1947 All-Star Game
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The 1947 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1947. The American League won the fourteenth midsummer classic by a score of 2 to 1. The game was held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL in front of 41,123 fans.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Joe Cronin and coaches Del Baker and Steve O'Neill.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Eddie Dyer and coaches Ben Chapman and Mel Ott.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| George Kell | 3B | Detroit Tigers | 1 | Harry Walker | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | ||
| Buddy Lewis | OF | Washington Senators | 2 | Dixie Walker | OF | Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| Ted Williams | OF | Boston Red Sox | 3 | Walker Cooper | C | New York Giants | ||
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | New York Yankees | 4 | Johnny Mize | 1B | New York Giants | ||
| Lou Boudreau | SS | Cleveland Indians | 5 | Enos Slaughter | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| George McQuinn | 1B | New York Yankees | 6 | Frankie Gustine | 3B | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Joe Gordon | 2B | Cleveland Indians | 7 | Marty Marion | SS | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Buddy Rosar | C | Philadelphia Athletics | 8 | Emil Verban | 2B | Philadelphia Phillies | ||
| Hal Newhouser | P | Detroit Tigers | 9 | Ewell Blackwell | P | Cincinnati Reds | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 8, 1947 at Wrigley Field (41123), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 |
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
Pitchers
American: Hal Newhouser - Spec Shea (W) - Walt Masterson - Joe Page
National: Ewell Blackwell - Harry Brecheen - Johnny Sain (L) - Warren Spahn
Home Runs
American: None
National: Johnny Mize (4th)
Umpires
HP: Jim Boyer (AL), 1B: Jocko Conlan (NL), 2B: Art Passarella (AL), 3B: Butch Henline (NL)
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