2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game The 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 74th midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and celebrated the 70th anniversary of the inaugural All-Star Game played in Chicago, Illinois in 1933. The game was held on July 15, 2003 at U.S. Cellular Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 7–6, thus awarding an AL team (which was eventually the New York Yankees)
Frank Welch (baseball) off Babe Ruth in a major league game; the homer was the 10th and last the Babe would ever allow as a pitcher. Welch died at the age of 59 in his hometown of Birmingham, Alabama. Frank Welch (baseball) Frank Tiguer Welch (August 10, 1897 – July 25, 1957) was an outfielder in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Philadelphia Athletics (1919–1926) and Boston Red Sox (1927). Listed at 5' 9", 175 lb., Welch batted and threw right-handed. He was born in Birmingham, Alabama. In a nine-season career, Welch was a .274 hitter (634-for-2310) with 41 home