1953 All-Star Game
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The 1953 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 14, 1953. The National League won the twentieth midsummer classic by a score of 5 to 1. The game was held at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, OH in front of 30,846 fans.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Casey Stengel and coaches Lou Boudreau and Jim Turner.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Chuck Dressen and coaches Billy Herman and Cookie Lavagetto, Jake Pitler.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Billy Goodman | 2B | Boston Red Sox | 1 | Pee Wee Reese | SS | Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| Mickey Vernon | 1B | Washington Senators | 2 | Red Schoendienst | 2B | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Hank Bauer | OF | New York Yankees | 3 | Stan Musial | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Mickey Mantle | OF | New York Yankees | 4 | Ted Kluszewski | 1B | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Al Rosen | 3B | Cleveland Indians | 5 | Roy Campanella | C | Brooklyn Dodgers | ||
| Gus Zernial | OF | Philadelphia Athletics | 6 | Eddie Mathews | 3B | Milwaukee Braves | ||
| Yogi Berra | C | New York Yankees | 7 | Gus Bell | OF | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Chico Carrasquel | SS | Chicago White Sox | 8 | Enos Slaughter | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Billy Pierce | P | Chicago White Sox | 9 | Robin Roberts | P | Philadelphia Phillies | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 14, 1953 at Crosley Field (30846), unknown start time - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | x | 5 | 10 | 0 |
Pitchers
American: Billy Pierce - Allie Reynolds (L) - Mike Garcia - Satchel Paige
National: Robin Roberts - Warren Spahn (W) - Curt Simmons - Murry Dickson
Home Runs
American: None
National: None
Umpires
HP: Johnny Stevens (AL), 1B: Jocko Conlan (NL), 2B: Bill McKinley (AL), 3B: Augie Donatelli (NL), LF: Larry Napp (AL), RF: Bill Engeln (NL)
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