1933 Political World Series
At the height of the Depression in 1933, a number
of prominent U.S. members of Congress played a game
of baseball to help raise money for the poor. It
was the Democrats vs. the Republicans in what was
billed as the 1933 Political World Series. This
is a rare program from that game. President Roosevelt
threw out the first pitch. One of the umpires was
boxer Gene Tunney. This was the line-up and batting
order:
Democrats
Eddie Kelly, manager, Illinois 3b
Jim Meade, New York 2b
Dick Richards, South Carolina ss
Tommy McMillan, South Carolina c
Rusell Ellzey, Mississippi 1b
William T. Schulte, Indiana cf
Lamar Jeffers, Alabama lf
John Y. Brown, Kentucky rf
Jennings Randolph, West Virginia rf
Pitchers: Ray Cannon, Wisconsin
Charles West, Texas
Millard Caldwell, Florida
Republicans
Vincent Carter, capt., Wyoming 1b
Edward W. Goss, Connecticut lf
George W. Blanchard, Wisconsin 2b
W.P. Lambertson, Kansas 3b
Fred A. Hartley, Jr., New Jersey ss
Gardner W. Winthrow, Wisconsin cf
James Wolfenden, Pennsylvania rf
Walter G. Andrews, New York c
Leo E. Allen, Illinois p-1b. 
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