1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the eighth playing of the mid-summer 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 9, 1940, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of both the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League (who were the designated host team) and the St. Louis Browns of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–0.

1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 National League 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4 7 0
Date	July 9, 1940
Venue	Sportsman's Park
City	St. Louis, Missouri
Managers	Joe Cronin (BRS) Bill McKechnie (CIN)
Attendance	32,373
Ceremonial first pitch	None
Radio	CBS NBC Mutual KWK (STL)
Radio announcers	Mel Allen and France Laux (CBS) Tom Manning, Alex Buchan and Ray Schmidt (NBC) Red Barber and Bob Elson (Mutual) Johnny O'Hara and Johnny Neblett (KWK)
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Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

American League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Red Ruffing Yankees 4 C Bill Dickey Yankees 7 1B Jimmie Foxx Red Sox 8 2B Joe Gordon Yankees 2 3B Cecil Travis Senators 2 SS Luke Appling White Sox 3 LF Ted Williams Red Sox 1 CF Joe DiMaggio Yankees 5 RF Charlie Keller Yankees 1 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Tommy Bridges Tigers 6 P Bob Feller Indians 3 P Dutch Leonard Senators 1 P Al Milnar Indians 1 P Bobo Newsom Tigers 3 P Monte Pearson Yankees 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Frankie Hayes Athletics 2 C Rollie Hemsley Indians 4 1B George McQuinn Browns 2 2B Ray Mack Indians 1 3B Ken Keltner Indians 1 3B Red Rolfe[1] Yankees 4 SS Lou Boudreau Indians 1 OF Doc Cramer Red Sox 5 OF Lou Finney Red Sox 1 OF Hank Greenberg Tigers 4 OF Bob Johnson Athletics 4

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Paul Derringer Reds 4 C Ernie Lombardi Reds 5 1B Johnny Mize Cardinals 3 2B Billy Herman Cubs 7 3B Cookie Lavagetto Dodgers 3 SS Arky Vaughan Pirates 7 LF Joe Medwick Dodgers 7 CF Terry Moore Cardinals 2 RF Max West Braves 1 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Larry French Cubs 1 P Kirby Higbe Phillies 1 P Carl Hubbell Giants 7 P Hugh Mulcahy Phillies 1 P Bucky Walters Reds 3 P Whit Wyatt Dodgers 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Harry Danning Giants 3 C Babe Phelps Dodgers 3 1B Frank McCormick Reds 3 2B Pete Coscarart Dodgers 1 3B Pinky May Phillies 1 SS Leo Durocher Dodgers 3 SS Billy Jurges[1] Giants 3 SS Eddie Miller Braves 1 OF Jo-Jo Moore Giants 6 OF Hank Leiber[1] Cubs 2 OF Bill Nicholson Cubs 1 OF Mel Ott Giants 7

Game

Umpires

Position	Umpire	League
Home Plate	Beans Reardon	National
First Base	George Pipgras	American
Second Base	Bill Stewart	National
Third Base	Steve Basil	American

The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Reardon and Basil swapped positions, also Pipgras and Stewart swapped positions.^[2]

Starting lineups

American League				National League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Cecil Travis	Senators	3B	1	Arky Vaughan	Pirates	SS
2	Ted Williams	Red Sox	LF	2	Billy Herman	Cubs	2B
3	Charlie Keller	Yankees	RF	3	Max West	Braves	RF
4	Joe DiMaggio	Yankees	CF	4	Johnny Mize	Cardinals	1B
5	Jimmie Foxx	Red Sox	1B	5	Ernie Lombardi	Reds	C
6	Luke Appling	White Sox	SS	6	Joe Medwick	Dodgers	LF
7	Bill Dickey	Yankees	C	7	Cookie Lavagetto	Dodgers	3B
8	Joe Gordon	Yankees	2B	8	Terry Moore	Cardinals	CF
9	Red Ruffing	Yankees	P	9	Paul Derringer	Reds	P

Game summary

Tuesday, July 9, 1940 1:30 pm (CT) at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
National League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	X	4	7	1
WP: Paul Derringer (1–0)   LP: Red Ruffing (0–1)   Sv: Carl Hubbell (1) Home runs: AL: None NL: Max West (1)

References

1. Player declined or was unable to play.
2. "National League 4, American League 0". Retrosheet. July 9, 1940. Retrieved October 23, 2016.

External links

• 1940 All-Star Game Box Score, July 9 at Baseball-Reference.com
• 1940 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac
• July 9, 1940: Five NL pitchers combine for first All-Star shutout at Sportsman’s Park - Society for American Baseball Research (SABR Games Project)