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1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1951 American baseball competition
1951 American baseball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| image | [[File:1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.gif]] |
| [[File:Briggs Stadium 1951 MLB All-Star Game.jpeg | 300px]] |
| year | 1951 |
| visitor | **National League** |
| top1 | 1 |
| top2 | 0 |
| top3 | 0 |
| top4 | 3 |
| top5 | 0 |
| top6 | 2 |
| top7 | 1 |
| top8 | 1 |
| top9 | 0 |
| visitor_r | 8 |
| visitor_h | 12 |
| visitor_e | 1 |
| home | American League |
| bot1 | 0 |
| bot2 | 1 |
| bot3 | 0 |
| bot4 | 1 |
| bot5 | 1 |
| bot6 | 0 |
| bot7 | 0 |
| bot8 | 0 |
| bot9 | 0 |
| home_r | 3 |
| home_h | 10 |
| home_e | 2 |
| date | July 10, 1951 |
| venue | Briggs Stadium |
| city | Detroit, Michigan |
| VisitorManager | Eddie Sawyer |
| VisitorManagerTeam | Philadelphia Phillies |
| HomeManager | Casey Stengel |
| HomeManagerTeam | New York Yankees |
| television | NBC |
| tv_announcers | Jack Brickhouse and Jim Britt |
| radio | Mutual |
| radio_announcers | Al Helfer and Mel Allen |
| attendance | 52,075 |
| firstpitch | Ty Cobb |
The 1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 18th playing of the midsummer 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 10, 1951, at Briggs Stadium in Detroit, Michigan the home of the Detroit Tigers of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 8–3.
Summary
The 1951 game was originally awarded to the Philadelphia Phillies. The City of Detroit was celebrating the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1701 and requested to host the year's All-Star Game. Although the National League was scheduled to host the game in '51, the game was moved to Detroit. The Phillies hosted the 1952 Game.
Long-time Tigers player and broadcaster Harry Heilmann died at age 56 in Detroit the day prior to the game. A moment of silence was observed in Heilmann's memory prior to the game's start.
The American League was 7–5 favorites to win the game. The ceremonial first pitch was delivered by Ty Cobb. Chico Carrasquel became the first Latin American player in Major League history to start in an All-Star game.
Opening lineups
| National League | colspan=3 | American League | Player | Team | Pos | Player | Team | Pos | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richie Ashburn | Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||||||
| Alvin Dark | New York Giants | |||||||||||||
| Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals | |||||||||||||
| Jackie Robinson | Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||||||
| Gil Hodges | Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||||||
| Bob Elliott | Boston Braves | |||||||||||||
| Del Ennis | Philadelphia Phillies | |||||||||||||
| Roy Campanella | Brooklyn Dodgers | |||||||||||||
| Robin Roberts | Philadelphia Phillies |
Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
| 1951 National League All-Star Game roster |
|---|
| **Pitchers** |
| 1951 American League All-Star Game roster |
|---|
| **Pitchers** |
Line score
| How the runs scored | Team | Inning | Play | NL | AL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **NL** | **1st** | ||||||||
| **AL** | **2nd** | ||||||||
| **NL** | **4th** | ||||||||
| **AL** | **4th** | ||||||||
| **AL** | **5th** | ||||||||
| **NL** | **6th** | ||||||||
| **NL** | **7th** | ||||||||
| **NL** | **8th** |
Play-by-play at Retrosheet
References
References
- Vincent, David. (2001). "The Midsummer Classic: The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game". [[University of Nebraska Press]].
- [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E6D91139F93BA15756C0A9639C8B63 Chico Carrasquel Obituary at The New York Times]
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