1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

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.

1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

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Date	July 11, 1960
Venue	Municipal Stadium
City	Kansas City, Missouri
Managers	Walt Alston (LAD) Al López (CWS)
Attendance	30,619[1]
Television	NBC
TV announcers	Curt Gowdy and Russ Hodges
Radio	NBC
Radio announcers	Merle Harmon and Jack Quinlan
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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.

American League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Bill Monbouquette Red Sox 1 C Yogi Berra Yankees 14 1B Bill Skowron Yankees 4 2B Pete Runnels Red Sox 3 3B Frank Malzone Red Sox 5 SS Ron Hansen Orioles 1 OF Mickey Mantle Yankees 10 OF Roger Maris Yankees 2 OF Minnie Miñoso White Sox 8 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Gary Bell Indians 1 P Jim Coates Yankees 1 P Bud Daley Athletics 3 P Chuck Estrada Orioles 1 P Whitey Ford Yankees 6 P Frank Lary Tigers 1 P Camilo Pascual-x Senators 2 P Gerry Staley White Sox 3 P Dick Stigman Indians 1 P Early Wynn White Sox 8 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Elston Howard Yankees 4 C Sherm Lollar White Sox 8 1B Jim Gentile Orioles 1 1B Vic Power Indians 5 2B Nellie Fox White Sox 11 3B Brooks Robinson Orioles 1 SS Luis Aparicio White Sox 4 OF Al Kaline Tigers 7 OF Harvey Kuenn Indians 9 OF Jim Lemon-y Senators 1 OF Al Smith White Sox 2 OF Ted Williams Red Sox 18

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Bob Friend Pirates 3 C Del Crandall Braves 8 1B Joe Adcock Braves 1 2B Bill Mazeroski Pirates 4 3B Eddie Mathews Braves 8 SS Ernie Banks Cubs 7 OF Hank Aaron Braves 7 OF Willie Mays Giants 8 OF Bob Skinner Pirates 2 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Bob Buhl Braves 1 P Roy Face Pirates 3 P Bill Henry Reds 1 P Larry Jackson Cardinals 3 P Vern Law Pirates 1 P Mike McCormick Giants 1 P Lindy McDaniel Cardinals 1 P Johnny Podres Dodgers 2 P Stan Williams Dodgers 1 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Ed Bailey Reds 3 C Smoky Burgess Pirates 5 1B Norm Larker Dodgers 1 1B Bill White Cardinals 2 2B Charlie Neal Dodgers 2 2B Tony Taylor Phillies 1 3B Ken Boyer Cardinals 4 SS Dick Groat Pirates 3 OF Orlando Cepeda Giants 3 OF Roberto Clemente Pirates 1 OF Stan Musial Cardinals 18 OF Vada Pinson Reds 3

• • -x – Injured and could not play
  • -y – Injury replacement

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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
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

Monday, July 11, 1960 2:00 pm (CT) at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
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)