1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1955 American baseball competition November 2013 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.gif 257 1955 American League 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 2 National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 6 13 1 July 12, 1955 Milwaukee County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin Al López Cleveland Indians Leo Durocher New York Giants NBC Mel Allen and Al Helfer Mutual Bob Neal and Earl Gillespie 45,643 – Time of Game: 3:17 The 1955 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 22nd 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 12, 1955, at Milwaukee County Stadium, the home of the Milwaukee Braves of the National League. Summary The National League overcame a five-run deficit to defeat the American League, 6–5, in this edition of the midsummer classic. Stan Musial led off the bottom of the 12th inning by drilling a home run to deep right field on the first pitch from Frank Sullivan, pulling off one of the greatest victories in All-Star Game history. The National League began their comeback in the bottom of the seventh inning. Willie Mays led off the frame with a single off Whitey Ford, and after two outs, Hank Aaron walked and Johnny Logan singled to drive home Mays and make it a 5–1 game. Next batter Stan Lopata reached base on an error, and Aaron scored the second run off the inning before the third out was made. With two outs in the eight inning, Mays, Ted Kluszewski and Randy Jackson hit consecutive singles for a run, and Ford was replaced by Sullivan. Aaron greeted him with an RBI single scoring Kluszewski to knot the game at 5–5. The American League quickly took the lead in the top of the first inning when Harvey Kuenn and Nellie Fox hit consecutive singles against Robin Roberts, with Kuenn advancing to third base from first and later scoring on a wild pitch. Then Ted Williams walked and Mickey Mantle hit a three-run home run, before Roberts recorded his first out. In the sixth inning, Mickey Vernon grounded out to drive home Yogi Berra to give the American League a five-run cushion. In the ninth inning, Joe Nuxhall and Sullivan matched strikeouts as the All-Star Game went into extra innings for only the second time since 1950, which turned out to be the first year the game went more than nine innings. The contest remained tied until the 12th inning, when Gene Conley struck out all three AL batters he faced. Then came the walk-off by Musial, which was his fourth homer in All-Star games, breaking a tie with Ted Williams and Ralph Kiner. It was the fifth victory for the National League in the last six All-Star games, even though the American League still held a 13–9 overall advantage. Notes Billy Pierce sailed through his three innings of work for the American League, facing the minimum nine batters while striking out three without walks. Red Schoendienst led off the first inning with a single, but was out trying to advance to second on a pitch in the dirt that Yogi Berra managed to smother. Early Wynn relieved Pierce in the fourth, and he tossed three shutout innings as well, allowing just three hits. Harvey Haddix took over for Roberts in the fourth and he went three innings, allowing just one run in the sixth. Don Newcombe (1), Sam Jones (2 3) and Joe Nuxhall (3 1 3) combined for five scoreless innings. Whitey Ford got the first two batters out in the eighth, but allowed three singles and a run and was replaced by Frank Sullivan, who faced 14 batters in 3 1 3 innings before the Musial's blast. It was the only All-Star appearance for Sullivan, the losing pitcher, who would win 18 games for the Boston Red Sox that season. In 1960, Sullivan would be traded for the winning pitcher in this game, Gene Conley. Both teams' pitchers combined for 23 hits and 20 strikeouts of 100 batters faced. Roy Campanella was selected for the National League roster in the poll, but he did not play in the game due to a leg injury and was replaced by Stan