1968 All-Star Game

The 1968 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 9, 1968. The National League won the thirty-ninth midsummer classic by a score of 1 to 0. The game was played at Astrodome in Houston, TX in front of 48,321 fans. The MVP was Willie Mays of the San Francisco Giants.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Dick Williams and coaches Cal Ermer and Mayo Smith.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Joe Azcue	Cleveland Indians	C
Gary Bell	Boston Red Sox	P		replaced Santiago, did not play
Bert Campaneris	Oakland Athletics	SS
Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	2B	Fan's Selection
Bill Freehan	Detroit Tigers	C	Fan's Selection
Jim Fregosi	California Angels	SS	Fan's Selection
Ken Harrelson	Boston Red Sox	OF
Willie Horton	Detroit Tigers	OF	Fan's Selection
Frank Howard	Washington Senators	OF	Fan's Selection
Tommy John	Chicago White Sox	P
Davey Johnson	Baltimore Orioles	2B
Duane Josephson	Chicago White Sox	C
Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	1B	Fan's Selection
Mickey Mantle	New York Yankees	OF
Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	P
Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers	P
Rick Monday	Oakland Athletics	OF
Blue Moon Odom	Oakland Athletics	P
Tony Oliva	Minnesota Twins	OF
Boog Powell	Baltimore Orioles	1B
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Fan's Selection
Jose Santiago	Boston Red Sox	P		replaced due to injury
Mel Stottlemyre	New York Yankees	P
Luis Tiant	Cleveland Indians	P	Fan's Selection
Don Wert	Detroit Tigers	3B
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection

National League

The National League team was led by manager Red Schoendienst and coaches Dave Bristol and Herman Franks.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Hank Aaron	Atlanta Braves	OF	Fan's Selection
Gene Alley	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS		replaced due to injury
Felipe Alou	Atlanta Braves	OF
Matty Alou	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C
Leo Cardenas	Cincinnati Reds	SS		replaced Alley
Steve Carlton	St. Louis Cardinals	P
Don Drysdale	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Fan's Selection
Curt Flood	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Fan's Selection
Woodie Fryman	Philadelphia Phillies	P		did not play
Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	P		did not play
Jerry Grote	New York Mets	C	Fan's Selection
Tom Haller	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
Tommy Helms	Cincinnati Reds	2B	Fan's Selection
Julian Javier	St. Louis Cardinals	2B
Don Kessinger	Chicago Cubs	SS	Fan's Selection
Jerry Koosman	New York Mets	P
Juan Marichal	San Francisco Giants	P
Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants	OF
Willie McCovey	San Francisco Giants	1B	Fan's Selection
Tony Perez	Cincinnati Reds	3B
Ron Reed	Atlanta Braves	P
Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	OF	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Ron Santo	Chicago Cubs	3B	Fan's Selection
Tom Seaver	New York Mets	P
Rusty Staub	Houston Astros	1B
Billy Williams	Chicago Cubs	OF		replaced Rose

The Game

Starting Lineups

American League				Batting Order		National League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Jim Fregosi	SS	California Angels		1		Willie Mays	OF	San Francisco Giants
Rod Carew	2B	Minnesota Twins		2		Curt Flood	OF	St. Louis Cardinals
Carl Yastrzemski	OF	Boston Red Sox		3		Willie McCovey	1B	San Francisco Giants
Frank Howard	OF	Washington Senators		4		Hank Aaron	OF	Atlanta Braves
Willie Horton	OF	Detroit Tigers		5		Ron Santo	3B	Chicago Cubs
Harmon Killebrew	1B	Minnesota Twins		6		Tommy Helms	2B	Cincinnati Reds
Bill Freehan	C	Detroit Tigers		7		Jerry Grote	C	New York Mets
Brooks Robinson	3B	Baltimore Orioles		8		Don Kessinger	SS	Chicago Cubs
Luis Tiant	P	Cleveland Indians		9		Don Drysdale	P	Los Angeles Dodgers

Line Score

July 9, 1968 at Astrodome (48321), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

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

Pitchers

American: Luis Tiant (L) - Blue Moon Odom - Denny McLain - Sam McDowell - Mel Stottlemyre - Tommy John

National: Don Drysdale (W) - Juan Marichal - Steve Carlton - Tom Seaver - Ron Reed - Jerry Koosman (S)

Home Runs

American: None

National: None

Umpires

HP: Shag Crawford (NL), 1B: Larry Napp (AL), 2B: Mel Steiner (NL), 3B: Bill Kinnamon (AL), LF: Jim Odom (AL), RF: Harry Wendelstedt (NL)

Further Reading

• Brendan Bingham: "The 1968 All-Star Game", in Cecilia Tan, ed.: Baseball in the Space Age: Houston since 1961, The National Pastime, SABR, 2014, pp. 46-49.