The game was held on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago, the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 4-2.
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The first Major League All-Star Game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, Illinois. The date was July 6, 1933 and the American League was the winner.
Although the definition of "major league" has been argued, present day MLB, as well as the Hall of Fame, define the first "major" league as the National League founded in 1876. The link below describes the first game played in that league, on April 22, and mentions that Jim O'Rourke got the first hit in that game.
Ken Griffey Jr's first team in Major League Baseball was the Seattle Mariners.
In 1947, Dan Bankhead became the first African American pitcher in Major League Baseball under the Brooklyn Dodgers.