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MLB LOGINREGISTERHELPYOU ARE NOT LOGGED IN NHLNBAMLBCFLNFLCurlingTennisGolfSoccerNASCARFormula OneIndyCar NASCAR Canadian Tire SeriesNationwideCamping WorldAuto RacingWorld JuniorsSpengler CupMenS WHCWomenS WHCHockey CanadaAHLBoxingCanada GamesCHLCISECHLFigure SkatingLacrosseMMANCAASkiingSummer SportsWinter SportsMoreOlympicsFantasyDaily LineShowsTSN TalentCommunityMainScoresScheduleStandingsStatisticsArizonaAtlantaChicago CubsCincinnatiColoradoFloridaHoustonLA DodgersMilwaukeeNY MetsPhiladelphiaPittsburghSan DiegoSan FranciscoSt LouisWashingtonBaltimoreBostonChicago WSoxClevelandDetroitKansas CityLA AngelsMinnesotaNY YankeesOaklandSeattleTampa BayTexasToronto TeamsPlayersInjuriesTransactionsDaily LineMLB on TSNThe All Star Game Tradition2007 Rosters Home Run Derby All Star MVPs Blue Jays & Expos All Stars Record BookToronto hosted the AllStar Game in 1991Although the tradition of AllStar Games in baseball dates back to an 1858 series between teams of stars from Brooklyn and NewYork (they were called picked nines in those days) the current AllStar series began when Arch Ward sports editor of the Chicago Tribune persuaded hesitant league owners to go along with his proposal for a game between stars from the American and National leagues to be played in Chicago during that citys Century of Progress Exposition in 1933 AllStar managers (who except for the first game have been the pilots of the previous years pennant winners) shared with fans the selection of players for the first two games From 1935 through 1946 the manager selected his whole squad Since 1947 he has chosen his pitchers and all other players except the eight members of the starting lineup The fans chose the starters in 19471957 after an incident of ballotbox stuffing by Cincinnati partisans in 1957 the major league players coaches and managers made the choice in 19581969 in 1970 the selection of starting lineups was returned to the fans The American League dominated the early years of the series winning the first three games and extending their winning margin to eight games (124) by 1949 The National League cut the lead in half with four straight wins and by 1964 had drawn even in the series (17171) From 1965 through 1985 the National Leaguers continued their drive winning 19 AllStar Games while losing only two to build a commanding 3619 lead in the series In recent years though the American Leaguers have begun to come back winning in 1993 their seventh game in eight years and their sixth in a rowMontreal hosted the AllStar Game in 1982The National League won in 1994 but it took extra innings to break the American League streak The Nationals commenced to build their own streak in the 1995 game held in Texas parlaying their three hits into three runs In 1996 they continued their winning ways with a 60 white wash in Philadelphia However 1997 was the ALs turn to shine with a dramat...