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THE ALL-STAR GAME AND THE ANGELS

• Major League and the Angels of Anaheim will hold the 2010 All-Star Game at of Anaheim.

• The 2010 All-Star Game will be the 81st Midsummer Classic.

• It will mark the third time that the Angels have hosted the All-Star Games, having also welcomed the Midsummer Classic in 1967 and 1989.

• The 1967 All-Star Game was played on July 11th, with the winning the 15-, 2-1 contest, the longest Midsummer Classic (in both and time) in history. All three of the runs scored in the game came via solo homers. Philadelphia’s a long ball off A.L. starting in the second inning. Baltimore’s tied it up in the sixth inning with a blast against Fergie Jenkins. The game would remain scoreless until the 15th, when Cincinnati’s Tony Perez put the N.L. on top with a one-out homer – and ultimately earned himself All-Star Game Most Valuable Player honors – against , who was in his fifth inning of relief work. pitched a scoreless bottom of the 15th to secure the win for .

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NL - Marichal, Jenkins (4), Gibson (7), Short (9), Cuellar (11), Drysdale (13), Seaver (15). AL - Chance, McGlothlin (4), Peters (6), Downing (9), Hunter (11). W - Drysdale. L – Hunter. HR - Allen, Robinson, Perez. Att. - 46,309. TOG - 3:41.

• The 1989 Midsummer Classic also was held on July 11th, with the host American Leaguers earning a 5- 3 victory. The 1989 All-Star Game, which featured former President Ronald Reagan in the crowd, was the first in history to feature use of the . In the first inning, the National League used three singles, two walks and a -steal to jump out to a 2-0 lead against starter . With two outs and two men in scoring position, Kansas City sensation made a spectacular running grab in left field, robbing Pedro Guerrero of a hit. In the bottom of the frame, Jackson led off with a towering center field home , estimated at 448 feet, against N.L. starter Rick Reuschel, and Boston’s followed with another blast to tie the score at 2-2. The A.L. tack on another run in the second, courtesy of Jackson’s RBI , and four singles in the third inning plated two more runs. The two-sport star Jackson, the 1985 Heisman Trophy winner and a star tailback for the Los Angeles Raiders, finished with a 2-for-4 day at the plate and a . Before Jackson’s Most Valuable Player performance, had been the only player ever to homer and steal a base in an All-Star Game. The 60th All-Star Game July 11, 1989 NL 200 000 010 3 9 1 AL 212 000 00x 5 12 0

NL - Reuschel, Smoltz (2), Sutcliffe (3), Burke (4), M. Davis (6), Howell (7), Williams (8). AL - Stewart, Ryan (2), Gubicza (4), Moore (5), Swindell (6), Russell (7), Plesac (8), Jones (8). W - Ryan. L – Smoltz. HR - B. Jackson, Boggs. Att. - 64,036 TOG - 2:48

• The 2008 All-Star Game will be held on July 15th at during its final season. The 2009 Midsummer Classic will be held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis.

• The Angels have had three All-Star Game Most Valuable Players, and all three captured the honors in . o (3-for-4, 2 RBI) was the MVP of the second All-Star Game of the 1962 season at Wrigley Field in Chicago. o , the MVP of the 1983 All-Star Game at in Chicago, hit perhaps the most famous in All-Star Game history. His third inning – the first in All-Star Game history – sent the American League on its way to a 13-3 victory, which broke the National League’s 11-year reign over the Midsummer Classic. o In the first All-Star Game that featured the link to home-field advantage in the , MVP ’s 3-for-4 day at the plate, which included a homer and a double, helped propel the A.L. to a dramatic, come-from-behind 7-6 win. Anderson had won the the previous day. • The Angels have had four who have been the American League’s starting hurler in the All-Star Game: Ken McBride (1963), Dean Chance (1964), (1979) and (1993).

Angels’ All-Star Selections 1961 — Ryne Duren, first game; Ken McBride, both games. 1962 — Leon Wagner*, *, , both games; (), Ken McBride, second game. 1963 — Ken McBride*, Leon Wagner*, *. 1964 — Dean Chance*, * 1965 — Bob Lee. 1966 — *, Jim Fregosi. 1967 — Jim McGlothlin, Don Mincher, Jim Fregosi, Bill Rigney (coach). 1968 — Jim Fregosi*. 1969 — Jim Fregosi. 1970 — Sandy Alomar, Jim Fregosi, , , (coach). 1971 — . 1972 — Nolan Ryan. 1973 — Nolan Ryan, . 1974 — , , (), (coach), Freddie Frederico (trainer). 1975 — Dave Chalk, Nolan Ryan. 1976 — . 1977 — Frank Tanana (replaced Dave LaRoche, who replaced Nolan Ryan). 1978 — Frank Tanana. 1979 — , , , *, Nolan Ryan*, . 1980 — Rod Carew*, Bobby Grich, Bob Clear (coach). 1981 — Rod Carew*, Fred Lynn, , , (coach). 1982 — Rod Carew*, *, Fred Lynn*, Bobby Grich*. 1983 — Rod Carew*, Reggie Jackson*, Fred Lynn*, Doug DeCinces, Bob Boone. 1984 — Rod Carew*, Reggie Jackson*, Rick Smith (trainer). 1985 — Donnie Moore. 1986 — *, . 1987 — Mike Witt. 1988 — Johnny Ray. 1989 — , , (coach), (coach), Rick Smith (trainer). 1990 — Chuck Finley, Lance Parrish. 1991 — , Mark Langston. 1992 — Mark Langston, Jimmie Reese (honorary captain), Rick Turner ( ), Ned Bergert (trainer). 1993 — Mark Langston*. 1994 — Chili Davis. 1995 — Gary DiSarcina, , Chuck Finley, . 1996 — Chuck Finley, . 1997 — Jason Dickson, Rick Smith (trainer). 1998 — , Troy Percival. 1999 — Troy Percival. 2000 — Darin Erstad, . 2001 — Troy Glaus, Troy Percival. 2002 — Garret Anderson, (coach), Ned Bergert (trainer). 2003 — Garret Anderson*, Troy Glaus*, , Mike Scioscia (manager), (coach), Buddy Black (coach), (coach), (coach), (coach), (coach). 2004 — *, Francisco Rodriguez, Ned Bergert (trainer). 2005 — Garret Anderson, Bartolo Colon, Vladimir Guerrero*. 2006 — Vladimir Guerrero*. 2007 — Vladimir Guerrero*, Francisco Rodriguez, .

* — Started game.

Vladimir Guerrero at the 2007 All-Star Game. (Rich Pilling/MLB Photos via Getty Images Sport)