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East-West All Star Game East-West All Star Game 1933-1956 (Players, Coaches and Managers) Player Team Represented Year Squad Position Abernathy, Robert Kansas City Monarchs 1947 West LF Allen, Newt Kansas City Monarchs 1933 West 2B Kansas City Monarchs 1936 West 2B/SS Kansas City Monarchs 1937 West 2B/SS Kansas City Monarchs 1938 West 2B Kansas City Monarchs 1941 West SS Amaro, Dave Indianapolis Clowns 1953 West Pitcher Anderson, Andy Chicago American Giants 1951 West LF Armenteros, Juan Kansas City Monarchs 1953 West C Armour, Alfred “Buddy” St. Louis Stars 1941 West CF Cleveland Buckeyes 1944 West LF Chicago American Giants 1947 West RF Arnold, Paul Newark Dodgers 1935 East CF Austin, Frank “Pee Wee” Philadelphia Stars 1945 East SS Philadelphia Stars 1946 East SS Philadelphia Stars 1947 East SS Philadelphia Stars 1948 East SS Bailey, Otha Birmingham Black Barons 1952 East C Birmingham Black Barons 1953 East C Birmingham Black Barons 1956 East C Bailey, Percy Nashville Elite Giants 1933 West Pitcher Ball, Walter 1935 West Coach 1936 West Coach Bankhead, Dan Memphis Red Sox 1941 West Pitcher Memphis Red Sox 1946 West Pitcher Memphis Red Sox 1947 West Pitcher Bankhead, Fred Memphis Red Sox 1942 West 2B Bankhead, Sam Nashville Elite Giants 1933 West RF Nashville Elite Giants 1934 West RF Pittsburgh Crawfords 1936 East LF Pittsburgh Crawfords 1938 East CF Homestead Grays 1942 East 2B/CF Homestead Grays 1943 East 2B Homestead Grays 1944 East 2B/SS Homestead Grays 1946 East SS Banks, Ernie Kansas City Monarchs 1953 West SS Banks, James Kansas City Monarchs 1956 West INF Barker, Marvin New York Black Yankees 1940 East CF/RF New York Black Yankees 1945 East 3B New York Black Yankees 1948 East Coach Barnes, Claude Birmingham Black Barons 1956 East P Barnes, Walter Kansas City Monarchs 1956 West OF 1 Barnhill, Dave New York Cubans 1941 East Pitcher New York Cubans 1942 East Pitcher New York Cubans 1943 East Pitcher New York Cubans 1948 East Pitcher Bassett, Lloyd “Pepper” Pittsburgh Crawfords 1937 East C Chicago American Giants 1939 West C Chicago American Giants 1941 West C Birmingham Black Barons 1947 West C Birmingham Black Barons 1948 West C Birmingham Black Barons 1950 West C Memphis Red Sox 1953 West C Baylis, Henry “Hank” Kansas City Monarchs 1952 West 3B Kansas City Monarchs 1953 West 3B Bell, Herman Birmingham Black Barons 1949 West Utility Bell, James “Cool Pappa” Pittsburgh Crawfords 1933 East CF Pittsburgh Crawfords 1934 East CF Pittsburgh Crawfords 1935 West CF Pittsburgh Crawfords 1936 East CF Chicago American Giants 1942 West CF Homestead Grays 1943 East LF Homestead Grays 1944 East LF Benjamin, Jerry Homestead Grays 1937 East RF Homestead Grays 1943 East OF Homestead Grays 1945 East CF Benson, Gene Philadelphia Stars 1940 East CF Philadelphia Stars 1945 East LF Philadelphia Stars 1946 East RF Beverly, Bill Chicago American Giants 1952 West Pitcher Bibbs, Junius “Rainey” Cincinnati Tigers 1937 West 2B Black, Joe Baltimore Elite Giants 1947 East Pitcher Baltimore Elite Giants 1948 East Pitcher Baltimore Elite Giants 1950 East Pitcher Blanco, Herberto New York Cubans 1942 East 2B Bostock, Lyman Birmingham Black Barons 1941 West 