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7/7/1959 - MLB All Star Game - Forbes Field in Pittsburgh -

The 1959 MLB All-Star game was the first year the MLB held an All Star Game Double Header. The first game of 1959 was held at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The second game would be played a month later in Los Angeles. The experiment of two All-Star Games continued for four seasons; the league returned to just one annual game in 1963. In this first game of 1959, the American League started the 39 year old veteran Early Wynn while the National League went with 22 year old Don Drysdale.

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American League Starting Lineup

1 - LF - Minnie Minoso

2 - 2B - Nellie Fox

3 - CF - Al Kaline

4 - 1B - Bill Skowron

5 - RF - Rocky Colavito

6 - C - Gus Triandos

7 - 3B - Harmon Killebrew

8 - SS - Luis Aparicio

9 - P - Early Wynn.

National League Starting Lineup

1 - 2B - Johnny Temple

2 - 3B - Eddie Mathews

3 - RF - Hank Aaron

4 - CF - Willie Mays

5 - SS - Ernie Banks

6 - 1B - Orlando Cepeda

7 - LF - Wally Moon

8 - C - Del Crandall

9 - P - Don Drysdale

7/8/1941 - MLB All Star Game - Briggs Stadium in Detroit -

The 1941 MLB All-Star game was held at Briggs Stadium in Detroit where the American League sent 22 year old Bob Feller to the mound against Whit Wyatt, who had a 13-4 record for the Dodgers at the break. Two historic moments were taking place during the 1941 season. Ted Williams was batting .405 at the time of the all-star game and would end the season batting .406 . Additionally Joe Dimaggio was in the midst of his 56- game hitting streak. At the time of this game, his streak stood at 48 games.

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National League Starting Lineup

1 - 3B - Stan Hack

2 - LF - Terry Moore

3 - CF - Pete Reiser

4 - 1B - Johnny Mize

5 - RF - Bill Nicholson

6 - SS - Arky Vaughan

7 - 2B - Lonny Frey

8 - C - Mickey Owen

9 - P - Whit Wyatt

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American League Starting Lineup

1 - 2B - Bobby Doerr

2 - 3B - Cecil Travis

3 - CF - Joe DiMaggio

4 - LF - Ted Williams

5 - RF - Jeff Heath

6 - SS - Joe Cronin

7 - 1B - Rudy York

8 - C - Bill Dickey

9 - P - Bob Feller

7/10/1934 - All-Star Game - Polo Grounds in New York -

The 1934 MLB All-Star Game was the second year that the game was played, but it's the first baseball game in which an audio recording still exists. The game featured an unbelievable 28 future hall of famers and is well known among baseball historians for the performance of starting pitcher Carl Hubbell. Be sure to listen closely to the first inning when, Hubbell strikes out five of the game's best hitters in succession: – Hall of famers Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin The game was played at the Polo Grounds in New York and was broadcast on NBC radio by announcers Tom Manning, Ford Bond, and Graham McNamee

American League Starting Lineup

1 - 2B - Charlie Gehringer

2 - LF - Heinie Manush

3 - RF - Babe Ruth

4 - 1B - Lou Gehrig

5 - 3B - Jimmie Foxx

6 - CF - Al Simmons

7 - SS - Joe Cronin

8 - C - Bill Dickey

9 - P - Lefty Gomez-

National League Starting Lineup

1 - 2B - Frankie Frisch

2 - 3B - Pie Traynor

3 - LF - Joe Medwick

4 - RF - Kiki Cuyler

5 - CF - Wally Berger

6 - 1B - Bill Terry

7 - SS - Travis Jackson

8 - C - Gabby Hartnett

9 - P - Carl Hubbell