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| Date | July 30, 1962 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Wrigley Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Leon Wagner (LAA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 38,359 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Vin Scully andCurt Gowdy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jack Quinlan andGeorge Kell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The second1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 33rd playing of Major League Baseball's annual midsummer exhibition game. The game took place atWrigley Field inChicago,Illinois, home of the National League'sChicago Cubs. The American League emerged triumphant as they finally broke out of a five-game slump with nine runs. The nine runs equaled their total for the previous five games. The AL also racked up ten hits. Their victory kept the National League from tying the All-Star series at 16–16.[1] The AL also had home runs by Pete Runnels, Leon Wagner and Rocky Colavito.[2] A highlight of the game was the first presentation of theArch Ward Trophy to the MVPs of each All-Star Game. It was first presented in 1962 as a tribute toArch Ward, the man who founded the All-Star Game in 1933. That first presentation went toLeon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels (second game MVP) and toMaury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers (first game MVP), because two Midsummer Classics were played.[3]
Ralph Houk's coaching staff includedHank Bauer andBill Rigney, while Fred Hutchinson's staff includedHarry Craft andBirdie Tebbetts.[1]
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| American League | National League | ||||||
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
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| 1 | Rich Rollins | Twins | 3B | 1 | Dick Groat | Pirates | SS |
| 2 | Billy Moran | Angels | 2B | 2 | Roberto Clemente | Pirates | RF |
| 3 | Roger Maris | Yankees | CF | 3 | Willie Mays | Giants | CF |
| 4 | Rocky Colavito | Tigers | RF | 4 | Orlando Cepeda | Giants | 1B |
| 5 | Jim Gentile | Orioles | 1B | 5 | Tommy Davis | Dodgers | LF |
| 6 | Earl Battey | Twins | C | 6 | Ken Boyer | Cardinals | 3B |
| 7 | Leon Wagner | Angels | LF | 7 | Del Crandall | Braves | C |
| 8 | Luis Aparicio | White Sox | SS | 8 | Bill Mazeroski | Pirates | 2B |
| 9 | Dave Stenhouse | Senators | P | 9 | Johnny Podres | Dodgers | P |
| Position | Umpire |
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| Home Plate | Jocko Conlan (NL) |
| First Base | Bill McKinley (AL) |
| Second Base | Ken Burkhart (NL) |
| Third Base | John Rice (AL) |
| Left Field | Al Forman (NL) |
| Right Field | Bill Kinnamon (AL) |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Ray Herbert (1–0) LP:Art Mahaffey (0–1) Home runs: AL:Pete Runnels (1),Leon Wagner (1),Rocky Colavito (1) NL:John Roseboro (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||