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

1959 American baseball competition

Field	Value
image	1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 2 logo.png
image_size	175
year	1959
name	1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)
visitor	American League
top1	0
top2	1
top3	2
top4	0
top5	0
top6	0
top7	1
top8	1
top9	0
visitor_r	5
visitor_h	6
visitor_e	0
home	National League
bot1	1
bot2	0
bot3	0
bot4	0
bot5	1
bot6	0
bot7	1
bot8	0
bot9	0
home_r	3
home_h	6
home_e	3
date	August 3, 1959
venue	Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
city	Los Angeles, California
VisitorManager	Casey Stengel
VisitorManagerTeam	NYY
HomeManager	Fred Haney
HomeManagerTeam	MIL
television	NBC
tv_announcers	Mel Allen and Vin Scully
radio	NBC
radio_announcers	Bob Neal and Russ Hodges
attendance	55,105
firstpitch	none
previous	1959 (first game)
next	1960 (first 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, and was a 5–3 victory for the American League. 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.

The first Midsummer Classic held on the West Coast, 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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References

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

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