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| Date | July 9, 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Fenway Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Boston,Massachusetts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 34,906 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | Mutual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Mel Allen andJim Britt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1946 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 13th playing of the "Midsummer Classic" byMajor League Baseball's (MLB)American League (AL) andNational League (NL) All-Star teams.
TheAll-Star Game was held on July 9, 1946 atFenway Park inBoston,Massachusetts, the home of the AL'sBoston Red Sox. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 12–0.
The Red Sox hosted the game and were well-represented. Red Sox infieldersBobby Doerr andJohnny Pesky, along with outfieldersTed Williams andDom DiMaggio, were in the AL starting lineup, while pitchersDave Ferriss andMickey Harris along with first basemanRudy York and catcherHal Wagner were also named to the team (of the Red Sox' reserves, only York played in the game).
This was the game in which Ted Williams became the only player to hit a home run against the famed "Eephus pitch" ofPittsburgh Pirates hurlerRip Sewell.[1]
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Position | Umpire | League |
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| Home Plate | Bill Summers | American |
| First Base | Dusty Boggess | National |
| Second Base | Eddie Rommel | American |
| Third Base | Larry Goetz | National |
The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Summers and Goetz swapped positions, also Boggess and Rommel swapped positions.[2]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 4 | X | 12 | 14 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Bob Feller (1–0) LP:Claude Passeau (0–1) Sv:Jack Kramer (1) Home runs: NL: None AL:Charlie Keller (1),Ted Williams (2) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The NL threatened in the top of the first inning, having two men on with one out, but were unable to score. The AL scored two runs in the bottom of the first, on a home run by Charlie Keller. There was then little activity until Ted Williams hit a home run in the bottom of the fourth, followed by the AL sending nine men to the plate in the bottom of the fifth while scoring three runs. The AL later added six more runs, with the NL never threatening.
Ted Williams still (through 2016) holds five single-game All-Star Game Records, which were set in this game: hits (4), home runs (2), runs (4), RBI (5), andtotal bases (10).[3] Note that MLB did not name anAll-Star Game MVP until 1962.
Because the 1945 All-Star Game was canceled,Boston Braves managerBilly Southworth, who had managed theSt. Louis Cardinals in 1944, was named a coach underCharley Grimm, whileSteve O'Neill namedLuke Sewell of theSt. Louis Browns as one of his coaches.