1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1944 American baseball competition November 2013 1944 American League 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 National League 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 X 7 12 1 July 11, 1944 Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Joe McCarthy NYY Billy Southworth SLC Mutual Don Dunphy, Bill Slater and Bill Corum 29,589 The 1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 12th playing of the "Midsummer Classic" between Major League Baseball's American League (AL) and National League (NL) All-Star teams. The All-Star Game was held on July 11, 1944 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the home of the NL's Pittsburgh Pirates. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 7–1.National Annexes All-Star Game, 7–1; Victory Margin Record Is Set for 12-Year-Old Series as American Loop Is Routed Roscoe McGowen New York Times July 12, 1944 https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F20B1EFD3D5B1B7B93C0A8178CD85F408485F9 14 Played during World War II, receipts from the game were distributed to a fund that provided baseball equipment to members of the armed services.All Reserved Seats Sold For All-Star Game Here Pittsburgh Post-Gazette July 8, 1944 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=OM4MAAAAIBAJ&sjid=vmkDAAAAIBAJ&pg=2209,227209&dq=1944+all+star+game&hl=en 8 Pirates in the game The Pirates hosted the game and were well-represented. Pirates pitcher Rip Sewell, infielder Bob Elliott, and outfielder Vince DiMaggio were selected for the National League All-Star squad. Pirates pitchers Max Butcher and Cookie Cuccurullo were named the NL's batting practice pitchers and Pirates catcher Spud Davis was the NL's batting practice catcher. Honus Wagner was named an honorary coach, the first time this honor was bestowed in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game.National League Managers Pick 6 Cardinals for All-Star Squad; Munger and Lanier Lead Hurlers, With Walters of Reds – Musial, Walker of Brooks and Nicholson Top Hitters Louis Effrat Louis Effrat New York Times July 4, 1944 https://select.nytimes.com/mem/archive/pdf?res=F70E1FF73B55157B93C6A9178CD85F408485F9 23 Starting lineups Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. American League Thurman Tucker, cf Stan Spence, rf George McQuinn, 1b Vern Stephens, ss Bob Johnson, lf Ken Keltner, 3b Bobby Doerr, 2b Rollie Hemsley, c Hank Borowy, p National League Augie Galan, lf Phil Cavarretta, 1b Stan Musial, cf Walker Cooper, c Dixie Walker, rf Bob Elliott, 3b Connie Ryan, 2b Marty Marion, ss Bucky Walters, p Umpires PositionUmpireLeague Home Plate George Barr National First Base Charlie Berry American Second Base Ziggy Sears National Third Base Cal Hubbard American The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Barr and Hubbard swapped positions, also Berry and Sears swapped positions.National League 7, American League 1 http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1944/B07110NLS1944.htm Retrosheet 11 Jul 1944 22 Oct 2016 Synopsis Tuesday, July 11, 1944 9:00pm (ET) Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania American League AL 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3 National League NL 0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 X 7 12 1 Ken Raffensberger (1–0) Tex Hughson (0–1) Jim Tobin (1) The American League scored in the second inning on a single by Hank Borowy, its pitcher, but never scored again. The National League got four runs in the fifth inning, led by Bill Nicholson's pinch-hit double. Whitey Kurowski knocked in two more runs with a double in the seventh. A sacrifice fly by Stan Musial in the eighth inning closed out the scoring. Ken Raffensberger was the winning pitcher for the Nationals. References External links Baseball Almanac Baseball-Reference.com Major League Baseball All-Star Game Category:Major League Baseball All-Star Game Category:Baseball competitions in Pittsburgh Major League Baseball All Star Game Category:July 1944 sports events in the United States Category:1940s in Pittsburgh