1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

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Date	July 7, 1959
Venue	Forbes Field
City	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Managers	American League - Casey Stengel (NYY) National League - Fred Haney (MIL)
Attendance	35,277
First pitch	None
Television	NBC
TV announcers	Mel Allen and Curt Gowdy
Radio	NBC
Radio announcers	Jack Brickhouse and Bob Prince
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The 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 26th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 7, 1959 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL. The game resulted in a 5-4 victory for the National League. An unprecedented second game was scheduled for later in the season in Los Angeles, California.

Background

In a break from tradition, the league scheduled a "doubleheader" as part of an effort to boost the players' pension fund. The first game was held on July 7 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. The second game was held on August 3 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers also of the NL. The first game resulted in a 5-4 victory for the NL. The AL won the second game by a score of 5-3. The experiment of staging two All-Star Games each year continued through the 1962 season, after which the playing of one annual game resumed.

Rosters

American League

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Early Wynn	White Sox
C	Gus Triandos	Orioles
1B	Bill Skowron	Yankees
2B	Nellie Fox	White Sox
3B	Harmon Killebrew	Senators
SS	Luis Aparicio	White Sox
OF	Rocky Colavito	Indians
OF	Al Kaline	Tigers
OF	Minnie Miñoso	Indians

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Jim Bunning	Tigers
P	Bud Daley	Athletics
P	Ryne Duren	Yankees
P	Whitey Ford	Yankees
P	Billy Pierce	White Sox
P	Hoyt Wilhelm	Orioles

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Yogi Berra	Yankees
C	Sherm Lollar	White Sox
1B	Vic Power	Indians
1B	Roy Sievers	Senators
2B	Pete Runnels	Red Sox
3B	Frank Malzone	Red Sox
SS	Gil McDougald	Yankees
OF	Harvey Kuenn	Tigers
OF	Mickey Mantle	Yankees
OF	Ted Williams	Red Sox

National League

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Don Drysdale	Dodgers
C	Del Crandall	Braves
1B	Orlando Cepeda	Giants
2B	Johnny Temple	Reds
3B	Eddie Mathews	Braves
SS	Ernie Banks	Cubs
OF	Hank Aaron	Braves
OF	Willie Mays	Giants
OF	Wally Moon	Dodgers

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Johnny Antonelli	Giants
P	Lew Burdette	Braves
P	Gene Conley	Phillies
P	Don Elston-y	Cubs
P	Roy Face	Pirates
P	Vinegar Bend Mizell-x	Cardinals
P	Warren Spahn	Braves

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Smoky Burgess	Pirates
C	Hal Smith	Cardinals
1B	Stan Musial	Cardinals
1B	Frank Robinson	Reds
2B	Bill Mazeroski	Pirates
3B	Ken Boyer	Cardinals
SS	Dick Groat	Pirates
OF	Joe Cunningham	Cardinals
OF	Vada Pinson	Reds
OF	Bill White	Cardinals

• • -x - Injured and could not play
  • -y - Injury replacement

Game

Umpires: Ed Runge, Home Plate (AL); Al Barlick, First Base (NL); Joe Paparella, Second Base (AL); Augie Donatelli, Third Base (NL); Johnny Rice, Left Field (AL); Shag Crawford, Right Field (NL)

Starting Lineups

American League				National League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Minnie Miñoso	Indians	LF	1	Johnny Temple	Reds	2B
2	Nellie Fox	White Sox	2B	2	Eddie Mathews	Braves	3B
3	Al Kaline	Tigers	CF	3	Hank Aaron	Braves	RF
4	Bill Skowron	Yankees	1B	4	Willie Mays	Giants	CF
5	Rocky Colavito	Indians	RF	5	Ernie Banks	Cubs	SS
6	Gus Triandos	Orioles	C	6	Orlando Cepeda	Giants	1B
7	Harmon Killebrew	Senators	3B	7	Wally Moon	Dodgers	LF
8	Luis Aparicio	White Sox	SS	8	Del Crandall	Braves	C
9	Early Wynn	White Sox	P	9	Don Drysdale	Dodgers	P

Game Summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0	4	8	0
National	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	X	5	9	1
WP: Johnny Antonelli (1-0)   LP: Whitey Ford (0-1) Home runs: AL: Al Kaline (1) NL: Eddie Mathews (1)

External links

• Baseball Almanac