1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game Explained

Year:1963
Visitor:National League
Top1:0
Top2:1
Top3:2
Top4:0
Top5:1
Top6:0
Top7:0
Top8:1
Top9:0
Visitor R:5
Visitor H:6
Visitor E:0
Home:American League
Bot1:0
Bot2:1
Bot3:2
Bot4:0
Bot5:0
Bot6:0
Bot7:0
Bot8:0
Bot9:0
Home R:3
Home H:11
Home E:1
Date:July 9, 1963
Venue:Cleveland Municipal Stadium
City:Cleveland, Ohio
Visitormanager:Alvin Dark
Visitormanagerteam:SF
Homemanager:Ralph Houk
Homemanagerteam:NYY
Television:NBC
Tv Announcers:Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola
Radio:NBC
Radio Announcers:Bob Neal and George Bryson
Previous:1962 (second game)

The 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 34th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 9, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, home of the American League's Cleveland Indians. The game was won by the National League 5–3.

From 1959 to 1962, baseball experimented with a pair of All-Star Games per year. That ended with this 1963 game, which also marked the 30th anniversary of the inaugural All-Star Game played in Chicago in 1933.

Scoring summary

The teams traded runs in the second inning. Willie Mays drew a walk off Ken McBride, stole second and scored on a Dick Groat single. The AL tied the score when Jim O'Toole gave up a Leon Wagner single, hit Zoilo Versalles with a pitch and surrendered an RBI hit to his pitching counterpart, McBride.

In the third, both sides scored twice. Behind 3-1, the AL struck back on a double by Albie Pearson and singles by Frank Malzone and Earl Battey to tie it at 3-all.

The NL scratched out a run off Jim Bunning in the fifth to regain the lead, then made it 5-3 in the eighth when Bill White singled off Dick Radatz, stole second and scored on a Ron Santo single. Don Drysdale closed it out in the eighth and ninth, retiring Bobby Richardson on a game-ending double play.

Rosters

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

National League

Starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PJim O'TooleReds1
CEd BaileyGiants6
1BBill WhiteCardinals6
2BBill Mazeroski-xPirates8
3BKen BoyerCardinals10
SSDick GroatCardinals7
OFHank AaronBraves13
OFTommy DavisDodgers3
OFWillie MaysGiants14
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PRay CulpPhillies1
PDon DrysdaleDodgers5
PLarry JacksonCubs5
PSandy KoufaxDodgers4
PJuan MarichalGiants3
PWarren SpahnBraves17
PHal WoodeshickColt .45s1
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CJohnny EdwardsReds1
CJoe TorreBraves1
1BOrlando CepedaGiants9
2BJulián Javier-yCardinals1
3BRon SantoCubs1
SSMaury WillsDodgers5
OFRoberto ClementePirates7
OFWillie McCoveyGiants1
OFStan MusialCardinals24
OFDuke SniderMets8

American League

Starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PKen McBrideAngels3
CEarl BatteyTwins3
1BJoe PepitoneYankees1
2BNellie FoxWhite Sox15
3BFrank MalzoneRed Sox7
SSZoilo VersallesTwins1
OFAl KalineTigers12
OFAlbie PearsonAngels1
OFLeon WagnerAngels3
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PSteve Barber-xOrioles1
PJim BoutonYankees1
PJim BunningTigers7
PMudcat GrantIndians1
PBill Monbouquette-yRed Sox4
PJuan PizarroWhite Sox1
PDick RadatzRed Sox1
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CElston HowardYankees10
CDon LeppertSenators1
1B-OFNorm SiebernAthletics3
2BBobby RichardsonYankees5
3BBrooks RobinsonOrioles7
SSLuis AparicioOrioles9
OFBob AllisonTwins2
OFHarmon KillebrewTwins5
OFMickey Mantle-xYankees16
OFTom TreshYankees3
OFCarl YastrzemskiRed Sox1

x - injured

y - replacement for injured player

Note: Bill Mazeroski was selected for the starting lineup, but did not play due to injury. Julián Javier took his spot in the starting batting order.

Game

Umpires

Position Umpire
Home Plate Hank Soar (AL)
First Base Bill Jackowski (NL)
Second Base Al Smith (AL)
Third Base Paul Pryor (NL)
Left Field Bill Haller (AL)
Right Field Doug Harvey (NL)

Game summary

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