1966 All-Star Game
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The 1966 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 12, 1966. The National League won the thirty-seventh midsummer classic by a score of 2 to 1 in 10 innings. The game was held at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, MO in front of 49,936 fans. The MVP was Brooks Robinson of the Orioles, despite not being on the winning team.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Sam Mele and coaches Hank Bauer and Birdie Tebbetts.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Walter Alston and coaches Herman Franks and Harry Walker.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Dick McAuliffe | SS | Detroit Tigers | 1 | Willie Mays | OF | San Francisco Giants | ||
| Al Kaline | OF | Detroit Tigers | 2 | Roberto Clemente | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Frank Robinson | OF | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Hank Aaron | OF | Atlanta Braves | ||
| Tony Oliva | OF | Minnesota Twins | 4 | Willie McCovey | 1B | San Francisco Giants | ||
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | Ron Santo | 3B | Chicago Cubs | ||
| George Scott | 1B | Boston Red Sox | 6 | Joe Torre | C | Atlanta Braves | ||
| Bill Freehan | C | Detroit Tigers | 7 | Jim Lefebvre | 2B | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
| Bobby Knoop | 2B | California Angels | 8 | Leo Cardenas | SS | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Denny McLain | P | Detroit Tigers | 9 | Sandy Koufax | P | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 12, 1966 at Busch Memorial Stadium (49936), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Pitchers
American: Denny McLain - Jim Kaat - Mel Stottlemyre - Sonny Siebert - Pete Richert (L)
National: Sandy Koufax - Jim Bunning - Juan Marichal - Gaylord Perry (W)
Home Runs
American: None
National: None
Umpires
HP: Stan Landes (NL), 1B: Frank Umont (AL), 2B: Shag Crawford (NL), 3B: Ed Runge (AL), LF: Ed Vargo (NL), RF: Cal Drummond (AL)
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