1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

Summary

The 1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 15th 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 13, 1948, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of both the St. Louis Browns of the American League (who were the designated host team) and the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 5–2.

1948 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
American League 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 5 6 0
DateJuly 13, 1948
VenueSportsman's Park
CitySt. Louis, Missouri
Managers
Attendance34,009
Ceremonial first pitchBurt Shotton
TelevisionKSD (STL)
TV announcersBob Ingham
RadioMutual
Radio announcersMel Allen, Jim Britt and France Laux

This was the first All-Star Game to be broadcast on television, albeit only locally.

Browns in the game edit

The lone representative of the host team was Al Zarilla, a reserve outfielder for the AL, who entered the game playing right field in the top of the 5th inning, and was hitless in two at bats.

Starting lineups edit

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

National League edit

American League edit

Umpires edit

Position Umpire League
Home Plate Charlie Berry American
First Base Bill Stewart National
Second Base Joe Paparella American
Third Base Beans Reardon National

The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Berry and Reardon swapped positions, also Stewart and Paparella swapped positions.[1]

Synopsis edit

Tuesday, July 13, 1948 1:30 pm (CT) at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National League 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 0
American League 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 X 5 6 0
WP: Vic Raschi (1–0)   LP: Johnny Schmitz (0–1)   Sv: Joe Coleman (1)
Home runs:
NL: Stan Musial (1)
AL: Hoot Evers (1)

The NL scored two runs in the top of the 1st inning, on a leadoff single by rookie Richie Ashburn, and later a two-run home run by Stan Musial with one out. It would be the only runs the NL would score. The AL got one run back in the bottom of the 2nd inning, on a home run by Hoot Evers. They later tied the score at 2–2 in the bottom of the 3rd, after two walks, a steal of third base by Mickey Vernon, and a sacrifice fly from Lou Boudreau. In the bottom of the 4th, the AL pulled ahead with 3 runs; after loading the bases with two singles and a walk, Vic Raschi drove in two runs with a single, followed by one more run scoring on a lineout by Joe DiMaggio. With the AL up 5–2, there would be no more scoring, despite the NL loading the bases in the 6th inning.[2]

References edit

  1. ^ "American League 5, National League 2". Retrosheet. July 13, 1948. Retrieved October 22, 2016.
  2. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (July 14, 1948). "American All-Stars Rally to Defeat Nationals, 5-2". Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. p. 41.

External links edit

  • Baseball Almanac
  • Baseball-Reference.com