1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)

The second 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 27th edition of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball. It was played on Monday, August 3, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the NL,^[1][2] and was a 5–3 victory for the American League.^[3][4] This was the second of two All-Star Games played in 1959, the first was on Tuesday, July 7, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, also an NL city.^[5][6]

1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 5 6 0 National League 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3 6 3
Date	August 3, 1959
Venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
City	Los Angeles, California
Managers	Casey Stengel (NYY) Fred Haney (MIL)
Attendance	55,105
Ceremonial first pitch	none
Television	NBC
TV announcers	Mel Allen and Vin Scully
Radio	NBC
Radio announcers	Bob Neal and Russ Hodges
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The first Midsummer Classic held on the West Coast,^[2] it was also the first of only two All-Star Games not played in July; the other was in 1981 following a lengthy players' strike.

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 Jerry Walker Orioles 1 C Yogi Berra Yankees 13 1B Pete Runnels Red Sox 2 2B Nellie Fox White Sox 10 3B Frank Malzone Red Sox 4 SS Luis Aparicio White Sox 3 OF Mickey Mantle Yankees 9 OF Roger Maris Athletics 1 OF Ted Williams Red Sox 17 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Bud Daley Athletics 2 P Ryne Duren Yankees 3 P Cal McLish Indians 1 P Billy O'Dell Orioles 2 P Camilo Pascual-x Senators 1 P Pedro Ramos-y Senators 1 P Hoyt Wilhelm Orioles 3 P Early Wynn White Sox 7 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Elston Howard Yankees 3 C Sherm Lollar White Sox 7 1B Vic Power Indians 4 1B Roy Sievers Senators 4 2B Bobby Richardson Yankees 2 3B Harmon Killebrew Senators 2 SS Tony Kubek Yankees 2 OF Bob Allison Senators 1 OF Rocky Colavito Indians 2 OF Al Kaline Tigers 6 OF Minnie Miñoso Indians 7 OF Gene Woodling Orioles 1

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Don Drysdale Dodgers 2 C Del Crandall Braves 7 1B Stan Musial Cardinals 17 2B Johnny Temple Reds 4 3B Ken Boyer Cardinals 3 SS Ernie Banks Cubs 6 OF Hank Aaron Braves 6 OF Willie Mays Giants 7 OF Wally Moon Dodgers 3 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Johnny Antonelli Giants 6 P Lew Burdette Braves 3 P Gene Conley Phillies 4 P Don Elston Cubs 2 P Roy Face Pirates 2 P Sam Jones Giants 2 P Vinegar Bend Mizell-x Cardinals 2 P Warren Spahn Braves 12 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Smoky Burgess Pirates 4 C Hal Smith Cardinals 3 1B Orlando Cepeda Giants 2 1B Frank Robinson Reds 4 2B Bill Mazeroski Pirates 3 3B Eddie Mathews Braves 7 SS Dick Groat Pirates 2 SS Johnny Logan Braves 4 SS Charlie Neal Dodgers 1 OF Joe Cunningham Cardinals 2 OF Jim Gilliam Dodgers 2 OF Vada Pinson Reds 2

• • -x – Injured and could not play
  • -y – Injury replacement

Game

Umpires: Bill Jackowski, Home Plate (NL); Charlie Berry, First Base (AL); Tony Venzon, Second Base (NL); Bill Summers Third Base (AL); Ken Burkhart, Left Field (NL); Hank Soar, Right Field (AL)

Starting Lineups

American League				National League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Pete Runnels	Red Sox	1B	1	Johnny Temple	Reds	2B
2	Nellie Fox	White Sox	2B	2	Ken Boyer	Cardinals	3B
3	Ted Williams	Red Sox	LF	3	Hank Aaron	Braves	RF
4	Yogi Berra	Yankees	C	4	Willie Mays	Giants	CF
5	Mickey Mantle	Yankees	CF	5	Ernie Banks	Cubs	SS
6	Roger Maris	Athletics	RF	6	Stan Musial	Cardinals	1B
7	Frank Malzone	Red Sox	3B	7	Wally Moon	Dodgers	LF
8	Luis Aparicio	White Sox	SS	8	Del Crandall	Braves	C
9	Jerry Walker	Orioles	P	9	Don Drysdale	Dodgers	P

Game Summary

Monday, August 3, 1959 4:00 pm (PT) at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American League	0	1	2	0	0	0	1	1	0	5	6	0
National League	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	3	6	3
WP: Jerry Walker (1–0)   LP: Don Drysdale (0–1) Home runs: AL: Frank Malzone (1), Yogi Berra (1), Rocky Colavito (1) NL: Frank Robinson (1), Jim Gilliam (1)

Source:^[3][4]

References

1. "Second All-Star game finally approved". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 9, 1959. p. 18.
2. "Walker vs. Drysdale in 2d All-Star contest". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 3, 1959. p. 11.
3. "American tips National, 5-3, in All-Star home run battle". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 4, 1959. p. 12.
4. Abrams, Al (August 4, 1959). "AL takes All-Star Game, 5-3". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
5. "Drysdale faces Wynn in 26th All-Star classic". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 7, 1959. p. 12.
6. Hernon, Jack (July 8, 1959). "National League triumphs, 5-4". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.

External links

• Baseball Almanac