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1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

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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

Date

July 11, 1961

Venue

Candlestick Park

City

San Francisco, California

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The first 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Candlestick Park in San Francisco on July 11, 1961. The National League scored two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to win 5–4. Stu Miller was the winning pitcher and Hoyt Wilhelm was charged with the loss.

1 Rosters
- 1.1 American League
- 1.2 National League
2 References

Rosters [edit]

American League [edit]

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Whitey Ford	Yankees	7
C	Johnny Romano	Indians	1
1B	Norm Cash	Tigers	1
2B	Johnny Temple	Indians	4
3B	Brooks Robinson	Orioles	2
SS	Tony Kubek	Yankees	3
OF	Rocky Colavito	Tigers	2
OF	Mickey Mantle	Yankees	10
OF	Roger Maris	Yankees	3

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Jim Bunning	Tigers	3
P	Dick Donovan	Senators	2
P	Ryne Duren	Angels	3
P	Mike Fornieles	Red Sox	1
P	Frank Lary	Tigers	2
P	Jim Perry	Indians	1
P	Billy Pierce	White Sox	7
P	Hoyt Wilhelm	Orioles	3

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Elston Howard	Yankees	5
1B	Jim Gentile	Orioles	2
1B	Harmon Killebrew	Twins	2
2B	Nellie Fox	White Sox	11
SS	Dick Howser	Athletics	1
OF	Yogi Berra	Yankees	14
OF	Jackie Brandt	Orioles	1
OF	Al Kaline	Tigers	7

National League [edit]

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Warren Spahn	Braves	12
C	Smoky Burgess	Pirates	5
1B	Bill White	Cardinals	3
2B	Frank Bolling	Braves	1
3B	Eddie Mathews	Braves	8
SS	Maury Wills	Dodgers	1
OF	Orlando Cepeda	Giants	3
OF	Roberto Clemente	Pirates	2
OF	Willie Mays	Giants	8

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Elroy Face	Pirates	3
P	Joey Jay	Reds	1
P	Sandy Koufax	Dodgers	1
P	Art Mahaffey	Phillies	1
P	Mike McCormick	Giants	2
P	Stu Miller	Giants	1
P	Bob Purkey	Reds	2

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Johnny Roseboro	Dodgers	2
1B	Dick Stuart	Pirates	1
2B	Don Zimmer	Cubs	1
3B	Ken Boyer	Cardinals	4
SS	Eddie Kasko	Reds	1
OF	Hank Aaron	Braves	7
OF	George Altman	Cubs	1
OF	Stan Musial	Cardinals	18
OF	Frank Robinson	Reds	4

References [edit]

All-Star Results - 1961: Game 30, July 11, 1961, MLB.com, retrieved March 21, 2010
July 11, 1961 All-Star Game Play-By-Play and Box Score, Baseball-Reference.com, retrieved March 21, 2010

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² — Two All-Star Games were played these seasons. Italics indicate future games.

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1961 All-Star Game (1st, 2nd) 1961 World Series 1961 MLB expansion draft

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Guest commentators	Johnny Bench Rick Dempsey Barry Larkin Don Sutton

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