1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1958 American baseball competition November 2013 1958 National League 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 American League 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 9 2 July 8, 1958 Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland Fred Haney MIL Casey Stengel NYY NBC Mel Allen and Al Helfer NBC Bob Neal and Ernie Harwell 48,829 Vice President Richard Nixon 1959 (first game) The 1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 25th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 8, 1958, at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland, the home of the Baltimore Orioles of the American League. This was the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game without an extra base hit. http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1958as.shtml 1958 All-Star Game Baseball Almanac April 20, 2010 For this silver jubilee game, the ceremonial first pitch was thrown by U.S. Vice President Richard Nixon, who became President 10 years later. The attendance was 48,829. The game was broadcast on the NBC television and radio networks. The first hit of the game was by legendary center fielder Willie Mays.http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_asgrecaps_story_headline.jsp?story_page=recap_1958 All-Star Game Recaps The last scoring came in the sixth inning when the American League team took the lead after an error by third baseman Frank Thomas led to a single by Gil McDougald. Early Wynn was the winning pitcher as the American League scored a 4-3 victory. Several players were named to the team but did not get into the game. These included Billy Pierce, Tony Kubek, Harvey Kuenn, Sherm Lollar, Rocky Bridges, Ryne Duren, Whitey Ford, and Elston Howard for the American League. For the National League team, Johnny Antonelli, Richie Ashburn, George Crowe, Eddie Mathews, Don McMahon, Walt Moryn, Johnny Podres, Bob Purkey, and Bob Schmidt were on the roster but did not play. The next All-Star Game to be played in Baltimore was in 1993; that edition was aired on both CBS TV and radio, and played in Oriole Park at Camden Yards, with a special commemoration of this game's 35th anniversary. Opening lineups American League National League Player Team Pos Player Team Pos Nellie Fox Chicago White Sox  2B Willie Mays San Francisco Giants  CF Mickey Mantle New York Yankees  CF Bob Skinner Pittsburgh Pirates  LF Jackie Jensen Boston Red Sox  RF Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals 1B Bob Cerv Kansas City Athletics  LF Henry Aaron Milwaukee Braves  RF Bill Skowron New York Yankees    1B Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs  SS Frank Malzone Boston Red Sox  3B Frank Thomas Pittsburgh Pirates  3B Gus Triandos Baltimore Orioles  C Bill Mazeroski Pittsburgh Pirates  2B Luis Aparicio Chicago White Sox  SS Del Crandall Milwaukee Braves    C Bob Turley New York Yankees    P Warren Spahn Milwaukee Braves    P https://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ALS/ALS195807080.shtmll Tuesday, July 8, 1958 Baseball Almanac April 20, 2010 Umpires Position Umpire Home Plate Eddie Rommel (AL) First Base Tom Gorman (NL) Second Base Bill McKinley (AL) Third Base Jocko Conlan (NL) Left Field Frank Umont (AL) Right Field Frank Secory (NL) Line score Tuesday, July 8, 1958 1:00pm (ET) Memorial Stadium in Baltimore, Maryland National League NL 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 2 American League AL 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 4 9 2 Early Wynn (1–0) Bob Friend (0–1) Billy O'Dell (1) References Major League Baseball All-Star Game Category:Major League Baseball All-Star Game Category:Baseball competitions in Baltimore Major League Baseball All Star Game Category:July 1958 sports events in the United States Category:1950s in Baltimore