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Below is a list of starting pitchers for the American League and National League in each Major League Baseball All-Star Game. Major League Baseball has held an All-Star Game nearly every year since 1933; no All-Star Game was held in 1945 or 2020, and two All-Star Games per year were held from 1959 to 1962. [1]
A second game was played for four seasons, from 1959 through 1962. The All-Star Game Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award was introduced in 1962 and the first recipient was Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers. The 2008 game featured the longest All-Star Game by time: 4 hours 50 minutes, and tied for innings at 15 with the 1967 game.
Two All-Star Games were held each season from 1959 through 1962. Hank Aaron 25; Willie Mays 24; Stan Musial 24; All-Star Game MVP Award record.
Colavito pitched 2⅓ innings of one-hit ball while becoming the last non-pitcher to earn a win on the mound until Colorado’s Brent Mayne matched the feat in 2000.
The award highlights a breakout campaign for Duran in his fourth MLB season. The 27-year-old entered the All-Star game slashing .284/.342/.477 with 10 home runs, 41 RBI and 22 stolen bases.
Fried was named to the All-Star roster in 2022, and he was a key part of the Braves' World Series-winning team in 2021. He earned a Silver Slugger award that year and also has three Gold Gloves ...
Ninety-three All-Star Games have been played (including two games per year from 1959–1962), with the AL leading 47-44–2. The All-Star Game has seen several "eras" in which one league tended to dominate. From 1933 to 1949, the American League won 12 of the first 16. The National League dominated from 1950 to 1987, going 33–8–1.
[1] [3] Steve Carlton was the winning pitcher while Mel Stottlemyre was the losing pitcher. [4] The game was originally scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, July 22, but heavy rains forced its postponement to the following afternoon. [5] [6] The 1969 contest remains the last All-Star Game to date to be played earlier than prime time in the ...