1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 23rd 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 10, 1956, at Griffith Stadium in Washington, D.C. the home of the Washington Senators of the American League.

1956 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 10, 1956
Venue	Griffith Stadium
City	Washington, D.C.
Managers	Walter Alston (Brooklyn Dodgers) Casey Stengel (New York Yankees)
Attendance	28,843 – Time of Game: 2:45
Television	NBC
TV announcers	Mel Allen and Al Helfer
Radio	Mutual
Radio announcers	Bob Neal and Bob Wolff
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Opening lineups

American League			National League
Player	Team	Pos	Player	Team	Pos
Harvey Kuenn	Detroit Tigers	SS	Johnny Temple	Cincinnati Redlegs	2B
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	2B	Frank Robinson	Cincinnati Redlegs	LF
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	LF	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	RF
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	CF	Ken Boyer	St. Louis Cardinals	3B
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	C	Gus Bell	Cincinnati Redlegs	CF
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	RF	Dale Long	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	1B	Ed Bailey	Cincinnati Redlegs	C
George Kell	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Roy McMillan	Cincinnati Redlegs	SS
Billy Pierce	Chicago White Sox	P	Bob Friend	Pittsburgh Pirates	P

Rosters

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

1956 National League All-Star Game roster
Pitchers 43 Johnny Antonelli 19 Bob Friend 41 Clem Labine * 46 Brooks Lawrence * 39 Joe Nuxhall * 36 Robin Roberts * 21 Warren Spahn Catchers  6 Ed Bailey 39 Roy Campanella  1 Del Crandall * 29 Stan Lopata *		Infielders 14 Ernie Banks * 14 Ken Boyer 19 Jim Gilliam * 18 Ted Kluszewski  3 Dale Long 41 Eddie Mathews * 11 Roy McMillan 16 Johnny Temple Outfielders 44 Hank Aaron 25 Gus Bell 24 Willie Mays  6 Stan Musial  8 Rip Repulski 20 Frank Robinson  4 Duke Snider		Manager 24 Walter Alston Coaches 29 Fred Hutchinson  1 Birdie Tebbetts  * = Did not play

1956 American League All-Star Game roster
Pitchers 23 Tom Brewer 16 Whitey Ford 53 Johnny Kucks * 20 Ray Narleski * 19 Billy Pierce 27 Herb Score 18 Frank Sullivan * 30 Jim Wilson 24 Early Wynn Catchers  8 Yogi Berra 10 Sherm Lollar		Infielders  8 Ray Boone  2 Nellie Fox  1 George Kell 26 Harvey Kuenn  1 Billy Martin 12 Gil McDougald *  7 Vic Power  3 Mickey Vernon Outfielders  6 Al Kaline  7 Mickey Mantle  7 Charlie Maxwell * 37 Jim Piersall 26 Roy Sievers 38 Harry Simpson  9 Ted Williams		Manager 37 Casey Stengel Coaches  7 Chuck Dressen 31 Jim Turner  * = Did not play

Umpires

Position	Umpire
Home Plate	Charlie Berry (AL)
First Base	Babe Pinelli (NL)
Second Base	Eddie Hurley (AL)
Third Base	Artie Gore (NL)
Left Field	Red Flaherty (AL)
Right Field	Bill Jackowski (NL)

Line score

Tuesday, July 10, 1956 1:00 pm (ET) at Griffith Stadium, Washington, D.C.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	0	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	0	7	11	0
American League	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	11	0
WP: Friend   LP: Pierce   Sv: Antonelli Home runs: NL: Mays, Musial AL: Mantle, Williams

How the runs scored
Team	Inning	Play	NL	AL
NL	3rd	Temple singled, McMillan scored	1	0
NL	4th	Mays homered, Boyer scored	3	0
NL	5th	Boyer singled, Temple scored	4	0
NL	6th	Wild pitch, Kluszewski scored	5	0
AL	6th	Williams homered, Fox scored; Mantle homered	5	3
NL	7th	Musial homered; Kluszewski doubled, Mays scored	7	3

Play-by-play at Baseball-Reference.com

External links

• 1956 All-Star Game Box Score, July 10 at Baseball-Reference.com
• 1956 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac
• July 10, 1956: The Kid, The Man, the Say Hey Kid, and the Commerce Comet shine at All-Star Game - Society for American Baseball Research (SABR Games Project)