A first all-Star game

Today many professional baseball leagues have there own all-star game. Alot of these leagues have home run derbys as well. With each of these leagues, one of these games had to be a first. Today we look at the first all-star game in the Pacific Coast League.

On July 29, 1941, the league played their first all-star game. The game was played at Seals Stadium in San Francisco, California. The North club was managed by Pepper Martin, who was the Sacramento manager at the time. Martin had players from the Oakland Oaks, the Seattle Rainers and the Portland Beavers in addition to players from his own club. The South club was managed by San Francisco Seals manager Frank O'Doul. O'Doul had players from the Los Angeles Angels, Hollywood Stars and San Diego Padres in addition to players from his own club.

Before the game started league president W.C. Tuttle got on the PA and announced that the game would an annual feature on the leagues' schedule. Thanks to 2 eighth inning runs the South won the game by a score of 3-1.

Tomorrow we look at the end of the Ladies League from the late 1990s.