ALL-STAR GAME PREVIEW : LOOKING BACK AT THE STARS

1933 Comiskey Park, Chicago: In the first All-Star game, Babe Ruth, right, at age 38 and in his next-to-last season as a Yankee, lines a two-run homer, the first home run in All-Star history, in the third inning to make the score 3-0. Ruth also robbed Chick Hafey of a hit with a running catch in the eighth inning. American League starting pitcher Lefty Gomez was the first All-Star winning pitcher and was the first player to drive in a run in an All-Star game. The American League won, 4-2.

1934 Polo Grounds, New York: Carl Hubbell was the star of the second game. In order, Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin. Hubbell allowed two walks and two hits in his three innings, but allowed no runs as the National League took a 4-0 lead. The American League scored four runs in both the fourth and fifth innings and wound up winning, 9-7.

1943 Shibe Park, Philadelphia: For the first time, the All-Star game was played at night. And for the only time in All-Star history no Yankee played, although six were named to the team. Yankee manager Joe McCarthy, upset by criticism that he favored his own players, retaliated by keeping them all on the bench while the American League scored a 5-3 victory.

1949 Ebbets Field, Brooklyn: The American League was victorious in a game notable as the first to include black players: three Dodgers (Jackie Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe) for the National League and Larry Doby for the American League, who won, 11-7.

1957 Busch Stadium, St. Louis: Cincinnati fans stuffed the ballot boxes and elected Reds to start everywhere but first base. Commissioner Ford Frick removed two elected starters, but left five Reds in the lineup. Minnie Minoso had a double for three runs and grabbed Gil Hodges’ line drive on the run to end the game. The American League won, 6-5.

1964 Shea Stadium, New York: A new stadium in the midst of a World’s Fair was the site for this dramatic come-from-behind National League victory. The American League led, 4-3, going into the bottom of the ninth. Willie Mays walked, stole second and scored the tying run on a single to short right and a wild throw home. One intentional walk and two outs later, Philadelphia’s Johnny Callison, left, hit Dick Radatz’s 1-2 fastball over the fence in right to win the game, 7-4.

1970 Riverfront Stadium, Cincinnati: This game, played two weeks after the stadium opened, marked the first time since 1957 that the fans voted for players. With the American League leading, 4-1, a homer run by San Francisco’s Dick Dietz helped the National League tie the game in the ninth inning. Then with two outs in the bottom of the 12th, Pete Rose, Billy Grabarkewitz and Jim Hickman singled. Cincinnati’s Rose, below, racing from second on Hickman’s hit, crashed into Cleveland catcher Ray Fosse injuring both players, but giving the National League a 5-4 win.

Source: Total Baseball and The Encyclopedia of Baseball