Associated Press All-Star Award / Squad

Members of the Associated Press, who are beat writers, broadcasters, and public relations directors, have selected an All-Star team at the end of each season annually since 1982. Listed below in chronological order are the players honored with an Associated Press All-Star Award / Squad designee.

"The numbers he (Jeff Kent) puts up for a second baseman are amazing. They're great for any player, but to do it at second base is really something." - Barry Bonds
All-Star Award / Squad

by the Associated Press ©

Year Pos Names Teams Lg

1982

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Cecil Cooper
Damaso Garcia
Mike Schmidt
Robin Yount
Pedro Guerrero
Dale Murphy
Dave Winfield
Gary Carter
Hal McRae
Pete Vuckovich
Steve Carlton
Bruce Sutter

Milwaukee
Toronto
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Atlanta
New York
Montreal
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Philadelphia
St. Louis

AL
AL
NL
AL
NL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL
NL
NL

1983

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Eddie Murray
Lou Whitaker
Mike Schmidt
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Andre Dawson
Dale Murphy
Jim Rice
Lance Parrish
Greg Luzinski
La Marr Hoyt
Scott McGregor
Dan Quisenberry

Baltimore
Detroit
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Montreal
Atlanta
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Chicago
Baltimore
Kansas City

AL
AL
NL
AL
NL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL

1984

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Eddie Murray
Ryne Sandberg
Mike Schmidt
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Tony Gwynn
Dale Murphy
Dave Winfield
Gary Carter
Dave Kingman
Rick Sutcliffe
Frank Viola
Willie Hernandez

Baltimore
Chicago
Philadelphia
Baltimore
San Diego
Atlanta
New York
Montreal
Oakland
Cleveland/Chicago
Minnesota
Detroit

AL
NL
NL
AL
NL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL

1985

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL
REL

Don Mattingly
Tom Herr
George Brett
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Pedro Guerrero
Willie McGree
Rickey Henderson
Gary Carter
Darrell Evans
Dwight Gooden
John Tudor
Jeff Reardon
Dan Quisenberry

New York
St. Louis
Kansas City
Baltimore
Los Angeles
St. Louis
New York
New York
Detroit
New York
St. Louis
Montreal
Kansas City

AL
NL
AL
AL
NL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL
NL
NL
AL

1986

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Don Mattingly
Steve Sax
Mike Schmidt
Tony Fernandez
Jim Rice
Kirby Puckett
Jesse Barfield
Gary Carter
None Selected
Roger Clemens

Fernando Valenzuela
Dave Righetti

New York
Los Angeles
Philadelphia
Toronto
Boston
Minnesota
Toronto
New York
n/a
Boston
Los Angeles
New York

AL
NL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
n/a
AL
NL
AL

1987

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Don Mattingly
Juan Samuel
Wade Boggs
Alan Trammell
George Bell
Andre Dawson
Kirby Puckett
Bentio Santiago
Paul Molitor
Roger Clemens
Jimmy Key
Steve Bedrosian

New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Detroit
Toronto
Montreal
Minnesota
San Diego
Milwaukee
Boston
Toronto
Philadelphia

AL
NL
AL
AL
AL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL
AL
NL

1988

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Will Clark
Ryne Sandberg
Wade Boggs
Alan Trammell
Jose Canseco
Mike Greenwell
Kirby Puckett
Benito Santiago
Paul Molitor
Orel Hershiser
Frank Viola
Dennis Eckersley

San Francisco
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Oakland
Boston
Minnesota
San Diego
Milwaukee
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Oakland

NL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL

1989

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Will Clark
Ryne Sandberg
Howard Johnson
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Kevin Mitchell
Kirby Puckett
Ruben Sierra
Mickey Tettleton
Dave Parker
Bret Saberhagen
Joe Magrane
Mark Davis

San Francisco
Chicago
New York
Baltimore
San Francisco
Minnesota
Texas
Baltimore
Oakland
Kansas City
St. Louis
San Diego

NL
NL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
NL

1990

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Cecil Fielder
Ryne Sandberg
Matt Williams
Barry Larkin
Rickey Henderson
Barry Bonds
Barry Bonilla
Carlton Fisk
Dave Parker
Bob Welch
Frank Viola
Bobby Thigpen

Detroit
Chicago
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Oakland
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Milwaukee
Oakland
New York
Chicago

