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1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1956 American baseball competition
1956 American baseball competition
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 1956 |
| visitor | **National League** |
| top1 | 0 |
| top2 | 0 |
| top3 | 1 |
| top4 | 2 |
| top5 | 1 |
| top6 | 1 |
| top7 | 2 |
| top8 | 0 |
| top9 | 0 |
| visitor_r | 7 |
| visitor_h | 11 |
| visitor_e | 0 |
| home | American League |
| bot1 | 0 |
| bot2 | 0 |
| bot3 | 0 |
| bot4 | 0 |
| bot5 | 0 |
| bot6 | 3 |
| bot7 | 0 |
| bot8 | 0 |
| bot9 | 0 |
| home_r | 3 |
| home_h | 11 |
| home_e | 0 |
| date | July 10, 1956 |
| venue | Griffith Stadium |
| city | Washington, D.C. |
| VisitorManager | Walter Alston |
| VisitorManagerTeam | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| HomeManager | Casey Stengel |
| HomeManagerTeam | New York Yankees |
| television | NBC |
| tv_announcers | Mel Allen and Al Helfer |
| radio | Mutual |
| radio_announcers | Bob Neal and Bob Wolff |
| attendance | 28,843 – **Time of Game**: 2:45 |
The 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 23rd 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, 1956, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. the home of the Washington Senators of the American League.
Opening lineups
| American League | colspan=3 | National League | Player | Team | Pos | Player | Team | Pos | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvey Kuenn | Detroit Tigers | |||||||||||||
| Nellie Fox | Chicago White Sox | |||||||||||||
| Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox | |||||||||||||
| Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees | |||||||||||||
| Yogi Berra | New York Yankees | |||||||||||||
| Al Kaline | Detroit Tigers | |||||||||||||
| Mickey Vernon | Washington Senators | |||||||||||||
| George Kell | Baltimore Orioles | |||||||||||||
| Billy Pierce | Chicago White Sox |
Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
| 1956 National League All-Star Game roster |
|---|
| **Pitchers** |
| 1956 American League All-Star Game roster |
|---|
| **Pitchers** |
Umpires
| Position | Umpire |
|---|---|
| Home Plate | Charlie Berry (AL) |
| First Base | Babe Pinelli (NL) |
| Second Base | Eddie Hurley (AL) |
| Third Base | Artie Gore (NL) |
| Left Field | Red Flaherty (AL) |
| Right Field | Bill Jackowski (NL) |
Line score
| How the runs scored | Team | Inning | Play | NL | AL | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| **NL** | **3rd** | ||||||||
| **NL** | **4th** | ||||||||
| **NL** | **5th** | ||||||||
| **NL** | **6th** | ||||||||
| **AL** | **6th** | ||||||||
| **NL** | **7th** |
Play-by-play at Baseball-Reference.com
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