10 best MLB All-Star Game moments of all-time

1. Carl Hubbel K’s 5 Hall of Famer’s

Carl Hubbell is a name that may not be familiar to casual baseball fans, but he is responsible for one of the game’s greatest All-Star Game performances.

In 1934, in only the second-ever All-Star Game, Hubbell started for the NL. His team ultimately lost the game, but he did something amazing to begin the contest.

Hubbell struck out Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Jimmie Foxx, Al Simmons and Joe Cronin in order. To put that in perspective, all five players are in the MLB Hall of Fame and among some of the greatest players to play the game of baseball.

Hubbell is a Hall of Famer himself, playing his entire career with the New York (baseball) Giants, so he was likely not as surprised as the rest of the world when he struck out the five greats in order.

Hubbell finished his career as a nine-time All-Star and a two-time NL MVP, but his most notable accomplishment will always be his dominance at the 1934 All-Star Game.

Having five Hall of Fame players bat in a row is something that rarely happens, and having to pitch against them may be seen as some sort of punishment. But Hubbell took it in stride and proved why he was one of the game’s best.

One can only hope a future All-Star Game can serve up a moment as great as Hubbell’s historic feat.

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