1969 All-Star Game

The 1969 All-Star Game was played on Wednesday, July 23, 1969. The National League won the fortieth midsummer classic by a score of 9 to 3. The game was held at R.F.K. Memorial Stadium in Washington, DC in front of 45,259 fans. The MVP was Willie McCovey of the San Francisco Giants.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Mayo Smith and coaches Alvin Dark and Earl Weaver.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Mike Andrews	Boston Red Sox	2B		replaced Johnson
Sal Bando	Oakland Athletics	3B	Fan's Selection
Paul Blair	Baltimore Orioles	OF
Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	2B	Fan's Selection
Ray Culp	Boston Red Sox	P
Bill Freehan	Detroit Tigers	C	Fan's Selection
Jim Fregosi	California Angels	SS
Mike Hegan	Seattle Pilots	OF-1B		replaced due to injury
Frank Howard	Washington Senators	OF	Fan's Selection
Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics	OF	Fan's Selection
Davey Johnson	Baltimore Orioles	2B		replaced due to injury
Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	1B
Darold Knowles	Washington Senators	P
Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers	P		did not play
Carlos May	Chicago White Sox	OF
Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	P
Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers	P
Dave McNally	Baltimore Orioles	P
Don Mincher	Seattle Pilots	1B		replaced Hegan
Blue Moon Odom	Oakland Athletics	P
Tony Oliva	Minnesota Twins	OF		replaced due to injury
Rico Petrocelli	Boston Red Sox	SS	Fan's Selection
Boog Powell	Baltimore Orioles	1B	Fan's Selection
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	3B
Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	OF	Fan's Selection
Ellie Rodriguez	Kansas City Royals	C		did not play
Johnny Roseboro	Minnesota Twins	C
Reggie Smith	Boston Red Sox	OF
Mel Stottlemyre	New York Yankees	P	Fan's Selection
Roy White	New York Yankees	OF		replaced Oliva
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF

National League

The National League team was led by manager Red Schoendienst and coaches Dave Bristol and Leo Durocher.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Hank Aaron	Atlanta Braves	OF	Fan's Selection
Matty Alou	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Fan's Selection
Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs	1B
Glenn Beckert	Chicago Cubs	2B
Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C	Fan's Selection
Chris Cannizzaro	San Diego Padres	C		did not play
Steve Carlton	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Fan's Selection
Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Larry Dierker	Houston Astros	P
Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	P
Randy Hundley	Chicago Cubs	C
Grant Jackson	Philadelphia Phillies	P		did not play
Cleon Jones	New York Mets	OF	Fan's Selection
Don Kessinger	Chicago Cubs	SS	Fan's Selection
Jerry Koosman	New York Mets	P
Juan Marichal	San Francisco Giants	P		did not play
Lee May	Cincinnati Reds	1B
Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants	OF
Willie McCovey	San Francisco Giants	1B	Fan's Selection
Denis Menke	Houston Astros	SS
Felix Millan	Atlanta Braves	2B	Fan's Selection
Phil Niekro	Atlanta Braves	P
Tony Perez	Cincinnati Reds	3B
Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	OF
Ron Santo	Chicago Cubs	3B	Fan's Selection
Tom Seaver	New York Mets	P		did not play
Bill Singer	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
Rusty Staub	Montreal Expos	OF		did not play

The Game

Starting Lineups

National League				Batting Order		American League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Matty Alou	OF	Pittsburgh Pirates		1		Rod Carew	2B	Minnesota Twins
Don Kessinger	SS	Chicago Cubs		2		Reggie Jackson	OF	Oakland Athletics
Hank Aaron	OF	Atlanta Braves		3		Frank Robinson	OF	Baltimore Orioles
Willie McCovey	1B	San Francisco Giants		4		Boog Powell	1B	Baltimore Orioles
Ron Santo	3B	Chicago Cubs		5		Frank Howard	OF	Washington Senators
Cleon Jones	OF	New York Mets		6		Sal Bando	3B	Oakland Athletics
Johnny Bench	C	Cincinnati Reds		7		Rico Petrocelli	SS	Boston Red Sox
Felix Millan	2B	Atlanta Braves		8		Bill Freehan	C	Detroit Tigers
Steve Carlton	P	St. Louis Cardinals		9		Mel Stottlemyre	P	New York Yankees

Line Score

July 23, 1969 at R.F.K. Memorial Stadium (45259), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	1	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	11	0
American	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2

Pitchers

National: Steve Carlton (W) - Bob Gibson - Bill Singer - Jerry Koosman - Larry Dierker - Phil Niekro

American: Mel Stottlemyre (L) - Blue Moon Odom - Darold Knowles - Denny McLain - Dave McNally - Sam McDowell - Ray Culp

Home Runs

National: Johnny Bench (2nd), Willie McCovey (3rd), Willie McCovey (4th)

American: Frank Howard (2nd), Bill Freehan (3rd)

Umpires

HP: Red Flaherty (AL), 1B: Augie Donatelli (NL), 2B: Bob Stewart (AL), 3B: Tom Gorman (NL), LF: Marty Springstead (AL), RF: Tony Venzon (NL)