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| Date | July 10, 1951 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Briggs Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Detroit,Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 52,075 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Ty Cobb | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Jack Brickhouse andJim Britt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | Mutual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Al Helfer andMel Allen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1951 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 18th playing of the midsummer classic between theall-stars of theAmerican League (AL) andNational League (NL), the two leagues comprisingMajor League Baseball. The game was held on July 10, 1951, atBriggs Stadium inDetroit,Michigan the home of theDetroit Tigers of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 8–3.
The 1951 game was originally awarded to thePhiladelphia Phillies. TheCity of Detroit was celebrating the 250th anniversary of its founding in 1701 and requested to host the year's All-Star Game. Although the National League was scheduled to host the game in '51, the game was moved toDetroit.[1] The Phillies hosted the1952 Game.
Long-time Tigers player and broadcasterHarry Heilmann died at age 56 in Detroit the day prior to the game. A moment of silence was observed in Heilmann's memory prior to the game's start.
The American League was 7–5 favorites to win the game. The ceremonial first pitch was delivered byTy Cobb.Chico Carrasquel became the first Latin American player in Major League history to start in an All-Star game.[2]
| National League | American League | ||||
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| Player | Team | Pos | Player | Team | Pos |
| Richie Ashburn | Philadelphia Phillies | CF | Dom DiMaggio | Boston Red Sox | CF |
| Alvin Dark | New York Giants | SS | Nellie Fox | Chicago White Sox | 2B |
| Stan Musial | St. Louis Cardinals | LF | George Kell | Detroit Tigers | 3B |
| Jackie Robinson | Brooklyn Dodgers | 2B | Ted Williams | Boston Red Sox | LF |
| Gil Hodges | Brooklyn Dodgers | 1B | Yogi Berra | New York Yankees | C |
| Bob Elliott | Boston Braves | 3B | Vic Wertz | Detroit Tigers | RF |
| Del Ennis | Philadelphia Phillies | RF | Ferris Fain | Philadelphia Athletics | 1B |
| Roy Campanella | Brooklyn Dodgers | C | Chico Carrasquel | Chicago White Sox | SS |
| Robin Roberts | Philadelphia Phillies | P | Ned Garver | St. Louis Browns | P |
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| 1951 National League All-Star Game roster | |||||||||
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| 1951 American League All-Star Game roster | |||||||||
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Sal Maglie (1–0) LP:Eddie Lopat (0–1) Sv:Ewell Blackwell (1) Home runs: NL:Stan Musial (1),Bob Elliott (1),Gil Hodges (1),Ralph Kiner (1) AL:Vic Wertz (1),George Kell (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| How the runs scored | |||||
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| Team | Inning | Play | NL | AL | |
| NL | 1st | Ashburn scored on E4 | 1 | 0 | |
| AL | 2nd | Fain tripled, Berra scored | 1 | 1 | |
| NL | 4th | Musial homered; Elliott homered, Hodges scored | 4 | 1 | |
| AL | 4th | Wertz homered | 4 | 2 | |
| AL | 5th | Kell homered | 4 | 3 | |
| NL | 6th | Hodges homered, Robinson scored | 6 | 3 | |
| NL | 7th | Robinson singled, Ashburn scored | 7 | 3 | |
| NL | 8th | Kiner homered | 8 | 3 | |
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