Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      1. The First All-Stars      2. A World-Class Sport at a World’s Fair      3. And the Fans Go Crazy      4. Picking the Team      5. Getting Ready      6. Comiskey Park Belongs      7. The Players      8. First Inning      9. Second Inning      10. Third Inning      11. Fourth Inning      12. Fifth Inning      13. Sixth Inning      14. Seventh Inning      15. Eighth Inning      16. Ninth Inning      17. Post Game      18. East-West Classic      19. Here to Stay      20. Arch’s Brain Keeps Whirring      21. What Happened to Everyone      Appendix 1: 1933 All-Star Box Score      Appendix 2: Player Voting for the First All-Star Game      Appendix 3: All-Star Game Scores, 1933–2010      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      1. The First All-Stars      2. A World-Class Sport at a World’s Fair      3. And the Fans Go Crazy      4. Picking the Team      5. Getting Ready      6. Comiskey Park Belongs      7. The Players      8. First Inning      9. Second Inning      10. Third Inning      11. Fourth Inning      12. Fifth Inning      13. Sixth Inning      14. Seventh Inning      15. Eighth Inning      16. Ninth Inning      17. Post Game      18. East-West Classic      19. Here to Stay      20. Arch’s Brain Keeps Whirring      21. What Happened to Everyone      Appendix 1: 1933 All-Star Box Score      Appendix 2: Player Voting for the First All-Star Game      Appendix 3: All-Star Game Scores, 1933–2010      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index

Lew Freedman is a long-time, prize-winning journalist for such newspapers as the Philadelphia Inquirer, Chicago Tribune, Anchorage Daily News and Wyoming’s Cody Enterprise. Specializing in sports and the outdoors, he has written more than 100 books. He lives in Columbus, Indiana.

• Table of ContentsIntroduction      1. The First All-Stars      2. A World-Class Sport at a World’s Fair      3. And the Fans Go Crazy      4. Picking the Team      5. Getting Ready      6. Comiskey Park Belongs      7. The Players      8. First Inning      9. Second Inning      10. Third Inning      11. Fourth Inning      12. Fifth Inning      13. Sixth Inning      14. Seventh Inning      15. Eighth Inning      16. Ninth Inning      17. Post Game      18. East-West Classic      19. Here to Stay      20. Arch’s Brain Keeps Whirring      21. What Happened to Everyone      Appendix 1: 1933 All-Star Box Score      Appendix 2: Player Voting for the First All-Star Game      Appendix 3: All-Star Game Scores, 1933–2010      Chapter Notes      Bibliography      Index