List of Major League Baseball All-Star Game records explained

All-Star Game appearance record

Most games on the roster originally or as a replacement.^[1] Two All-Star Games were held each season from 1959 through 1962.

• Hank Aaron 25
• Willie Mays 24
• Stan Musial 24

All-Star Game MVP Award record

• Willie Mays, Steve Garvey, Gary Carter, Cal Ripken Jr., and Mike Trout 2

Single All-Star Game hitting records

• Runs batted in

Al Rosen, Ted Williams 5^[2]

• Runs

Ted Williams 4

• Hits

Joe Medwick, Ted Williams, Carl Yastrzemski 4

• Home runs: Gary Carter, Willie McCovey, Al Rosen, Arky Vaughan, Ted Williams 2
• Inside-the-park home runs: Ichiro Suzuki 1
• Grand slams

Fred Lynn 1

• Doubles

Ernie Banks, Barry Bonds, Ted Kluszewski, Paul Konerko, Joe Medwick, Damian Miller, Albert Pujols, Al Simmons 2

• Triples

Rod Carew 2

• Walks

Phil Cavarretta, Charlie Gehringer 3

• Total bases

Ted Williams 10

Single All-Star Game pitching records

• Runs allowed: Atlee Hammaker 7^[3]
• Earned runs: Atlee Hammaker 7
• Hits allowed: Tom Glavine 9
• Home runs allowed: Jim Palmer 3
• Innings pitched

Lefty Gomez 6

• Strikeouts: Carl Hubbell, Larry Jansen, Ferguson Jenkins, Johnny Vander Meer 6
• Consecutive Strikeouts: Carl Hubbell, Fernando Valenzuela 5

Career All-Star Game hitting records

• At bats: Willie Mays 75
• Batting average

Charlie Gehringer .500

• Runs batted in: Ted Williams 12
• Runs: Willie Mays 20
• Hits: Willie Mays 23
• Extra base hits: Willie Mays, Stan Musial 8
• Home runs: Stan Musial 6
• Inside-the-park home runs: Ichiro Suzuki 1
• Grand slams: Fred Lynn 1
• Doubles: Dave Winfield 7
• Triples: Willie Mays, Brooks Robinson 3
• Walks: Ted Williams 11
• Total bases: Willie Mays, Stan Musial 40
• Pinch hits: Stan Musial 3

Career All-Star Game pitching records

• Wins

Lefty Gomez 3

• Losses

Mort Cooper, Whitey Ford, Dwight Gooden, Catfish Hunter, Claude Passeau, John Smoltz, Luis Tiant, Clayton Kershaw 2

• Earned runs: Whitey Ford 11
• Hits: Whitey Ford 19
• Innings pitched: Don Drysdale 19⅓
• Batters faced: Don Drysdale 69
• Balks: Dwight Gooden 2
• Walks: Jim Palmer 7
• Strikeouts: Don Drysdale 19
• Games pitched

Roger Clemens 9

• Games started

Don Drysdale, Lefty Gomez, Robin Roberts 5

• Games finished

Rich Gossage 6

• Saves

Mariano Rivera 4

Notes and References

1. Web site: Most Seasons on All-Star Roster . Baseball Reference.
2. Web site: All-Star Game Records: Single All-Star Game Hitting Records . Baseball Almanac.
3. Web site: All-Star Game Records: Single All-Star Game Pitching Records . Baseball Almanac.