1940 All-Star Game

The 1940 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 9, 1940. The National League won the eighth midsummer classic by a score of 4 to 0. The game was held at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, MO in front of 32,373 fans.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Joe Cronin and coaches Del Baker and Tom Daly.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Luke Appling	Chicago White Sox	SS	Fan's Selection
Lou Boudreau	Cleveland Indians	SS
Tommy Bridges	Detroit Tigers	P		did not play
Doc Cramer	Boston Red Sox	OF		did not play
Bill Dickey	New York Yankees	C	Fan's Selection
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	P
Lou Finney	Boston Red Sox	OF
Jimmie Foxx	Boston Red Sox	1B	Fan's Selection
Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	2B	Fan's Selection
Hank Greenberg	Detroit Tigers	OF
Frankie Hayes	Philadelphia Athletics	C
Rollie Hemsley	Cleveland Indians	C
Indian Bob Johnson	Philadelphia Athletics	OF		did not play
Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Ken Keltner	Cleveland Indians	3B
Dutch Leonard	Washington Senators	P		did not play
Ray Mack	Cleveland Indians	2B
George McQuinn	St. Louis Browns	1B		did not play
Al Milnar	Cleveland Indians	P		did not play
Bobo Newsom	Detroit Tigers	P
Monte Pearson	New York Yankees	P		did not play
Red Rolfe	New York Yankees	3B	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Red Ruffing	New York Yankees	P	Fan's Selection
Cecil Travis	Washington Senators	3B		replaced Rolfe
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection

National League

The National League team was led by manager Bill McKechnie and coaches Doc Prothro and Casey Stengel.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Pete Coscarart	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B
Harry Danning	New York Giants	C
Paul Derringer	Cincinnati Reds	P	Fan's Selection
Leo Durocher	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS		did not play
Larry French	Chicago Cubs	P
Billy Herman	Chicago Cubs	2B	Fan's Selection
Kirby Higbe	Philadelphia Phillies	P		did not play
Carl Hubbell	New York Giants	P
Billy Jurges	New York Giants	SS		replaced due to injury
Cookie Lavagetto	Brooklyn Dodgers	3B	Fan's Selection
Hank Leiber	Chicago Cubs	OF		replaced due to injury
Ernie Lombardi	Cincinnati Reds	C	Fan's Selection
Pinky May	Philadelphia Phillies	3B
Frank McCormick	Cincinnati Reds	1B
Joe Medwick	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF	Fan's Selection
Eddie Miller	Boston Bees	SS		replaced Jurges
Johnny Mize	St. Louis Cardinals	1B	Fan's Selection
Jo-Jo Moore	New York Giants	OF
Terry Moore	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Fan's Selection
Hugh Mulcahy	Philadelphia Phillies	P		did not play
Bill Nicholson	Chicago Cubs	OF		replaced Leiber
Mel Ott	New York Giants	OF
Babe Phelps	Brooklyn Dodgers	C
Arky Vaughan	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS	Fan's Selection
Bucky Walters	Cincinnati Reds	P
Max West	Boston Bees	OF	Fan's Selection
Whit Wyatt	Brooklyn Dodgers	P

The Game

Starting Lineups

American League				Batting Order		National League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Cecil Travis	3B	Washington Senators		1		Arky Vaughan	SS	Pittsburgh Pirates
Ted Williams	OF	Boston Red Sox		2		Billy Herman	2B	Chicago Cubs
Charlie Keller	OF	New York Yankees		3		Max West	OF	Boston Bees
Joe DiMaggio	OF	New York Yankees		4		Johnny Mize	1B	St. Louis Cardinals
Jimmie Foxx	1B	Boston Red Sox		5		Ernie Lombardi	C	Cincinnati Reds
Luke Appling	SS	Chicago White Sox		6		Joe Medwick	OF	Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Dickey	C	New York Yankees		7		Cookie Lavagetto	3B	Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Gordon	2B	New York Yankees		8		Terry Moore	OF	St. Louis Cardinals
Red Ruffing	P	New York Yankees		9		Paul Derringer	P	Cincinnati Reds

Line Score

July 9, 1940 at Sportsman's Park (32373), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
National	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	x	4	7	0

Pitchers

American: Red Ruffing (L) - Bobo Newsom - Bob Feller

National: Paul Derringer (W) - Bucky Walters - Whit Wyatt - Larry French - Carl Hubbell

Home Runs

American: None

National: Max West (1st)

Umpires

HP: Beans Reardon (NL), 1B: George Pipgras (AL), 2B: Bill Stewart (NL), 3B: Steve Basil (AL)