american league wins the all star game more often.
american league wins the all star game more often.
who wins the all star game more often?
american league
the second game against cleveland on canada day turned into a marathon match, stretching into the nineteenth inning tied 1–1. while the indians used trevor bauer, who had been scheduled to start the third game of the series, the blue jays eventually turned to position players ryan goins and darwin barney to pitch late in the game. barney would yield the go-ahead run in the top of the nineteenth, leading to a 2–1 win for cleveland. the game was not without controversy, as edwin encarnación, john gibbons, and russell martin were all ejected by home-plate umpire vic carapazza for arguing about the strike zone. toronto would end cleveland's 14-game winning streak with a 9–6 win the following day. prior to the series finale, edwin encarnación was suspended for one game after bumping into umpire vic carapazza on canada day. encarnación appealed the suspension, and was allowed to play. in the game, the high-octane toronto offence would crush corey kluber and the indians by a score of 17–1. j. a. happ became the blue jays' first pitcher with eleven wins prior to the all-star break since roy halladay in 2008. the blue jays then battled the kansas city royals in a rematch of the 2015 alcs. aaron sanchez earned his ninth win of the season in the first game of the three-game series, holding the royals to one run over his eight innings pitched. the blue jays would prevail in the second game, 8–3, led by a two-home run game from josh donaldson. during the game, the starting and reserve rosters for the 2016 all-star game were announced. donaldson, edwin encarnación, and marco estrada were all named as all-star reserves. in addition, michael saunders was named as one of five american league final vote candidates. marcus stroman would lead the jays to a sweep of the royals with a 4–2 victory in the final game. to close out the unofficial first half of the season, toronto took on the detroit tigers for four games. the blue jays would come from behind in the first game of the series, with troy tulowitzki driving in the tying and go-ahead runs in the bottom of the eighth inning. roberto osuna would close out the 5–4 victory. prior to the second game, saunders was announced as the final vote winner, and became the fourth toronto representative for the all-star game. j. a. happ would lead the blue jays to a 6–0 victory that night, earning his twelfth win of the season and tying his career-high in wins. the tigers would end toronto's seven-game winning streak the following day, winning 3–2. after the game, aaron sanchez was named as craig kimbrel's replacement to the all-star game. in the final game before the all-star break, r.a. dickey would hold the tigers offence to a single run in a 6–1 blue jays victory. edwin encarnación sat out of this game after choosing to drop his appeal of the one-game suspension he received earlier in the month.
2016 toronto blue jays season
bullet::::- most all-star game mvp awards - willie mays, steve garvey, gary carter, cal ripken, jr., and mike trout: 2









































bullet::::- most all-star game hits - willie mays, 23









































bullet::::- most all-star game runs batted in - ted williams, 12









































bullet::::- most all-star game home runs - stan musial, 6









































bullet::::- most all-star game grand slams - fred lynn, 1









































bullet::::- most all-star game stolen bases - willie mays, 6









































bullet::::- most all-star game wins - lefty gomez, 3









































bullet::::- most all-star game strikeouts - don drysdale, 19









































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bullet::::- list of major league baseball all-star games
major league baseball all-star game