When Chris Sale faced Ben Zobrist it was the first time a Chicago pitcher faced the first batter in the All-Star game. White Sox-Cubs All-Star game matchups go back to the first All-Star game in 1933 at Comiskey Park. Below is a list of all the White Sox versus Cubs matchups in the All-Star Game.
White Sox Versus Cubs All-Star Game Matchups
2016 Petco Park: Chris Sale Pitching: First Inning: Ben Zobrist flew out to left, Kris Bryant Homered to left.
2008 New Yankee Stadium: Carlos Marmol Pitching: Thirteenth Inning: Struck out Carlos Quentin swinging.
2005 Comerica Park: Mark Buehrle pitching: First Inning: Struck Out Derrek Lee swinging. Second Inning: Aramis Ramirez single to right field. Jon Garland Pitching: Sixth Inning: Derrek Lee: pop out to second. Aramis Ramirez Walk.
2004 Minute Maid Park: Esteban Loaiza Pitching: Second Inning: Sammy Sosa ground to first to end the inning.
2001 Safeco Field: Jon Lieber Pitching: Magglio Ordonez hit second of back to back home runs (Jeter had first).
2000 Turner Field: James Baldwin Pitching: Sosa pops out to 2B to end the inning.
1993 Camden Yards: Jack McDowell Pitching: Fifth Inning: Ryne Sandberg grounds out to short, second out.
1991 SkyDome: McDowell Pitching: Fifth Inning: Sandberg flies out to right field.
1989 Anaheim Stadium: Rick Sutcliffe Pitching: Third Inning: Harold Baines ground ball single to right field off scoring Puckett (2nd hitter in the inning, game winning rbi.)
1984 Candlestick Park: Richard Dotson pitched fifth and sixth innings: the second batter in fifth Sandberg grounds out to second base moves Gwynn to third.
1983 Comiskey Park: Lee Smith Pitching: Eighth inning: Strikes out Kittle w/runners on first and third, no outs. Gave up runs to the next two batters for finals runs of game AL 13-3. First, win since 1971.
1979 Kingdome: Bruce Sutter Pitching: Ninth Inning. Two outs no one on bottom nine, Chet Lemon walks.
1975 County Stadium: Rich Gossage: Ninth Inning: Bill Madlock two rbi single to left field gives NL 5-3 lead.
1972 Atlanta Stadium: Wilbur Wood Pitching: Eighth Inning- Billy Williams leadoff single to center field, Ron Santo grounds into third-to-second-to-first double play to end the inning.
1968 Astrodome: Tommy John Pitching:Eighth Inning:Santo Single to left field with one out.
1967 Anaheim Stadium Gary Peters Pitching: Sixth Inning: Ferguson Jenkins leads fly out to right field.
1965 Metropolitan Stadium: Eddie Fisher Pitching: Eighth Inning. Banks leadoff single to left center field. Billy Williams grounds out first to pitcher. Ninth Inning: Santo grounds out short to first.
1963 Cleveland Stadium: Larry Jackson Pitching: Fourth Inning: Struck out Fox catcher to first.
1962 Wrigley Field (Game Two): Ray Herbert: Fourth Inning: Altman fly out to right field to end fifth.
1960 Yankee Stadium (Second Game): Gerry Staley Pitching: Sixth Inning: Ernie Banks single with two outs.
1959 L.A. Memorial Coliseum (Game Two): Gerry Staley: Fourth Inning: Ernie Banks Strikeout
1959 Forbes Field: Early Wynn Pitching: Second Inning: Ernie Banks leadoff double to left center field. Don Elston Pitching: Ninth Inning: Nellie Fox Single to left field with two outs.
1957 Busch Stadium: Billy Pierce Pitching: Sixth Inning Strikes out Ernie Banks to end inning.
1956 Griffith Stadium (Wash.) Billy Pierce Pitching: Third Inning: Struck out Ernie Banks.
1954 Cleveland Stadium: Eight Inning: Bob Keegan Pitching: Randy Jackson Grounds out Shortstop to first base. Ninth Inning: Randy Jackson Pops out to the Catcher to end the game.
1953 Crosley Field (Cin.) Billy Pierce Pitching: Third Inning: Ralph Kiner struck out.
1952 Shibe Park: Bob Rush Pitching: Fourth Inning: Minnie Minoso leadoff double off. Eddie Robinson single to right field scores Minoso, ties game 1-1.
1946 Fenway Park: Claude Passeau pitching: third inning: Luke Appling ground out to Passeau.
1941 Briggs Stadium: Thornton Lee Pitching: Sixth Inning: Stan Hack Sacrifice moves the runner to third base. Eddie Smith Pitching: Ninth Inning: Claude Passeau files out to right field.
1940 Sportsman Park: Larry French Pitching: Eighth Inning: Luke Appling leadoff single to right field
1936 Braves Field: Curt Davis Pitching: Seventh Inning: Luke Appling two out, two-run single to right field Lon Warnecke Pitching: Ninth Inning: Luke Appling ground out second to first off.
1934 Polo Grounds: Lon Warnecke Pitching: Al Simmons double to left.
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1933 Comiskey Park: Lon Warnecke Pitching: Third Inning: Al Simmons grounds into a 6-4-3 double play. Jimmy Dykes singled to left. Fifth Inning: Two outs bottom of the fifth, Simmons singles to left.