Bo knows All-Star Game hits… the Royals don’t!
One of the most memorable moments in MLB All-Star Game history was on July 11, 1989 when Kansas City Royals outfielder Bo Jackson made a great defensive play in the top of the first inning saving two runs and then homered to lead off the bottom of that same inning. Jackson was later selected the game’s MVP and cemented his legend as one of sports’ greatest two-sport athletes.
But that game in 1989 was also notable for another reason, although not necessarily a positive note for Royals’ fans. In the bottom of the fourth, Jackson collected his second hit of the game, a single to center. What makes that hit noteworthy is that’s the last hit a member of the Royals has collected in an all-star game, a current streak of 21 seasons where Royals hitters has gone hitless in the all-star game.
In the National League, the Milwaukee Brewers have had a similar batting drought. Since 2000, Brewers batters have only one hit in 24 all-star game at-bats, an anemic .042 batting average. Prince Fielder doubled in the 2009 game for their only hit since 2000.
Topping the list is Arizona with a .375 average; Yankee’s batters have the most hits, 20, since 2000.
Listed below are the batting averages of all MLB team hitters in all-star games since 2000.
A.L. team, hits/at-bats, average N.L. team, hits/at-bats, average
Chicago White Sox, 8-22, .364 Arizona, 6-16, .375
Boston, 16-48, .333 N.Y. Mets, 13-39, .333
Toronto, 6-19, .316 St. Louis, 14-43, .326
Texas, 16-55, .291 Atlanta, 11-36, .306
N.Y Yankees, 20-69, .290 L.A. Dodgers, 5-17, .294
Detroit, 7-25, .280 Chicago Cubs, 7-26, .269
Tampa Bay, 6-24, .250 Houston, 6-23, .261
Baltimore, 4-17, .235 Philadelphia, 8-34, .235
Cleveland, 5-22, .227 Washington, 4-18, .222
Seattle, 9-41, .220 San Francisco, 4-20, .200
L.A. Angels, 6-31, .194 Cincinnati, 3-15, .200
Minnesota, 5-26, .192 San Diego, 2-10, .200
Oakland, 1-7, .143 Florida, 6-36, .167
Kansas City, 0-7, .000 Colorado, 4-25, .160
***************** Pittsburgh, 2-17, .118
***************** Milwaukee, 1-24, .042