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

1961 American baseball competition

Field	Value
year	1961
name	1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
visitor	American League
top1	0
top2	0
top3	0
top4	0
top5	0
top6	1
top7	0
top8	0
top9	2
top10	1
visitor_r	4
visitor_h	4
visitor_e	2
home	National League
bot1	0
bot2	1
bot3	0
bot4	1
bot5	0
bot6	0
bot7	0
bot8	1
bot9	0
bot10	2
home_r	5
home_h	11
home_e	5
date	July 11, 1961
venue	Candlestick Park
city	San Francisco, California
VisitorManager	Paul Richards
VisitorManagerTeam	BAL
HomeManager	Danny Murtaugh
HomeManagerTeam	PIT
television	NBC
tv_announcers	Mel Allen and Russ Hodges
radio	NBC
radio_announcers	Jimmy Dudley and Jerry Doggett
attendance	44,115
previous	1960 (second game)
next	1961 (second 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.

Rosters

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

American League

Starters	Position	Player	Team
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
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
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
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
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
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

Game summary

References

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