The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also popularly known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual baseball game between players from the National League and the American League, currently selected by a combination of fans, players, coaches, and managers. The All-Star Game usually occurs in early to mid-July and marks the symbolic halfway point in the Major League Baseball season (though not the mathematical halfway point; in most seasons, that actually takes place one week earlier). The game is usually played on a Tuesday, with no regular season games scheduled on the day before or the day after. These are the only two calendar days in the year in which no regular or preseason games in any of the major professional sports leagues of the United States are scheduled. The first Major League All-Star Game was played on July 6, 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago. It was initiated at the insistence of Arch Ward, a sports editor for the Chicago Tribune, to coincide with the celebration of Chicago's Century of Progress Exposition. The "Midsummer Classic" has remained a fan favorite showcasing the top talent in baseball. All-Star teams were originally selected by the managers and the fans for the 1933 and 1934 games. From 1935 through 1946, managers selected the entire team for each league. From 1947 to 1957, fans chose the team's starters and the manager chose the pitchers and the remaining players. From 1958 through 1969, managers, players, and coaches made the All-Star Team selections. In 1970, the vote again returned to the fans for the selection of the starters for each team and remains there today.

Beginning in 2010, the designated hitter will be used in the All-Star game every year, and rosters will be expanded again to 34 under changes made by baseball's special committee for on-field matters. A pitcher who starts on the final Sunday before the All-Star break will be ineligible to pitch in the All-Star game and will be replaced on the roster, Major League Baseball said Wednesday. Under a change that runs contrary to normal baseball rules, each manager may designate a position player who will be eligible for re-entry to the game if the final position player - at any position - is injured.

Game	Ballpark, City, State	Date	AL	NL
1	Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois	07-06-1933	4	2
2	Polo Grounds New York, New York	07-10-1934	9	7
3	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio	07-08-1935	4	1
4	Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts	07-07-1936	3	4
5	Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C.	07-07-1937	8	3
6	Crosley Field Cincinnati, Ohio	07-06-1938	1	4
7	Yankee Stadium New York, New York	07-11-1939	3	1
8	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri	07-09-1940	0	4
9	Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan	07-08-1941	7	5
10	Polo Grounds New York, New York	07-06-1942	3	1
11	Shibe Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	07-13-1943	5	3
12	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	07-11-1944	1	7
Cancelled WW II	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	07-10-1945	-	-
13	Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts	07-09-1946	12	0
14	Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois	07-08-1947	2	1
15	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri	07-13-1948	5	2
16	Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York	07-12-1949	11	7
17	Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois	07-11-1950	3	4
18	Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan	07-10-1951	3	8
19	Shibe Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	07-08-1952	2	3
20	Crosley Field Cincinnati, Ohio	07-14-1953	1	5
21	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio	07-13-1954	11	9
22	County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin	07-12-1955	5	6
23	Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C.	07-10-1956	3	7
24	Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri	07-09-1957	6	5
25	Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland	07-08-1958	4	3
26	Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	07-07-1959	4	5
27	Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California	08-03-1959	5	3
28	Municipal Stadium Kansas City, Missouri	07-11-1960	3	5
29	Yankee Stadium New York, New York	07-13-1960	0	6
30	Candlestick Park San Francisco, California	07-11-1961	4	5
31	Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts	07-31-1961	1	1
32	D.C. Stadium Washington, D.C.	07-10-1962	1	3
33	Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois	07-30-1962	9	4
34	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio	07-09-1963	3	5
35	Shea Stadium New York, New York	07-07-1964	4	7
36	Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, Minnesota	07-13-1965	5	6
37	Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri	07-12-1966	1	2
38	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California	07-11-1967	1	2
39	Astrodome Houston, Texas	07-09-1968	0	1
40	R.F.K. Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C.	07-23-1969	3	9
41	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio	07-14-1970	4	5
42	Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan	07-13-1971	6	4
43	Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia	07-25-1972	3	4
44	Royals Stadium Kansas City, Missouri	07-24-1973	1	7
45	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	07-23-1974	2	7
46	County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin	07-15-1975	3	6
47	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	07-13-1976	1	7
48	Yankee Stadium New York, New York	07-19-1977	5	7
49	San Diego Stadium San Diego, California	07-11-1978	3	7
50	Kingdome Seattle, Washington	07-17-1979	6	7
51	Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California	07-08-1980	2	4
52	Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio	08-09-1981	4	5
53	Olympic Stadium Montreal, Quebec, Canada	07-13-1982	1	4
54	Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois	07-06-1983	13	3
55	Candlestick Park San Francisco, California	07-10-1984	1	3
56	H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota	07-16-1985	1	6
57	Astrodome Houston, Texas	07-15-1986	3	2
58	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California	07-14-1987	0	2
59	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio	07-12-1988	2	1
60	Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California	07-11-1989	5	3
61	Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois	07-10-1990	2	0
62	SkyDome Toronto, Ontario	07-09-1991	4	2
63	Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California	07-14-1992	13	6
64	Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore, Maryland	07-13-1993	9	3
65	Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	07-12-1994	7	8
66	The Ballpark at Arlington Arlington, Texas	07-11-1995	2	3
67	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	07-09-1996	0	6
68	Jacobs Field Cleveland, Ohio	07-08-1997	3	1
69	Coors Field Denver, Colorado	07-07-1998	13	8
70	Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts	07-13-1999	4	1
71	Turner Field Atlanta, Georgia	07-11-2000	6	3
72	Safeco Field Seattle, Washington	07-10-2001	4	1
73	Miller Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin	07-09-2002	7	7
74	U.S. Cellular Field Chicago, Illinois	07-15-2003	7	6
75	Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas	07-13-2004	9	4
76	Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan	07-12-2005	7	5
77	PNC Park Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	07-11-2006	3	2
78	AT&T Park San Francisco, California	07-10-2007	5	4
79	Yankee Stadium New York, New York	07-15-2008	4	3
80	Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri	07-14-2009	4	3
81	Angel Stadium Anaheim, California	07-13-2010	1	3
82	Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona	07-12-2011	1	5
83	Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, Misouri	07-10-2012	0	8
84	Citi Field Flushing, New York	7-16-2013	3	0
85	Target Field Minneapolis, Minnesota	7-15-2014	5	3
86	Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, Ohio	7-14-2015	-	-