All-Star Game Returns to Chicago Roots at Comiskey Park
The 50th anniversary Baseball All-Star Game gathers 42 Hall of Famers and 90 alumni at Comiskey Park in Chicago. Whitey Herzog and Harvey Kuenn manage NL and AL rosters featuring stars from Babe Ruth to Cal Ripken Jr. and Lou Whitaker, with retiring legends Carl Yastrzemski and Johnny Bench honored as 29th players.
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Chicago
Comiskey Park
John McGraw
Connie Mack
Babe Ruth
America
Earl Averill
Dick Bartell
Wally Berger
Ben Chapman
Joe Cronin
Tony Cuccinello
Bill Dickey
Rick Ferrell
Charlie Gehringer
Lefty Gomez
Carl Hubbell
Hal Schumacher
Sam West
Averill
Cronin
Dickey
Gehringer
Gomez
Hubbell
Baseball Shrine
Luke Appling
Ernie Banks
Cool Papa Bell
Lou Boudreau
Happy Chandler
Jocko Conlan
Joe DiMaggio
Bob Feller
Whitey Ford
Bob Gibson
Hank Greenberg
Burleigh Grimes
Billy Herman
Waite Hoyt
Monte Irvin
Travis Jackson
Judy Johnson
Adaline
George Kell
Ralph Kiner
Bob Lemon
Buick Leonard
al Lopez
Juan Marichal
Eddie Mathews
Willie Mays
Johnny
Montreal
al Oliver
Steve Sax
Los Angeles
Ozzie Smith
St. Louis
Mike Schmidt
Philadelphia
Gary Carter
Tim Raines
Andre Dawson
Dale Murphy
Atlanta
Herzog
Jesse Orosco
New York Mets
Bill Dawley
Houston
Dave Dravecky
San Diego
Atlee Hammaker
San Francisco
Pascual Perez
Lee Smith
Chicago Cubs
Fernando Valenzuela
Gary Lavelle
Steve Rogers
Mario Soto
Cincinnati
Kuenn
Leon Durham
Pedro Guerrero
Bill Madlock
Pittsburgh
George Hendrick
Willie McGee
Terry Kennedy
Dickie Thon
Darrell Evans
Ron Kittle
Chicago White Sox
Gary Ward
Minnesota
Lou Whitaker
Lance Parrish
Detroit
Cal Ripken Jr
Eddie Murray
Baltimore
Doug DeCinces
Bob Boone
California
Jim Rice
Boston
Willie Wilson
Kansas City
Cecil Cooper
Milwaukee
Rickey Henderson
Oakland
Carl Yastrzemski
Johnny Bench
Yastrzemski
Bench
Robert Markus
Chicago Tribune
Harvey Kuenn
Milwaukee Brewers
Whitey Herzog
Cardinals
All Star managers past and present
Harvey Kuenn and Whitey Herzog shape All Star teams with distinct styles while past skippers like Mack McGraw and Alston set records. The piece notes managers influence, history, and notable World Series links across decades, including Mauch Lopez and ONeill with standout moments.
Yaz heads for final star game
On the eve of his 15th All-Star appearance Carl Yastrzemski said he would prefer rest in Florida before the World Series push. The 44-year-old Red Sox icon, batting .303 in 13 All-Star Games, plans to honor fans and entertain them at Yankee Stadium and Comiskey Park.
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Connie Mack
John McGraw
Walter Alston
Weaver
Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
McGraw
New York Giants
Napoleon
Magesy
Yogi Berra
Yankees
Johnny Keane
Cardinals
Berra
New York Yankees
Lopez
Alston
Casey Stengel
del Baker
Ted Williams
Briggs Stadium
Detroit
Baker
Tigers
Tiger
Steve O'Neill
Chicago Cubs
O'Neill
New York
Carl Yastrzemski
Florida
Yastrzemski
Anaheim Stadium
Cincinnati
Tiger Stadium
Rod Carew
Reggie Jackson
St. Louis
Johnny Bench
Comiskey Park
Cleveland
Lee MacPhail
Bob Fisher
Yaz
McBride
al Capone
Judge
Kenesaw) Landis
Baseball
Capone
Landis
Ragged Strangers
Ruth
America
Star batboy recalls 1933 All Star moment in Chicago
John McBride, batboy for the 1933 All Star game, recalls posing with Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth at Comiskey Park. He describes the scene, the crowd, and his later life as he reflects on the famed Ruth Gehrig photo and ALS era context. Also notes Barbara Garbey of Evansville Triplets facing suspension for alleged fan incident.
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Chicago
John McBride
McBride
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Gehrig
Bill Hallahan
Ruth
Charlie Gehringer
Hallahan
Mercury
Woodstock
Evansville
Ind
Barbara Garbey
Louisville Redbirds
John Johnson
National Association of Baseball Leagues
Garbey
Cuba
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