only its nine starters for the entire game.
  • The starting lineups reflected an imbalance in voting, as seven West starters came from the American Giants while five East starters were from either the Crawfords or Grays.
  • East first basemanOscar Charleston (Pittsburgh Crawfords) received the most votes, with 43,793.

• Batteries:
  • East:Slim Jones (Philadelphia Stars),Harry Kincannon (Pittsburgh Crawfords),Satchel Paige (Pittsburgh Crawfords) (W) andBill Perkins (Pittsburgh Crawfords)
  • West:Ted Trent (Chicago American Giants),Chet Brewer (Kansas City Monarchs), Bill Foster (Chicago American Giants) (L) and Larry Brown (Chicago American Giants)
• Notes:
  • Three East pitchers combined on a 7-hit shutout.
  • Cool Papa Bell scored the only run in the eighth.
  • West pitcher Bill Foster received the most votes, 48,957.

• Batteries:
  • East: Slim Jones (Philadelphia Stars),Leon Day (Brooklyn Eagles),Luis Tiant Sr. (New York Cubans),Martín Dihigo (New York Cubans) (L) and Biz Mackey (Philadelphia Stars)
  • West:Ray Brown (Homestead Grays),Leroy Matlock (Pittsburgh Crawfords), Ted Trent (Chicago American Giants),Bob Griffith (Columbus Elite Giants),Willie Cornelius (Chicago American Giants) (W) and Josh Gibson (Pittsburgh Crawfords)
• Notes:
  • The score was 4–4 after nine, and each team scored four runs in the tenth inning.
  • Mule Suttles hit a two-out three-run HR in the bottom of the 11th off Dihigo to win it.
  • West shortstopWillie Wells (Chicago American Giants) got the most votes, with 16,262

• Batteries:
  • East: Leroy Matlock (Pittsburgh Crawfords) (W),Bill Byrd (Washington Elite Giants), Satchel Paige (Pittsburgh Crawfords) and Biz Mackey (Washington Elite Giants), Josh Gibson (Pittsburgh Crawfords)
  • West: Willie Cornelius (Chicago American Giants) (L),Floyd Kranson (Kansas City Monarchs),Andy Cooper (Kansas City Monarchs), Ted Trent (Chicago American Giants) andHarry Else (Kansas City Monarchs),Subby Byas (Chicago American Giants)
• Notes:
  • East pitcher Satchel Paige received the most votes, with 18,275
  • Alex Radcliffe andCool Papa Bell each collected three hits.

• The Western teams played a second All-Star game amongst themselves in Memphis on August 29, and split into North-South alignment. The northern teams won 10–7, with Bill Foster of Chicago getting the win and Ted Strong on Indianapolis homering (whilehitting for the cycle).

• Ted Radcliffe and his brother Alec contributed a home run and triple, respectively, and won $700 bonuses each, which they gave to their mother.
• The game was nearly cancelled due to a player strike, as the owners upped the players' individual share from $60 to $150 before the game could go on.

• Batteries:
  • East:Tom Glover (Baltimore Elite Giants) (L),Bill Ricks (Philadelphia Stars),Martin Dihigo (New York Cubans),Roy Welmaker (Homestead Grays) andRoy Campanella (Baltimore Elite Giants)
  • West:Verdell Mathis (Memphis Red Sox) (W),Gentry Jessup (Chicago American Giants),Booker McDaniels (Kansas City Monarchs),Eugene Bremer (Cleveland Buckeyes) andQuincy Trouppe (Cleveland Buckeyes)
• Notes:
  • Satchel Paige refused to pitch in the game after a dispute with the promoters over money.
  • Josh Gibson was not allowed to play in the game, having been suspended by the Homestead Grays for "flagrant and consistent training violations".
  • Jesse Williams, Monarchs second baseman, had moved to that position this season due to an arm injury, made two hits for the West team, one of them a two-run triple in the second. Williams had 4 RBI for the game. He also played errorless ball in the field.
  • Jackie Robinson, Monarchs rookie shortstop, was named to the West team. He went hitless in five at-bats, though he fielded flawlessly at short.
  • Quincy Trouppe had a single and three walks in four times to the plate.

• The Western teams played another All-Star game amongst themselves in September, and split into North-South alignment of Chicago and Cleveland versus Birmingham and Memphis. The northern teams won 8–2.

• Batteries:
  • East:Frank Thompson (Birmingham Black Barons), Andy Carpenter (Detroit Stars) (L),Harold Gordon (Detroit Stars) andOtha Bailey (Detroit Stars)
  • West:Isaiah Harris (Memphis Red Sox), Henry Mason (Kansas City Monarchs) (W), Charlie Davis (Memphis Red Sox) (S) andJuan Armenteros (Kansas City Monarchs)
• Notes:
  • There were only six teams in the NAL this year. The West squad was made up of players from the Kansas City Monarchs, Memphis Red Sox, andLouisville Clippers, while the East team consisted of theIndianapolis Clowns, Birmingham Black Barons, and Detroit Stars. The NAL was obviously struggling both at the gate and in its talent level, but the East-West Game was still a showcase of its young prospects for big league scouts.
  • Buck O'Neil managed the West team, while Hall of FamerOscar Charleston managed the East. Charleston, who played in the first East-West Game in1933, would die two months later.

• Batteries:
  • East:Aaron Jones (Detroit Stars),Elliott Coleman (Birmingham Black Barons),Jo Misky Carpedge (Birmingham Black Barons) (L) andOtha Bailey (Birmingham Black Barons)
  • West:Satchel Paige (Kansas City Monarchs),Charlie Davis (Memphis Red Sox),Isiah Harris (Memphis Red Sox) (W),Enrique Moroto (Kansas City Monarchs) (S) andJuan Armenteros (Kansas City Monarchs)
• Notes
  • Satchel Paige, described in nearly every news story as "ageless", returned to the NAL after his final stint with theSt. Louis Browns and before signing withBill Veeck's Miami team in theInternational League as the starting pitcher for the West. He pitched three hitless innings, allowing only one batter to reach on an error.
  • There were only four teams in the NAL this year. The West was made up of players from the Kansas City Monarchs and the Memphis Red Sox, while the East team was composed of players from the Birmingham Black Barons and the Detroit Stars.
  • Managers for the two squads wereBuck O'Neil of the Monarchs (in his final season in the NAL) andEd Steele of the Stars.

• Notes:
  • Again, there were only four teams in the league. West squad was chosen from players on theKansas City Monarchs andMemphis Red Sox and the East team from theBirmingham Black Barons andDetroit Stars.
  • Homer "Goose" Curry of the Red Sox managed the West team, while Ed Steele of the Stars managed the East.
  • Future country-western music starCharlie Pride was a substitute for the West team, playing right field and was credited with two singles and an RBI in two plate appearances.

• Notes:
  • During the fifth inning, recent Hall of FamerJackie Robinson, who played for the Monarchs and in the East-West game in 1945, was honored and given a key to the city and numerous other awards in the fifth inning.Satchel Paige and a number of other former Monarch players were also introduced.
  • This was the last East-West game. The NAL disbanded at the close of the season

Three players were named to the East–West All-Star Game at least ten times:Alex Radcliffe (13, although he played 12),Buck Leonard (13, although he also played 12), andJosh Gibson (12, with 11 played).^[3] Other players that were named to multiple games wereWillie Wells (10),Leon Day (9),Sam Bankhead (9),Neil Robinson (9),Quincy Trouppe (8),Cool Papa Bell (8),"Wild" Bill Wright (8), andBill Byrd (8).^[4]

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