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| Date | July 8, 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Wrigley Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Chicago,Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 41,123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | CommissionerHappy Chandler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | Mutual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Mel Allen andJim Britt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 14th playing of the "Midsummer Classic" betweenMajor League Baseball's (MLB)American League (AL) andNational League (NL) All-Star teams. TheAll-Star Game was held on July 8, 1947, atWrigley Field inChicago, the home of the NL'sChicago Cubs.
The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League by a score of 2–1 in 2 hours and 19 minutes.[1]
The National Leaguemanager wasEddie Dyer of theSt. Louis Cardinals, and the NL coaches werePhiladelphia Phillies managerBen Chapman andNew York Giantsplayer-managerMel Ott.[1]
The American League manager wasJoe Cronin of theBoston Red Sox, and the AL coaches were Red Sox coachDel Baker andDetroit Tigers managerSteve O'Neill.[1]
Thestarting pitchers were selected by the respective American and National League managers. The eight position starters were chosen by the fans.[1]Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
* This player did not start.
# This player did not play.
Theceremonial first pitch was thrown byHappy Chandler,Commissioner of Baseball.
| American League[1][2] | National League[1][2] | ||||||
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
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| 1 | George Kell | Tigers | 3B | 1 | Harry Walker | Phillies | CF |
| 2 | Buddy Lewis | Senators | RF | 2 | Dixie Walker | Dodgers | RF |
| 3 | Ted Williams | Red Sox | LF | 3 | Walker Cooper | Giants | C |
| 4 | Joe DiMaggio | Yankees | CF | 4 | Johnny Mize | Giants | 1B |
| 5 | Lou Boudreau | Indians | SS | 5 | Enos Slaughter | Cardinals | LF |
| 6 | George McQuinn | Yankees | 1B | 6 | Frankie Gustine | Pirates | 3B |
| 7 | Joe Gordon | Indians | 2B | 7 | Marty Marion | Cardinals | SS |
| 8 | Buddy Rosar | Athletics | C | 8 | Emil Verban | Dodgers | 2B |
| 9 | Hal Newhouser | Tigers | P | 9 | Ewell Blackwell | Reds | P |
| Position | Umpire | League |
|---|---|---|
| Home Plate | Jocko Conlan | National |
| First Base | Jim Boyer | American |
| Second Base | Butch Henline | National |
| Third Base | Art Passarella | American |
The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Conlan and Passarella swapped positions, also Boyer and Henline swapped positions.[3]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Spec Shea (1–0) LP:Johnny Sain (0–1) Sv:Joe Page (1) Home runs: AL: None NL:Johnny Mize (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first three and a half innings were scoreless with four hits between both teams.Johnny Mize hit ahome run off ofSpec Shea to deep right field in the bottom of the fourth inning to put the National League ahead 1–0. In the top of the sixth,Luke Appling scored from third base asJoe DiMaggio hit into a 6–4–3double play to again tie the game.[2]
Stan Spence,pinch hitting for Shea, singled to right-center field in the top of the seventh inning, scoringBobby Doerr from third base to give the American League the lead. Doerr had made it to third after pitcherJohnny Sain failed apickoff attempt tosecond basemanEddie Stanky.[2]
The NL's tying and winning runs in the form ofPhil Cavarretta andPhil Masi (pinch running for Johnny Mize) were on third and first bases respectively in the bottom of the eighth inning, withEnos Slaughter at bat. Slaughter grounded out to shortstop Joe Boudreau, and pitcherJoe Page got out of the inning with the AL still on top, 2–1.[2]
Warren Spahn and the National League squad held off any more offense by the AL in the final inning, again giving them a chance to win it in their half of the ninth.Whitey Kurowski grounded out to Bobby Doerr at second andPee Wee Reesewalked to put the tying run on first. Eddie Stanky grounded out to Doerr also, preventing Reese from advancing.Schoolboy Rowe came to bat, pinch hitting for the pitcher Spahn. Rowe flew out toright fielderTommy Henrich to give the American League a 2–1 victory.[2][3]
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