1934 MLB All-Star Game - Radio Broadcast

7/10/1934 - All-Star Game - Polo Grounds in New York - The 1934 MLB All-Star Game was the second year that the game was played, but it's the first baseball game in which an audio recording still exists. The game featured an unbelievable 28 future hall of famers and is well known among baseball historians for the performance of starting pitcher Carl Hubbell. Be sure to listen closely to the first inning when, Hubbell strikes out five of the game's best hitters in succession: – Hall of famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin The game was played at the Polo Grounds in New York and was broadcast on NBC radio by announcers Tom Manning, Ford Bond, and Graham McNamee American League Starting Lineup 1 - 2B - Charlie Gehringer 2 - LF - Heinie Manush 3 - RF - Babe Ruth 4 - 1B - Lou Gehrig 5 - 3B - Jimmie Foxx 6 - CF - Al Simmons 7 - SS - Joe Cronin 8 - C - Bill Dickey 9 - P - Lefty Gomez- National League Starting Lineup 1 - 2B - Frankie Frisch 2 - 3B - Pie Traynor 3 - LF - Joe Medwick 4 - RF - Kiki Cuyler 5 - CF - Wally Berger 6 - 1B - Bill Terry 7 - SS - Travis Jackson 8 - C - Gabby Hartnett 9 - P - Carl Hubbell