1914: Babe Ruth made his major-league debut for the Boston Red Sox and received credit for a 4-3 victory over Cleveland. He was removed for a pinch hitter in the seventh, and Duffy Lewis’ single led to the winning run.
1944: Phil Cavaretta set an All-Star game record by reaching base safely five straight times: via a triple, single and three walks: to lead the NL to a 7-1 victory over the AL at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh.
1950: The All-Star game returned to Comiskey Park, the site of the first game, and was won by the NL 4-3 on Red Schoendienst’s 14th-inning home run off the Ted Gray. It was the first extra-inning All-Star game, the first time the NL won at an AL park, and the first All-Star game shown on network television.
Today’s birthday: Andy Ashby, 27.
