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Negro League East-West All-Star Classic Only 27 players had the honor of participating in 5 or more East-West All-Star Games during the heydey of the annual showcase (1933-1949). The following is a compilation of those who received this honor. (Note: In 1946 two all-star games were held––one in D.C., the other in Chicago. Participation in both games was counted as a single appearance.)

PLAYER	TEAM	YEAR
Bankhead, Sam	Nashville Elite Giants Pittsburgh Crawfords Homestead Grays	1933-34 1936,38 1942-44, 1946
Bell, James "Cool Papa"	Pittsburgh Crawfords Chicago American Giants Homestead Grays	1933-36 1942 1943-44
Brown, Larry	Chicago American Giants Memphis Red Sox	1933-34 1938-41
Brown, Willard	Kansas City Monarchs Kansas City Monarchs Kansas City Monarchs	1936-37 1942-43 1948-49
Butts, Pee Wee	Baltimore Elite Giants Baltimore Elite Giants	1944 1946-49
Byrd, Bill	Washington-Nashville Elite Giants Baltimore Elite Giants Baltimore Elite Giants Baltimore Elite Giants Baltimore Elite Giants	1936 1939 1941 1944 1945-46
Davenport, Lloyd	Cincinnati Tigers Birmingham Black Barons Chicago American Giants Cleveland Buckeyes	1937 1942 1943-44 1945
Day, Leon	Brooklyn Eagles Newark Eagles Newark Eagles Newark Eagles Newark Eagles Newark Eagles	1935 1937 1939 1942 1943 1946
Easterling, Howard	Cincinnati Tigers Homestead Grays Homestead Grays Homestead Grays New York Cubans	1937 1940 1943 1946 1949
Gibson, Josh	Pittsburgh Crawfords Homestead Grays Homestead Grays Homestead Grays	1933-36 1939 1942-44 1944
Jessup, Gentry	Chicago American Giants	1944-48
Leonard, Buck	Homestead Grays Homestead Grays Homestead Grays Homestead Grays	1935 1937-41 1943-46 1948
Mackey, Biz	Philadelphia Stars Philadelphia Stars Baltimore Elite Giants Newark Eagles	1933 1935-36 1938 1947
Martinez, Horacio	New York Cubans New York Cubans	1940-41 1943-45
Milton, Henry	Kansas City Monarchs	1936-40
Paige, Satchel	Pittsburgh Crawfords Pittsburgh Crawfords Kansas City Monarchs	1934 1936 1941-43
Pearson, Lennie	Newark Eagles Newark Eagles Newark Eagles	1941-43 1945 1946
Radcliffe, Alex	Chicago American Giants Chicago American Giants Cincinnati Clowns Indianapolis Clowns Memphis Red Sox-Cincinnati Clowns	1933-39 1943 1944 1945 1946
Radcliffe, Ted	Cincinnati Tigers Memphis Red Sox Memphis Red Sox Chicago American Giants Birmingham Black Barons	1937 1938-39 1941 1943 1944
Robinson, Neil	Memphis Red Sox Memphis Red Sox Memphis Red Sox	1938-41 1943-45 1948
Smith, Hilton	Kamsas City Monarchs	1937-42
Strong, Ted	Indianapolis ABCs Kansas City Monarchs	1937-39 1941-42
Suttles, Mule	Chicago American Giants Newark Eagles Newark Eagles	1933-35 1937 1939
Trouppe, Quincy	Indianapolis ABCs Cleveland Buckeyes Chicago American Giants	1938 1935-37 1948
Wells, Willie	Chicago American Giants Newark Eagles Newark Eagles Newark Eagles	1933-35 1937-39 1942 1945
Wright, Bill	Nashville-Baltimore Elite Giants Baltimore Elite Giants Baltimore Elite Giants	1935-39 1942 1945