1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1951 American baseball competition November 2013 File:1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.gif300px 1951 National League 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 8 12 1 American League 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 2 July 10, 1951 Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan Eddie Sawyer Philadelphia Phillies Casey Stengel New York Yankees NBC Jack Brickhouse and Jim Britt Mutual Al Helfer and Mel Allen 52,075 Ty Cobb The 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 18th 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 10, 1951, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan the home of the Detroit Tigers of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 8–3. Summary The 1951 game was originally awarded to the Philadelphia Phillies. The City of Detroit was celebrating the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1701 and requested to host the year's All-Star Game. Although the National League was scheduled to host the game in '51, the game was moved to Detroit.The Midsummer Classic: The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game Vincent David Lyle Spatz, David W. Smith 2001 University of Nebraska Press 0-8032-9273-2 111 https://books.google.com/books?id=6IqPLQE4HekC&dq=%22National+League+Park%22+philadelphia&pg=PA111 The Phillies hosted the 1952 Game. Long-time Tigers player and broadcaster Harry Heilmann died at age 56 in Detroit the day prior to the game. A moment of silence was observed in Heilmann's memory prior to the game's start. The American League was 7–5 favorites to win the game. The ceremonial first pitch was delivered by Ty Cobb. Chico Carrasquel became the first Latin American player in Major League history to start in an All-Star game.Chico Carrasquel Obituary at The New York Times Opening lineups National League American League Player Team Pos Player Team Pos Richie Ashburn Philadelphia Phillies  CF Dom DiMaggio Boston Red Sox  CF Alvin Dark New York Giants  SS Nellie Fox Chicago White Sox  2B Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals  LF George Kell Detroit Tigers  3B Jackie Robinson Brooklyn Dodgers  2B Ted Williams Boston Red Sox  LF Gil Hodges Brooklyn Dodgers  1B Yogi Berra New York Yankees    C Bob Elliott Boston Braves  3B Vic Wertz Detroit Tigers  RF Del Ennis Philadelphia Phillies  RF Ferris Fain Philadelphia Athletics  1B Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers   C Chico Carrasquel Chicago White Sox  SS Robin Roberts Philadelphia Phillies    P Ned Garver St. Louis Browns    P Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 1951 National League All-Star Game roster Pitchers 47 USA Ewell Blackwell 46 USA Larry Jansen * 20 USA Dutch Leonard * 35 USA Sal Maglie 36 USA Don Newcombe 36 USA Robin Roberts 28 USA Preacher Roe * 21 USA Warren Spahn * Catchers 39 USA Roy Campanella  8 USA Bruce Edwards *Infielders 19 USA Alvin Dark  3 USA Bob Elliott 14 USA Gil Hodges  6 USA Willie Jones  1 USA Pee Wee Reese 42 USA Jackie Robinson  2 USA Red Schoendienst Outfielders  1 USA Richie Ashburn 14 USA Del Ennis  4 USA Ralph Kiner  6 USA Stan Musial  9 USA Enos Slaughter  4 USA Duke Snider 17 USA Wally Westlake 22 USA Johnny WyrostekManager 24 USA Eddie Sawyer Coaches 11 USA Benny Bengough 32 USA Dusty Cooke    USA Cy Perkins  * = Did not play 1951 American League All-Star Game roster Pitchers 31 USA Ned Garver 18 USA Randy Gumpert * 29 USA Fred Hutchinson 21 USA Bob Lemon 30 USA Eddie Lopat 22 Cuba Connie Marrero * 17 USA Mel Parnell 30 USA Bobby Shantz * Catchers  8 USA Yogi Berra  4 USA Jim HeganInfielders 17 Venezuela Chico Carrasquel  1 USA Bobby Doerr  8 USA Ferris Fain 26 USA Nellie Fox  7 USA George Kell 10 USA Phil Rizzuto 46 USA Eddie Robinson  5 USA Vern Stephens Outfielders  3 USA Jim Busby  7 USA Dom DiMaggio  5 USA Joe DiMaggio * 14 USA Larry Doby  9 Cuba Minnie Miñoso  5 USA Vic Wertz  9 USA Ted WilliamsManager 37 USA Casey Stengel Coaches 33 USA Bill Dickey 15 USA Tommy Henrich  * = Did not play Line score Tuesday, July 10, 1951 1:30pm (ET) Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan National League NL 1 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 0 8 12 1 American League AL 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 10 2 Sal Maglie (1–0) Eddie Lopat (0–1) Ewell Blackwell (1) Stan Musial (1), Bob Elliott (1), Gil Hodges (1), Ralph Kiner (1) Vic Wertz (1), George Kell (1) How the runs scored Team Inning Play NL AL NL 1st Ashburn scored on E4 1 0 AL 2nd Fain tripled, Berra scored 1 1 NL 4th Musial homered; Elliott homered, Hodges scored 4 1 AL 4th Wertz homered 4 2 AL 5th Kell homered 4 3 NL 6th Hodges homered, Robinson scored 6 3 NL 7th Robinson singled, Ashburn scored 7 3 NL 8th Kiner homered 8 3 Play-by-play at Retrosheet References Further reading Jack Hand National Leaguers Slam Four Home Runs To Beat American League Stars, 8 To 3 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=4egKAAAAIBAJ&sjid=lE8DAAAAIBAJ&pg=5830,3574141&dq=1951+all+star+game+baseball St. Petersburg Times July 11, 1951 July 10, 2009 Jubilant Nationals See End of American Loop 'Reign of Terror' Ellensburg Daily Record July 11, 1951 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=0i8KAAAAIBAJ&sjid=gkoDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6477,3543815&dq=1950+world+series&hl=en 8 External links 1951 All-Star Game Box Score, July 10 at Baseball-Reference.com 1951 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac July 10, 1951: NL stars ‘loaded with power,’ bash AL in Detroit - Society for American Baseball Research (SABR Games Project) Major League Baseball All-Star Game Category:Major League Baseball All-Star Game Major League Baseball All Star Game Category:July 1951 sports events in the United States Category:Baseball competitions in Detroit Category:1951 in Detroit