YEAR |
ALL STAR MVP |
NOTES: Rookies
& Milestones |
1970 |
Carl Yastrzemski |
Billy Grabarkewitz
RK. Rico Carty became the first player ever
selected to an All-Star Game as a write-in
candidate by the fans. Pete Rose bowled over
Ray Fosse to score
the game-winning run. Carl Yastrzemski
Ties record with 4 hits in game. |
1971 |
Frank Robinson |
Reggie Jackson's Home
Run hit one of the light standards on the roof
of Tiger stadium, 520' from home plate. |
1972 |
Joe Morgan |
Carlton Fisk ROY. |
1973 |
Bobby Bonds |
Willie Mays record
24th, (Tied with Musial & Aaron) and final
All-Star Game appearance. |
1974 |
Steve Garvey |
Dave Chalk RK. MVP of
the All Star Game, Steve Garvey's name did not
appear on the ballots. He was elected to the NL
squad by fan write-in votes. |
1975 |
Bill Madlock
Jon Matlack |
Fred Lynn ROY, Gary
Carter RK. Hank Aaron's twenty-first and final
All-Star Game. All-Star Game Honorary Captains:
Mickey Mantle AL, Stan Musial NL. |
1976 |
George Foster |
Mark Fidrych ROY,
Willie Randolph RK, Butch Wynegar RK. Mark
Fidrych was only the second rookie to ever
start as a pitcher in an All-Star Game. |
1977 |
Don Sutton |
Ruppert Jones RK.
All-Star Game Honorary Captains: Joe DiMaggio
AL, Willie Mays NL. |
1978 |
Steve Garvey (2) |
Matt Keough RK.
Winning pitcher Bruce Sutter |
1979 |
Dave Parker |
Mark Clear RK.
Winning pitcher Bruce Sutter. 50th All Star
Game played. |
1980 |
Ken Griffey, Sr. |
Save Bruce Sutter.
All-Star Game Honorary Captains: Al Kaline AL,
Roy Campanella NL. |
1981 |
Gary Carter |
Fernando Valenzuela
ROY (CYA), Tim Raines RK. Largest
Attendance for an All-Star Game: 72,086 |
1982 |
Dave Concepción |
Steve Sax ROY, Kent
Hrbek RK. Hosted at Olympic Stadium in
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, it was the first
All-Star Game ever played outside the United
States. |
1983 |
Fred Lynn |
Ron Kittle ROY, Matt
Young RK, Bill Dawley RK. 50th Anniversary of
the All Star game. Fred Lynn first and only
Grand Slam ever hit in an All Star game. |
1984 |
Gary Carter |
Dwight Gooden
ROY(NL), Alvin Davis ROY(AL). |
1985 |
LaMarr Hoyt |
Winning pitcher
LaMarr Hoyt |
1986 |
Roger Clemens |
Jose Canseco ROY,
Wally Joyner RK. Wally Joyner was the first
rookie to be elected to the starting team of an
All-Star squad by the fans. |
1987 |
Tim Raines |
Mark McGwire ROY,
Matt Nokes RK, Kevin Seitzer RK. |
1988 |
Terry Steinbach |
Chris Sabo ROY.
Oakland fans stuffed the ballot box to get
Athletics catcher Terry Steinbach in the
starting lineup The .217 hitter went on to win
the All Star MVP. |
1989 |
Bo Jackson |
First year the
designated hitter was used in the All-Star
Game. |
1990 |
Julio Franco |
Sandy Alomar, Jr.
ROY, Greg Olson RK. |
1991 |
Cal Ripken Jr. |
Held at the SkyDome
in Toronto, it was only the second time that
the All Star game was played outside the United
States. |
1992 |
Ken Griffey Jr. |
Winning pitcher Kevin
Brown |
1993 |
Kirby Puckett |
Mike Piazza ROY. |
1994 |
Fred McGriff |
John Hudek RK. |
1995 |
Jeff Conine |
Tyler Green RK,
Carlos Perez RK. |
1996 |
Mike Piazza |
Jason Kendall RK. |
1997 |
Sandy Alomar Jr. |
Nomar Garciaparra
ROY, Jason Dickson RK. |
1998 |
Roberto Alomar |
Ben Grieve ROY,
Rolando Arrojo RK. |
1999 |
Pedro Martínez |
Scott Williamson ROY,
Jeff Zimmerman RK. Pre-Game featured the
nominees for the All-Century Team as well as
Ted Williams. Pedro Martínez became the first
pitcher in All-Star Game history to strike out
the side in the first inning. |
2000 |
Derek Jeter |
Winning pitcher
James Baldwin |
2001 |
Cal Ripken Jr. |
Albert Pujols
ROY(NL), Ichiro Suzuki ROY(AL), Jimmy Rollins
RK, Ben Sheets RK. |
2002 |
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No player was awarded
the Most Valuable Player (MVP) Award due to the
game ending in a tie. inaugural All-Star Final
Vote competition (then known as "The All-Star
30th Man" competition). Johnny Damon and Andruw
Jones represented the American and National
Leagues as a result of this contest. |
2003 |
Garret Anderson |
Dontrelle
Willis ROY. First All-Star Game to award
home-field advantage in the World Series to the
winning league, |
2004 |
Alfonso Soriano |
First All-Star
game to be broadcast in high-definition. Carlos
Beltrán was selected to the American League All
Star team to represent the Kansas City Royals,
but was traded to Houston a few weeks before
this game. Beltrán played in the game as a
defensive substitution for Lance Berkman of the
National League team. |
2005 |
Miguel Tejada |
Rawlings first
previewed the Coolflo batting helmets in the
2005 All-Star game, before making them
available in 2006 |
2006 |
Michael Young |
Francisco Liriano RK,
Dan Uggla RK, Jonathan Papelbon RK. The Pirates
became the first team to host the All-Star Game
in three different stadiums. |
2007 |
Ichiro Suzuki |
Hideki Okajima
RK, Ichiro Suzuki first inside-the-park home
run ever hit in an All-Star Game |
2008 |
J. D. Drew |
Evan Longoria ROY(AL)
Geovany Soto ROY(NL), Kosuke Fukudome RK. The
game started 8:47 p.m. on July 15, and ended at
1:38 a.m. the following morning July 16. The
longest MLB All-Star Game in history, 4 hours
and 50 minutes. Most innings 15 tied with the
1967 All-Star Game. |
2009 |
Carl Crawford |
Andrew Bailey ROY,
Mariano Rivera record 4th Save |
2010 |
Brian McCann |
Jason Heyward RK. A
short memorial honoring George Steinbrenner,
the owner of the New York Yankees who died
early that morning, was held prior to the game. |
2011 |
Prince Fielder |
Craig Kimbreln ROY
(CYA) Aaron Crow RK, Michael Pineda RK. The
first year DH is added to the ballot |
2012 |
Melky Cabrera |
Mike Trout ROY(AL),
Bryce Harper ROY(NL), Yu Darvish RK(CYA), Lance
Lynn RK, Wade Miley RK, Ryan Cook RK. |
2013 |
Mariano Rivera |
Jose Fernandez
ROY. Mariano Rivera, in his final All-Star
Game, comes in to pitch the bottom of the
eighth to a standing ovation from teammates and
fans. Mariano Rivera is the first reliever
selected to an All-Star team to ever receive
the MVP award |
2014 |
Mike Trout |
Jose Abreu ROY,
Masahiro Tanaka RK, Dellin Betances RK. |