1B Boyd, Bob Memphis Red Sox 1947 West 1B Memphis Red Sox 1948 West 1B Memphis Red Sox 1949 West 1B Bremer, Gene Memphis Red Sox 1940 West Pitcher Cincinnati Buckeyes 1942 West Pitcher Cleveland Buckeyes 1944 West Pitcher Cleveland Buckeyes 1945 West Pitcher Brewer, Chet Kansas City Monarchs 1934 West Pitcher Cleveland Buckeyes 1947 West Pitcher Brewer, Sherwood Indianapolis Clowns 1949 East RF Indianapolis Clowns 1950 East 3B/RF Kansas City Monarchs 1951 East SS Kansas City Monarchs 1953 West 2B Britt, George Homestead Grays 1933 East Pitcher Brooks, Eddie Birmingham Black Barons 1952 East 2B Birmingham Black Barons 1953 East 2B Brown, Barney New York Black Yankee 1937 East Pitcher New York Black Yankees 1938 East Pitcher Philadelphia Stars 1942 East Pitcher Philadelphia Stars 1946 East Pitcher 2 Brown, Jim Chicago American Giants 1933 West Coach Chicago American Giants 1935 West Coach Chicago American Giants 1936 West Coach Brown, John W. Cleveland Buckeyes 1946 West Utility Brown, Larry Chicago American Giants 1933 West C Chicago American Giants 1934 West C Memphis Red Sox 1938 West C Memphis Red Sox 1939 West C Memphis Red Sox 1940 West C Memphis Red Sox 1941 West C Memphis Red Sox 1947 West Coach Brown, Ray Homestead Grays 1935 West Pitcher Homestead Grays 1940 East Pitcher Brown, Thomas “T.J.” Memphis Red Sox 1942 West SS Brown, Willard Kansas City Monarchs 1936 West SS Kansas City Monarchs 1937 West LF Kansas City Monarchs 1942 West LF Kansas City Monarchs 1943 West CF Kansas City Monarchs 1948 West CF Kansas City Monarchs 1949 West LF/3B Brown, William “Cap” Indianapolis Clowns 1953 East SS Burgos, Jose Birmingham Black Barons 1949 West SS Burnett, Fred “Tex” New York Black Yankees 1942 East Coach Butts, Thomas “Pee Wee” Baltimore Elite Giants 1944 East SS Baltimore Elite Giants 1946 East SS Baltimore Elite Giants 1947 East SS Baltimore Elite Giants 1948 East SS Baltimore Elite Giants 1949 East SS Baltimore Elite Giants 1950 East SS Birmingham Black Barons 1953 East SS Byas, Richard “Subby” Chicago American Giants 1936 West C Chicago American Giants 1937 West Utility Byrd, William “Bill” Washington Elite Giants 1936 East Pitcher Baltimore Elite Giants 1939 East Pitcher Baltimore Elite Giants 1941 East Pitcher Baltimore Elite Giants 1944 East Pitcher Baltimore Elite Giants 1945 East Pitcher Baltimore Elite Giants 1946 East Pitcher Calhoun, Walter “Lefty” New Orleans-St. Louis Stars 1940 West Pitcher Campanella, Roy Baltimore Elite Giants 1941 East C Baltimore Elite Giants 1944 East 3B Baltimore Elite Giants 1945 East C Cannady, Walter “Rev” New York Black Yankees 1938 East 3B Carpenter, Andrew Kansas City Monarchs 1956 West P Carter, Ernest “Spoon” Memphis Red Sox 1947 West Pitcher Memphis Red Sox 1948 West Pitcher Carter, Marlin Memphis Red Sox 1942 West 3B Cartledge, Manny Birmingham Black Barons 1953 East Pitcher Cash, Bill “Ready” Philadelphia Stars 1948 East C Philadelphia Stars 1949 East C Castille, Irwin Birmingham Black Barons 1953 East 3B 3 Charleston, Oscar Philadelphia Stars 1933 East 1B Philadelphia Stars 1934 East 1B Philadelphia Stars 1935 West 1B/Manager Pittsburgh Crawfords 1936 East Manager Pittsburgh Crawfords 1938 East Manager Toledo Crawfords 1939 West Manager 