1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

1959 American baseball competition November 2013 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 1 logo.png 175 1959 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game) American League 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 0 National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 X 5 9 0 July 7, 1959 Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Casey Stengel NYY Fred Haney MIL NBC Mel Allen and Curt Gowdy NBC Jack Brickhouse and Bob Prince 35,277 Vice President Richard NixonRichard Nixon throws out the first pitch at the 1959 All-Star Game https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97862260/richard-nixon-throws-out-the-first/ 18 March 2022 The Daily Sentinel Associated Press 7 July 1959 6 1959 (second game) The 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 26th edition of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball. The game was played on Tuesday, July 7, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL,https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gKFWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=4OcDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7207%2C1958278 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Drysdale faces Wynn in 26th All-Star classic July 7, 1959 12 and was a 5–4 victory for the National League.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=g71OAAAAIBAJ&sjid=7gAEAAAAIBAJ&pg=7113%2C3417654 Toledo Blade Ohio Associated Press Casey to shake up AL club July 8, 1959 45https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=95ljAAAAIBAJ&sjid=N2wDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5936%2C997696 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Hernon Jack National League triumphs, 5-4 July 8, 1959 1 An unprecedented second game was played four weeks later in Los Angeles, California.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=fctRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=ZmwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7633%2C1339224 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Associated Press Second All-Star game finally approved June 9, 1959 18https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BjJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7006%2C1059422 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Walker vs. Drysdale in 2d All-Star contest August 3, 1959 11 Background In a break from tradition, the league scheduled a "doubleheader" as part of an effort to boost the players' pension fund. The first game was held on Tuesday, July 7, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. The second game was on Monday, August 3, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, also of the NL. The first game resulted in a 5–4 victory for the NL. and the AL won the second game 5–3 for a split.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=BzJWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=cucDAAAAIBAJ&pg=7101%2C1234808 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press American tips National, 5-3, in All-Star home run battle August 4, 1959 12https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=tclRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=NWwDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5648%2C281377 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Abrams Al AL takes All-Star Game, 5-3 August 4, 1959 1 The experiment of two All-Star Games continued for four seasons; the tradition of just one annual game resumed in 1963. Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. American League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPEarly WynnWhite Sox6CGus TriandosOrioles31BBill SkowronYankees32BNellie FoxWhite Sox93BHarmon KillebrewSenators1SSLuis AparicioWhite Sox2OFRocky ColavitoIndians1OFAl KalineTigers5OFMinnie MiñosoIndians6 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPJim BunningTigers2PBud DaleyAthletics1PRyne DurenYankees2PWhitey FordYankees5PBilly PierceWhite Sox6PHoyt WilhelmOrioles2 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCYogi BerraYankees12CSherm LollarWhite Sox61BVic PowerIndians31BRoy SieversSenators32BPete RunnelsRed Sox13BFrank MalzoneRed Sox3SSGil McDougaldYankees5OFHarvey KuennTigers7OFMickey MantleYankees8OFTed WilliamsRed Sox16 National League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPDon DrysdaleDodgers1CDel CrandallBraves61BOrlando CepedaGiants12BJohnny TempleReds33BEddie MathewsBraves6SSErnie BanksCubs5OFHank AaronBraves5OFWillie MaysGiants6OFWally MoonDodgers2 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPJohnny AntonelliGiants5PLew BurdetteBraves2PGene ConleyPhillies3PDon Elston-yCubs1PRoy FacePirates1PVinegar Bend Mizell-xCardinals1PWarren SpahnBraves11 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCSmoky BurgessPirates3CHal SmithCardinals21BStan MusialCardinals161BFrank RobinsonReds32BBill MazeroskiPirates23BKen BoyerCardinals2SSDick GroatPirates1OFJoe CunninghamCardinals1OFVada PinsonReds1OFBill WhiteCardinals1 -x – Injured and could not play -y – Injury replacement Game Umpires: Al Barlick, Home Plate (NL); Ed Runge, First Base (AL); Augie Donatelli, Second Base (NL); Joe Paparella, Third Base (AL); Shag Crawford, Left Field (NL); Johnny Rice, Right Field (AL) Starting lineups American LeagueNational LeagueOrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition1Minnie MiñosoIndiansLF1Johnny TempleReds2B2Nellie FoxWhite Sox2B2Eddie MathewsBraves3B3Al KalineTigersCF3Hank AaronBravesRF4Bill SkowronYankees1B4Willie MaysGiantsCF5Rocky ColavitoIndiansRF5Ernie BanksCubsSS6Gus TriandosOriolesC6Orlando CepedaGiants1B7Harmon KillebrewSenators3B7Wally MoonDodgersLF8Luis AparicioWhite SoxSS8Del CrandallBravesC9Early WynnWhite SoxP9Don DrysdaleDodgersP Game summary Tuesday, July 7, 1959 1:00pm (ET) Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania American League AL 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 0 National League NL 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 X 5 9 1 Johnny Antonelli (1–0) Whitey Ford (0–1) Al Kaline (1) Eddie Mathews (2) Source: References 2 External links Baseball Almanac Category:Major League Baseball All-Star Game Major League Baseball All-Star Game Category:Baseball competitions in Pittsburgh Major League Baseball All Star Game Category:July 1959 sports events in the United States Category:1950s in Pittsburgh