1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
1960 American baseball competition
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The 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 28th 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 11, 1960, at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, the home of the Kansas City Athletics of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 5–3.
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| Date | July 11, 1960 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Municipal Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Kansas City, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 30,619[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Curt Gowdy and Russ Hodges | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Merle Harmon and Jack Quinlan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
A second all-star game was played two days later on July 13 at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
- -x – Injured and could not play
- -y – Injury replacement
Game
Umpires: Jim Honochick, Home Plate (AL); Tom Gorman, First Base (NL); Nestor Chylak, Second Base (AL); Dusty Boggess, Third Base (NL); Johnny Stevens, Left Field (AL); Vinnie Smith, Right Field (NL)
Starting lineups
| American League | National League | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Minnie Miñoso | White Sox | LF | 1 | Willie Mays | Giants | CF |
| 2 | Frank Malzone | Red Sox | 3B | 2 | Bob Skinner | Pirates | LF |
| 3 | Roger Maris | Yankees | RF | 3 | Eddie Mathews | Braves | 3B |
| 4 | Mickey Mantle | Yankees | CF | 4 | Hank Aaron | Braves | RF |
| 5 | Bill Skowron | Yankees | 1B | 5 | Ernie Banks | Cubs | SS |
| 6 | Yogi Berra | Yankees | C | 6 | Joe Adcock | Braves | 1B |
| 7 | Pete Runnels | Red Sox | 2B | 7 | Bill Mazeroski | Pirates | 2B |
| 8 | Ron Hansen | Orioles | SS | 8 | Del Crandall | Braves | C |
| 9 | Bill Monbouquette | Red Sox | P | 9 | Bob Friend | Pirates | P |
Game summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| National League | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Bob Friend (1–0) LP: Bill Monbouquette (0–1) Home runs: NL: Ernie Banks (1), Del Crandall (1) AL: Al Kaline (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||