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Two MLB All-Star Games Annually Was Once The Norm

Two MLB All-Star Games Annually Was Once The Norm
Baseball Hall of Famer Jim Kaat (age 85) in Cooperstown, New York, on May 25, 2024. Courtesy of Donald Laible
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It’s been a while, but there was a time when Major League Baseball presented two All-Star Games a season.

On July 6, 1933, the first all-star game to be scheduled between the National and American Leagues was intended as a one-time spectacular.  With the game scheduled at Chicago’s Comiskey Park, this never-before match-up between America’s premiere professional baseball leagues was intended to add intrigue to the World’s Fair taking place that year.

Donald Laible
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Don has covered pro baseball for several decades, beginning in the minor leagues as a radio broadcaster in the NY Mets organization. His Ice Chips & Diamond Dust blog ran from 2012-2020 at uticaod.com. His baseball passion surrounds anything concerning the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum and writing features on the players and staff of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Don currently resides in southwest Florida.