East–West All-Star Game

The Games

1933–1939

• Batteries:
• *East: Sam Streeter , Bertrum Hunter, George Britt and Biz Mackey, Josh Gibson
• *West: Bill Foster and Larry Brown
• 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 baseman Oscar Charleston received the most votes, with 43,793.
• Batteries:
• *East: Slim Jones, Harry Kincannon, Satchel Paige and Bill Perkins
• *West: Ted Trent, Chet Brewer, Bill Foster and Larry Brown
• 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, Leon Day, Luis Tiant Sr., Martín Dihigo and Biz Mackey
• *West: Ray Brown, Leroy Matlock, Ted Trent, Bob Griffith, Sug Cornelius and Josh Gibson
• 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 shortstop Willie Wells got the most votes, with 16,262
• Batteries:
• *East: Leroy Matlock , Bill Byrd, Satchel Paige and Biz Mackey, Josh Gibson
• *West: Sug Cornelius , Floyd Kranson, Andy Cooper, Ted Trent and Harry Else, Subby Byas
• Notes:
• *East pitcher Satchel Paige received the most votes, with 18,275
• 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.

  1940–1949

• 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 , Bill Ricks, Martin Dihigo, Roy Welmaker and Roy Campanella
• *West: Verdell Mathis , Gentry Jessup, Booker McDaniels, Eugene Bremer and Quincy Trouppe
• 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.

  1950–1959

• Batteries:
• *East: Frank Thompson, Andy Carpenter , Harold Gordon and Otha Bailey
• *West: Isaiah Harris, Henry Mason , Charlie Davis and Juan Armenteros
• 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, and Louisville Clippers, while the East team consisted of the Indianapolis 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 Famer Oscar Charleston managed the East. Charleston, who played in the first East-West Game in 1933, would die two months later.
• Batteries:
• *East: Aaron Jones, Elliott Coleman, Jo Misky Carpedge and Otha Bailey
• *West: Satchel Paige, Charlie Davis, Isiah Harris , Enrique Moroto and Juan Armenteros
• Notes
• *Satchel Paige, described in nearly every news story as "ageless", returned to the NAL after his final stint with the St. Louis Browns and before signing with Bill Veeck's Miami team in the International 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 were Buck O'Neil of the Monarchs and Ed Steele of the Stars.
• Notes:
• *Again, there were only four teams in the league. West squad was chosen from players on the Kansas City Monarchs and Memphis Red Sox and the East team from the Birmingham Black Barons and Detroit 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 star Charlie Pride was a substitute for the West team, playing right field and was credited with two singles and an RBI in two plate appearances.

  1960–1962

• Notes:
• * During the fifth inning, recent Hall of Famer Jackie 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