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Article: Once in a lifetime: former players recall their only at-bat in All-Star game competition (Part 1 of 2 Articles).
- Article from:
- Baseball Digest
- Article date:
- November 1, 2003
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SINCE 1933, THERE HAVE BEEN 251 players who stepped into the batter's box only once in an All-Star game during their major league careers.
In that 71-year span, the mid-summer classic has been center stage for some of the game's greatest hitters, starting with Babe Ruth, continuing through Willie Mays, Start Musial, Ted Williams and Hank Aaron, and moving on to such current stars as Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa and Alex Rodriguez.
While the players who batted only once in an All-Star game during their careers may not rank in the pantheon of "greatest hitters," they all were given a brief opportunity to show their skills in a special best-of-the-best ...