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

1959 American baseball competition

Field	Value
image	1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 1 logo.png
image_size	175
year	1959
name	1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
visitor	American League
top1	0
top2	0
top3	0
top4	1
top5	0
top6	0
top7	0
top8	3
top9	0
visitor_r	4
visitor_h	8
visitor_e	0
home	National League
bot1	1
bot2	0
bot3	0
bot4	0
bot5	0
bot6	0
bot7	2
bot8	2
bot9	X
home_r	5
home_h	9
home_e	0
date	July 7, 1959
venue	Forbes Field
city	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
VisitorManager	Casey Stengel
VisitorManagerTeam	NYY
HomeManager	Fred Haney
HomeManagerTeam	MIL
television	NBC
tv_announcers	Mel Allen and Curt Gowdy
radio	NBC
radio_announcers	Jack Brickhouse and Bob Prince
attendance	35,277
firstpitch	Vice President Richard Nixon
next	[1959 (second game)](1959-major-league-baseball-all-star-game-second-game)

The 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 26th 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. The game was played on Tuesday, July 7, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL, and was a 5–4 victory for the National League. An unprecedented second game was played four weeks later in Los Angeles, California.

Background

In a break from tradition, the league scheduled a "doubleheader" as part of an effort to boost the players' pension fund. The first game was held on Tuesday, July 7, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. The second game was on Monday, August 3, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, the home of the Los Angeles Dodgers, also of the NL.

The first game resulted in a 5–4 victory for the NL. The experiment of two All-Star Games continued for four seasons; the tradition of just one annual game resumed in 1963.

Rosters

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

American League

Starters	Position	Player	Team
P	Early Wynn	White Sox	6
C	Gus Triandos	Orioles	3
1B	Bill Skowron	Yankees	3
2B	Nellie Fox	White Sox	9
3B	Harmon Killebrew	Senators	1
SS	Luis Aparicio	White Sox	2
OF	Rocky Colavito	Indians	1
OF	Al Kaline	Tigers	5
OF	Minnie Miñoso	Indians	6

Pitchers	Position	Player	Team
P	Jim Bunning	Tigers	2
P	Bud Daley	Athletics	1
P	Ryne Duren	Yankees	2
P	Whitey Ford	Yankees	5
P	Billy Pierce	White Sox	6
P	Hoyt Wilhelm	Orioles	2

Reserves	Position	Player	Team
C	Yogi Berra	Yankees	12
C	Sherm Lollar	White Sox	6
1B	Vic Power	Indians	3
1B	Roy Sievers	Senators	3
2B	Pete Runnels	Red Sox	1
3B	Frank Malzone	Red Sox	3
SS	Gil McDougald	Yankees	5
OF	Harvey Kuenn	Tigers	7
OF	Mickey Mantle	Yankees	8
OF	Ted Williams	Red Sox	16

National League

Starters	Position	Player	Team
P	Don Drysdale	Dodgers	1
C	Del Crandall	Braves	6
1B	Orlando Cepeda	Giants	1
2B	Johnny Temple	Reds	3
3B	Eddie Mathews	Braves	6
SS	Ernie Banks	Cubs	5
OF	Hank Aaron	Braves	5
OF	Willie Mays	Giants	6
OF	Wally Moon	Dodgers	2

Pitchers	Position	Player	Team
P	Johnny Antonelli	Giants	5
P	Lew Burdette	Braves	2
P	Gene Conley	Phillies	3
P	Don Elston-y	Cubs	1
P	Roy Face	Pirates	1
P	Vinegar Bend Mizell-x	Cardinals	1
P	Warren Spahn	Braves	11

Reserves	Position	Player	Team
C	Smoky Burgess	Pirates	3
C	Hal Smith	Cardinals	2
1B	Stan Musial	Cardinals	16
1B	Frank Robinson	Reds	3
2B	Bill Mazeroski	Pirates	2
3B	Ken Boyer	Cardinals	2
SS	Dick Groat	Pirates	1
OF	Joe Cunningham	Cardinals	1
OF	Vada Pinson	Reds	1
OF	Bill White	Cardinals	1

-x – Injured and could not play
-y – Injury replacement

Game

Umpires: Al Barlick, Home Plate (NL); Ed Runge, First Base (AL); Augie Donatelli, Second Base (NL); Joe Paparella, Third Base (AL); Shag Crawford, Left Field (NL); Johnny Rice, Right Field (AL)

Starting lineups

American League	National League	Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player
1	Minnie Miñoso	Indians	LF	1	Johnny Temple	Reds	2B
2	Nellie Fox	White Sox	2B	2	Eddie Mathews	Braves	3B
3	Al Kaline	Tigers	CF	3	Hank Aaron	Braves	RF
4	Bill Skowron	Yankees	1B	4	Willie Mays	Giants	CF
5	Rocky Colavito	Indians	RF	5	Ernie Banks	Cubs	SS
6	Gus Triandos	Orioles	C	6	Orlando Cepeda	Giants	1B
7	Harmon Killebrew	Senators	3B	7	Wally Moon	Dodgers	LF
8	Luis Aparicio	White Sox	SS	8	Del Crandall	Braves	C
9	Early Wynn	White Sox	P	9	Don Drysdale	Dodgers	P

Game summary

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References

(7 July 1959). "Richard Nixon throws out the first pitch at the 1959 All-Star Game". [[The Daily Sentinel (Colorado).
(July 7, 1959). "Drysdale faces Wynn in 26th All-Star classic". Spokesman-Review.
(July 8, 1959). "Casey to shake up AL club". Toledo Blade.
Hernon, Jack. (July 8, 1959). "National League triumphs, 5-4". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
(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.

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