Major League Baseball All-Star Game History | Baseball Almanac
Baseball has always been more than just a game. As John S. Bowman and Joel Zoss stated in The Pictorial History of Baseball "As part of the fabric of American culture, baseball is the common social ground between strangers, a world of possibilities and of chance, where 'it's never over till it's over.'"
It is an American tradition rich in legends, folklore and history, a never-ending story where every game is a new nine-inning chapter and every player has the chance to be the hero. Through the years, every franchise has had its share of superstar players that stand out above the rest. They are the ones that bring the fans out to the ballpark and only one game brings them all together at once, the All-Star Game.
The first Major League All-Star Game was played on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. It was initiated at the insistence of Arch Ward, a sports editor for the Chicago Tribune, to coincide with the celebration of Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. For over seventy-three years, the "Midsummer Classic" has remained a fan favorite showcasing the top talent in baseball.
All-Star teams were originally selected by the managers and the fans for the 1933 and 1934 games. From 1935 through 1946, managers selected the entire team for each league. From 1947 to 1957, fans chose the team's starters and the manager chose the pitchers and the remaining players. From 1958 through 1969, managers, players, and coaches made the All-Star Team selections. In 1970, the vote again returned to the fans for the selection of the starters for each team and remains there today.
The Midsummer ClassicsA Complete History of the MLB All-Star Game by Baseball Almanac | |||||
| Game | All-Star Game Venue | Date | Box | A.L. | N.L. | All-Time |
| 1 | Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois | 07-06-1933 | 4 | 2 | 1-0-0 |
| 2 | Polo Grounds New York, New York | 07-10-1934 | 9 | 7 | 2-0-0 |
| 3 | Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio | 07-08-1935 | 4 | 1 | 3-0-0 |
| 4 | Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts | 07-07-1936 | 3 | 4 | 3-1-0 |
| 5 | Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. | 07-07-1937 | 8 | 3 | 4-1-0 |
| 6 | Crosley Field Cincinnati, Ohio | 07-06-1938 | 1 | 4 | 4-2-0 |
| 7 | Yankee Stadium New York, New York | 07-11-1939 | 3 | 1 | 5-2-0 |
| 8 | Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri | 07-09-1940 | 0 | 4 | 5-3-0 |
| 9 | Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan | 07-08-1941 | 7 | 5 | 6-3-0 |
| 10 | Polo Grounds New York, New York | 07-06-1942 | 3 | 1 | 7-3-0 |
| 11 | Shibe Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 07-13-1943 | 5 | 3 | 8-3-0 |
| 12 | Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 07-11-1944 | 1 | 7 | 8-4-0 |
| n/a | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | 07-10-1945 | n/a | n/a | 8-4-0 |
| 13 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | 07-09-1946 | 12 | 0 | 9-4-0 |
| 14 | Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois | 07-08-1947 | 2 | 1 | 10-4-0 |
| 15 | Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri | 07-13-1948 | 5 | 2 | 11-4-0 |
| 16 | Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York | 07-12-1949 | 11 | 7 | 12-4-0 |
| 17 | Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois | 07-11-1950 | 3 | 4 | 12-5-0 |
| 18 | Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan | 07-10-1951 | 3 | 8 | 12-6-0 |
| 19 | Shibe Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 07-08-1952 | 2 | 3 | 12-7-0 |
| 20 | Crosley Field Cincinnati, Ohio | 07-14-1953 | 1 | 5 | 12-8-0 |
| 21 | Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio | 07-13-1954 | 11 | 9 | 13-8-0 |
| 22 | County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 07-12-1955 | 5 | 6 | 13-9-0 |
| 23 | Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. | 07-10-1956 | 3 | 7 | 13-10-0 |
| 24 | Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri | 07-09-1957 | 6 | 5 | 14-10-0 |
