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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.
The first All-Star Game was held as part of the 1933 World's Fair at Comiskey Park and was the brainchild of Arch Ward, then sports editor for the Chicago Tribune. [1] Initially intended to be a one-time event, its great success resulted in making the game an annual event, with some years (1959–1962) having two All-Star Games.
International Race of Champions (3 C, 33 P) M. Major League Lacrosse All-Star Game (3 P) N. NASCAR All-Star Race (37 P) ... Pages in category "All-star games"
The 2018 to the 2023 All-Star games, followed a fantasy draft format, similar to the 2011–2015 format of the NHL All-Star Game (see below), involving the selection of players by a combination of fan, player, and media voting. The vote leaders for each conferences are then named as team captains for each all-star team, who then select players ...
Western Conference forward LeBron James (23) of the Los Angeles Lakers dribbles the ball against Eastern Conference guard Damian Lillard (0) during the first half of the 73rd NBA All Star game at ...
"All-star" as a sports term refers to individual players named to an "all-star" roster or team representing the top performers (members of such a team were all stars from other teams) during and before the end of a season in a given sport, or to a list of top participants who played in individual sports such as golf and bowling. Events limited ...
NBA stars call new All-Star Game format a step in the right direction. This year’s All-Star Game format featured a newly instilled three-game mini tournament, contested by four teams with the ...
Runs: Ted Williams 4 [2] Hits: Joe Medwick, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski 4 [2] Home runs: Gary Carter, Willie McCovey, Al Rosen, Arky Vaughan, Ted Williams 2 [2] Inside-the-park home runs: Ichiro Suzuki 1; Grand slams: Fred Lynn 1 [2] Doubles: Ernie Banks, Barry Bonds, Ted Kluszewski, Paul Konerko, Joe Medwick, Damian Miller, Albert Pujols ...