AL
NL
NL
NL
AL
NL
NL
AL
AL
AL
NL
AL

1991

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Cecil Fielder
Julio Franco
Terry Pendelton
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Jose Canseco
Barry Bonds
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Mickey Tettleton
Frank Thomas
Roger Clemens
Tom Glavine
Lee Smith

Detroit
Texas
Atlanta
Baltmore
Oakland
Pittsburgh
Seattle
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Atlanta
St. Louis

AL
AL
NL
AL
AL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
NL

1992

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Mark McGwire
Roberto Alomar
Gary Sheffield
Barry Larkin
Barry Bonds
Kirby Puckett
Andy Van Slyke
Darren Daulton
Dave Winfield
Greg Maddux
Tom Glavine
Dennis Eckersley

Oakland
Toronto
San Diego
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Minnesota
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Toronto
Chicago
Atlanta
Oakland

AL
AL
NL
NL
NL
AL
NL
NL
AL
NL
NL
AL

1993

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Frank Thomas
Roberto Alomar
Matt Williams
Jeff Blauser
Barry Bonds
Juan Gonzalez
Lenny Dykstra
Mike Piazza
Paul Molitor
Greg Maddux
Tom Glavine
Randy Myers

Chicago
Toronto
San Francisco
Atlanta
San Francisco
Texas
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Toronto
Atlanta
Atlanta
Chicago

AL
AL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
NL
AL
NL
NL
NL

1994

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Jeff Bagwell
Carlos Baerga
Matt Williams
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Tony Gwynn
Albert Belle
Mike Piazza
Frank Thomas
Greg Maddux
Jimmy Key
Lee Smith

Houston
Cleveland
San Francisco
Baltimore
Seattle
San Diego
Cleveland
Los Angeles
Chicago
Atlanta
New York
Baltimore

NL
AL
NL
AL
AL
NL
AL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL

1995

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Mo Vaughn
Craig Biggio
Vinny Castilla
Barry Larkin
Albert Belle
Dante Bichette
Tony Gwynn
Mike Piazza
Edgar Martinez
Greg Maddux
Randy Johnson
Jose Mesa

Boston
Houston
Colorado
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Colorado
San Diego
Los Angeles
Seattle
Atlanta
Seattle
Cleveland

AL
NL
NL
NL
AL
NL
NL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL

1996

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Mark McGwire
Chuck Knoblauch
Ken Caminiti
Alex Rodriguez
Ken Griffey Jr.
Albert Belle
Juan Gonzalez
Mike Piazza
Paul Molitor
John Smoltz
Andy Pettitte
John Wetteland

Oakland
Minnesota
San Diego
Seattle
Seattle
Cleveland
Texas
Los Angeles
Minnesota
Atlanta
New York
New York

AL
AL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL

1997

n/a

No Team Selected

n/a

n/a

1998

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Mark McGwire
Craig Biggio
Chipper Jones
Alex Rodriguez
Sammy Sosa
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Juan Gonzalez
Ivan Rodriguez
Edgar Martinez
Roger Clemens
David Wells
Trevor Hoffman

St. Louis
Houston
Atlanta
Seattle
Chicago
Seattle
Texas
Texas
Seattle
Toronto
New York
San Diego

NL
NL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL

1999

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Jeff Bagwell
Roberto Alomar
Chipper Jones
Nomar Garciaparra
Sammy Sosa
Manny Ramirez
Ken Griffey, Jr.
Ivan Rodriguez
Rafael Palmeiro
Pedro Martinez
Randy Johnson
Mariano Rivera

Houston
Cleveland
Atlanta
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Seattle
Texas
Texas
Boston
Arizona
New York

NL
AL
NL
AL
NL
AL
AL
AL
AL
AL
NL
AL

2000

1B
2B
3B
SS
OF
OF
OF
C
DH
RHP
LHP
REL

Todd Helton
Jeff Kent
Troy Glaus
Alex Rodriguez
Barry Bonds
Jim Edmonds
Vladimir Guerrero
Mike Piazza
Frank Thomas
Pedro Martinez
Randy Johnson
Robb Nen

Colorado
San Francisco
Anaheim
Seattle
San Francisco
St. Louis
Montreal
New York
Chicago
Boston
Arizona
San Francisco

NL
NL
AL
AL
NL
NL
NL
NL
AL
AL
NL
NL

2001

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All-Star Award / Squad by the Associated Press



Award anomalies include a tie for the reliever award in 1985, no designated hitter recipient in 1986, and no selections at all during the 1997 season.

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