| 25 | Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland | 07-08-1958 | 4 | 3 | 15-10-0 |
| 26 | Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 07-07-1959 | 4 | 5 | 15-11-0 |
| 27 | Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California | 08-03-1959 | 5 | 3 | 16-11-0 |
| 28 | Municipal Stadium Kansas City, Missouri | 07-11-1960 | 3 | 5 | 16-12-0 |
| 29 | Yankee Stadium New York, New York | 07-13-1960 | 0 | 6 | 16-13-0 |
| 30 | Candlestick Park San Francisco, California | 07-11-1961 | 4 | 5 | 16-14-0 |
| 31 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | 07-31-1961 | 1 | 1 | 16-14-1 |
| 32 | D.C. Stadium Washington, D.C. | 07-10-1962 | 1 | 3 | 16-15-1 |
| 33 | Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois | 07-30-1962 | 9 | 4 | 17-15-1 |
| 34 | Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio | 07-09-1963 | 3 | 5 | 17-16-1 |
| 35 | Shea Stadium New York, New York | 07-07-1964 | 4 | 7 | 17-17-1 |
| 36 | Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, Minnesota | 07-13-1965 | 5 | 6 | 17-18-1 |
| 37 | Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri | 07-12-1966 | 1 | 2 | 17-19-1 |
| 38 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California | 07-11-1967 | 1 | 2 | 17-20-1 |
| 39 | Astrodome Houston, Texas | 07-09-1968 | 0 | 1 | 17-21-1 |
| 40 | R.F.K. Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. | 07-23-1969 | 3 | 9 | 17-22-1 |
| 41 | Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio | 07-14-1970 | 4 | 5 | 17-23-1 |
| 42 | Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan | 07-13-1971 | 6 | 4 | 18-23-1 |
| 43 | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia | 07-25-1972 | 3 | 4 | 18-24-1 |
| 44 | Royals Stadium Kansas City, Missouri | 07-24-1973 | 1 | 7 | 18-25-1 |
| 45 | Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 07-23-1974 | 2 | 7 | 18-26-1 |
| 46 | County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 07-15-1975 | 3 | 6 | 18-27-1 |
| 47 | Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 07-13-1976 | 1 | 7 | 18-28-1 |
| 48 | Yankee Stadium New York, New York | 07-19-1977 | 5 | 7 | 18-29-1 |
| 49 | San Diego Stadium San Diego, California | 07-11-1978 | 3 | 7 | 18-30-1 |
| 50 | Kingdome Seattle, Washington | 07-17-1979 | 6 | 7 | 18-31-1 |
| 51 | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California | 07-08-1980 | 2 | 4 | 18-32-1 |
| 52 | Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio | 08-09-1981 | 4 | 5 | 18-33-1 |
| 53 | Olympic Stadium Montreal, Quebec | 07-13-1982 | 1 | 4 | 18-34-1 |
| 54 | Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois | 07-06-1983 | 13 | 3 | 19-34-1 |
| 55 | Candlestick Park San Francisco, California | 07-10-1984 | 1 | 3 | 19-35-1 |
| 56 | H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota | 07-16-1985 | 1 | 6 | 19-36-1 |
| 57 | Astrodome Houston, Texas | 07-15-1986 | 3 | 2 | 20-36-1 |
| 58 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California | 07-14-1987 | 0 | 2 | 20-37-1 |
| 59 | Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio | 07-12-1988 | 2 | 1 | 21-37-1 |
| 60 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California | 07-11-1989 | 5 | 3 | 22-37-1 |
| 61 | Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois | 07-10-1990 | 2 | 0 | 23-37-1 |
| 62 | SkyDome Toronto, Ontario | 07-09-1991 | 4 | 2 | 24-37-1 |
| 63 | Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California | 07-14-1992 | 13 | 6 | 25-37-1 |
| 64 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore, Maryland | 07-13-1993 | 9 | 3 | 26-37-1 |
| 65 | Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 07-12-1994 | 7 | 8 | 26-38-1 |
| 66 | The Ballpark at Arlington Arlington, Texas | 07-11-1995 | 2 | 3 | 26-39-1 |
| 67 | Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 07-09-1996 | 0 | 6 | 26-40-1 |
| 68 | Jacobs Field Cleveland, Ohio | 07-08-1997 | 3 | 1 | 27-40-1 |
| 69 | Coors Field Denver, Colorado | 07-07-1998 | 13 | 8 | 28-40-1 |
| 70 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts | 07-13-1999 | 4 | 1 | 29-40-1 |
