1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
American League 0 0 0 2 0 X X X X 2 5 0
National League 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3 3 0
Date July 8, 1952
Venue Shibe Park
City Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Managers American League - Casey Stengel (New York Yankees)
National League - Leo Durocher (New York Giants)
Attendance 32,785
Television NBC
TV announcers Jack Brickhouse and Mel Allen
Radio Mutual
Radio announcers Al Helfer and Gene Kelly
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The 1952 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 19th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 8, 1952, at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the home of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 3–2 in 5 innings. It was the first All-Star Game—and to date, the only—to be called early due to rain.

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

American League

Starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PVic RaschiYankees4
CYogi BerraYankees5
1BEddie RobinsonWhite Sox3
2BBobby ÁvilaIndians1
3BAl RosenIndians1
SSPhil RizzutoYankees4
OFHank BauerYankees1
OFDom DiMaggioRed Sox7
OFDale MitchellIndians2
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PMike GarciaIndians1
PBob LemonIndians5
PSatchel PaigeBrowns1
PAllie ReynoldsYankees3
PBobby Shantz Athletics2
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CJim HeganIndians5
1BFerris FainAthletics3
2BNellie FoxWhite Sox2
2BGil McDougaldYankees1
3BGeorge KellRed Sox6
3BEddie YostSenators1
SSEddie JoostAthletics2
OFLarry DobyIndians4
OFJackie JensenSenators1
OFMickey MantleYankees1
OFMinnie MiñosoWhite Sox2
OFVic WertzTigers3

National League

Starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PCurt SimmonsPhillies1
CRoy CampanellaDodgers4
1BWhitey LockmanGiants1
2BJackie RobinsonDodgers4
3BBobby ThomsonGiants3
SSGranny HamnerPhillies1
OFStan MusialCardinals9
OFHank SauerCubs2
OFEnos SlaughterCardinals9
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PJim HearnGiants1
PSal MaglieGiants2
PRobin RobertsPhillies3
PPreacher RoeDodgers4
PBob RushCubs2
PWarren SpahnBraves5
PGerry StaleyCardinals1
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CToby AtwellCubs1
CWes WestrumGiants1
1BGil HodgesDodgers4
2BRed SchoendienstCardinals6
3BGrady HattonReds1
SSAlvin DarkGiants2
SSPee Wee ReeseDodgers8
OFCarl FurilloDodgers1
OFMonte IrvinGiants1
OFRalph KinerPirates5
OFDuke SniderDodgers3

Game

Umpires

Al Barlick (home), Charlie Berry (first base), Dusty Boggess (second base), Bill Summers (third base), Hank Soar (left field), Lon Warneke (right field)

Starting lineups

American LeagueNational League
OrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition
1Dom DiMaggioRed SoxOF1Whitey LockmanGiants1B
2Hank BauerYankeesOF2Jackie RobinsonDodgers2B
3Dale MitchellIndiansOF3Stan MusialCardinalsOF
4Al RosenIndians3B4Hank SauerCubsOF
5Yogi BerraYankeesC5Roy CampanellaDodgersC
6Eddie RobinsonWhite Sox1B6Enos SlaughterCardinalsOF
7Bobby ÁvilaIndians2B7Bobby ThomsonGiants3B
8Phil RizzutoYankeesSS8Granny HamnerPhilliesSS
9Vic RaschiYankeesP9Curt SimmonsPhilliesP

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