1943 All-Star Game

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The 1943 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 13, 1943. The American League won the eleventh midsummer classic by a score of 5 to 3. The game was held at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, PA in front of 31,938 fans.

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The Teams[edit]

American League[edit]

The American League team was led by manager Joe McCarthy and coaches Art Fletcher and Frankie Frisch.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Luke Appling Chicago White Sox SS did not play
Jim Bagby Jr. Cleveland Indians P did not play
Tiny Bonham New York Yankees P did not play
Lou Boudreau Cleveland Indians SS did not play
George Case Washington Senators OF Fan's Selection
Spud Chandler New York Yankees P did not play
Bill Dickey New York Yankees C did not play
Bobby Doerr Boston Red Sox 2B Fan's Selection
Jake Early Washington Senators C Fan's Selection
Joe Gordon New York Yankees 2B did not play
Jeff Heath Cleveland Indians OF
Tex Hughson Boston Red Sox P
Indian Bob Johnson Washington Senators OF
Oscar Judd Boston Red Sox P did not play
Charlie Keller New York Yankees OF Fan's Selection replaced due to injury
Ken Keltner Cleveland Indians 3B Fan's Selection
Chet Laabs St. Louis Browns OF Fan's Selection
Dutch Leonard Washington Senators P Fan's Selection
Johnny Lindell New York Yankees OF did not play
Hal Newhouser Detroit Tigers P
Buddy Rosar Cleveland Indians C did not play
Dick Siebert Philadelphia Athletics 1B Fan's Selection
Al Smith Cleveland Indians P did not play
Vern Stephens St. Louis Browns SS Fan's Selection
Dick Wakefield Detroit Tigers OF replaced Keller
Rudy York Detroit Tigers 1B

National League[edit]

The National League team was led by manager Billy Southworth and coaches Russell Blackburne and Mike Gonzalez.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Ace Adams New York Giants P replaced Pollet, did not play
Mort Cooper St. Louis Cardinals P Fan's Selection
Walker Cooper St. Louis Cardinals C Fan's Selection
Babe Dahlgren Philadelphia Blue Jays 1B
Vince DiMaggio Pittsburgh Pirates OF
Elbie Fletcher Pittsburgh Pirates 1B replaced McCormick
Lonny Frey Cincinnati Reds 2B
Augie Galan Brooklyn Dodgers OF
Stan Hack Chicago Cubs 3B Fan's Selection
Billy Herman Brooklyn Dodgers 2B Fan's Selection
Al Javery Boston Braves P
Whitey Kurowski St. Louis Cardinals 3B did not play
Max Lanier St. Louis Cardinals P did not play
Ernie Lombardi New York Giants C
Marty Marion St. Louis Cardinals SS Fan's Selection
Frank McCormick Cincinnati Reds 1B Fan's Selection replaced due to injury
Eddie Miller Cincinnati Reds SS
Stan Musial St. Louis Cardinals OF Fan's Selection
Bill Nicholson Chicago Cubs OF Fan's Selection
Mel Ott New York Giants OF
Mickey Owen Brooklyn Dodgers C did not play
Claude Passeau Chicago Cubs P did not play
Howie Pollet St. Louis Cardinals P replaced due to injury
Rip Sewell Pittsburgh Pirates P
Johnny Vander Meer Cincinnati Reds P
Dixie Walker Brooklyn Dodgers OF Fan's Selection
Harry Walker St. Louis Cardinals OF

The Game[edit]

Starting Lineups[edit]

National League Batting
Order
American League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Stan Hack 3B Chicago Cubs 1 George Case OF Washington Senators
Billy Herman 2B Brooklyn Dodgers 2 Ken Keltner 3B Cleveland Indians
Stan Musial OF St. Louis Cardinals 3 Dick Wakefield OF Detroit Tigers
Bill Nicholson OF Chicago Cubs 4 Vern Stephens SS St. Louis Browns
Elbie Fletcher 1B Pittsburgh Pirates 5 Dick Siebert 1B Philadelphia Athletics
Walker Cooper C St. Louis Cardinals 6 Chet Laabs OF St. Louis Browns
Harry Walker OF St. Louis Cardinals 7 Jake Early C Washington Senators
Marty Marion SS St. Louis Cardinals 8 Bobby Doerr 2B Boston Red Sox
Mort Cooper P St. Louis Cardinals 9 Dutch Leonard P Washington Senators

Line Score[edit]

July 13, 1943 at Shibe Park (31938), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 10 3
American 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 0 x 5 8 1

Pitchers

National: Mort Cooper (L) - Johnny Vander Meer - Rip Sewell - Al Javery

American: Dutch Leonard (W) - Hal Newhouser - Tex Hughson

Home Runs

National: Vince DiMaggio (9th)

American: Bobby Doerr (2nd)

Umpires

HP: Eddie Rommel (AL), 1B: Jocko Conlan (NL), 2B: Joe Rue (AL), 3B: Tom Dunn (NL)

Related Sites[edit]

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