| 71 | Turner Field Atlanta, Georgia | 07-11-2000 | 6 | 3 | 30-40-1 |
| 72 | Safeco Field Seattle, Washington | 07-10-2001 | 4 | 1 | 31-40-1 |
| 73 | Miller Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 07-09-2002 | 7 | 7 | 31-40-2 |
| 74 | U.S. Cellular Field Chicago, Illinois | 07-15-2003 | 7 | 6 | 32-40-2 |
| 75 | Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas | 07-13-2004 | 9 | 4 | 33-40-2 |
| 76 | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan | 07-12-2005 | 7 | 5 | 34-40-2 |
| 77 | PNC Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 07-11-2006 | 3 | 2 | 35-40-2 |
| 78 | AT&T Park San Francisco, California | 07-10-2007 | 5 | 4 | 36-40-2 |
| 79 | Yankee Stadium New York, New York | 07-15-2008 | 4 | 3 | 37-40-2 |
| 80 | Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri | 07-14-2009 | 4 | 3 | 38-40-2 |
| 81 | Angel Stadium of Anaheim Anaheim, California | 07-13-2010 | 1 | 3 | 38-41-2 |
| 82 | Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona | 07-12-2011 | 1 | 5 | 38-42-2 |
| 83 | Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, Missouri | 07-10-2012 | 0 | 8 | 38-43-2 |
| 84 | Citi Field New York, New York | 07-16-2013 | 3 | 0 | 39-43-2 |
| 85 | Target Field Minneapolis, Minnesota | 07-15-2014 | 5 | 3 | 40-43-2 |
| 86 | Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, Ohio | 07-14-2015 | 6 | 3 | 41-43-2 |
| 87 | Petco Park San Diego, California | 07-12-2016 | 4 | 2 | 42-43-2 |
| 88 | Marlins Park Miami, Florida | 07-11-2017 | 2 | 1 | 43-43-2 |
| 89 | Nationals Park Washington, D.C. | 07-17-2018 | 8 | 6 | 44-43-2 |
| 90 | Progressive Field Cleveland, Ohio | 07-09-2019 | 4 | 3 | 45-43-2 |
| n/a | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California | 07-14-2020 | n/a | n/a | 45-43-2 |
| 91 | Coors Field Denver, Colorado | 07-13-2021 | 5 | 2 | 46-43-2 |
| 92 | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California | 07-19-2022 | 3 | 2 | 47-43-2 |
| 93 | T-Mobile Park Seattle, Washington | 07-11-2023 | 2 | 3 | 47-44-2 |
| 94 | Globe Life Field Arlington, Texas | 07-16-2024 | -- | -- | -- |
| 95 | Truist Park Atlanta, Georgia | July 2025 | -- | -- | -- |
| 96 | Citizens Bank Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | July 2026 | -- | -- | -- |
| Game | All-Star Game Venue | Date | Box | A.L. | N.L. | All-Time |
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On July 6, 1983, Fred Lynn came to bat in the third inning with the bases loaded against Atlee Hammaker. The only All-Star grand slam in history was hit that moment and eight records were set.
Mickey Mantle (1954-1960), Joe Morgan (1970-1977) and Dave Winfield (1982-1988) are the only three players in All-Star history to each bat safely in seven back-to-back All-Star games. The Commerce Comet played in both the 1960 All-Star Game and the 1960 World Series, each of which was played in New York City, prompting baseball fan Tom Bowen to wonder how many times has a club hosted both an All-Star Game and World Series in the same year. His research found:
| Teams Who Hosted All-Star Game & World Series (In the Same Season) | |||
| Year | Host | All-Star Game | World Series |
| 1939 | New York Yankees | 1939 All-Star Game | 1939 World Series |
| 1946 | Boston Red Sox | 1946 All-Star Game | 1946 World Series |
| 1949 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1949 All-Star Game | 1949 World Series |
| 1954 | Cleveland Indians | 1954 All-Star Game | 1954 World Series |
| 1959 | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1959 All-Star Game | 1959 World Series |
| 1960 | New York Yankees | 1960 All-Star Game | 1960 World Series |
| 1965 | Minnesota Twins | 1965 All-Star Game | 1965 World Series |
| 1970 | Cincinnati Reds | 1970 All-Star Game | 1970 World Series |
| 1977 | New York Yankees | 1977 All-Star Game | 1977 World Series |
| 1997 | Cleveland Indians | 1997 All-Star Game | 1997 World Series |
Stan Musial holds the All-Star record for most games as a pinch hitter with ten games (a record) and ten pinch-hit at-bats (another record)!