1952 East Coach Clarke, Robert New York Black Yankees 1940 East C Clarke, Vibert Cleveland Buckeyes 1946 West Pitcher Cleveland Buckeyes 1947 West Pitcher Cleveland Buckeyes 1948 West Pitcher Memphis Red Sox 1950 West Pitcher Memphis Red Sox 1951 West Pitcher Clarkson, James Newark Eagles 1940 East SS Philadelphia Stars 1949 East RF Cleveland, Howard Jacksonville Red Caps 1941 West Utility Cohen, James Indianapolis Clowns 1948 West Pitcher Coimbre, Francisco New York Cubans 1941 East RF New York Cubans 1944 East RF Colas, Jose Luis Memphis Red Sox 1947 West LF/RF Memphis Red Sox 1948 West OF Memphis Red Sox 1951 West CF Cooper, Andy Kansas City Monarchs 1933 East Utility Kansas City Monarchs 1936 West Pitcher Kansas City Monarchs 1938 West Manager Kansas City Monarchs 1939 West Coach Kansas City Monarchs 1940 West Manager Cooper, Tom Kansas City Monarchs 1950 West C/RF Kansas City Monarchs 1951 West C/1B Kansas City Monarchs 1953 West LF Cornelius, William “Sug” Chicago American Giants 1933 West Pitcher Chicago American Giants 1935 West Pitcher Chicago American Giants 1936 West Pitcher Chicago American Giants 1938 West Pitcher Crespo, Alejandro New York Cubans 1940 East LF Crowe, George New York Black Yankees 1948 East 1B Crutchfield, Jimmie Pittsburgh Crawfords 1934 East RF Pittsburgh Crawfords 1935 West RF Pittsburgh Crawfords 1936 East RF Chicago American Giants 1941 West LF Currie, Rube 1936 East Coach Curry, Homer “Goose” New York Black Yankees 1939 East Coach Philadelphia Stars 1944 East Coach Memphis Red Sox 1956 West Manager Dandridge, Ray Newark Dodgers 1935 East 2B Newark Eagles 1937 East 3B Newark Eagles 1944 East 3B/2B Davenport, Lloyd Cincinnati Tigers 1937 West RF Memphis Red Sox 1939 West Utility Birmingham Black Barons 1942 West Utility Chicago American Giants 1943 West RF Chicago American Giants 1944 West RF Cleveland Buckeyes 1945 West RF Davis, Johnny Newark Eagles 1944 East CF Newark Eagles 1945 East LF Houston Eagles 1949 West CF 4 Davis, Lorenzo “Piper” Birmingham Black Barons 1946 West 2B Birmingham Black Barons 1947 West 2B Birmingham Black Barons 1948 West 2B Birmingham Black Barons 1949 West 2B Davis, Robert “Butch” Baltimore Elite Giants 1949 East LF Davis, Walter “Steel Arm” Chicago American Giants 1933 West LF Day, Leon Brooklyn Eagles 1935 East Pitcher Newark Eagles 1937 East Pitcher Newark Eagles 1939 East Pitcher Newark Eagles 1942 East Pitcher Newark Eagles 1943 East Pitcher Newark Eagles 1946 East Pitcher DeMoss, Bingo 1936 West Manager Dennis, Wesley “Doc” Birmingham Black Barons 1951 East 1B Birmingham Black Barons 1952 East 1B Birmingham Black Barons 1953 East 1B Dials, Lou Chicago American Giants 1936 West RF Diaz, Pedro “Manny” New York Cubans 1946 East Utility New York Cubans 1949 East CF New York Cubans 1950 East CF Dihigo, Martin New York Cubans 1935 East CF/P New York Cubans 1945 East Pitcher Dismukes, Dizzy Homestead Grays 1940 East Coach Dixon, Herbert “Rap” Philadelphia Stars 1933 East RF Pittsburgh Crawfords 1934 East LF Doby, Larry Newark Eagles 1946 East 2B Douglas, Jesse Chicago American Giants 1950 West 3B Drake, Verdes Indianapolis Clowns 1953 East CF Duany, Claro New York Cubans
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