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| Date | July 11, 1944 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Forbes Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Pittsburgh,Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 29,589 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | Mutual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Don Dunphy,Bill Slater andBill Corum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1944 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 12th playing of the "Midsummer Classic" betweenMajor League Baseball'sAmerican League (AL) andNational League (NL)All-Star teams. TheAll-Star Game was held on July 11, 1944 atForbes Field inPittsburgh,Pennsylvania, the home of the NL'sPittsburgh Pirates.
The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 7–1.[1]
Played during World War II, receipts from the game were distributed to a fund that provided baseball equipment to members of the armed services.[2]
The Pirates hosted the game and were well-represented. Pirates pitcherRip Sewell, infielderBob Elliott, and outfielderVince DiMaggio were selected for the National League All-Star squad.
Pirates pitchersMax Butcher andCookie Cuccurullo were named the NL's batting practice pitchers and Pirates catcherSpud Davis was the NL's batting practice catcher.Honus Wagner was named an honorary coach, the first time this honor was bestowed in Major League Baseball's All-Star Game.[3]
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Position | Umpire | League |
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| Home Plate | George Barr | National |
| First Base | Charlie Berry | American |
| Second Base | Ziggy Sears | National |
| Third Base | Cal Hubbard | American |
The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Barr and Hubbard swapped positions, also Berry and Sears swapped positions.[4]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | X | 7 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Ken Raffensberger (1–0) LP:Tex Hughson (0–1) Sv:Jim Tobin (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TheAmerican League scored in the second inning on a single byHank Borowy, its pitcher, but never scored again. TheNational League got four runs in the fifth inning, led byBill Nicholson's pinch-hit double.Whitey Kurowski knocked in two more runs with a double in the seventh. A sacrifice fly byStan Musial in the eighth inning closed out the scoring.Ken Raffensberger was the winning pitcher for the Nationals.