1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the seventh 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 11, 1939, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, the home of the New York Yankees of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 3–1. The Yankees went on the win the World Series that year, making them the first team to host the All-Star Game and win the World Series in the same year.

1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 11, 1939
Venue	Yankee Stadium
City	Bronx, New York
Managers	Gabby Hartnett (CHC) Joe McCarthy (NYY)
Attendance	62,892
Ceremonial first pitch	None
Radio	CBS NBC Mutual
Radio announcers	France Laux, Arch McDonald and Mel Allen (CBS) Tom Manning, Paul Douglas and Warren Brown (NBC) Red Barber, Bob Elson and Al Helfer (Mutual)
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Rosters

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

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Paul Derringer Reds 3 C Ernie Lombardi Reds 4 1B Frank McCormick Reds 2 2B Lonny Frey Reds 1 3B Stan Hack Cubs 2 SS Arky Vaughan Pirates 6 LF Joe Medwick Cardinals 6 CF Mel Ott Giants 6 RF Ival Goodman Reds 2 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Curt Davis Cardinals 2 P Lou Fette Bees 1 P Bill Lee Cubs 2 P Johnny Vander Meer Reds 2 P Bucky Walters Reds 2 P Lon Warneke Cardinals 4 P Whit Wyatt Dodgers 1 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Harry Danning Giants 2 C Babe Phelps Dodgers 2 1B Dolph Camilli Dodgers 1 1B Johnny Mize Cardinals 2 2B Billy Herman Cubs 6 3B Cookie Lavagetto Dodgers 2 SS Billy Jurges Giants 2 OF Morrie Arnovich Phillies 1 OF Terry Moore Cardinals 1

American League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Red Ruffing Yankees 3 C Bill Dickey Yankees 6 1B Hank Greenberg Tigers 3 2B Joe Gordon Yankees 1 3B Red Rolfe Yankees 3 SS Joe Cronin Red Sox 6 LF George Selkirk Yankees 2 CF Joe DiMaggio Yankees 4 RF Doc Cramer Red Sox 4 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Tommy Bridges Tigers 5 P Bob Feller Indians 2 P Lefty Gomez Yankees 7 P Lefty Grove Red Sox 6 P Ted Lyons White Sox 1 P Johnny Murphy Yankees 3 P Bobo Newsom Tigers 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Frankie Hayes Athletics 1 C Rollie Hemsley Indians 3 1B Jimmie Foxx Red Sox 7 1B Lou Gehrig Yankees 7 1B George McQuinn Browns 1 SS Luke Appling White Sox 2 SS Frankie Crosetti Yankees 2 OF George Case[1] Senators 1 OF Myril Hoag Browns 1 OF Bob Johnson Athletics 3

Game

Umpires

Position	Umpire	League
Home Plate	Cal Hubbard	American
First Base	Larry Goetz	National
Second Base	Eddie Rommel	American
Third Base	George Magerkurth	National

The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Hubbard and Magerkurth swapped positions, also Goetz and Rommel swapped positions.^[2]

Starting lineups

National League				American League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Stan Hack	Cubs	3B	1	Doc Cramer	Red Sox	RF
2	Lonny Frey	Reds	2B	2	Red Rolfe	Yankees	3B
3	Ival Goodman	Reds	RF	3	Joe DiMaggio	Yankees	CF
4	Frank McCormick	Reds	1B	4	Bill Dickey	Yankees	C
5	Ernie Lombardi	Reds	C	5	Hank Greenberg	Tigers	1B
6	Joe Medwick	Cardinals	LF	6	Joe Cronin	Red Sox	SS
7	Mel Ott	Giants	CF	7	George Selkirk	Yankees	LF
8	Arky Vaughan	Pirates	SS	8	Joe Gordon	Yankees	2B
9	Paul Derringer	Reds	P	9	Red Ruffing	Yankees	P

Game summary

Tuesday, July 11, 1939 2:00 pm (ET) at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
American League	0	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	X	3	6	1
WP: Tommy Bridges (1–0)   LP: Bill Lee (0–1)   Sv: Bob Feller (1) Home runs: NL: None AL: Joe DiMaggio (1) Boxscore