It was not as unforgettable as Old Pete Alexander's winning strike with the bases loaded in the deciding game of the 1926 World Series. But last week, at the ninth annual All-Star game in Detroit, 55,000 fans saw another classic climax to a classic baseball game.
The All-Star game between picked National and American Leaguers is a mid summer exhibition for charity (this year, for the U.S.O.) and Briggs Stadium last week was cramful of stargazers, toting cameras instead of telescopes, eager for a squint at baseball's shining ones.
They got an eyeful: Cleveland's Wonder...
To continue reading:
or
Log-In
