1963 All-Star Game
The 1963 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 9, 1963. The National League won the thirty-fourth midsummer classic by a score of 5 to 3. The game was held at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, OH in front of 44,160 fans. The MVP was Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants.
After playing two All-Star Games each year from 1959 to 1962, Major League Baseball reverted back to a single game in 1963, a format that has been in place ever since.
The Teams[edit]
American League[edit]
The American League team was led by manager Ralph Houk and coaches Sam Mele and Johnny Pesky.
National League[edit]
The National League team was led by manager Alvin Dark and coaches Bob Kennedy and Gene Mauch.
The Game[edit]
Starting Lineups[edit]
| National League | Batting Order |
American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Tommy Davis | OF | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1 | Nellie Fox | 2B | Chicago White Sox | ||
| Hank Aaron | OF | Milwaukee Braves | 2 | Albie Pearson | OF | Los Angeles Angels | ||
| Bill White | 1B | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Al Kaline | OF | Detroit Tigers | ||
| Willie Mays | OF | San Francisco Giants | 4 | Frank Malzone | 3B | Boston Red Sox | ||
| Ed Bailey | C | San Francisco Giants | 5 | Leon Wagner | OF | Los Angeles Angels | ||
| Ken Boyer | 3B | St. Louis Cardinals | 6 | Earl Battey | C | Minnesota Twins | ||
| Dick Groat | SS | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | Joe Pepitone | 1B | New York Yankees | ||
| Julian Javier | 2B | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | Zoilo Versalles | SS | Minnesota Twins | ||
| Jim O'Toole | P | Cincinnati Reds | 9 | Ken McBride | P | Los Angeles Angels | ||
Line Score[edit]
July 9, 1963 at Cleveland Stadium (44160), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| American | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 1 |
Pitchers
National: Jim O'Toole - Larry Jackson (W) - Ray Culp - Hal Woodeshick - Don Drysdale
American: Ken McBride - Jim Bunning (L) - Jim Bouton - Juan Pizarro - Dick Radatz
Home Runs
National: None
American: None
Umpires
HP: Hank Soar (AL), 1B: Bill Jackowski (NL), 2B: Al Smith (AL), 3B: Paul Pryor (NL), LF: Bill Haller (AL), RF: Doug Harvey (NL)
Related Sites[edit]
| Major League Baseball's All-Star Game
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