MLB Trivia - 7/7/06

[Willie Bee]

Yesterday (July 6th) was the 73rd anniversary of the first All-Star Game played in Chicago. Babe Ruth of the Yankees and Frankie Frisch of the Cardinals both hit home runs in the game, won by the AL 4-2.

Of the 16 teams represented at that first interleague exhibition, which team was the last to have a player hit a home run in an All-Star Game?

[Mudcat]

Cleveland Indians???

[Willie Bee]

Nope, not the Indians.

Here are the 16 franchises represented at that first Midseason Classic (using present day locations/names)

AL: Baltimore Orioles, Boston Red Sox, Chicago White Sox, Cleveland Indians, Detroit Tigers, Minnesota Twins, New York Yankees, Oakland Athletics

NL: Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs, Cincinnati Reds, Los Angeles Dodgers, Philadelphia Phillies, Pittsburgh Pirates, St. Louis Cardinals, San Francisco Giants

[Illusion]

White Sox

[Willie Bee]

Righty-oh, Ill!

Frank Thomas became the first White Sox player to go deep in an All-Star Game when he parked a John Smiley pitch at The Ballpark That Dubya Built in 1995.

Here's a list of the 16 'original franchises' and who hit the first All-Star Game homer for them...

Atlanta Braves: Max West (1940)
Baltimore Orioles: Brooks Robinson (1967)
Boston Red Sox: Ted Williams (1941)
Chicago Cubs: Augie Galan (1936)
Chicago White Sox: Frank Thomas (1995)
Cincinnati Reds: Ted Kluszewski (1954)
Cleveland Indians: Lou Boudreau (1942)
Detroit Tigers: Rudy York (1942)
Los Angeles Dodgers: Mickey Owen (1942)
Minnesota Twins: Harmon Killebrew (1961a)
New York Yankees: Babe Ruth (1933)
Oakland Athletics: Jimmie Foxx (1935)
Philadelphia Phillies: Johnny Callison (1964)
Pittsburgh Pirates: Arky Vaughan (1941)
St. Louis Cardinals: Frankie Frisch (1933)
San Francisco Giants: Johnny Mize (1947)

[Illusion]

It feels good to finally get one right. Now if I could only solve one of ganch's puzzles.

[Willie Bee]

Don't feel bad about not getting any of Ganch's puzzles, Ill. I feel good just knowing people who get those right