1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

1962 American baseball competition November 2013 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 1 logo.png 120 1962 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game) National League 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 0 American League 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 July 10, 1962 D.C. Stadium Washington, D.C. Fred Hutchinson CIN Ralph Houk NYY Maury Wills1962 All-Star Game LAD NBC Mel Allen and Joe Garagiola NBC Lindsey Nelson and John MacLean 45,480 President John F. Kennedy 1961 (second game) 1962 (second game) The first 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 32nd playing of Major League Baseball's annual midsummer exhibition game between the American League and National League. The game took place at Washington, D.C.'s D.C. Stadium, home of the American League's Washington Senators. The stadium was in its first year of use as the Senators' home field. President John F. Kennedy was the second president to attend the event and threw out the first pitch. A highlight of the game was the first presentation of the Arch Ward Trophy. It was first presented in 1962 as a tribute to the man who helped found the All-Star Game in 1933. That first presentation went to Leon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels (second game MVP) and to Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers (first game MVP), because two Midsummer Classics were played.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060710&content_id=1550905&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp All-Star MVP awaits your vote MLB.com: News June 25, 2008 March 26, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140326102953/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060710&content_id=1550905&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp dead The spotlight on this game belonged to Maury Wills. Entering the lineup in the sixth inning to pinch-run for Stan Musial, he stole second then scored the first run of the game off a Dick Groat single. In the eighth inning, Wills reached base by a single. He rounded second on a short single hit by Jim Davenport to left field. Wills reached third base safely and scored on a foul out to right field moments later. This performance earned him the first All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. Roberto Clemente was a key contributor with three hits in the game.All-Star Game Recaps | MLB.com: History Roster New York Yankees manager Ralph Houk's coaching staff included Billy Hitchcock of the Baltimore Orioles and Jim "Mickey" Vernon of the Washington Senators, while Cincinnati Reds manager Fred Hutchinson's staff included Casey Stengel of the New York Mets and Johnny Keane of the St. Louis Cardinals. right|thumb|President John F. Kennedy throwing out the first pitch at the 1962 All-Star game. Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. National League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPDon DrysdaleDodgers4CDel CrandallBraves101BOrlando CepedaGiants72BBill MazeroskiPirates63BKen BoyerCardinals8SSDick GroatPirates5OFRoberto ClementePirates5OFTommy DavisDodgers1OFWillie MaysGiants12 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPTurk FarrellColt .45s2PBob GibsonCardinals1PSandy KoufaxDodgers3PJuan MarichalGiants1PBob PurkeyReds4PBob ShawBraves1PWarren SpahnreplacementBraves15 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCJohn RoseboroDodgers41BErnie BanksCubs102BFrank BollingBraves33BJim DavenportGiants1SSMaury WillsDodgers3OFHank AaronreplacedBraves11OFFelipe AlouGiants1OFRichie AshburnMets5OFJohnny CallisonPhillies1OFStan MusialCardinals22 American League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPJim BunningTigers5CEarl BatteyTwins11BJim GentileOrioles52BBilly MoranAngels13BRich RollinsTwins1SSLuis AparicioWhite Sox7OFMickey MantleYankees14OFRoger MarisYankees6OFLeon WagnerAngels1 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPHank AguirreTigers1PDick DonovanIndians4PBill MonbouquetteRed Sox3PMilt PappasreplacementOrioles1PCamilo PascualTwins5PDave StenhouseSenators1PRalph TerryYankees1PHoyt WilhelmreplacedOrioles6 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCElston HowardYankees8CJohnny RomanoIndians31BNorm SiebernAthletics12BBobby RichardsonYankees33BBrooks RobinsonOrioles5SSTom TreshYankees1OFRocky ColavitoTigers5OFJim LandisWhite Sox1OFLee ThomasAngels1 replaced Replaced due to injury replacement Replacement for injured player Game Starting lineups no National League American League Dick Groat Pirates SS Rich Rollins Twins 3B Roberto Clemente Pirates RF Billy Moran Angels 2B Willie Mays Giants CF Roger Maris Yankees CF Orlando Cepeda Giants 1B Mickey Mantle Yankees RF Tommy Davis Dodgers LF Jim Gentile Orioles 1B Ken Boyer Cardinals 3B Leon Wagner Angels LF Del Crandall Braves C Earl Battey Twins C Bill Mazeroski Pirates 2B Luis Aparicio White Sox SS Don Drysdale Dodgers P Jim Bunning Tigers P Umpires Position Umpire Home Plate Eddie Hurley (AL) First Base Augie Donatelli (NL) Second Base Bob Stewart (AL) Third Base Tony Venzon (NL) Left Field Harry Schwarts (AL) Right Field Mel Steiner (NL) Game summary Tuesday, July 10, 1962 1:00pm (ET) District of Columbia Stadium in Washington, D.C. National League NL 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8 0 American League AL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 4 0 Juan Marichal (1-0) Camilo Pascual (0-1) References External links 1962 All-Star Game Box Score, July 10 at Baseball-Reference.com 1962 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac July 10, 1962: Maury Wills sprints for National League’s All-Star Game win in D.C. - Society for American Baseball Research (SABR Games Project) Category:Major League Baseball All-Star Game Major League Baseball All-Star Game Major League Baseball All Star Game Category:July 1962 sports events in the United States Category:Baseball competitions in Washington, D.C.