1949 All-Star Game

The 1949 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 12, 1949. The American League won the sixteenth midsummer classic by a score of 11 to 7. The game was held at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, NY in front of 32,577 fans.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Lou Boudreau and coaches Bill McKechnie and Muddy Ruel.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	C
Lou Brissie	Philadelphia Athletics	P
Bob Dillinger	St. Louis Browns	3B
Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection
Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF
Larry Doby	Cleveland Indians	OF
Billy Goodman	Boston Red Sox	1B
Joe Gordon	Cleveland Indians	2B
Jim Hegan	Cleveland Indians	C		did not play
Tommy Henrich	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection	did not play
Eddie Joost	Philadelphia Athletics	SS	Fan's Selection
George Kell	Detroit Tigers	3B	Fan's Selection
Alex Kellner	Philadelphia Athletics	P		did not play
Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	P		did not play
Cass Michaels	Chicago White Sox	2B	Fan's Selection
Dale Mitchell	Cleveland Indians	OF
Mel Parnell	Boston Red Sox	P	Fan's Selection
Vic Raschi	New York Yankees	P
Allie Reynolds	New York Yankees	P		did not play
Eddie Robinson	Washington Senators	1B	Fan's Selection
Vern Stephens	Boston Red Sox	SS
Birdie Tebbetts	Boston Red Sox	C	Fan's Selection
Virgil Trucks	Detroit Tigers	P
Vic Wertz	Detroit Tigers	OF
Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection

National League

The National League team was led by manager Billy Southworth and coaches Burt Shotton and Bucky Walters.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Vern Bickford	Boston Braves	P
Ewell Blackwell	Cincinnati Reds	P
Ralph Branca	Brooklyn Dodgers	P		did not play
Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	C
Walker Cooper	Cincinnati Reds	C		did not play
Sid Gordon	New York Giants	3B
Gil Hodges	Brooklyn Dodgers	1B
Eddie Kazak	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	Fan's Selection
Ralph Kiner	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Fan's Selection
Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals	SS		did not play
Willard Marshall	New York Giants	OF	Fan's Selection
Johnny Mize	New York Giants	1B	Fan's Selection
Red Munger	St. Louis Cardinals	P
Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Fan's Selection
Don Newcombe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
Andy Pafko	Chicago Cubs	OF
Howie Pollet	St. Louis Cardinals	P
Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS	Fan's Selection
Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B	Fan's Selection
Preacher Roe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
Red Schoendienst	St. Louis Cardinals	2B
Andy Seminick	Philadelphia Phillies	C	Fan's Selection
Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	P	Fan's Selection
Bobby Thomson	New York Giants	OF
Eddie Waitkus	Philadelphia Phillies	1B		did not play

The Game

Starting Lineups

American League				Batting Order		National League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Dom DiMaggio	OF	Boston Red Sox		1		Pee Wee Reese	SS	Brooklyn Dodgers
George Kell	3B	Detroit Tigers		2		Jackie Robinson	2B	Brooklyn Dodgers
Ted Williams	OF	Boston Red Sox		3		Stan Musial	OF	St. Louis Cardinals
Joe DiMaggio	OF	New York Yankees		4		Ralph Kiner	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates
Eddie Joost	SS	Philadelphia Athletics		5		Johnny Mize	1B	New York Giants
Eddie Robinson	1B	Washington Senators		6		Willard Marshall	OF	New York Giants
Cass Michaels	2B	Chicago White Sox		7		Eddie Kazak	3B	St. Louis Cardinals
Birdie Tebbetts	C	Boston Red Sox		8		Andy Seminick	C	Philadelphia Phillies
Mel Parnell	P	Boston Red Sox		9		Warren Spahn	P	Boston Braves

Line Score

July 12, 1949 at Ebbets Field (32577), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	4	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	11	13	1
National	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	12	5

Pitchers

American: Mel Parnell - Virgil Trucks (W) - Lou Brissie - Vic Raschi

National: Warren Spahn - Don Newcombe (L) - Red Munger - Vern Bickford - Howie Pollet - Ewell Blackwell - Preacher Roe

Home Runs

American: None

National: Stan Musial (1st), Ralph Kiner (6th)

Umpires

HP: Al Barlick (NL), 1B: Cal Hubbard (AL), 2B: Artie Gore (NL), 3B: Bill Summers (AL), LF: Bill Grieve (AL), RF: Lee Ballanfant (NL)