Lopata. Ironically, this game was played the same day on which funeral services were held for Arch Ward, the sports editor for the Chicago Tribune, who had founded the All-Star Game in 1933.http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1955as.shtml 1955 All-Star Game Baseball Almanachttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/76109911/founder-is-buried-on-day-of-all-star-gam/ Founder Is Buried on Day of All-Star Game The Tablet Brooklyn 16 July 16, 1955 April 19, 2021 newspapers.com Starting lineups American League National League Player Team Pos Player Team Pos Harvey Kuenn Detroit Tigers  SS Red Schoendienst St. Louis Cardinals  2B Nellie Fox Chicago White Sox  2B Del Ennis Philadelphia Phillies  LF Ted Williams Boston Red Sox  LF Duke Snider Brooklyn Dodgers  CF Mickey Mantle New York Yankees  CF Ted Kluszewski Cincinnati Redlegs  1B Yogi Berra New York Yankees    C Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves  3B Al Kaline Detroit Tigers  RF Don Mueller New York Giants  RF Mickey Vernon Washington Senators  1B Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs  SS Jim Finigan Kansas City Athletics  3B Del Crandall Milwaukee Braves    C Billy Pierce Chicago White Sox    P Robin Roberts Philadelphia Phillies    P Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. 1955 American League All-Star Game roster Pitchers 19 USA Dick Donovan * 19 USA Billy Pierce 16 USA Whitey Ford 38 USA Billy Hoeft * 27 USA Herb Score * 18 USA Frank Sullivan 19 USA Bob Turley * 36 USA Jim Wilson * 24 USA Early Wynn * Catchers  8 USA Yogi Berra 10 USA Sherm Lollar *Infielders  1 Mexico Bobby Ávila 17 Venezuela Chico Carrasquel  4 USA Jim Finigan  2 USA Nellie Fox  7 USA Harvey Kuenn  3 USA Mickey Vernon  7 Puerto Rico Vic Power  7 USA Al Rosen Outfielders 14 USA Larry Doby *  4 USA Jackie Jensen  6 USA Al Kaline  7 USA Mickey Mantle 32 USA Al Smith  9 USA Ted WilliamsManager 10 USA Al López Coaches 44 USA Tony Cuccinello 39 USA Don Gutteridge  * = Did not play 1955 National League All-Star Game roster Pitchers 38 Puerto Rico Luis Arroyo * 22 USA Gene Conley 27 USA Sam Jones 42 USA Harvey Haddix 36 USA Don Newcombe 39 USA Joe Nuxhall 36 USA Robin Roberts Catchers 21 USA Smoky Burgess 39 USA Roy Campanella *  1 USA Del Crandall 29 USA Stan LopataInfielders 37 USA Gene Baker 14 USA Ernie Banks 14 USA Gil Hodges  2 USA Randy Jackson 18 USA Ted Kluszewski 23 USA Johnny Logan 41 USA Eddie Mathews  6 USA Stan Musial  2 USA Red Schoendienst Outfielders 44 USA Hank Aaron 14 USA Del Ennis 24 USA Willie Mays 22 USA Don Mueller  4 USA Duke Snider 15 USA Frank ThomasManager  2 USA Leo Durocher Coaches  2 USA Fred Haney 24 USA Mayo Smith  * = Did not play Umpires Position Umpire Home Plate Al Barlick (NL) First Base Hank Soar (AL) Second Base Dusty Boggess (NL) Third Base Bill Summers (AL) Left Field Frank Secory (NL) Right Field Ed Runge (AL) Line score Tuesday, July 12, 1955 2:00pm (CT) County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin American League AL 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 10 2 National League NL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 0 1 6 13 1 Conley Sullivan Mantle Musial Winning Run scored with 0 outs How the runs scored Team Inning Play AL NL AL 1st Kuenn scored on a wild pitch; Mantle homered, Fox and Williams scored 4 0 AL 6th Vernon grounded out, Berra scored 5 0 NL 7th Logan singled, Mays scored, Aaron to third; Lopata safe on error, Aaron scored 5 2 NL 9th Jackson singled, Mays scored, Kluszewski to third; Aaron singled, Kluszewski and Jackson scored 5 5 NL 12th Musial homered to right 5 6 Play-by-play at Retrosheet References External links 1955 All-Star Game Box Score, July 12 at Baseball-Reference.com 1955 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac July 12, 1955: Stan Musial seals Milwaukee’s first baseball All-Star celebration - 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 1955 sports events in the United States Category:Baseball competitions in Milwaukee Category:1950s in Milwaukee