1962 All-Star Game - First Game
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The First 1962 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 10, 1962. The National League won the thirty-second midsummer classic by a score of 3 to 1. The game was held at D.C. Stadium in Washington, DC in front of 45,480 fans. The first All-Star Game MVP was Maury Wills of the Dodgers.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Ralph Houk and coaches Billy Hitchcock and Jim Vernon.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Fred Hutchinson and coaches John Keane and Casey Stengel.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Rich Rollins | 3B | Minnesota Twins | 1 | Dick Groat | SS | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Billy Moran | 2B | Los Angeles Angels | 2 | Roberto Clemente | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Roger Maris | OF | New York Yankees | 3 | Willie Mays | OF | San Francisco Giants | ||
| Mickey Mantle | OF | New York Yankees | 4 | Orlando Cepeda | 1B | San Francisco Giants | ||
| Jim Gentile | 1B | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | Tommy Davis | OF | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
| Leon Wagner | OF | Los Angeles Angels | 6 | Ken Boyer | 3B | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Earl Battey | C | Minnesota Twins | 7 | Del Crandall | C | Milwaukee Braves | ||
| Luis Aparicio | SS | Chicago White Sox | 8 | Bill Mazeroski | 2B | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Jim Bunning | P | Detroit Tigers | 9 | Don Drysdale | P | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 10, 1962 at D.C. Stadium (45480), unknown start time - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
Pitchers
National: Don Drysdale - Juan Marichal (W) - Bob Purkey - Bob Shaw
American: Jim Bunning - Camilo Pascual (L) - Dick Donovan - Milt Pappas
Home Runs
National: None
American: None
Umpires
HP: Shag Crawford (NL), 1B: Larry Napp (AL), 2B: Mel Steiner (NL), 3B: Bill Kinnamon (AL), LF: Jim Odom (AL), RF: Harry Wendelstedt (NL)
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