1969 All-Star Game
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The 1969 All-Star Game was held on Wednesday, July 23, 1969. The National League won the fortieth midsummer classic by a score of 9 to 3. The game was held at R.F.K. Memorial Stadium in Washington, DC in front of 45,259 fans. The MVP was Willie McCovey of the Giants.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Mayo Smith and coaches Alvin Dark and Earl Weaver.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Red Schoendienst and coaches Dave Bristol and Leo Durocher.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| National League | Batting Order | American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Matty Alou | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | 1 | Rod Carew | 2B | Minnesota Twins | ||
| Don Kessinger | SS | Chicago Cubs | 2 | Reggie Jackson | OF | Oakland Athletics | ||
| Hank Aaron | OF | Atlanta Braves | 3 | Frank Robinson | OF | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Willie McCovey | 1B | San Francisco Giants | 4 | Boog Powell | 1B | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Ron Santo | 3B | Chicago Cubs | 5 | Frank Howard | OF | Washington Senators | ||
| Cleon Jones | OF | New York Mets | 6 | Sal Bando | 3B | Oakland Athletics | ||
| Johnny Bench | C | Cincinnati Reds | 7 | Rico Petrocelli | SS | Boston Red Sox | ||
| Felix Millan | 2B | Atlanta Braves | 8 | Bill Freehan | C | Detroit Tigers | ||
| Steve Carlton | P | St. Louis Cardinals | 9 | Mel Stottlemyre | P | New York Yankees | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 23, 1969 at R.F.K. Memorial Stadium (45259), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 |
| American | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
Pitchers
National: Steve Carlton (W) - Bob Gibson - Bill Singer - Jerry Koosman - Larry Dierker - Phil Niekro
American: Mel Stottlemyre (L) - Blue Moon Odom - Darold Knowles - Denny McLain - Dave McNally - Sam McDowell - Ray Culp
Home Runs
National: Johnny Bench (2nd), Willie McCovey (3rd), Willie McCovey (4th)
American: Frank Howard (2nd), Bill Freehan (3rd)
Umpires
HP: Jocko Conlan (NL), 1B: Bill McKinley (AL), 2B: Ken Burkhart (NL), 3B: John Rice (AL), LF: Al Forman (NL), RF: Bill Kinnamon (AL)
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