WSC All-Stars: Joe Haynes

Card #29 - Joe Haynes

Joe was selected to his first and only All-Star game in 1948, as a reserve pitcher. The game was played at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri.

Joe did not not appear in the game. The American League won the game 5-2.

WSC All-Stars: Rudy York 1947

Card #28 - Rudy York

Rudy was selected to his seventh and final All-Star game in 1947, as a reserve first baseman. The game was played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Although Rudy was selected, he did not appear in the game. York's last MLB game would be in September 1948, as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics.

WSC All-Stars: Luke Appling 1947

Card #27 - Luke Appling

Luke was selected to his seventh and final All-Star game in 1947. He was selected as a reserve shortstop for the game played at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois.

Appling would pinch hit for right fielder Buddy Lewis to start the top of the sixth. Luke would hit a single to left field off of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Harry Brecheen. Boston Red Sox left fielder Ted Williams would single to right field, enabling Appling to get to third base. New York Yankees center fielder Joe DiMaggio ground into a double play, but Luke would still score on the play, tying the game, one all. New York Yankees outfielder Tommy Henrich would replace Appling for the bottom of the sixth in right field.

The American League would end up winning, 2-1, on an RBI single by Washington Senators center fielder Stan Spence, scoring Boston Red Sox second baseman Bobby Doerr in the seventh inning.

WSC All-Stars: Luke Appling 1946

Card #26 - Luke Appling

Luke made it back to the All-Star game for the first time since 1943. Like last time, Appling made the team as a reserve shortstop. This time, Luke got the call, pinch hitting for Cleveland Indians pitcher Bob Feller to lead off the bottom of the third inning at Boston's Fenway Park.

Appling hit a grounder to Chicago Cubs pitcher Claude Passeau, who threw to New York Giants first baseman Johnny Mize for the first out. Luke was replaced by Detroit Tigers pitcher Hal Newhouser to start the fourth inning. The AL All-Stars won handily, 12-0.

WSC All-Stars: Mike Tresh

Card #25 - Mike Tresh

For the first time since the inaugural All-Star game in 1933, the All-Star game was cancelled. Due to wartime travel restrictions for World War II, the 1945 All-Star game was cancelled on April 24, 1945.

No players were ever "officially" selected to the All-Star rosters, but the Associated Press and The Sporting News selected their own roster, so fans could dream about the All-Star game that never was.

Mike was selected by both the Sporting News and the Associated Press and listed as the American League starting catcher. This would be the only time Tresh was selected as an All-Star. Mike played for the Chicago White Sox from 1938 until 1948. He spent his last season with the Cleveland Indians in 1949.

WSC All-Stars: Wally Moses

Card #24 - Wally Moses

For the first time since the inaugural All-Star game in 1933, the All-Star game was cancelled. Due to wartime travel restrictions for World War II, the 1945 All-Star game was cancelled on April 24, 1945.

No players were ever "officially" selected to the All-Star rosters, but the Associated Press and The Sporting News selected their own roster, so fans could dream about the All-Star game that never was.

Wally was selected to the All-Star team by the Associated Press as a reserve outfielder. Moses led the American League in doubles in 1945. Wally was also selected for the 1937 All-Star game as a member of the Philadelphia Athletics.

WSC All-Stars: Thornton Lee 1945

Card #23 - Thornton Lee

For the first time since the inaugural All-Star game in 1933, the All-Star game was cancelled. Due to wartime travel restrictions for World War II, the 1945 All-Star game was cancelled on April 24, 1945.

No players were ever "officially" selected to the All-Star rosters, but the Associated Press and The Sporting News selected their own roster, so fans could dream about the All-Star game that never was.

Thornton Lee was selected by the Associated Press as a reserve pitcher. Lee was also selected for the 1941 All-Star game as a member of the White Sox. Thornton spent eleven seasons with the White Sox and last appeared in the majors with the New York Giants in 1948.  Lee might have been an All-Star in the years between his selection had it not been for a string of injuries that finally relented in 1945, when he regained his old form.

WSC All-Stars: Tony Cuccinello 1945

Card #22 - Tony Cuccinello

For the first time since the inaugural All-Star game in 1933, the All-Star game was cancelled. Due to wartime travel restrictions for World War II, the 1945 All-Star game was cancelled on April 24, 1945.

No players were ever "officially" selected to the All-Star rosters, but the Associated Press and The Sporting News selected their own roster, so fans could dream about the All-Star game that never was.

Tony Cuccinello was selected as the starting third baseman for this fantasy game. Tony was selected two other times as an All-Star. Once in 1933 with the Brooklyn Dodgers and once in 1938 with the Boston Bees.

WSC All-Stars: Thurman Tucker 1944

Card #21 - Thurman Tucker

Thurman was the starting center fielder for the American League team in 1944. He led off for the AL and proceeded to go 0-4, as he played the entire game. Leading off, Tucker grounded out to St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Marty Marion, off of Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bucky Walters. In the top of the second, Thurman grounded out to Boston Braves second baseman Connie Ryan.

In the fifth inning, Thurman bunted a grounder, off of Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Ken Raffensberger, to Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Bob Elliot, which forced out Boston Red Sox pitcher Tex Hughson at second. Tucker would be stranded at third when the American League half of the fifth inning was over.

Thurman would come up to the plate a final time, to lead off the eighth inning, facing Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell. Tucker would hit a fly ball to his counterpart, St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Stan Musial, for the out. Thurman would display a nice array of in play balls to most parts of the park, but still came up empty, as the National League easily won 7-1.

