1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)
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Date August 3, 1959 Venue Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum City Los Angeles , California Managers Casey Stengel (NYY )Fred Haney (MIL )Attendance 55,105 Ceremonial first pitch none Television NBC TV announcers Mel Allen and Vin Scully Radio NBC Radio announcers Bob Neal and Russ Hodges
The second 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 27th edition of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball . It was played on Monday, August 3, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles , California , home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the NL,[1] [2] [3] [4] 1959 , the first was on Tuesday, July 7, in Pittsburgh , Pennsylvania , also an NL city.[5] [6]
The first Midsummer Classic held on the West Coast ,[2] 1981 followed a lengthy players' strike .
Rosters [ ] Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
American League [ ]
Starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P Jerry Walker Orioles 1
C Yogi Berra Yankees 13
1B Pete Runnels Red Sox 2
2B Nellie Fox White Sox 10
3B Frank Malzone Red Sox 4
SS Luis Aparicio White Sox 3
OF Mickey Mantle Yankees 9
OF Roger Maris Athletics 1
OF Ted Williams Red Sox 17
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P Bud Daley Athletics 2
P Ryne Duren Yankees 3
P Cal McLish Indians 1
P Billy O'Dell Orioles 2
P Camilo Pascual -xSenators 1
P Pedro Ramos -ySenators 1
P Hoyt Wilhelm Orioles 3
P Early Wynn White Sox 7
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C Elston Howard Yankees 3
C Sherm Lollar White Sox 7
1B Vic Power Indians 4
1B Roy Sievers Senators 4
2B Bobby Richardson Yankees 2
3B Harmon Killebrew Senators 2
SS Tony Kubek Yankees 2
OF Bob Allison Senators 1
OF Rocky Colavito Indians 2
OF Al Kaline Tigers 6
OF Minnie Miñoso Indians 7
OF Gene Woodling Orioles 1
National League [ ]
Starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P Don Drysdale Dodgers 2
C Del Crandall Braves 7
1B Stan Musial Cardinals 17
2B Johnny Temple Reds 4
3B Ken Boyer Cardinals 3
SS Ernie Banks Cubs 6
OF Hank Aaron Braves 6
OF Willie Mays Giants 7
OF Wally Moon Dodgers 3
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P Johnny Antonelli Giants 6
P Lew Burdette Braves 3
P Gene Conley Phillies 4
P Don Elston Cubs 2
P Roy Face Pirates 2
P Sam Jones Giants 2
P Vinegar Bend Mizell -xCardinals 2
P Warren Spahn Braves 12
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C Smoky Burgess Pirates 4
C Hal Smith Cardinals 3
1B Orlando Cepeda Giants 2
1B Frank Robinson Reds 4
2B Bill Mazeroski Pirates 3
3B Eddie Mathews Braves 7
SS Dick Groat Pirates 2
SS Johnny Logan Braves 4
SS Charlie Neal Dodgers 1
OF Joe Cunningham Cardinals 2
OF Jim Gilliam Dodgers 2
OF Vada Pinson Reds 2
-x – Injured and could not play
-y – Injury replacement Game [ ] Umpires: Bill Jackowski , Home Plate (NL); Charlie Berry , First Base (AL); Tony Venzon , Second Base (NL); Bill Summers Third Base (AL); Ken Burkhart , Left Field (NL); Hank Soar , Right Field (AL)
Starting Lineups [ ]
American League
National League
Order
Player
Team
Position
Order
Player
Team
Position
1 Pete Runnels Red Sox 1B 1 Johnny Temple Reds 2B
2 Nellie Fox White Sox 2B 2 Ken Boyer Cardinals 3B
3 Ted Williams Red Sox LF 3 Hank Aaron Braves RF
4 Yogi Berra Yankees C 4 Willie Mays Giants CF
5 Mickey Mantle Yankees CF 5 Ernie Banks Cubs SS
6 Roger Maris Athletics RF 6 Stan Musial Cardinals 1B
7 Frank Malzone Red Sox 3B 7 Wally Moon Dodgers LF
8 Luis Aparicio White Sox SS 8 Del Crandall Braves C
9 Jerry Walker Orioles P 9 Don Drysdale Dodgers P
Game Summary [ ]
Monday, August 3, 1959 4:00 pm (PT ) at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles , California
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WP :Jerry Walker (1–0) LP :Don Drysdale (0–1)Home runs :Frank Malzone (1), Yogi Berra (1), Rocky Colavito (1)Frank Robinson (1), Jim Gilliam (1)
Source: [3] [4] References [ ]
^ "Second All-Star game finally approved" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . Associated Press. June 9, 1959. p. 18.^ a b "Walker vs. Drysdale in 2d All-Star contest" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 3, 1959. p. 11.^ a b "American tips National, 5-3, in All-Star home run battle" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 4, 1959. p. 12.^ a b Abrams, Al (August 4, 1959). "AL takes All-Star Game, 5-3" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 1. ^ "Drysdale faces Wynn in 26th All-Star classic" . Spokesman-Review . (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 7, 1959. p. 12.^ Hernon, Jack (July 8, 1959). "National League triumphs, 5-4" . Pittsburgh Post-Gazette . p. 1.
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