1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

MLB All-Star Game


year=1962
visitor=National League
top1=0
top2=0
top3=0
top4=0
top5=0
top6=2
top7=0
top8=1
top9=0
visitor_r=3
visitor_h=8
visitor_e=0
home=American League
bot1=0
bot2=0
bot3=0
bot4=0
bot5=0
bot6=1
bot7=0
bot8=0
bot9=0
home_r=1
home_h=4
home_e=0
date=July 10, 1962
venue=D.C. Stadium
city=Washington, D.C.
VisitorManager=Ralph Houk
VisitorManagerTeam=NYY
HomeManager=Fred Hutchinson
HomeManagerTeam=CIN
MVP=Maury Wills [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1962as.shtml 1962 All-Star Game ] ]
MVPTeam=LAD
TVstation=NBC
TVcommentators=Mel Allen and Joe Garagiola
attendance=45,480
firstpitch=John F. Kennedy
The first 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 32nd playing of Major League Baseball's annual midsummer exhibition game between the American League and National League. President John F. Kennedy was the second president to attend the event and threw out the first pitch. A highlight of the game was the first presentation of the Arch Ward Trophy. It was first presented in 1962 as a tribute to the man who helped found the All-Star Game in 1933. That first presentation went to Leon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels (second game MVP) and to Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers (first game MVP), because two Midsummer Classics were played. [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20060710&content_id=1550905&vkey=allstar2006&fext=.jsp All-Star MVP awaits your vote | MLB.com: News ] ]

The spotlight on this game belonged to Maury Wills. Entering the lineup in the sixth inning to pinch-run for Stan Musial, he stole second then scored the first run of the game off a Dick Groat single. In the eighth inning, Wills reached base by a single. He rounded second on a short single hit by Jim Davenport to left field. Wills reached third base safely and scored on a foul to right field moments later. This performance earned him the first All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. Roberto Clemente was a key contributor with three hits in the game. [ [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_asgrecaps_story_headline.jsp?story_page=recap_1962a All-Star Game Recaps | MLB.com: History ] ]

Roster

Ralph Houk’s coaching staff included Billy Hitchcock and Jim Vernon, while Fred Hutchinson’s staff included Casey Stengel and John Keane.

[
John F. Kennedy throwing out the first pitch at the 1962 All-Star game.]

Game

tarting lineups

All-Star Starting Lineup
DH=no
Road=National League|Home=American League
RP1=Dick Groat|RT1=Pirates|Rpos1=SS
HP1=Rich Rollins|HT1=Twins|Hpos1=3B
RP2=Roberto Clemente|RT2=Pirates|Rpos2=RF
HP2=Billy Moran|HT2=Angels|Hpos2=2B
RP3=Willie Mays|RT3=Giants|Rpos3=CF
HP3=Roger Maris|HT3=Yankees|Hpos3=CF
RP4=Orlando Cepeda|RT4=Giants|Rpos4=1B
HP4=Mickey Mantle|HT4=Yankees|Hpos4=RF
RP5=Tommy Davis|RT5=Dodgers|Rpos5=LF
HP5=Jim Gentile|HT5=Orioles|Hpos5=1B
RP6=Ken Boyer|RT6=Cardinals|Rpos6=3B
HP6=Leon Wagner|HT6=Angels|Hpos6=LF
RP7=Del Crandall|RT7=Braves|Rpos7=C
HP7=Earl Battey|HT7=Twins|Hpos7=C
RP8=Bill Mazeroski|RT8=Pirates|Rpos8=2B
HP8=Luis Aparicio|HT8=White Sox|Hpos8=SS
RP9=Don Drysdale|RT9=Dodgers|Rpos9=P
HP9=Jim Bunning|HT9=Tigers|Hpos9=P|

References

* [http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1962as.shtml 1962 All-Star Game on Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/ALS/ALS196207100.shtml 1962 All-Star Game on Baseball-Reference.com]