1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1952 American baseball competition November 2013 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.gif 1952 American League 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2 5 0 National League 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3 3 0 July 8, 1952 Shibe Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Casey Stengel New York Yankees Leo Durocher New York Giants NBC Jack Brickhouse and Mel Allen Mutual Al Helfer and Gene Kelly 32,785 The 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 19th 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, 1952, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the home of both the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League (who were the designated host team) and the Philadelphia Athletics of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 3–2 in 5 innings. It was the first All-Star Game—and to date, the only—to be called early due to rain. Mickey Mantle was selected an All-Star for the first time, as was pitcher Satchel Paige, who a day before the game turned 46 years old. Neither appeared in the game. Synopsis Jackie Robinson's first-inning home run off American League starting pitcher Vic Raschi to deep left field gave the National League a 1-0 lead. In the top of the fourth inning, Minnie Miñoso doubled, Al Rosen drew a walk and Eddie Robinson singled in the AL's first run. Next batter Bobby Ávila's infield single made it 2-1. Before the rain came, the NL struck back with a Hank Sauer homer off Bob Lemon in the bottom of the fourth, with what turned out to be the game-winning runs. Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. American League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPVic RaschiYankees4CYogi BerraYankees51BEddie RobinsonWhite Sox32BBobby ÁvilaIndians23BAl RosenIndians1SSPhil RizzutoYankees4OFHank BauerYankees1OFDom DiMaggioRed Sox7OFDale MitchellIndians2 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPMike GarciaIndians1PBob LemonIndians5PSatchel PaigeBrowns1PAllie ReynoldsYankees3PBobby Shantz Athletics2 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCJim HeganIndians51BFerris FainAthletics32BNellie FoxWhite Sox22BGil McDougaldYankees13BGeorge KellRed Sox63BEddie YostSenators1SSEddie JoostAthletics2OFLarry DobyIndians4OFJackie JensenSenators1OFMickey MantleYankees1OFMinnie MiñosoWhite Sox2OFVic WertzTigers3 National League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPCurt SimmonsPhillies1CRoy CampanellaDodgers41BWhitey LockmanGiants12BJackie RobinsonDodgers43BBobby ThomsonGiants3SSGranny HamnerPhillies1OFStan MusialCardinals9OFHank SauerCubs2OFEnos SlaughterCardinals9 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPJim HearnGiants1PSal MaglieGiants2PRobin RobertsPhillies3PPreacher RoeDodgers4PBob RushCubs2PWarren SpahnBraves5PGerry StaleyCardinals1 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCToby AtwellCubs1CWes WestrumGiants11BGil HodgesDodgers42BRed SchoendienstCardinals63BGrady HattonReds1SSAlvin DarkGiants2SSPee Wee ReeseDodgers8OFCarl FurilloDodgers1OFMonte IrvinGiants1OFRalph KinerPirates5OFDuke SniderDodgers3 Game Umpires Al Barlick (NL)(home), Charlie Berry (AL) (first base), Dusty Boggess (NL)(second base), Bill Summers (AL)(third base), Lon Warneke (NL)(left field), Hank Soar (AL) (right field) Starting lineups American LeagueNational LeagueOrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition1Dom DiMaggioRed SoxOF1Whitey LockmanGiants1B2Hank BauerYankeesOF2Jackie RobinsonDodgers2B3Dale MitchellIndiansOF3Stan MusialCardinalsOF4Al RosenIndians3B4Hank SauerCubsOF5Yogi BerraYankeesC5Roy CampanellaDodgersC6Eddie RobinsonWhite Sox1B6Enos SlaughterCardinalsOF7Bobby ÁvilaIndians2B7Bobby ThomsonGiants3B8Phil RizzutoYankeesSS8Granny HamnerPhilliesSS9Vic RaschiYankeesP9Curt SimmonsPhilliesP Linescore Tuesday, July 8, 1952 1:30pm (ET) Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania American League AL 0 0 0 2 0 x x x x 2 5 0 National League NL 1 0 0 2 0 x x x x 3 3 0 Bob Rush (1–0) Bob Lemon (0–1) Jackie Robinson (1), Hank Sauer (1) Legacy The 1952 game had been the first to All-Star Game to be called before the regulation nine innings. Twenty years later, the Phillies presented its Old-Timers Game as a "completion of the 1952 All-Star Game". The Phillies' Simmons had started for the National League, and the Philadelphia Athletics' Shantz had relived for the American League. On August 19, 1972, prior to the Phillies' regular game with the Houston Astros, the Old-Timers began in the "sixth inning" with the Veterans Stadium scoreboard showing the National League ahead 3-2 after five innings. Sauer, Bobby Thomson, Country Slaughter, Pee Wee Reese, Gran Hamner, and Robin Roberts all played for the National League Old-Timers. Shantz pitched the first inning of the Old-Timers Game which appeared as the sixth inning on the scoreboard. Shantz yielded five runs, while the American League Old-Timers scored only a run to "complete" the game with a score of 8-3.Morrow Art August 20, 1972 Nationals Defeat Americans-Again, 5-1 or 8-3 Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia Inquirer D1 and D14 External links Baseball Almanac References All-Star Game 1952 1952 Major League Baseball All Star game Category:July 1952 sports events in the United States Category:1950s in Philadelphia