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The Forgotten 1917 All-Star Game | Philadelphia News
A hidden gem in baseball history: the first All-Star Game wasn’t in 1933—it was in 1917, held to honor Tim Murnane, a beloved Philly native and baseball pioneer who died tragically young. Legends like Ty Cobb, Shoeless Joe Jackson, and Connie Mack dropped everything, even paying their own way, to play a charity game that raised enough to buy Murnane’s family a home. This emotional, under-the-radar story proves how sports can unite us—even when the world feels divided. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:advertise@thednn.ai…
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