1943 All-Star Game

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The 1943 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 13, 1943. The American League won the eleventh midsummer classic by a score of 5 to 3. The game was held at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, PA in front of 31,938 fans.

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1 The Teams
- 1.1 American League
- 1.2 National League
2 The Game
- 2.1 Starting Lineups
- 2.2 Line Score

[edit] The Teams

[edit] American League

The American League team was led by manager Joe McCarthy and coaches Art Fletcher and Frankie Frisch.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Luke Appling	Chicago White Sox	SS		did not play
Jim Bagby Jr.	Cleveland Indians	P		did not play
Tiny Bonham	New York Yankees	P		did not play
Lou Boudreau	Cleveland Indians	SS		did not play
George Case	Washington Senators	OF	Fan's Selection
Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	P		did not play
Bill Dickey	New York Yankees	C		did not play
Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	2B	Fan's Selection
Jake Early	Washington Senators	C	Fan's Selection
Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	2B		did not play
Jeff Heath	Cleveland Indians	OF
Tex Hughson	Boston Red Sox	P
Indian Bob Johnson	Washington Senators	OF
Oscar Judd	Boston Red Sox	P		did not play
Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Ken Keltner	Cleveland Indians	3B	Fan's Selection
Chet Laabs	St. Louis Browns	OF	Fan's Selection
Dutch Leonard	Washington Senators	P	Fan's Selection
Johnny Lindell	New York Yankees	OF		did not play
Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	P
Buddy Rosar	Cleveland Indians	C		did not play
Dick Siebert	Philadelphia Athletics	1B	Fan's Selection
Al Smith	Cleveland Indians	P		did not play
Vern Stephens	St. Louis Browns	SS	Fan's Selection
Dick Wakefield	Detroit Tigers	OF		replaced Keller
Rudy York	Detroit Tigers	1B

[edit] National League

The National League team was led by manager Billy Southworth and coaches Russell Blackburne and Mike Gonzalez.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Ace Adams	New York Giants	P		replaced Pollet, did not play
Mort Cooper	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Fan's Selection
Walker Cooper	St. Louis Cardinals	C	Fan's Selection
Babe Dahlgren	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
Vince DiMaggio	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Elbie Fletcher	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B		replaced McCormick
Lonny Frey	Cincinnati Reds	2B
Augie Galan	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF
Stan Hack	Chicago Cubs	3B	Fan's Selection
Billy Herman	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B	Fan's Selection
Al Javery	Boston Braves	P
Whitey Kurowski	St. Louis Cardinals	3B		did not play
Max Lanier	St. Louis Cardinals	P		did not play
Ernie Lombardi	New York Giants	C
Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals	SS	Fan's Selection
Frank McCormick	Cincinnati Reds	1B	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Eddie Miller	Cincinnati Reds	SS
Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Fan's Selection
Bill Nicholson	Chicago Cubs	OF	Fan's Selection
Mel Ott	New York Giants	OF
Mickey Owen	Brooklyn Dodgers	C		did not play
Claude Passeau	Chicago Cubs	P		did not play
Howie Pollet	St. Louis Cardinals	P		replaced due to injury
Rip Sewell	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
Johnny Vander Meer	Cincinnati Reds	P
Dixie Walker	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF	Fan's Selection
Harry Walker	St. Louis Cardinals	OF

[edit] The Game

[edit] Starting Lineups

National League			Batting Order	American League
Player	Position	Team	Batting Order	Player	Position	Team
Stan Hack	3B	Chicago Cubs	1	George Case	OF	Washington Senators
Billy Herman	2B	Brooklyn Dodgers	2	Ken Keltner	3B	Cleveland Indians
Stan Musial	OF	St. Louis Cardinals	3	Dick Wakefield	OF	Detroit Tigers
Bill Nicholson	OF	Chicago Cubs	4	Vern Stephens	SS	St. Louis Browns
Elbie Fletcher	1B	Pittsburgh Pirates	5	Dick Siebert	1B	Philadelphia Athletics
Walker Cooper	C	St. Louis Cardinals	6	Chet Laabs	OF	St. Louis Browns
Harry Walker	OF	St. Louis Cardinals	7	Jake Early	C	Washington Senators
Marty Marion	SS	St. Louis Cardinals	8	Bobby Doerr	2B	Boston Red Sox
Mort Cooper	P	St. Louis Cardinals	9	Dutch Leonard	P	Washington Senators