The following is an archived discussion of the DYK nomination of the article below. Please do not modify this page. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as this nomination's talk page, the article's talk page or Wikipedia talk:Did you know), unless there is consensus to re-open the discussion at this page. No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was: promoted by Z1720 (talk) 01:10, 12 July 2021 (UTC)

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• ... that the 1911 benefit game for Addie Joss (pictured), a predecessor to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, included nine members of the Baseball Hall of Fame?

• Reviewed: 3rd QPQ of 7 from Template:Did you know nominations/1935 New York anti-lynching exhibitions
• Comment: The 2021 Major League Baseball All-Star Game is scheduled for July 13, and I would appreciate this being held for that day's special occasion.

Moved to mainspace by Muboshgu (talk). Self-nominated at 01:35, 21 May 2021 (UTC).

• Review. Article is new enough. Article is long enough. QPQ is done. Copyvio is clear apart from repeated names which is not copyvio. The only issue is the hook, which is cited, but seems to imply that this benefit game was somehow global rather than a one off. It could be adjusted as below or other alts added. Desertarun (talk) 20:08, 26 May 2021 (UTC)

• Alt1 ... that the 1911 benefit game for Addie Joss (pictured), included nine members of the Baseball Hall of Fame?

• The thing is that I'd like to tie it to the MLB All-Star Game. While there is no direct link (I looked through Arch Ward's columns advocating for an ASG in 1932 and he never referenced Joss), there are enough columnists that have made the connection that it's not WP:OR. I've found, this book, The Day The All-Stars Came Out: Major League Baseball's First All-Star Game, 1933, which talks about the Joss game in the first chapter. There's also articles there that I hadn't clipped yet, like "All-Star Game has Wisconsin roots", which says the ASG was "inspired" by the Joss benefit game.
• So here's ALT2:

• ALT2 ... that the 1911 benefit game for Addie Joss (pictured) was an all-star game that included nine members of the Baseball Hall of Fame? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Muboshgu (talk • contribs)

• Comment. I'd like to say yes but it is too difficult a call for me. I'll ask for another reviewer to have a look. Desertarun (talk) 17:07, 27 May 2021 (UTC)
  • Sure thing, Desertarun. ALT2 is verified. Muboshgu, this was lingering for a while so let's roll with it. You'll see I made one minor tweak to the article, for DYK rules. I kind of skipped over the baseball info since it would just put me to sleep. Drmies (talk) 16:28, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
  • Drmies, make sure to read it at bedtime with a nice cup of chamomile tea then. Thanks for the check mark, I'll reinsert that material with a valid citation later. – Muboshgu (talk) 17:55, 15 June 2021 (UTC)
• I just moved this into the special occasions area. And while the ASG will happen on July 13, it won't start until I think 8pm Eastern time, in which case it will already be July 14 UTC, so I request that this go into the prep set for 00:00 July 14, which will mean it is up when the 2021 MLB All-Star Game is actually under way. – Muboshgu (talk) 21:06, 17 June 2021 (UTC)