1944 All-Star Game Box Score

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the box score to the 1944 Midsummer Classic which was played on July 11, 1944 at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

"An ephus ain't nothing and that's what that pitch is - nothing." - Rip Sewell

1944 All-Star Game

American League 1 vs National League 7
July 11, 1944 Forbes Field

American League
Name Pos AB R H RBI
Thurman Tucker cf 4 0 0 0
Stan Spence rf 4 0 2 0
George McQuinn 1b 4 0 1 0
Vern Stephens ss 4 0 1 0
Bob Johnson lf 3 0 0 0
Ken Keltner 3b 4 1 1 0
Bobby Doerr 2b 3 0 0 0
Rollie Hemsley c 2 0 0 0
   Frankie Hayes c 1 0 0 0

Hank Borowy

p 1 0 1 1
   Tex Hughson p 1 0 0 0
   Bob Muncrief p 0 0 0 0
   c-Pinky Higgins ph 1 0 0 0
   Hal Newhouser p 0 0 0 0
   Bobo Newsom p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 6 1

 

National League
Name Pos AB R H RBI
Augie Galan lf 4 1 1 1
Phil Cavarretta 1b 2 1 2 0
Stan Musial cf-rf 4 1 1 1
Walker Cooper c 5 1 2 1
   Ray Mueller c 0 0 0 0
Dixie Walker rf 4 0 2 1
   Vince DiMaggio cf 0 0 0 0
Bob Elliott 3b 3 0 0 0
   Whitey Kurowski 3b 1 0 1 2
Connie Ryan 2b 4 1 2 0
Marty Marion ss 3 1 0 0

Bucky Walters

p 0 0 0 0
   a-Mel Ott ph 1 0 0 0
   Ken Raffensberger p 0 0 0 0
   b-Bill Nicholson ph 1 1 1 1
   Rip Sewell p 1 0 0 0
   d-Joe Medwick ph 0 0 0 0
   Jim Tobin p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 12 7

 

a: Flied out for Walters in 3rd inning.
b: Doubled for Raffensberger in 5th inning.
c: Grounded out for Muncrief in 7th inning.
d: Sacrifice hit for Sewell in 8th inning.

Double Plays: Spence-Hemsley, Marion-Ryan-Cavarretta.
Doubles: Nicholson, Kurowski.
Errors: McQuinn, Doerr, Hayes, Ryan.
Left on Base: N.L. 9, A.L. 5.
Sacrifice Hits: Marion, Musial, Medwick.
Stolen Base: Ryan.
Triple: Cavarretta.

All-Star Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

American League

0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 3

National League

0 0 0 0 4 0 2 1 x 7 12 1
American League
Name IP H R ER BB SO

Hank Borowy

3.0 3 0 0 1 0
   Tex Hughson 1.2 5 4 3 1 2
   Bob Muncrief 1.1 1 0 0 0 1
   Hal Newhouser 1.2 3 3 2 2 1
   Bobo Newsom 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

 

National League
Name IP H R ER BB SO

Bucky Walters

3.0 5 1 1 0 0
   Ken Raffensberger 2.0 1 0 0 0 2
   Rip Sewell 3.0 0 0 0 1 2
   Jim Tobin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0

 

Losing Pitcher: Hughson.
Wild Pitch: Muncrief.
Winning Pitcher: Raffensberger.

Attendance: 29,589.
Length of Game: 2:11.
Umpires A.L.: HP: Charlie Berry, 2B: Cal Hubbard.
Umpires N.L.: 1B: George Barr, 3B: Ziggy Sears.


The final score (7-to-1) during the 1944 Midsummer Classic was the widest victory margin (six runs) to date in All-Star history.

Did you know that Hank Borowy, the starting American League pitcher, drove in the junior circuit's only run?

The 1944 All-Star Game net receipts of $100,999.39 were used to buy equipment for men and women in the Armed Forces.