1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 8, 1941
Venue	Briggs Stadium
City	Detroit, Michigan
Managers	National League - Bill McKechnie (CIN) American League - Del Baker (DET)
Attendance	54,674
First pitch	None
Radio	Mutual, CBS, WWJ
Radio announcers	Red Barber, Bob Elson (Mutual) Mel Allen, France Laux (CBS) Ty Tyson (WWJ)
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The 1941 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the ninth playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 8, 1941, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan, the home of the Detroit Tigers of the American League.

The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League, 7-5. Ted Williams hit a walk-off home run with two outs in the ninth inning to win it for the AL.

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

National League

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Whit Wyatt	Dodgers	3
C	Mickey Owen	Dodgers	1
1B	Johnny Mize	Cardinals	4
2B	Lonny Frey	Reds	2
3B	Stan Hack	Cubs	3
SS	Arky Vaughan	Pirates	8
LF	Terry Moore	Cardinals	3
CF	Pete Reiser	Dodgers	1
RF	Bill Nicholson	Cubs	2

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Cy Blanton	Phillies	2
P	Paul Derringer	Reds	5
P	Carl Hubbell	Giants	8
P	Claude Passeau	Cubs	1
P	Bucky Walters	Reds	4
P	Lon Warneke	Cardinals	5

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Harry Danning	Giants	4
C	Al Lopez	Pirates	2
1B	Dolph Camilli	Dodgers	2
1B	Frank McCormick	Reds	4
2B	Billy Herman	Dodgers	8
SS	Eddie Miller	Braves	2
3B	Cookie Lavagetto	Dodgers	4
OF	Bob Elliott	Pirates	1
OF	Hank Leiber	Cubs	3
OF	Joe Medwick	Dodgers	8
OF	Mel Ott	Giants	8
OF	Enos Slaughter	Cardinals	1

American League

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Bob Feller	Indians	4
C	Bill Dickey	Yankees	8
1B	Rudy York	Tigers	2
2B	Bobby Doerr	Red Sox	1
3B	Cecil Travis	Senators	3
SS	Joe Cronin	Red Sox	7
LF	Ted Williams	Red Sox	2
CF	Joe DiMaggio	Yankees	6
RF	Jeff Heath	Indians	1

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Al Benton	Tigers	1
P	Sid Hudson	Senators	1
P	Thornton Lee	White Sox	1
P	Red Ruffing	Yankees	5
P	Marius Russo	Yankees	1
P	Eddie Smith	White Sox	1

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Frankie Hayes	Athletics	3
C	Birdie Tebbetts	Tigers	1
1B	Jimmie Foxx	Red Sox	9
2B	Joe Gordon	Yankees	3
3B	Ken Keltner	Indians	2
SS	Luke Appling	White Sox	4
SS	Lou Boudreau	Indians	2
OF	Roy Cullenbine	Browns	1
OF	Dom DiMaggio	Red Sox	1
OF	Charlie Keller	Yankees	2

External links

• Baseball Almanac
• Baseball-Reference