MLB All-Star Week collection
Scope and Contents
A collection of souvenir programs, scorecards, lineup cards, game statistics, and media guides relating to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Futures Game, Workout Day, and the Home Run Derby. Also included are invitations and tickets to events such as the All-Star Gala and luncheons. Starting in 1991, items for FanFest activities are included, such as site maps, event tickets, and souvenir items such as napkins.
Dates
- 1933-2024
Conditions Governing Access
Materials are open without restrictions but viewing materials does require an appointment. Please contact the Giamatti Research Center, research@baseballhall.org, 607-547-0330.
Conditions Governing Use
The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum provides use copies of materials to facilitate private study, scholarship, and research. The Museum welcomes you to use materials in our collections that are in the public domain and to make fair use of copyrighted materials as defined by copyright law and with proper citation. Permission to publish materials must be obtained from: Giamatti Research Center, National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, 25 Main St., Cooperstown, NY 13326 Phone: 607.547.0330 E-mail: research@baseballhall.org
Biographical / Historical
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. For over seventy-three years, the "Midsummer Classic" has remained a fan favorite showcasing the top talent in baseball. The All-Star Game is held each July; two annual games were played from 1959 to 1962.
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.
The inaugural FanFest week and activities was in 1991, was held at Skydome in Toronto, Ontario.
Extent
7.92 Linear Feet (in 19 document boxes )
7.85 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
A collection of programs, scorecards, game notes, itineraries, invitations, tickets, and media guides relating to the All-Star games, starting in 1933.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in chronological order.
Physical Location
Central Archives, Aisle 5, Range d, Shelves 1-4
Appraisal
No material was removed during accessioning. In the writing of this finding aid, the collection was reviewed and duplicates were removed.
Accruals
Items will be added as they are received.
Separated Materials
BA MSS 329 Tickets collection - Game and Workout Day tickets; BA EPH 001, Series VII - lineup cards
Processing Information
Items were placed in acid-free folders and into document boxes.
- Title
- Guide to the MLB All-Star Week collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Claudette Scrafford
- Date
- February 2023
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum Archives Repository