The very first major league All-Star Game took place 90 years ago on July 6, 1933. Conceived as part of Chicago’s Century of Progress World’s Fair, it was played before 47,595 fans at nearby Comiskey Park.
The game was a big hit, so Major League Baseball repeated it the following summer at the Polo Grounds, then every subsequent year except two: 1945, which was canceled due to World War II travel restrictions, and 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
