East–West All-Star Game
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The East–West All-Star Game was the premier annual showcase of Negro League baseball talent, drawing huge crowds and featuring the era’s top Black players in a celebrated midsummer classic.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Negro league baseball all-star game
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annual sporting event ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
East-West Classic
NERFINISHED
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Negro Leagues All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | National Baseball Hall of Fame Negro leagues exhibits NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendanceRecord | over 50,000 spectators in some years ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| culturalSignificance |
major social event for African American communities
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premier showcase of Black baseball talent during segregation ⓘ |
| era | Jim Crow era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGameCity | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGameVenue | Comiskey Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstGameYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| format | all-star exhibition game ⓘ |
| gender | men's baseball ⓘ |
| historicalContext | operated during racial segregation in American professional baseball ⓘ |
| inception | 1933 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Major League Baseball All-Star Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| league | Negro leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
helped popularize many Hall of Fame Negro league players
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symbol of Negro league excellence ⓘ |
| location | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | covered by African American newspapers ⓘ |
| nickname | Midsummer Classic of the Negro Leagues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableMedia | Chicago Defender NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePlayer |
Buck Leonard
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Cool Papa Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Josh Gibson NERFINISHED ⓘ Monte Irvin NERFINISHED ⓘ Mule Suttles NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Charleston NERFINISHED ⓘ Ray Dandridge NERFINISHED ⓘ Satchel Paige NERFINISHED ⓘ Turkey Stearnes NERFINISHED ⓘ Willie Wells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer |
Negro American League
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Negro National League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryAudience | African American baseball fans ⓘ |
| primaryVenue | Comiskey Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDecline | integration of Major League Baseball ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | fan voting ⓘ |
| spectatorExperience | festival-like atmosphere ⓘ |
| sport | baseball ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| teamDesignation |
East
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West ⓘ |
| typicalDate | August ⓘ |
| typicalFormat | single annual game ⓘ |
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