ON THIS DATE

1949: Larry Doby of the Indians and Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe of the host Brooklyn Dodgers became the first black players to appear in an All-Star game as the AL took advantage of five NL errors to win 11-7 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn.

1979: In the most ill-fated promotion in baseball history, thousands of fans overran the Comiskey Park field during ‘‘Disco Demolition Night’’ and caused the White Sox to forfeit the second game of a doubleheader after losing to the Tigers 4-1 in the first.

2016: The Royals’ Eric Hosmer homered and drove in two runs, Royals teammate Salvador Perez also hit a two-run homer, and the American League won its fourth consecutive All-Star Game, beating the NL 4-2.