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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.
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] The pitching staffs for the two leagues are determined by a ballot of current players and the commissioner of baseball, and the starting pitcher is designated ...
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National League (NL).
The Midsummer Classic is on July 16, less than 10 days away. Soon, MLB players and their families will descend on Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, for the All-Star Game, baseball's ...
Two All-Star Games were held each season from 1959 through 1962. Hank Aaron 25; Willie Mays 24; Stan Musial 24; ... List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game records.
As it stands now, the MLB All-Star Game is headed down an unpredictable path. Mostly out from underneath the baggage of the so-called Steroid Era, the league has struggled to market its brightest ...
All-Star Baseball: 1997 Saturn: Iguana Entertainment: Acclaim Entertainment: Ken Griffey Jr. Presents Major League Baseball: 1997 Game Boy: Software Creations: Nintendo: World Series Baseball '98: 1997