All Start Game History

All Star Game

Major league All-Star namings began in July 1933. Fans have generally participated in the selection of the players who fill the AL and NL All-Star rosters; managers, players, and coaches have also made choices in the selection process during various seasons. Between 1935 and 1946, each All-Star team’s manager selected their entire teams; in 1945, the scheduled All-Star Game was canceled due to travel restrictions during World War II and no players were officially named. From 1959 through 1962, All-Stars played in two All-Star Games each season.[4] On January 29, 1936, Babe Ruth became the first of the original thirty-six All-Stars to be inducted in the National Baseball Hall of Fame; twenty original All-Stars are enshrined in the Hall of Fame. Hank Aaron holds the record for the most All-Star namings (21) and the most All-Star Game appearances (25)

HISTORIC EVENTS IN ALL STAR GAME HISTORY

Phil Cavarretta

Phil Cavaretta sets an All-Star Game record by reaching base five consecutive times in the NL’s 7-1 victory

The West takes the 1944 Negro League East-West Game, 7 - 4

The West takes the 1944 Negro League East-West Game, 7 – 4

All-Star Game scheduled for Fenway Park is canceled because of travel restrictions imposed by World War II

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Ted Williams, playing in the All-Star Game, homers on the famed blooper pitch thrown by Rip Sewell of the Pittsburgh Pirates

August 14, 1935 - Schoolboy Rowe beats the Senators, 18 - 2, and also goes 5 for 5 at the plate. His hits include a double and a triple, and he scores three and knocks in 3.

Clutch pinch hits by Luke Appling and Stan Spence lead the American League to a 2 – 1 win over the National League in the All-Star Game 

Schoolboy Rowe becomes the first major leaguer to appear in different All-Star Games representing teams from the National League and American League

Schoolboy Rowe becomes the first major leaguer to appear in different All-Star Games representing teams from the National League and American League

At Sportsman's Park, the American League defeats the National League for the 11th time in 15 All-Star contests, 5 - 2

At Sportsman’s Park, the American League defeats the National League for the 11th time in 15 All-Star contests, 5 – 2

Jackie Robinson congratulates Stan Musial after his homerun in the 1949 All Star Game at Ebbets Field.

1949 All Star Game

The Midsummer Classic returns to Comiskey Park, the site of the first game, and is won by the National League, 4-3, thanks to Red Schoendienst's 14th-inning home run. It's a game of firsts - first extra-inning All-Star Game, first time the NL wins at an AL park, and the first Midsummer Classic ever broadcast on national television.

The Midsummer Classic returns to Comiskey Park, the site of the first game, and is won by the National League, 4-3, thanks to Red Schoendienst’s 14th-inning home run. It’s a game of firsts – first extra-inning All-Star Game, first time the NL wins at an AL park, and the first Midsummer Classic ever broadcast on national television.

Ted Williams All Star Injury

Ted Williams fractures Elbow in first network televised an All-Star Game

Using four home runs from Stan Musial, Bob Elliott, Ralph Kiner and Gil Hodges, the National League All-Stars defeat the American League 8-3

Using four home runs from Stan Musial, Bob Elliott, Ralph Kiner and Gil Hodges, the National League All-Stars defeat the American League 8-3

The National League defeats the American League, 3 - 2, in the 1952 All-Star Game behind the pitching of Philadelphia's Curt Simmons and Cub Bob Rush in Philadelphia. The game is ended after five innings because of rain. Cub Hank Sauer's homer with Stan Musial aboard in the 4th proves to be the deciding run.

The National League defeats the American League, 3 – 2, in the 1952 All-Star Game behind the pitching of Philadelphia’s Curt Simmons and Cub Bob Rush in Philadelphia. The game is ended after five innings because of rain. Cub Hank Sauer’s homer with Stan Musial aboard in the 4th proves to be the deciding run.