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| Date | July 11, 1961 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Candlestick Park | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | San Francisco,California | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 44,115 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Mel Allen andRuss Hodges | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jimmy Dudley andJerry Doggett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played inCandlestick Park inSan Francisco on July 11, 1961. TheNational League scored two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to win 5–4.Stu Miller was the winning pitcher andHoyt Wilhelm was charged with the loss.
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
Umpires:Stan Landes, Home Plate (NL);Frank Umont, First Base (AL);Shag Crawford, Second Base (NL);Ed Runge, Third Base (AL);Ed Vargo, Left Field (NL);Cal Drummond, Right Field (AL)
| American League | National League | ||||||
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
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| 1 | Johnny Temple | Indians | 2B | 1 | Maury Wills | Dodgers | SS |
| 2 | Norm Cash | Tigers | 1B | 2 | Eddie Mathews | Braves | 3B |
| 3 | Mickey Mantle | Yankees | OF | 3 | Willie Mays | Giants | OF |
| 4 | Roger Maris | Yankees | OF | 4 | Orlando Cepeda | Giants | OF |
| 5 | Rocky Colavito | Tigers | OF | 5 | Roberto Clemente | Pirates | OF |
| 6 | Tony Kubek | Yankees | SS | 6 | Bill White | Cardinals | 1B |
| 7 | Johnny Romano | Tigers | C | 7 | Frank Bolling | Braves | 2B |
| 8 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles | 3B | 8 | Smoky Burgess | Pirates | C |
| 9 | Whitey Ford | Yankees | P | 9 | Warren Spahn | Braves | P |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Stu Miller (1–0) LP:Hoyt Wilhelm (0–1) Home runs: AL:Harmon Killebrew (1) NL:George Altman (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||