All Star Game Perfection
Posted by Raphy on July 19, 2009
Derek Jeter was fortunate enough to begin his All-Star Game career at the beginning of the current AL streak and his teams sport a flashy 9-0-1 record in his All Star Game Appearances. Which other players have been as successful (or more successful) than Jeter? As you would suspect, players from the 1970s NL dominate the list. Here are the players with the most team wins in their first 10 All Star Games:
Games Link to Individual Games -----------------+-----+------------------------- Steve Garvey 10 Ind. Games During his career Garvey made 10 ASG appearances and his team won them all. Pete Rose 9 Ind. Games The NL lost Rose's 5th ASG. He finished his career 15-1. Joe Morgan 9 Ind. Games 9-0 for his career. Morgan never actually played in a 10th game so this list is a little misleading. Derek Jeter 9 Ind. Games 9-0-1 Johnny Bench 9 Ind. Games Bench lost his
July 19th, 2009 at 6:38 pm
Correlation does not equal causation.
July 19th, 2009 at 6:47 pm
I disagree. It's obvious to me the AL will never lose an All-Star game as long as anyone who remembers the name "Derek Jeter" lives.