The Catholic All Star Lineup

It’s the mid-summer tradition for all baseball fans. The All-Star game brings together some of the league’s best in all positions around the diamond.

The tradition goes back to July 6th, 1933, which was first held at Chicago’s Comiskey Park with over 47,000 in attendance.

Here is a look at some notable past and present Catholic all stars who appeared in the mid-season classic.

Manager

Connie Mack- Athletics

Tommy Lasorda- Los Angeles Dodgers

Pitchers

Whitey Ford- New York Yankees

Jeff Suppan- St. Louis Cardinals

Tom Glavine- Atlanta Braves

Ron Guidry- New York Yankees

Jim Bunning- Philadelphia Phillies

Trevor Hoffman- San Diego Padres

Dwight Gooden- New York Mets

Sal Bando- Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics

Designated Hitters

Jim Thome- Cleveland, Philadelphia, Minnesota, and Baltimore

Mike Sweeney- Seattle, Kansas City, and Philadelphia

Catcher

Terry Kennedy- St. Louis, San Diego, Baltimore, and San Francisco

Mike Piazza- New York Mets

Yogi Berra- New York Yankees

Infield

Darrel Chaney- SS, 3B, 2B

Gil Hodges- 1B

Nap Lajoie- 1B

Craig Biggio- 2B

Johnny Evers- 2B

Derek Jeter- SS

Phil Rizzuto- SS

Brooks Robinson- 3B

Ron Santo- 3B

Outfield

Babe Ruth

Hank Aaron

Roberto Clemente

Shane Victorino

Joe Dimaggio

Stan Musial

General Managers

Brian Cashman

Mike Rizzo

Al Avila

Broadcasters

Joe Garagiola

Vin Scully

Let’s hope and pray this list grows for years to come.