Since Major League Baseball's All-Star Game was established in 1933, the annual meeting between the best of the best from American League and the National League, has been contested in Pittsburgh five times. Score a representative of each Midsummer Classic hosted by the Pirates, with this 1944-2006 set of (5) tickets. Issued for All-Star Games at three different Pittsburgh Stadiums, this solid group takes the bidding field in appealing state, with:
7/11/44 Forbes Field ticket stub (VG-EX), though the lineups were not quite as loaded as usual due to WWII military service, Stan Musial figured in the scoring;
7/7/59 Forbes Field ticket stub (VG), Eddie Mathews and Al Kaline home runs;
7/23/74 Three Rivers Stadium ticket stub (VG), Steve Garvey MVP, Reggie Smith home run;
7/12/94 Three Rivers Stadium ticket stub (VG),Fred McGriff MVP, Marquis Grissom and Fred McGriff home runs;
7/11/06 PNC Park full ticket (GD+), Michael Young MVP, Vladimir Guerrero and David Wright home runs.
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