1952 All-Star Game

The 1952 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 8, 1952. The National League won the nineteenth midsummer classic by a score of 3 to 2 after the game went only 5 innings before being called due to rain. The game was held at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, PA in front of 32,785 fans.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Casey Stengel and coaches Tony Cuccinello and Al Lopez.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Bobby Avila	Cleveland Indians	2B	Fan's Selection
Hank Bauer	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	C	Fan's Selection
Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection
Larry Doby	Cleveland Indians	OF
Ferris Fain	Philadelphia Athletics	1B		did not play
Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	2B		did not play
Mike Garcia	Cleveland Indians	P		did not play
Jim Hegan	Cleveland Indians	C		did not play
Jackie Jensen	Washington Senators	OF
Eddie Joost	Philadelphia Athletics	SS		did not play
George Kell	Boston Red Sox	3B		replaced due to injury
Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	P
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	OF		did not play
Gil McDougald	New York Yankees	2B		replaced Kell
Minnie Minoso	Chicago White Sox	OF
Dale Mitchell	Cleveland Indians	OF	Fan's Selection
Satchel Paige	St. Louis Browns	P		did not play
Vic Raschi	New York Yankees	P	Fan's Selection
Allie Reynolds	New York Yankees	P		did not play
Phil Rizzuto	New York Yankees	SS	Fan's Selection
Eddie Robinson	Chicago White Sox	1B	Fan's Selection
Al Rosen	Cleveland Indians	3B	Fan's Selection
Bobby Shantz	Philadelphia Athletics	P
Vic Wertz	Detroit Tigers	OF		did not play
Eddie Yost	Washington Senators	3B		did not play

National League

The National League team was led by manager Leo Durocher and coaches Frank Shellenback and Eddie Stanky.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Toby Atwell	Chicago Cubs	C		did not play
Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	C	Fan's Selection
Alvin Dark	New York Giants	SS		did not play
Carl Furillo	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF		did not play
Granny Hamner	Philadelphia Phillies	SS	Fan's Selection
Grady Hatton	Cincinnati Reds	3B		did not play
Jim Hearn	New York Giants	P		replaced Roe, did not play
Gil Hodges	Brooklyn Dodgers	1B		did not play
Monte Irvin	New York Giants	OF		replaced due to injury
Ralph Kiner	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF		did not play
Whitey Lockman	New York Giants	1B	Fan's Selection
Sal Maglie	New York Giants	P		did not play
Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Fan's Selection
Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS
Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies	P		did not play
Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B	Fan's Selection
Preacher Roe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P		replaced due to injury
Bob Rush	Chicago Cubs	P
Hank Sauer	Chicago Cubs	OF	Fan's Selection
Red Schoendienst	St. Louis Cardinals	2B		did not play
Curt Simmons	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Fan's Selection
Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Fan's Selection
Duke Snider	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF		did not play
Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	P		did not play
Gerry Staley	St. Louis Cardinals	P		did not play
Bobby Thomson	New York Giants	3B	Fan's Selection
Wes Westrum	New York Giants	C		did not play

The Game

Starting Lineups

National League				Batting Order		American League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Whitey Lockman	1B	New York Giants		1		Dom DiMaggio	OF	Boston Red Sox
Jackie Robinson	2B	Brooklyn Dodgers		2		Hank Bauer	OF	New York Yankees
Stan Musial	OF	St. Louis Cardinals		3		Dale Mitchell	OF	Cleveland Indians
Hank Sauer	OF	Chicago Cubs		4		Al Rosen	3B	Cleveland Indians
Roy Campanella	C	Brooklyn Dodgers		5		Yogi Berra	C	New York Yankees
Enos Slaughter	OF	St. Louis Cardinals		6		Eddie Robinson	1B	Chicago White Sox
Bobby Thomson	3B	New York Giants		7		Bobby Avila	2B	Cleveland Indians
Granny Hamner	SS	Philadelphia Phillies		8		Phil Rizzuto	SS	New York Yankees
Curt Simmons	P	Philadelphia Phillies		9		Vic Raschi	P	New York Yankees

Line Score

July 8, 1952 at Shibe Park (32785), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	R	H	E
National	0	0	0	2	0	2	5	0
American	1	0	0	2	0	3	3	0

Pitchers

American: Vic Raschi - Bob Lemon (L) - Bobby Shantz

National: Curt Simmons - Bob Rush (W)

Home Runs

American: None

National: Jackie Robinson (1st), Hank Sauer (4th)

Umpires

HP: Al Barlick (NL), 1B: Charlie Berry (AL), 2B: Dusty Boggess (NL), 3B: Bill Summers (AL), LF: Hank Soar (AL), RF: Lon Warneke (NL)