1956 All-Star Game

The 1956 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 10, 1956. The National League won the twenty-third midsummer classic by a score of 7 to 3. The game was held at Griffith Stadium in Washington, DC in front of 28,843 fans.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Casey Stengel and coaches Chuck Dressen and Jim Turner.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	C	Fan's Selection
Ray Boone	Detroit Tigers	3B
Tom Brewer	Boston Red Sox	P
Whitey Ford	New York Yankees	P
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	2B	Fan's Selection
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	OF	Fan's Selection
George Kell	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Fan's Selection
Johnny Kucks	New York Yankees	P		did not play
Harvey Kuenn	Detroit Tigers	SS	Fan's Selection
Sherm Lollar	Chicago White Sox	C
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Billy Martin	New York Yankees	2B
Charlie Maxwell	Detroit Tigers	OF		did not play
Gil McDougald	New York Yankees	SS		did not play
Ray Narleski	Cleveland Indians	P		replaced due to injury
Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	P	Fan's Selection
Jim Piersall	Boston Red Sox	OF
Vic Power	Kansas City Athletics	1B
Herb Score	Cleveland Indians	P		replaced Narleski
Roy Sievers	Washington Senators	OF
Harry Simpson	Kansas City Athletics	OF
Frank Sullivan	Boston Red Sox	P		did not play
Mickey Vernon	Boston Red Sox	1B	Fan's Selection
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection
Jim Wilson	Chicago White Sox	P
Early Wynn	Cleveland Indians	P

National League

The National League team was led by manager Walter Alston and coaches Fred Hutchinson and Birdie Tebbetts.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Hank Aaron	Milwaukee Braves	OF
Johnny Antonelli	New York Giants	P
Ed Bailey	Cincinnati Redlegs	C	Fan's Selection
Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs	SS		did not play
Gus Bell	Cincinnati Redlegs	OF	Fan's Selection
Ken Boyer	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	Fan's Selection
Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	C
Del Crandall	Milwaukee Braves	C		replaced due to injury
Bob Friend	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Fan's Selection
Jim Gilliam	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B		did not play
Ted Kluszewski	Cincinnati Redlegs	1B
Clem Labine	Brooklyn Dodgers	P		did not play
Brooks Lawrence	Cincinnati Redlegs	P		did not play
Dale Long	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B	Fan's Selection
Stan Lopata	Philadelphia Phillies	C		replaced Crandall, did not play
Eddie Mathews	Milwaukee Braves	3B		did not play
Willie Mays	New York Giants	OF
Roy McMillan	Cincinnati Redlegs	SS	Fan's Selection
Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Fan's Selection
Joe Nuxhall	Cincinnati Redlegs	P		did not play
Rip Repulski	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies	P		did not play
Frank Robinson	Cincinnati Redlegs	OF	Fan's Selection
Duke Snider	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF
Warren Spahn	Milwaukee Braves	P
Johnny Temple	Cincinnati Redlegs	2B	Fan's Selection

The Game

Starting Lineups

National League				Batting Order		American League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Johnny Temple	2B	Cincinnati Redlegs		1		Harvey Kuenn	SS	Detroit Tigers
Frank Robinson	OF	Cincinnati Redlegs		2		Nellie Fox	2B	Chicago White Sox
Stan Musial	OF	St. Louis Cardinals		3		Ted Williams	OF	Boston Red Sox
Ken Boyer	3B	St. Louis Cardinals		4		Mickey Mantle	OF	New York Yankees
Gus Bell	OF	Cincinnati Redlegs		5		Yogi Berra	C	New York Yankees
Dale Long	1B	Pittsburgh Pirates		6		Al Kaline	OF	Detroit Tigers
Ed Bailey	C	Cincinnati Redlegs		7		Mickey Vernon	1B	Boston Red Sox
Roy McMillan	SS	Cincinnati Redlegs		8		George Kell	3B	Baltimore Orioles
Bob Friend	P	Pittsburgh Pirates		9		Billy Pierce	P	Chicago White Sox

Line Score

July 10, 1956 at Griffith Stadium (28843), unknown start time - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	7	11	0
American	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	11	0

Pitchers

National: Bob Friend (W) - Warren Spahn - Johnny Antonelli

American: Billy Pierce (L) - Whitey Ford - Jim Wilson - Tom Brewer - Herb Score - Early Wynn

Home Runs

National: Willie Mays (4th), Stan Musial (7th)

American: Ted Williams (6th), Mickey Mantle (6th)

Umpires

HP: Charlie Berry (AL), 1B: Babe Pinelli (NL), 2B: Eddie Hurley (AL), 3B: Artie Gore (NL), LF: Bill Jackowski (NL), RF: Red Flaherty (AL)