1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)
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Date July 31, 1961 Venue Fenway Park City Boston , Massachusetts Managers Danny Murtaugh (PIT )Paul Richards (BAL )Attendance 31,851 Television NBC TV announcers Curt Gowdy and Joe Garagiola Radio NBC Radio announcers Blaine Walsh and Ernie Harwell
The second 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Fenway Park in Boston on July 31, 1961. It was the first MLB All-Star Game to end in a tie. The game in 2002 also ended in a tie.[1]
Rocky Colavito 's one-out home run in the bottom of the first off National League starter Bob Purkey gave the American League a 1–0 lead, but Purkey only allowed two walks in the second before Art Mahaffey pitched a scoreless third and fourth, allowing only a leadoff walk to Mickey Mantle in the fourth. The Americans only got three more hits versus Sandy Koufax and Stu Miller .
American starter Jim Bunning pitched three perfect innings, but Don Schwall allowed a bases-loaded single to Bill White that tied the game in the sixth. All five hits the Nationals got were charged to Schwall. Camilo Pascual pitched three shutout innings before the game was called due to rain after nine innings with the score 1–1.
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 Bob Purkey Braves 3
C Smoky Burgess Pirates 8
1B Bill White Cardinals 5
2B Frank Bolling Braves 2
3B Eddie Mathews Braves 11
SS Maury Wills Dodgers 2
OF Orlando Cepeda Giants 6
OF Roberto Clemente Pirates 4
OF Willie Mays Giants 11
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P Don Drysdale Dodgers 3
P Roy Face Pirates 6
P Joey Jay Reds 2
P Sandy Koufax Dodgers 2
P Art Mahaffey Phillies 2
P Mike McCormick Giants 4
P Stu Miller Giants 2
P Warren Spahn Braves 14
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C Ed Bailey Giants 5
C John Roseboro Dodgers 3
1B Dick Stuart Pirates 2
2B Don Zimmer Cubs 2
3B Ken Boyer Cardinals 7
SS Ernie Banks Cubs 9
SS Eddie Kasko Reds 2
OF Hank Aaron Braves 10
OF George Altman Cubs 2
OF Stan Musial Cardinals 21
OF Frank Robinson Reds 6
American League [ ]
Starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P Jim Bunning Tigers 4
C Johnny Romano Indians 2
1B Norm Cash Tigers 2
2B Johnny Temple Indians 6
3B Brooks Robinson Orioles 4
SS Luis Aparicio White Sox 6
OF Rocky Colavito Tigers 4
OF Mickey Mantle Yankees 13
OF Al Kaline Tigers 10
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P Luis Arroyo Yankees 2
P Dick Donovan Senators 3
P Whitey Ford Yankees 9
P Barry Latman Indians 1
P Ken McBride Angels 1
P Camilo Pascual Twins 4
P Don Schwall Red Sox 1
P Hoyt Wilhelm Orioles 5
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C Elston Howard Yankees 7
1B Jim Gentile Orioles 4
1B Harmon Killebrew Twins 4
1B Roy Sievers White Sox 5
1B Bill Skowron Yankees 6
2B Nellie Fox White Sox 14
SS Dick Howser Athletics 2
SS Tony Kubek Yankees 4
OF Yogi Berra Yankees 17
OF Jackie Brandt Orioles 2
OF Roger Maris Yankees 5
Game [ ] Umpires: Larry Napp , Home Plate (AL); Frank Secory , First Base (NL); Red Flaherty , Second Base (AL); Ed Sudol , Third Base (NL); Al Smith , Left Field (AL); Chris Pelekoudas , Right Field (NL)
Starting lineups [ ]
National League American League
Order
Player
Team
Position
Order
Player
Team
Position
1 Maury Wills Dodgers SS 1 Norm Cash Tigers 1B
2 Eddie Mathews Braves 3B 2 Rocky Colavito Tigers OF
3 Willie Mays Giants OF 3 Al Kaline Tigers OF
4 Orlando Cepeda Giants OF 4 Mickey Mantle Yankees OF
5 Roberto Clemente Pirates OF 5 Johnny Romano Indians C
6 Bill White Cardinals 1B 6 Luis Aparicio White Sox SS
7 Frank Bolling Braves 2B 7 Johnny Temple Indians 2B
8 Smoky Burgess Pirates C 8 Brooks Robinson Orioles 3B
9 Bob Purkey Reds P 9 Jim Bunning Tigers P
Game Summary [ ]
Monday, July 31, 1961 2:00 pm (ET ) at Fenway Park in Boston , Massachusetts
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WP :LP :Home runs :Rocky Colavito (1)
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