1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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DateJuly 14, 1953
Venue Crosley Field
City Cincinnati
Managers
Attendance30,846 – Time of Game: 2:19
Ceremonial first pitch Ted Williams
Television NBC Sports
TV announcers Jack Brickhouse and Mel Allen
Radio Mutual
Radio announcers Al Helfer and Waite Hoyt

The 1953 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 20th playing of the mid-summer classic between the All-Stars teams of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 14 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, home of the Cincinnati Redlegs of the National League. The team changed its name from Reds to Redlegs this season, during the height of anti-communism in the United States; it returned to the Reds six years later.

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This was the second All-Star Game at Crosley Field, which had previously hosted fifteen years earlier in 1938. This game was originally scheduled for Braves Field in Boston, which had hosted in 1936. When the Braves relocated to Milwaukee in mid-March, the game was awarded to Cincinnati. [1]

Summary

From 1949 through 1952, manager Casey Stengel had taken the New York Yankees to four consecutive World Series titles, but this time turned on his fourth defeat in a row at the helm of the American League team.

Robin Roberts (NL) and Billy Pierce (AL) found themselves in a pitching duel during three innings of one-hit shutout ball, but they were not a factor in the decision. AL relievers Allie Reynolds (2), Mike Garcia (1) and Satchel Paige (2) combined to give up five runs to the NL hitters.

The NL attack was led by Enos Slaughter, who went 2-for-3 with two runs and an RBI, while Pee Wee Reese hit a single and a double and drove in two runs. Minnie Miñoso went 2-for-2 and drove in the only run for the AL team.

NL relievers Warren Spahn and Curt Simmons pitched two scoreless innings each and Murry Dickson allowed the only AL run in two innings of work. Spahn was the winning pitcher and Reynolds the loser, while Dickson earned the save.

The National League extended their winning-streak to four consecutive games, matching the previous record set by the American League from 1946 to 1949, After the game, the American League leads 12–8.

Notes

Opening Lineups

American League National League
PlayerTeamPosPlayerTeamPos
Billy Goodman Boston Red Sox 2B Pee Wee Reese Brooklyn Dodgers SS
Mickey Vernon Washington Senators 1B Red Schoendienst St. Louis Cardinals 2B
Hank Bauer New York Yankees RF Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals LF
Mickey Mantle New York Yankees CF Ted Kluszewski Cincinnati Redlegs 1B
Al Rosen Cleveland Indians 3B Roy Campanella Brooklyn Dodgers  C
Gus Zernial Philadelphia Athletics LF Eddie Mathews Milwaukee Braves 3B
Yogi Berra New York Yankees   C Gus Bell Cincinnati Redlegs CF
Chico Carrasquel Chicago White Sox SS Enos Slaughter St. Louis Cardinals RF
Billy Pierce Chicago White Sox   P Robin Roberts Philadelphia Phillies   P

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

1953 American League All-Star Game roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

 * = Did not play

1953 National League All-Star Game roster
Pitchers

Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

Manager

Coaches

 * = Did not play

Umpires

PositionUmpire
Home Plate Jocko Conlan (NL)
First Base Johnny Stevens (AL)
Second Base Augie Donatelli (NL)
Third Base Bill McKinley (AL)
Left Field Bill Engeln (NL)
Right Field Larry Napp (AL)

Line Score

Tuesday, July 14, 1953 1:30 pm (ET) at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
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WP: Spahn   LP: Reynolds   Sv: Dickson
How the runs scored
TeamInningPlayALNL
NL5thAshburn singled, Mathews scored, Slaughter to second; Reese singled, Slaughter scored, Ashburn to second02
NL7thReese doubled, Slaughter scored03
NL8thSlaughter singled, Campanella scored, Snider to third; Dickson singled, Snider scored05
AL9thMiñoso singled, Fain scored, Mize to second15

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