Chicago 4, Kansas City 3 in inaugural Integrated Baseball All-Star Game

Frank Wickware

Sept. 6, 1920 (KANSAS CITY, Mo.) - Relief pitcher Frank Wickware, a tall right-hander with a fearsome fastball, got the win for Chicago in the first annual Integrated Baseball All-Star Game. Chicago won 4-3 in a comeback victory over Kansas City at Association Park in Kansas City, Missouri.

The cities of Chicago and Kansas City agreed to sponsor and Kansas City agreed to host this integrated game with teams of players from the National League, American League, Negro National League and other negro leagues.

Spot Poles

In the early innings, with Kansas City starting left-handed pitcher Rube Marquard on the mound, it looked as though Kansas City had the game well-in-hand for the home crowd. To keep things interesting for the fans, the umpires allowed Chicago third baseman Jose Mendez to pitch in relief for Kansas City. He caught right fielder Babe Ruth and second baseman Eddie Collins looking in a three-up, three-down inning. Mendez then returned to the Chicago squad to finish out the game in the infield.

Dizzy Dismukes

Kansas City's lead reached a crescendo in in the bottom of the sixth inning when the team's right fielder Spot Poles reached base on a fielder's choice; then while attempting to steal second, Chicago catcher Bruce Petway overthrew Collins, and Poles made it to third. Poles then scored on a squeeze bunt by Kansas City second baseman Bingo DeMoss to put K.C. ahead 3-1. However, in the top of the seventh inning, Kansas City right-handed pitcher Dizzy Dismukes gave up six hits and allowed three earned runs to put Chicago up 4-3 and to give the Windy City team the win.

At the plate, Kansas City left fielder "Shoeless" Joe Jackson reached base twice in three at-bats and scored one run while teammate and third baseman Candy Jim Taylor also reached base twice in four at-bats for the losing team. For Chicago, Petway reached base twice in four at-bats and scored one run and right fielder Harry Heilmann hit a solo home run in the top of the first inning, the game's only homer.

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson

The crowd witnessed four stolen bases in this game, one each by Chicago left fielder Zack Wheat and first baseman George Sisler and Kansas City first baseman Ben Taylor and Poles.

Tm  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 | R  H E
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CHI 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 | 4 12 1
KC  0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 | 3  8 0

Chicago

STARTING LINEUP

Ty Cobb cf. (AL Detroit Tigers)

Harry Heilmann rf. (AL Detroit Tigers)

Eddie Collins 2b. (AL Chicago White Sox)

Zack Wheat lf. (NL Brooklyn Robins)

George "High Pockets" Kelly 1b. (NL New York Giants)

Rabbit Maranville (NL Boston Braves)

Jose Mendez 3b. (NNL Kansas City Monarchs)

Bruce Petway c. (NNL Detroit Stars)

Walter Johnson p.(AL Washington Senators)

SUBSTITUTIONS

Edd Roush cf. (NL Cincinnati Reds)

Babe Ruth rf. (AL New York Yankees)

Jimmie Lyons lf. (NNL St. Louis Giants)

George Sisler 1b. (AL St. Louis Browns)

Tris Speaker ph. (AL Cleveland Indians)

Cristobal Torriente ph. (NNL Chicago American Giants)

Frank Wickware p. (NNL Chicago American Giants)

Pete Alexander p. (NL Chicago Cubs)

Eppa Rixey p. (NL Philadelphia Phillies)

Stan Coveleski p. (AL Cleveland Indians)

Kansas City

STARTING LINEUP

"Shoeless" Joe Jackson lf. (AL Chicago White Sox)

Pop Lloyd ss. (nl Brookly Royal Giants)

Ben Taylor 1b. (NNL Indianapolis ABCs)

Louis Santop c. (nl Hilldale Club)

Pete Hill cf. (NNL Detroit Stars)

Candy Jim Taylor 3b. (NNL Dayton Marcos)

Harry Hooper rf. (AL Boston Red Sox)

Bingo DeMoss 2b. (NNL Chicago American Giants)

Rube Marquard p. (NL Brooklyn Robins)

SUBSTITUTIONS

Hurley McNair lf. (NNL Kansas City Monarchs)

Bernardo Baro 1b. (NNL Cuban Stars West)

Ray Schalk c. (AL Chicago White Sox)

Max Carey cf. (NL Pittsburgh Pirates)

Spottswood "Spot" Poles rf. (nl New York Lincoln Giants)

John Donaldson ph. (NNL Kansas City Monarchs)

Jose Mendez p. (NNL Kansas City Monarchs)
Dizzy Dismukes p. (NNL Indianapolis ABCs)
Smokey Joe Williams p. (nl. New York Lincoln Giants)
Herb Pennock p. (AL Boston Red Sox)