1946 All-Star Game

The 1946 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 9, 1946. The American League won the thirteenth midsummer classic by a score of 12 to 0. The game was held at Fenway Park in Boston, MA in front of 34,906 fans.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Steve O'Neill and coaches Art Mills and Luke Sewell.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Luke Appling	Chicago White Sox	SS
Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	P		did not play
Sam Chapman	Philadelphia Athletics	OF
Bill Dickey	New York Yankees	C
Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF		did not play
Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	2B	Fan's Selection
Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	P	Fan's Selection
Dave Ferriss	Boston Red Sox	P		did not play
Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	2B
Mickey Harris	Boston Red Sox	P		did not play
Frankie Hayes	Cleveland Indians	C	Fan's Selection
Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Ken Keltner	Cleveland Indians	3B	Fan's Selection
Jack Kramer	St. Louis Browns	P
Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	P
Johnny Pesky	Boston Red Sox	SS	Fan's Selection
Buddy Rosar	Philadelphia Athletics	C
Stan Spence	Washington Senators	OF
Vern Stephens	St. Louis Browns	SS
Snuffy Stirnweiss	New York Yankees	3B
Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	1B	Fan's Selection
Hal Wagner	Boston Red Sox	C
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection
Rudy York	Boston Red Sox	1B

National League

The National League team was led by manager Charlie Grimm and coaches Bill McKechnie and Billy Southworth.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Ewell Blackwell	Cincinnati Reds	P
Phil Cavarretta	Chicago Cubs	OF
Mort Cooper	Boston Braves	P		did not play
Walker Cooper	New York Giants	C	Fan's Selection
Del Ennis	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
Frankie Gustine	Pittsburgh Pirates	2B
Kirby Higbe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
Johnny Hopp	Boston Braves	OF	Fan's Selection
Whitey Kurowski	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	Fan's Selection
Ray Lamanno	Cincinnati Reds	C
Peanuts Lowrey	Chicago Cubs	OF
Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals	SS	Fan's Selection
Phil Masi	Boston Braves	C
Frank McCormick	Philadelphia Phillies	1B		replaced Reese
Eddie Miller	Cincinnati Reds	SS		replaced due to injury
Johnny Mize	New York Giants	1B	Fan's Selection
Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Fan's Selection
Claude Passeau	Chicago Cubs	P	Fan's Selection
Howie Pollet	St. Louis Cardinals	P		did not play
Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS		replaced due to injury
Pete Reiser	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF		did not play
Johnny Schmitz	Chicago Cubs	P		did not play
Red Schoendienst	St. Louis Cardinals	2B	Fan's Selection
Rip Sewell	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
Emil Verban	Philadelphia Phillies	2B		replaced Miller
Dixie Walker	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF	Fan's Selection

The Game

Starting Lineups

National League				Batting Order		American League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Red Schoendienst	2B	St. Louis Cardinals		1		Dom DiMaggio	OF	Boston Red Sox
Stan Musial	OF	St. Louis Cardinals		2		Johnny Pesky	SS	Boston Red Sox
Johnny Hopp	OF	Boston Braves		3		Ted Williams	OF	Boston Red Sox
Dixie Walker	OF	Brooklyn Dodgers		4		Charlie Keller	OF	New York Yankees
Whitey Kurowski	3B	St. Louis Cardinals		5		Bobby Doerr	2B	Boston Red Sox
Johnny Mize	1B	New York Giants		6		Mickey Vernon	1B	Washington Senators
Walker Cooper	C	New York Giants		7		Ken Keltner	3B	Cleveland Indians
Marty Marion	SS	St. Louis Cardinals		8		Frankie Hayes	C	Cleveland Indians
Claude Passeau	P	Chicago Cubs		9		Bob Feller	P	Cleveland Indians

Line Score

July 9, 1946 at Fenway Park (34906), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
American	2	0	0	1	3	0	2	4	x	12	14	1

Pitchers

National: Claude Passeau (L) - Kirby Higbe - Ewell Blackwell - Rip Sewell

American: Bob Feller (W) - Hal Newhouser - Jack Kramer

Home Runs

National: None

American: Charlie Keller (1st), Ted Williams (4th), Ted Williams (8th)

Umpires

HP: Bill Summers (AL), 1B: Dusty Boggess (NL), 2B: Eddie Rommel (AL), 3B: Larry Goetz (NL)

Further Reading

• Andrew Mearns: "Let's watch Ted Williams homer off an eephus pitch at the 1946 All-Star Game", "Cut4", mlb.com, November 14, 2017. [1]