That photo of a 1910 all-star team was assembled by Jimmy McAleer at Connie Mack's request to play the A's before the world series that year, since the AL ended their season a week earlier than the NL and Mack was worried that the delay would hurt his team in the series. They played five games, the all-star team winning the first four, and Mack credited the exhibition series with keeping his team sharp enough to easily take the Cubs in the world series.
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