1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
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Date July 11, 1961 Venue Candlestick Park City San Francisco , California Managers Paul Richards (BAL )Danny Murtaugh (PIT )Attendance 44,115 Television NBC TV announcers Mel Allen and Russ Hodges Radio NBC Radio announcers Jimmy Dudley and Jerry Doggett
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.
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
Whitey Ford
Yankees
8
C
Johnny Romano
Indians
1
1B
Norm Cash
Tigers
1
2B
Johnny Temple
Indians
5
3B
Brooks Robinson
Orioles
3
SS
Tony Kubek
Yankees
3
OF
Rocky Colavito
Tigers
3
OF
Mickey Mantle
Yankees
12
OF
Roger Maris
Yankees
4
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Jim Bunning
Tigers
3
P
Dick Donovan
Senators
2
P
Ryne Duren
Angels
4
P
Mike Fornieles
Red Sox
1
P
Frank Lary
Tigers
3
P
Jim Perry
Indians
1
P
Billy Pierce
White Sox
7
P
Hoyt Wilhelm
Orioles
4
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
Elston Howard
Yankees
6
1B
Jim Gentile
Orioles
3
1B
Harmon Killebrew
Twins
3
2B
Nellie Fox
White Sox
13
SS
Dick Howser
Athletics
1
OF
Yogi Berra
Yankees
16
OF
Jackie Brandt
Orioles
1
OF
Al Kaline
Tigers
9
National League [ ]
Starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Warren Spahn
Braves
13
C
Smoky Burgess
Pirates
7
1B
Bill White
Cardinals
4
2B
Frank Bolling
Braves
1
3B
Eddie Mathews
Braves
10
SS
Maury Wills
Dodgers
1
OF
Orlando Cepeda
Giants
5
OF
Roberto Clemente
Pirates
3
OF
Willie Mays
Giants
10
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Roy Face
Pirates
5
P
Joey Jay
Reds
1
P
Sandy Koufax
Dodgers
1
P
Art Mahaffey
Phillies
1
P
Mike McCormick
Giants
3
P
Stu Miller
Giants
1
P
Bob Purkey
Reds
2
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
John Roseboro
Dodgers
2
1B
Dick Stuart
Pirates
1
2B
Don Zimmer
Cubs
1
3B
Ken Boyer
Cardinals
6
SS
Eddie Kasko
Reds
1
OF
Hank Aaron
Braves
9
OF
George Altman
Cubs
1
OF
Stan Musial
Cardinals
20
OF
Frank Robinson
Reds
5
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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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 [ ]
Tuesday, July 11, 1961 1:00 pm (PT ) at Candlestick Park in San Francisco , California
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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
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