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The 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 67th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball.
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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 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 67th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL). The game was held on July 9, 1996, at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 6–0.
The 1996 Major League Baseball season was the final season of league-only play before the beginning of interleague play the following season.The season ended with the New York Yankees defeating the defending champion Atlanta Braves in six games for the World Series title, the Yankees' first championship since 1978.
October 29 – Ewell Blackwell, 74, six-time All-Star with the Cincinnati Reds and the starting pitcher for the National League in the 1947 MLB All-Star Game; that season, he posted a 22–8 record with a National League-high 193 strikeouts and 2.47 ERA, won 16 consecutive games and threw a no-hitter against the Boston Braves on June 18 ...
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Both the 1943 and 1952 games were played in Philadelphia's Shibe Park with the then Philadelphia Athletics hosting in 1943 and the Phillies hosting in 1952. The All-Star Game would return to Veterans Stadium in 1996. It will be held to celebrate the 200th birthday of the Signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. The honorary ...