1968 All-Star Game
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The 1968 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 9, 1968. The National League won the thirty-ninth midsummer classic by a score of 1 to 0. The game was held at Astrodome in Houston, TX in front of 48,321 fans. The MVP was Willie Mays of the Giants.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Dick Williams and coaches Cal Ermer and Mayo Smith.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Red Schoendienst and coaches Dave Bristol and Herman Franks.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Jim Fregosi | SS | California Angels | 1 | Willie Mays | OF | San Francisco Giants | ||
| Rod Carew | 2B | Minnesota Twins | 2 | Curt Flood | OF | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Carl Yastrzemski | OF | Boston Red Sox | 3 | Willie McCovey | 1B | San Francisco Giants | ||
| Frank Howard | OF | Washington Senators | 4 | Hank Aaron | OF | Atlanta Braves | ||
| Willie Horton | OF | Detroit Tigers | 5 | Ron Santo | 3B | Chicago Cubs | ||
| Harmon Killebrew | 1B | Minnesota Twins | 6 | Tommy Helms | 2B | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Bill Freehan | C | Detroit Tigers | 7 | Jerry Grote | C | New York Mets | ||
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | Baltimore Orioles | 8 | Don Kessinger | SS | Chicago Cubs | ||
| Luis Tiant | P | Cleveland Indians | 9 | Don Drysdale | P | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 9, 1968 at Astrodome (48321), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| National | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Pitchers
American: Luis Tiant (L) - Blue Moon Odom - Denny McLain - Sam McDowell - Mel Stottlemyre - Tommy John
National: Don Drysdale (W) - Juan Marichal - Steve Carlton - Tom Seaver - Ron Reed - Jerry Koosman (S)
Home Runs
American: None
National: None
Umpires
HP: Eddie Hurley (AL), 1B: Augie Donatelli (NL), 2B: Bob Stewart (AL), 3B: Tony Venzon (NL), LF: Harry Schwarts (AL), RF: Mel Steiner (NL)
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