1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
The first 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Candlestick Park in San Francisco on July 11, 1961. The National League scored two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to win 5–4. Stu Miller was the winning pitcher and Hoyt Wilhelm was charged with the loss.
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| Date | July 11, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Candlestick Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | San Francisco, California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 44,115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Mel Allen and Russ Hodges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jimmy Dudley and Jerry Doggett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Game
Umpires: Stan Landes, Home Plate (NL); Frank Umont, First Base (AL); Shag Crawford, Second Base (NL); Ed Runge, Third Base (AL); Ed Vargo, Left Field (NL); Cal Drummond, Right Field (AL)
Starting lineups
| American League | National League | ||||||
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
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| 1 | Johnny Temple | Indians | 2B | 1 | Maury Wills | Dodgers | SS |
| 2 | Norm Cash | Tigers | 1B | 2 | Eddie Mathews | Braves | 3B |
| 3 | Mickey Mantle | Yankees | OF | 3 | Willie Mays | Giants | OF |
| 4 | Roger Maris | Yankees | OF | 4 | Orlando Cepeda | Giants | OF |
| 5 | Rocky Colavito | Tigers | OF | 5 | Roberto Clemente | Pirates | OF |
| 6 | Tony Kubek | Yankees | SS | 6 | Bill White | Cardinals | 1B |
| 7 | Johnny Romano | Tigers | C | 7 | Frank Bolling | Braves | 2B |
| 8 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles | 3B | 8 | Smoky Burgess | Pirates | C |
| 9 | Whitey Ford | Yankees | P | 9 | Warren Spahn | Braves | P |
Game Summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||
| WP: Stu Miller (1–0) LP: Hoyt Wilhelm (0–1) Home runs: AL: Harmon Killebrew (1) NL: George Altman (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- All-Star Results – 1961: Game 30, July 11, 1961, MLB.com, retrieved March 21, 2010
- July 11, 1961 All-Star Game Play-By-Play and Box Score, Baseball-Reference.com, archived from the original on April 28, 2011, retrieved March 21, 2010
Further reading
- United Press International. "Clemente's Hit in 10th Scores Mays and Gives Nationals All-Star Victory; Teams Make Record 7 Errors in Swirling San Francisco Wind". The Louisville Courier-Post. July 12, 1961.
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