1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 40th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played in the afternoon on Wednesday, July 23, at Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C., and resulted in a 9–3 victory for the National League.^[1][3] Steve Carlton was the winning pitcher while Mel Stottlemyre was the losing pitcher.^[4]

DateJuly 23, 1969^[1]

VenueRobert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium^[1]

CityWashington, D.C.

Managers

• Red Schoendienst (STL)
• Mayo Smith (DET)

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1969 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 23, 1969[1]
Venue	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium[1]
City	Washington, D.C.
Managers	Red Schoendienst (STL) Mayo Smith (DET)
MVP	Willie McCovey (SF)
Attendance	45,259
Ceremonial first pitch	Vice President Spiro Agnew
Television	NBC
TV announcers	Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek, and Mickey Mantle[2]
Radio	NBC
Radio announcers	Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax
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The game was originally scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, July 22, but heavy rains forced its postponement to the following afternoon.^[5][6] The 1969 contest remains the last All-Star Game to date to be played earlier than prime time in the Eastern United States.

President Richard Nixon originally planned to attend the Tuesday night game and throw out the first ball, and then depart for the splashdown of Apollo 11 in the Pacific Ocean.^[5] But with the game's postponement until Wednesday afternoon, Nixon missed the game altogether and Vice President Spiro Agnew attended instead.^[6]