1966 All-Star Game
The 1966 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 12, 1966. The National League won the thirty-seventh midsummer classic by a score of 2 to 1 in 10 innings. The game was played at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, MO in front of 49,936 fans. The MVP was Brooks Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles, despite not being on the winning team.
The Teams[edit]
American League[edit]
The American League team was led by manager Sam Mele and coaches Hank Bauer and Birdie Tebbetts.
National League[edit]
The National League team was led by manager Walter Alston and coaches Herman Franks and Harry Walker.
The Game[edit]
Starting Lineups[edit]
American League | Batting Order |
National League | ||||||
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Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
Dick McAuliffe | SS | Detroit Tigers | 1 | Willie Mays | OF | San Francisco Giants | ||
Al Kaline | OF | Detroit Tigers | 2 | Roberto Clemente | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
Frank Robinson | OF | Baltimore Orioles | 3 | Hank Aaron | OF | Atlanta Braves | ||
Tony Oliva | OF | Minnesota Twins | 4 | Willie McCovey | 1B | San Francisco Giants | ||
Brooks Robinson | 3B | Baltimore Orioles | 5 | Ron Santo | 3B | Chicago Cubs | ||
George Scott | 1B | Boston Red Sox | 6 | Joe Torre | C | Atlanta Braves | ||
Bill Freehan | C | Detroit Tigers | 7 | Jim Lefebvre | 2B | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
Bobby Knoop | 2B | California Angels | 8 | Leo Cardenas | SS | Cincinnati Reds | ||
Denny McLain | P | Detroit Tigers | 9 | Sandy Koufax | P | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Line Score[edit]
July 12, 1966 at Busch Memorial Stadium (49936), day game - Retrosheet Boxscore
League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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American | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
Pitchers
American: Denny McLain - Jim Kaat - Mel Stottlemyre - Sonny Siebert - Pete Richert (L)
National: Sandy Koufax - Jim Bunning - Juan Marichal - Gaylord Perry (W)
Home Runs
American: None
National: None
Umpires
HP: Al Barlick (NL), 1B: Frank Umont (AL), 2B: Ed Vargo (NL), 3B: Jim Honochick (AL), LF: Jerry Neudecker (AL), RF: Bob Engel (NL)
Related Sites[edit]
Major League Baseball's All-Star Game
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