1949 All-Star Game
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The 1949 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 12, 1949. The American League won the sixteenth midsummer classic by a score of 11 to 7. The game was held at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, NY in front of 32,577 fans.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Lou Boudreau and coaches Bill McKechnie and Muddy Ruel.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Billy Southworth and coaches Burt Shotton and Bucky Walters.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Dom DiMaggio | OF | Boston Red Sox | 1 | Pee Wee Reese | SS | Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| George Kell | 3B | Detroit Tigers | 2 | Jackie Robinson | 2B | Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| Ted Williams | OF | Boston Red Sox | 3 | Stan Musial | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Joe DiMaggio | OF | New York Yankees | 4 | Ralph Kiner | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Eddie Joost | SS | Philadelphia Athletics | 5 | Johnny Mize | 1B | New York Giants | ||
| Eddie Robinson | 1B | Washington Senators | 6 | Willard Marshall | OF | New York Giants | ||
| Cass Michaels | 2B | Chicago White Sox | 7 | Eddie Kazak | 3B | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Birdie Tebbetts | C | Boston Red Sox | 8 | Andy Seminick | C | Philadelphia Phillies | ||
| Mel Parnell | P | Boston Red Sox | 9 | Warren Spahn | P | Boston Braves | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 12, 1949 at Ebbets Field (32577), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 13 | 1 |
| National | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 12 | 5 |
Pitchers
American: Mel Parnell - Virgil Trucks (W) - Lou Brissie - Vic Raschi
National: Warren Spahn - Don Newcombe (L) - Red Munger - Vern Bickford - Howie Pollet - Ewell Blackwell - Preacher Roe
Home Runs
American: None
National: Stan Musial (1st), Ralph Kiner (6th)
Umpires
HP: Cal Hubbard (AL), 1B: Al Barlick (NL), 2B: Bill Summers (AL), 3B: Artie Gore (NL), LF: Bill Grieve (AL), RF: Lee Ballanfant(NL)
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