THE MOST ALL-STAR APPEARANCES IN BASEBALL

After the All Star game is played, you have to wonder who is the all star of all stars. Who has been selected the most times to play in the annual event, making him the elite of the elite? Here are the names that top the list. All are in the Hall of Fame. The number listed is times on the roster, but the years 1959 – 1962 the game was played twice in one year.

Mays

Carl Yastrzemski (1961-1983) 18 Times

Yaz was a left fielder and first baseman for the Boston Red Sox, replacing ted Williams in Boston fan’s hearts. He batted left-handed and threw right handed, he had power and grace along with his bat control.

Rod Carew (1967-1985) 18 Times

First and second baseman for the Minnesota Twins for 12 years and 7 years for the California Angels. Had great bat control.

Cal Ripkin (1981-2001) 19 Times

Shortstop and third baseman for 20 years for the Baltimore Orioles. Holds the record for continuous games played in a row, breaking Lou Gehrig’s time-honored record.

Stan Musial (1941-1963) 24 Times

Outfielder and first baseman for the St. Louis Cardinals, Stan the Man batted and threw left-handed, hitting over 470 homeruns in his career.

Willie Mays (1951-1973) 20 Times

The Say Hey Kid played primarily for the New York/San Francisco Giants. 660 home runs, he could hit, hit with power, run, field and throw and is considered one of the greatest players of all time.

Aaron

Hank Aaron (1954-1976) 21 Times

The man who appeared in the most games as an All Star, Hammering Hank hit 755 home runs breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time home run record playing most of his career for the Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves, and appeared one year in the All Star game for the Milwaukee Brewers.

The interesting thing is these are the top six in appearances, and shows that pitching is not as sustainable as a position player is.

Left handed Warren Spahn who appearing in 14 All Star games is the first pitcher with that many games to his credit, the most of any pitcher.

That's all I wrote, folks!