1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 25th playing of the midsummer 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, 1958, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland the home of the Baltimore Orioles of the American League. This was the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game to pass without an extra base hit.[1] This means all of the runs were initially singles before being batted into home.
This was a Diamond Jubilee game. The opening pitch was made by then-U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon, who was to become President 10 years later. 48,829 people were in attendance. The game was broadcast on the American television network, NBC.
The first hit of the game occurred in the first inning when legendary center fielder Willie Mays made the first hit and eventually was batted into home.[2] The last scoring was in the sixth inning when the American League team took the lead after an error by Frank Thomas, ordinarily third baseman for the Pittsburgh Pirates, led to a single by Gil McDougald, who ordinarily plays for the New York Yankees but was playing for the American League team in this game.
Several players were named to the team but did not play. These include, for the American League, Billy Pierce, Tony Kubek, Harvey Kuenn, Shem Lollar, Rocky Bridges, Ryne Duren, Whitey Ford, and Elston Howard. In the National League team, Johnny Antonelli, Richie Ashburn, George Crowe, Eddie Mathews, Don McMahon, Walt Moryn, Johnny Podres, Bob Purkey, and Bob Schmidt were named to the team but did not play.
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Opening Lineups
| American League | National League | |||||
| Player | Team | Pos | Player | Team | Pos | |
| Nellie Fox | Chicago White Sox | 2B | Willie Mays | San Francisco Giants | CF | |
| Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees | CF | Bob Skinner | Pittsburgh Pirates | LF | |
| Jackie Jensen | Boston Red Sox | RF | Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | |
| Bob Cerv | Kansas City Athletics | LF | Henry Aaron | Milwaukee Braves | RF | |
| Bill Skowron | New York Yankees | 1B | Ernie Banks | Chicago Cubs | SS | |
| Frank Malzone | Boston Red Sox | 3B | Frank Thomas | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3B | |
| Gus Triandos | Baltimore Orioles | C | Bill Mazeroski | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | |
| Luis Aparicio | Chicago White Sox | SS | Del Crandall | Milwaukee Braves | C | |
| Bob Turley | New York Yankees | P | Warren Spahn | Milwaukee Braves | P | |
Rosters
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Umpires
| Position | Umpire |
|---|---|
| Home Plate | Eddie Rommel |
| First Base | Tom Gorman |
| Second Base | Bill McKinley |
| Third Base | Jocko Conlan |
| Left Field | Frank Umont |
| Right Field | Frank Secory |
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| National | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||
| American | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||
| WP: Early Wynn (1-0) LP: Bob Friend (0-1) Sv: Billy O'Dell (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
References
- ^ "1958 All-Star Game". Baseball Almanac. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1958as.shtml. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ^ http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_asgrecaps_story_headline.jsp?story_page=recap_1958
- ^ "Tuesday, July 8, 1958". Baseball Almanac. http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ALS/ALS195807080.shtmll. Retrieved 20 April 2010.
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