1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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Date July 23, 1969 [1] Venue Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium [1] City Washington, D.C. Managers Red Schoendienst (STL )Mayo Smith (DET )MVP Willie McCovey (SF )Attendance 45,259 Ceremonial first pitch Vice President Spiro Agnew Television NBC TV announcers Curt Gowdy , Tony Kubek ,Mickey Mantle [2] Radio NBC Radio announcers Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax
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The 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 40th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball . The game was played in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 23, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. and resulted in a 9–3 victory for the National League.[1] [3] Steve Carlton was the winning pitcher while Mel Stottlemyre was the losing pitcher.[4]
The game was originally scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, July 22, but heavy rains forced its postponement to the following afternoon.[5] [6] prime time in the Eastern United States.
President Richard Nixon originally planned to attend the Tuesday night game and throw out the first ball , and then depart for the splashdown of Apollo 11 in the Pacific Ocean.[5] Spiro Agnew attended instead.[6]
Game summary [ ] After scoring in the first inning on an error, the National League made it 3–0 in the second inning against AL starter Mel Stottlemyre on a two-run homer by Reds' catcher Johnny Bench . Denny McLain was scheduled as the American League starter, but was late arriving to the stadium (via his own airplane) and pitched later in the game.[3]
Five more runs came across for the NL in the third inning, Blue Moon Odom of Oakland surrendering all. Willie McCovey 's two-run homer and back-to-back doubles by Félix Millán and pitcher Steve Carlton were the key blows.[4]
McCovey added another home run in the fourth,[7]
Starting lineup [ ]
National League American League
Order
Player
Team
Position
Order
Player
Team
Position
1 Matty Alou Pirates OF 1 Rod Carew Twins 2B
2 Don Kessinger Cubs SS 2 Reggie Jackson Athletics OF
3 Hank Aaron Braves OF 3 Frank Robinson Orioles OF
4 Willie McCovey Giants 1B 4 Boog Powell Orioles 1B
5 Ron Santo Cubs 3B 5 Frank Howard Senators OF
6 Cleon Jones Mets OF 6 Sal Bando Athletics 3B
7 Johnny Bench Reds C 7 Rico Petrocelli Red Sox SS
8 Félix Millán Braves 2B 8 Bill Freehan Tigers C
9 Steve Carlton Cardinals P 9 Mel Stottlemyre Yankees P
Reserves [ ] American League [ ] Pitchers [ ] Position players [ ]
Position
Player
Team
Notes
C
Ellie Rodríguez Kansas City Royals Did not play
C
Johnny Roseboro Minnesota Twins
1B
Don Mincher Seattle Pilots Replaced Mike Hegan
1B
Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins
2B
Mike Andrews Boston Red Sox Replaced Davey Johnson
2B
Davey Johnson Baltimore Orioles Injured, did not play
3B
Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles
SS
Jim Fregosi California Angels
OF
Paul Blair Baltimore Orioles
OF
Mike Hegan Seattle Pilots Injured, did not play
OF
Carlos May Chicago White Sox
OF
Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins Injured, did not play
OF
Reggie Smith Boston Red Sox
OF
Roy White New York Yankees
OF
Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox
National League [ ] Pitchers [ ]
Throws
Pitcher
Team
Notes
RH
Larry Dierker Houston Astros
RH
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals
LH
Grant Jackson Philadelphia Phillies Did not pitch
RH
Jerry Koosman New York Mets
RH
Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants Did not pitch
RH
Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves
RH
Tom Seaver New York Mets Did not pitch
RH
Bill Singer Los Angeles Dodgers
Position players [ ]
Position
Player
Team
Notes
C
Chris Cannizzaro San Diego Padres Did not play
C
Randy Hundley Chicago Cubs
1B
Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs
1B
Lee May Cincinnati Reds
2B
Glenn Beckert Chicago Cubs
3B
Tony Pérez Cincinnati Reds
SS
Denis Menke Houston Astros
OF
Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates
OF
Willie Mays San Francisco Giants
OF
Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds
OF
Rusty Staub Montreal Expos Did not play
Umpires [ ]
Position
Umpire
Home Plate
Red Flaherty (AL)
First Base
Augie Donatelli (NL)
Second Base
Bob Stewart (AL)
Third Base
Tom Gorman (NL)
Left Field
Marty Springstead (AL)
Right Field
Tony Venzon (NL)
Line score [ ]
Wednesday, July 23, 1969 1:45 pm (ET ) at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C.
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WP :Steve Carlton (1-0) LP :Mel Stottlemyre (0-1) Sv :Phil Niekro (1)
References [ ]
^ a b c http://www.geisleryoung.com/ , Geisler Young, LLC -. "1969 All-Star Game" . www.baseball-almanac.com .^ "1969 MLB All-Star Game" . July 23, 1969 – via www.imdb.com.^ a b Langford, George (July 24, 1969). "National League wins 7th in a row, 9–3" . Chicago Tribune . p. 1, section 3. ^ a b Loomis, Tom (July 24, 1969). "Victory only mirage for AL stars" . Toledo Blade . p. 40. ^ a b Langford, George (July 23, 1969). "All-Star Game rained out" . Chicago Tribune . p. 1, section 3. ^ a b "All-Star Game rained out; rescheduled this morning" . Spokesman-Review . Spokane, Washington. Associated Press. July 23, 1969. p. 16.^ "McCovey's two homers pace National to triumph" . Eugene Register-Guard . Oregon. Associated Press. July 23, 1969. p. 1B.
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