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.
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.
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Starters | |||
---|---|---|---|
Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
P | Jim O'Toole | Reds | 1 |
C | Ed Bailey | Giants | 6 |
1B | Bill White | Cardinals | 6 |
2B | Bill Mazeroski-x | Pirates | 8 |
3B | Ken Boyer | Cardinals | 10 |
SS | Dick Groat | Cardinals | 7 |
OF | Hank Aaron | Braves | 13 |
OF | Tommy Davis | Dodgers | 3 |
OF | Willie Mays | Giants | 14 |
Pitchers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games | |
P | Ray Culp | Phillies | 1 | |
P | Don Drysdale | Dodgers | 5 | |
P | Larry Jackson | Cubs | 5 | |
P | Sandy Koufax | Dodgers | 4 | |
P | Juan Marichal | Giants | 3 | |
P | Warren Spahn | Braves | 17 | |
P | Hal Woodeshick | Colt .45s | 1 |
Reserves | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games | |
C | Johnny Edwards | Reds | 1 | |
C | Joe Torre | Braves | 1 | |
1B | Orlando Cepeda | Giants | 9 | |
2B | Julián Javier-y | Cardinals | 1 | |
3B | Ron Santo | Cubs | 1 | |
SS | Maury Wills | Dodgers | 5 | |
OF | Roberto Clemente | Pirates | 7 | |
OF | Willie McCovey | Giants | 1 | |
OF | Stan Musial | Cardinals | 24 | |
OF | Duke Snider | Mets | 8 |
Starters | |||
---|---|---|---|
Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games |
P | Ken McBride | Angels | 3 |
C | Earl Battey | Twins | 3 |
1B | Joe Pepitone | Yankees | 1 |
2B | Nellie Fox | White Sox | 15 |
3B | Frank Malzone | Red Sox | 7 |
SS | Zoilo Versalles | Twins | 1 |
OF | Al Kaline | Tigers | 12 |
OF | Albie Pearson | Angels | 1 |
OF | Leon Wagner | Angels | 3 |
Pitchers | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
Position | Player | Team | All-Star Games | |
P | Steve Barber-x | Orioles | 1 | |
P | Jim Bouton | Yankees | 1 | |
P | Jim Bunning | Tigers | 7 | |
P | Mudcat Grant | Indians | 1 | |
P | Bill Monbouquette-y | Red Sox | 4 | |
P | Juan Pizarro | White Sox | 1 | |
P | Dick Radatz | Red Sox | 1 |
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.
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) |