WSC All-Stars: Orval Grove 1944

Card #20 - Orval Grove

Orval made it onto the AL All-Star team as a pitching reserve, but never made it into the game. New York Yankees' Hank Bowory started the game, followed by Boston Red Sox pitcher Tex Hughson, followed by St. Louis Browns' Bob Muncrief, followed by Detroit Tigers' Hal Newhouser, with Philadelphia Athletics pitcher Bobo Newsom finishing the game.

Tex Hughson took the loss as the National League won the game by a score of 7-1.

WSC All-Stars: Luke Appling 1943

Card #19 - Luke Appling

Luke made it onto the 1943 All-Star team as a reserve shortstop. St. Louis Browns starting shortstop Vern Stephens played the entire game. With only two pinch-hitting opportunities on the American League side, Appling sat on the bench. The American League won 5-3.

WSC All-Stars: Eddie Smith 1942

Card #18 - Eddie Smith

Eddie once again made the All-Star team. He did not get an opportunity to get in the game though. Spud Chandler of the New York Yankees started the game. Al Benton of the Detroit Tigers took over pitching duties in the bottom of the fifth, since Chandler was pinch hit for by Bob Johnson of the Philadelphia Athletics in the top of the fifth.

Benton finished out the game for a four inning save, as the American League was victorious, three to one. Cleveland Indians' shortstop Lou Boudreau hit a lead off home run in the top of the first, but Tigers first baseman Rudy York's two-run blast in the same frame was the deciding factor, scoring Yankees right fielder Tommy Henrich. Both homers came off of St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Mort Cooper.

WSC All-Stars: Eddie Smith 1941

Card #17 - Eddie Smith

Eddie replaced New York Yankees outfielder Charlie Keller in the lineup for the top of the eighth, taking over the pitching mound from Washington Senators pitcher Sid Hudson, who blew a save opportunity. Eddie pitched two innings, giving up a two-run homer to Pittsburgh Pirates shortstop Arky Vaughan, also scoring St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Johnny Mize, who doubled to right field.

The American League was down five to two, when Boston Red Sox outfielder Dom DiMaggio scored his brother Joe with a single in the eighth. Eddie came back out and retired the side in the ninth. He was pinch hit for by Cleveland Indians third baseman Ken Keltner in the bottom of the eighth, but New York Yankees outfielder Joe DiMaggio ground into a fielder's choice at second to score Keltner, then Boston Red Sox outfielder Ted Williams hit a three-run home run to score New York Yankees second baseman Joe Gordon and Joe DiMaggio to win the game for Eddie Smith.

WSC All-Stars: Thornton Lee 1941

Card #16 - Thornton Lee

Thornton relieved St. Louis Browns outfielder Roy Cullenbine, who pinch hit for Cleveland Indians starter Bob Feller in the bottom of the third inning, to start the fourth. He ran into a little trouble in the top of the sixth inning, when Cincinnati Reds pitcher Bucky Walters hit a double and St. Louis Cardinals center fielder Terry Moore's flyball to deep left field scored him.

Lee had one at-bat in the bottom of the fifth inning off Cincinnati's Bucky Walters, where he lined out to Brooklyn Dodgers center fielder Pete Reiser in left center, but moved Detroit Tigers first baseman Rudy York to third base.

WSC All-Stars: Luke Appling 1941

Card #15 - Luke Appling

Luke was a reserve shortstop in the 1941 All-Star Game at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan. Boston Red Sox shortstop Joe Cronin started for the American League and Cleveland Indians shortstop Lou Boudreau replaced Cronin in the top of the sixth inning. Appling did not play.

WSC All-Stars: Luke Appling 1940

Card #14 - Luke Appling

Luke was the starting shortstop for the American League All-Stars in 1940 at Sportman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri. He went two for three at the plate, hitting a double off of Cincinnati Reds starting pitcher Paul Derringer to right field in the second inning, and a single off of Chicago Cubs pitcher Larry French in the eighth inning. Cleveland Indians shortstop Lou Boudreau replaced Luke defensively in the bottom of the eighth inning.

Appling was the lone representative for the Chicago White Sox in 1940. The National League won the game 4-0.

WSC All-Stars: Ted Lyons 1939

Card #13 - Ted Lyons

Ted was chosen for the 1939 All-Star game in Yankee Stadium in New York, but did not play. Amazingly, this was the only All-Star selection for this Hall of Fame pitcher in his twenty-one season career. Red Ruffing of the New York Yankees, Tommy Bridges of the Detroit Tigers and Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians shared the pitching duties for the American League team. Bridges won the game and Feller got the save.

WSC All-Stars: Luke Appling 1939

Card #12 - Luke Appling

Luke was chosen for the 1939 All-Star game in Yankee Stadium in New York, for the shortstop position, but did not play. Boston Red Sox shortstop Joe Cronin played the entire game for the American League.

WSC All-Stars: Mike Kreevich 1938

Card #11 - Mike Kreevich

Mike was the lone representative for the White Sox at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio for the 1938 All-Star Game. Kreevich started in left field and led off the top of the first with a flyball to New York Giants center field starter Mell Ott. Kreevich also ended the top half of the third inning with a flyout to Chicago Cubs second baseman Billy Herman. Both appearances were against Cincinnati Reds pitcher Johnny Vander Meer.

Boston Red Sox left fielder Doc Cramer pinch hits for Kreevich in the top of the sixth inning, ending Mike's appearance and the White Sox involvement in the 1938 All-Star Game.

WSC All-Stars: Monty Stratton 1937

Card #10 - Monty Stratton

Surely White Sox fans thought this would be the first of many All-Star selections for Stratton, but an accident after the 1938 season left Monty with an amputated right leg. Stratton did not play in his only MLB All-Star Game selection.