1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the fourth playing of the mid-summer 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 7, 1936, at National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Bees of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–3. It was the National League's first win in All-Star Game history.

1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 7 1 National League 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 9 0
Date	July 7, 1936
Venue	National League Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Managers	Joe McCarthy (NYY) Charlie Grimm (CHC)
Attendance	25,556
Ceremonial first pitch	None
Radio	CBS NBC Mutual
Radio announcers	Arch McDonald and Dolly Stark (CBS) Hal Totten, Tom Manning and Graham McNamee (NBC) Fred Hoey and Linus Travers (Mutual)
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Rosters

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

American League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Lefty Grove Red Sox 3 C Rick Ferrell Red Sox 4 1B Lou Gehrig Yankees 4 2B Charlie Gehringer Tigers 4 3B Pinky Higgins Athletics 2 SS Luke Appling White Sox 1 LF Rip Radcliff White Sox 1 CF Earl Averill Indians 4 RF Joe DiMaggio Yankees 1 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Tommy Bridges[1] Tigers 3 P Lefty Gomez Yankees 4 P Mel Harder Indians 3 P Vern Kennedy White Sox 1 P Monte Pearson Yankees 1 P Schoolboy Rowe Tigers 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Rollie Hemsley Browns 2 C Bill Dickey Yankees 3 1B Jimmie Foxx Red Sox 4 SS Frankie Crosetti Yankees 1 SS Joe Cronin Red Sox 4 OF Ben Chapman Senators 4 OF Goose Goslin Tigers 1 OF George Selkirk Yankees 1

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Dizzy Dean Cardinals 3 C Gabby Hartnett Cubs 4 1B Ripper Collins Cardinals 2 2B Billy Herman Cubs 3 3B Pinky Whitney Phillies 1 SS Leo Durocher Cardinals 1 LF Joe Medwick Cardinals 3 CF Augie Galan Cubs 1 RF Frank Demaree Cubs 1 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Curt Davis Cubs 1 P Carl Hubbell Giants 4 P Van Mungo Dodgers 2 P Lon Warneke Cubs 3 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Ernie Lombardi Reds 1 1B Gus Suhr Pirates 1 2B Stu Martin Cardinals 1 3B Lew Riggs Reds 1 SS Arky Vaughan Pirates 3 OF Wally Berger Bees 4 OF Jo-Jo Moore Giants 3 OF Mel Ott Giants 3

Game

Umpires

Position	Umpire	League
Home Plate	Beans Reardon	National
First Base	Bill Summers	American
Second Base	Bill Stewart	National
Third Base	Lou Kolls	American

The umpires rotated positions clockwise in the middle of the fifth inning, with Summers moving behind the plate.^[2]

Starting lineups

American League				National League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Luke Appling	White Sox	SS	1	Augie Galan	Cubs	CF
2	Charlie Gehringer	Tigers	2B	2	Billy Herman	Cubs	2B
3	Joe DiMaggio	Yankees	RF	3	Ripper Collins	Cardinals	1B
4	Lou Gehrig	Yankees	1B	4	Joe Medwick	Cardinals	LF
5	Earl Averill	Indians	CF	5	Frank Demaree	Cubs	RF
6	Rick Ferrell	Red Sox	C	6	Gabby Hartnett	Cubs	C
7	Rip Radcliff	White Sox	LF	7	Pinky Whitney	Phillies	3B
8	Pinky Higgins	Athletics	3B	8	Leo Durocher	Cardinals	SS
9	Lefty Grove	Red Sox	P	9	Dizzy Dean	Cardinals	P

Game summary

Tuesday, July 7, 1936 1:30 pm (ET) at National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	3	7	1
National League	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	-	4	9	0
WP: Dizzy Dean (1–0)   LP: Lefty Grove (0–1)   Sv: Lon Warneke (1) Home runs: AL: Lou Gehrig (1) NL: Augie Galan (1)

Joe DiMaggio became the first rookie to play in an All-Star Game; he was hitless in five-at-bats and made an error in right field.