1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

The first 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Candlestick Park in San Francisco on July 11, 1961. The National League scored two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to win 5–4. Stu Miller was the winning pitcher and Hoyt Wilhelm was charged with the loss.

1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E American League 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 4 2 National League 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 11 5
Date	July 11, 1961
Venue	Candlestick Park
City	San Francisco, California
Managers	Paul Richards (BAL) Danny Murtaugh (PIT)
Attendance	44,115
Television	NBC
TV announcers	Mel Allen and Russ Hodges
Radio	NBC
Radio announcers	Jimmy Dudley and Jerry Doggett
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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 Whitey Ford Yankees 8 C Johnny Romano Indians 1 1B Norm Cash Tigers 1 2B Johnny Temple Indians 5 3B Brooks Robinson Orioles 3 SS Tony Kubek Yankees 3 OF Rocky Colavito Tigers 3 OF Mickey Mantle Yankees 12 OF Roger Maris Yankees 4 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Jim Bunning Tigers 3 P Dick Donovan Senators 2 P Ryne Duren Angels 4 P Mike Fornieles Red Sox 1 P Frank Lary Tigers 3 P Jim Perry Indians 1 P Billy Pierce White Sox 7 P Hoyt Wilhelm Orioles 4 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Elston Howard Yankees 6 1B Jim Gentile Orioles 3 1B Harmon Killebrew Twins 3 2B Nellie Fox White Sox 13 SS Dick Howser Athletics 1 OF Yogi Berra Yankees 16 OF Jackie Brandt Orioles 1 OF Al Kaline Tigers 9

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Warren Spahn Braves 13 C Smoky Burgess Pirates 7 1B Bill White Cardinals 4 2B Frank Bolling Braves 1 3B Eddie Mathews Braves 10 SS Maury Wills Dodgers 1 OF Orlando Cepeda Giants 5 OF Roberto Clemente Pirates 3 OF Willie Mays Giants 10 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Roy Face Pirates 5 P Joey Jay Reds 1 P Sandy Koufax Dodgers 1 P Art Mahaffey Phillies 1 P Mike McCormick Giants 3 P Stu Miller Giants 1 P Bob Purkey Reds 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C John Roseboro Dodgers 2 1B Dick Stuart Pirates 1 2B Don Zimmer Cubs 1 3B Ken Boyer Cardinals 6 SS Eddie Kasko Reds 1 OF Hank Aaron Braves 9 OF George Altman Cubs 1 OF Stan Musial Cardinals 20 OF Frank Robinson Reds 5

Game

Umpires: Stan Landes, Home Plate (NL); Frank Umont, First Base (AL); Shag Crawford, Second Base (NL); Ed Runge, Third Base (AL); Ed Vargo, Left Field (NL); Cal Drummond, Right Field (AL)

Starting lineups

American League				National League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Johnny Temple	Indians	2B	1	Maury Wills	Dodgers	SS
2	Norm Cash	Tigers	1B	2	Eddie Mathews	Braves	3B
3	Mickey Mantle	Yankees	OF	3	Willie Mays	Giants	OF
4	Roger Maris	Yankees	OF	4	Orlando Cepeda	Giants	OF
5	Rocky Colavito	Tigers	OF	5	Roberto Clemente	Pirates	OF
6	Tony Kubek	Yankees	SS	6	Bill White	Cardinals	1B
7	Johnny Romano	Tigers	C	7	Frank Bolling	Braves	2B
8	Brooks Robinson	Orioles	3B	8	Smoky Burgess	Pirates	C
9	Whitey Ford	Yankees	P	9	Warren Spahn	Braves	P

Game Summary

Tuesday, July 11, 1961 1:00 pm (PT) at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
American League	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	4	4	2
National League	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	11	5
WP: Stu Miller (1–0)   LP: Hoyt Wilhelm (0–1) Home runs: AL: Harmon Killebrew (1) NL: George Altman (1)

References

• "All-Star Results – 1961: Game 30, July 11, 1961", MLB.com, retrieved March 21, 2010
• July 11, 1961 All-Star Game Play-By-Play and Box Score, Baseball-Reference.com, archived from the original on April 28, 2011, retrieved March 21, 2010

Further reading

• United Press International. "Clemente's Hit in 10th Scores Mays and Gives Nationals All-Star Victory; Teams Make Record 7 Errors in Swirling San Francisco Wind". The Louisville Courier-Post. July 12, 1961.