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The non-players involved in the 1973 All-Star Game that have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame are Sparky Anderson, Dick Williams, Whitey Herzog, and Nestor Chylak. As of 2020, Royals Stadium is the last facility to host the MLB All-Star Game in its first season of operation.
The 1973 Major League Baseball season was the first season of the designated hitter rule in the American League. [1] American League umpires began wearing burgundy blazers with blue pants, a change from the navy blue coats and gray pants worn the previous five seasons (1968–1972). The burgundy blazers were worn through 1979.
Osteen, 34, is a two-time 20-game winner who compiled 147 victories in nine seasons for the Dodgers, won a 1965 World Series ring, and made three NL All-Star teams. The Chicago Cubs continue to remake their roster, sending veteran catcher Randy Hundley, a former All-Star and Gold Glover, to the Minnesota Twins for fellow backstop George Mitterwald.
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 2016 MLB All-Star Game, played at Petco Park in San Diego, was dedicated to Winfield. He had represented the Padres at the first All-Star Game to be played in San Diego. On June 21, 2024, Winfield returned to Fairbanks for the unveiling of a bronze statue near Growden Park, where he had played for the Alaska Goldpanners of Fairbanks.
When former MLB player Adam Wainwright sang the national anthem before a Cardinals game in 2023, it took everyone by surprise. But his pivot has actually been a long time coming.
Hunt Auctions is selling a 14K solid gold pendant given to Lou Gehrig for his victory in the MLB All-Star game in 1933. .. The pendant, auctioned as a part of an annual live auction, has an ...
In a pre-game ceremony before the 2016 MLB All Star Game in San Diego, the American League batting championship trophy was named the Rod Carew American League Batting Championship Award. [71] In 2016, Rod Carew was awarded the Bob Feller Act of Valor Award. [72] On August 23, 2024, Carew became a citizen of the United States. [73]