On July 10, 1934, the stage was set at New York’s Polo Grounds for the second modern MLB All-Star Game. With baseball’s biggest stars on display, it was Carl “King” Hubbell who stole the spotlight with a performance for the ages.

After allowing a single to Charlie Gehringer and a walk to Heinie Manush, Hubbell faced a heart-stopping lineup of legends: Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, and Jimmie Foxx. Using his devastating screwball, Hubbell struck them out in succession, then followed it up by retiring Al Simmons and Joe Cronin as well. Four future Hall of Famers, five straight strikeouts.

Hubbell’s strikeout spree spanned the end of the first inning and into the second. The Sporting News praised it as “one of the greatest pitching achievements of modern times.”

Overall, Hubbell went three innings, allowing just two hits and no runs while racking up six strikeouts. Though the American League battled back to win 9–7, Hubbell’s gem remains the defining moment of the game  and one of the great moments in all star game history.

Three other pitchers - Johnny Vander Meer, Larry Jansen, and Fergie Jenkins would tie his single all-star gamer record of 6 strikeouts. While Fernando Valenzuela would tie his consecutive strikeout record of 5 in 1986. Pedro Martinez has the most strikeouts to start an all-star game at 4, like Hubbell, he did so against multiple hall of famers - Barry Larkin, Larry Walker, Sammy Sosa, and Mark McGwire.

Willie Mays has the most hits in all-star game history at 23. Stan Musial is in 2nd at 20 while Nellie Fox and Ted Williams are tied in 3rd at 14.