The Harrisburg Alumni Association

Gene Moore with the Boston Braves in 1937

Outfielder Gene Moore, then with the old Boston Braves, becomes the first former Harrisburg Senators player selected to the major league all-star game, but does not play in the National League’s 8-3 loss to the American League 89 years ago today in the 1937 midsummer classic at Washington’s Griffith Stadium.

The 1937 All-Star Game selection is the only one in Moore’s 14-year career in the majors, a run that lasts through the 1945 season.

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