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1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1936 American baseball competition
1936 American baseball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1936 |
| visitor | American League |
| top1 | 0 |
| top2 | 0 |
| top3 | 0 |
| top4 | 0 |
| top5 | 0 |
| top6 | 0 |
| top7 | 3 |
| top8 | 0 |
| top9 | 0 |
| visitor_r | 3 |
| visitor_h | 7 |
| visitor_e | 1 |
| home | **National League** |
| bot1 | 0 |
| bot2 | 2 |
| bot3 | 0 |
| bot4 | 0 |
| bot5 | 2 |
| bot6 | 0 |
| bot7 | 0 |
| bot8 | 0 |
| bot9 | X |
| home_r | 4 |
| home_h | 9 |
| home_e | 0 |
| date | July 7, 1936 |
| venue | National League Park |
| city | Boston, Massachusetts |
| VisitorManager | Joe McCarthy |
| VisitorManagerTeam | NYY |
| HomeManager | Charlie Grimm |
| HomeManagerTeam | CHC |
| radio | CBS |
| NBC | |
| Mutual | |
| radio_announcers | Arch McDonald and Dolly Stark (CBS) |
| Hal Totten, Tom Manning and Graham McNamee (NBC) | |
| Fred Hoey and Linus Travers (Mutual) | |
| firstpitch | None |
| attendance | 25,556 |
NBC Mutual Hal Totten, Tom Manning and Graham McNamee (NBC) Fred Hoey and Linus Travers (Mutual) The 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the fourth 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 7, 1936, at National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Bees of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–3. It was the National League's first win in All-Star Game history.
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 | *Lefty Grove* | Red Sox | 3 | |
| C | *Rick Ferrell* | Red Sox | 4 | |
| 1B | *Lou Gehrig* | Yankees | 4 | |
| 2B | *Charlie Gehringer* | Tigers | 4 | |
| 3B | Pinky Higgins | Athletics | 2 | |
| SS | *Luke Appling* | White Sox | 1 | |
| LF | Rip Radcliff | White Sox | 1 | |
| CF | *Earl Averill* | Indians | 4 | |
| RF | *Joe DiMaggio* | Yankees | 1 |
| Pitchers | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Tommy Bridges | Tigers | 3 | |
| P | *Lefty Gomez* | Yankees | 4 | |
| P | Mel Harder | Indians | 3 | |
| P | Vern Kennedy | White Sox | 1 | |
| P | Monte Pearson | Yankees | 1 | |
| P | Schoolboy Rowe | Tigers | 2 |
| Reserves | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | Rollie Hemsley | Browns | 2 | |
| C | *Bill Dickey* | Yankees | 3 | |
| 1B | *Jimmie Foxx* | Red Sox | 4 | |
| SS | Frankie Crosetti | Yankees | 1 | |
| SS | *Joe Cronin* | Red Sox | 4 | |
| OF | Ben Chapman | Senators | 4 | |
| OF | *Goose Goslin* | Tigers | 1 | |
| OF | George Selkirk | Yankees | 1 |
National League
| Starters | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | *Dizzy Dean* | Cardinals | 3 | |
| C | *Gabby Hartnett* | Cubs | 4 | |
| 1B | Ripper Collins | Cardinals | 2 | |
| 2B | *Billy Herman* | Cubs | 3 | |
| 3B | Pinky Whitney | Phillies | 1 | |
| SS | *Leo Durocher* | Cardinals | 1 | |
| LF | *Joe Medwick* | Cardinals | 3 | |
| CF | Augie Galan | Cubs | 1 | |
| RF | Frank Demaree | Cubs | 1 |
| Pitchers | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | Curt Davis | Cubs | 1 | |
| P | *Carl Hubbell* | Giants | 4 | |
| P | Van Mungo | Dodgers | 2 | |
| P | Lon Warneke | Cubs | 3 |
| Reserves | Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | *Ernie Lombardi* | Reds | 1 | |
| 1B | Gus Suhr | Pirates | 1 | |
| 2B | Stu Martin | Cardinals | 1 | |
| 3B | Lew Riggs | Reds | 1 | |
| SS | *Arky Vaughan* | Pirates | 3 | |
| OF | Wally Berger | Bees | 4 | |
| OF | Jo-Jo Moore | Giants | 3 | |
| OF | *Mel Ott* | Giants | 3 |
Game
Umpires
| Position | Umpire | League |
|---|---|---|
| Home Plate | Beans Reardon | National |
| First Base | Bill Summers | American |
| Second Base | Bill Stewart | National |
| Third Base | Lou Kolls | American |
The umpires rotated positions clockwise in the middle of the fifth inning, with Summers moving behind the plate.
Starting lineups
| American League | National League | Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **1** | Luke Appling | White Sox | SS | **1** | Augie Galan | Cubs | CF | ||
| **2** | Charlie Gehringer | Tigers | 2B | **2** | Billy Herman | Cubs | 2B | ||
| **3** | Joe DiMaggio | Yankees | RF | **3** | Ripper Collins | Cardinals | 1B | ||
| **4** | Lou Gehrig | Yankees | 1B | **4** | Joe Medwick | Cardinals | LF | ||
| **5** | Earl Averill | Indians | CF | **5** | Frank Demaree | Cubs | RF | ||
| **6** | Rick Ferrell | Red Sox | C | **6** | Gabby Hartnett | Cubs | C | ||
| **7** | Rip Radcliff | White Sox | LF | **7** | Pinky Whitney | Phillies | 3B | ||
| **8** | Pinky Higgins | Athletics | 3B | **8** | Leo Durocher | Cardinals | SS | ||
| **9** | Lefty Grove | Red Sox | P | **9** | Dizzy Dean | Cardinals | P |
Game summary
Joe DiMaggio became the first rookie to play in an All-Star Game; he was hitless in five-at-bats and made an error in right field.
References
References
- Player declined or was unable to play.
- (7 Jul 1936). "National League 4, American League 3".
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