1966 All-Star Game

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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.

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The Teams[edit]

American League[edit]

The American League team was led by manager Sam Mele and coaches Hank Bauer and Birdie Tebbetts.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Tommie Agee Chicago White Sox OF
Steve Barber Baltimore Orioles P did not play
Earl Battey Minnesota Twins C
Gary Bell Cleveland Indians P did not play
Norm Cash Detroit Tigers 1B
Rocky Colavito Cleveland Indians OF
Andy Etchebarren Baltimore Orioles C did not play
Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers C Fan's Selection
Jim Fregosi California Angels SS
Catfish Hunter Kansas City Athletics P did not play
Jim Kaat Minnesota Twins P
Al Kaline Detroit Tigers OF Fan's Selection
Harmon Killebrew Minnesota Twins 3B
Bobby Knoop California Angels 2B Fan's Selection
Dick McAuliffe Detroit Tigers SS Fan's Selection
Sam McDowell Cleveland Indians P replaced due to injury
Denny McLain Detroit Tigers P Fan's Selection
Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins OF Fan's Selection
Bobby Richardson New York Yankees 2B
Pete Richert Washington Senators P
Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 3B Fan's Selection
Frank Robinson Baltimore Orioles OF Fan's Selection
George Scott Boston Red Sox 1B Fan's Selection
Sonny Siebert Cleveland Indians P replaced McDowell
Mel Stottlemyre New York Yankees P
Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox OF did not play

National League[edit]

The National League team was led by manager Walter Alston and coaches Herman Franks and Harry Walker.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves OF Fan's Selection
Dick Allen Philadelphia Phillies OF
Felipe Alou Atlanta Braves 1B did not play
Jim Bunning Philadelphia Phillies P
Leo Cardenas Cincinnati Reds SS Fan's Selection
Roberto Clemente Pittsburgh Pirates OF Fan's Selection
Curt Flood St. Louis Cardinals OF
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals P replaced due to injury
Tom Haller San Francisco Giants C did not play
Jim Ray Hart San Francisco Giants 3B
Ron Hunt New York Mets 2B
Sandy Koufax Los Angeles Dodgers P Fan's Selection
Jim Lefebvre Los Angeles Dodgers 2B
Juan Marichal San Francisco Giants P
Willie Mays San Francisco Giants OF Fan's Selection
Tim McCarver St. Louis Cardinals C
Billy McCool Cincinnati Reds P did not play
Willie McCovey San Francisco Giants 1B Fan's Selection
Joe Morgan Houston Astros 2B Fan's Selection replaced due to injury
Gaylord Perry San Francisco Giants P
Claude Raymond Houston Astros P did not play
Phil Regan Los Angeles Dodgers P replaced Gibson, did not play
Ron Santo Chicago Cubs 3B Fan's Selection
Willie Stargell Pittsburgh Pirates OF
Joe Torre Atlanta Braves C Fan's Selection
Bob Veale Pittsburgh Pirates P did not play
Maury Wills Los Angeles Dodgers SS

The Game[edit]

Starting Lineups[edit]

American League Batting
Order
National League
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
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]

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