1949 All-Star Game

1949 All-Star Game

This historic game marked the first time that black players were selected for an All-Star Game. Appropriately, the game was held at Ebbets Field, where Jackie Robinson had democratized Major League baseball two years previously. These players included Robinson, Roy Campanella and Don Newcombe for the National League and Larry Doby for the American Leagie. Most felt that the new diversity of talent would finally tip the scales to the National League.

However, this game belonged to Joe DiMaggio, who had a single, a double and three runs batted in. American League manager Lou Boudreau had received a bit of heat for adding DiMaggio to the squad. He was battling a heel injury, hadn't played until June 28 and was a non-contender in fans' balloting. However, Boudreau chose him as a reserve and put him in the starting lineup when Tommy Henrich injured his knee. It turned out to be one of the smartest and sneakiest moves ever in an All-Star lineup.

"If it wasn't for him (Jackie Robinson) the Dodgers would be in the second division." - Red Schoendienst

1949 All-Star Game The 1949 Midsummer Classic At-A-Glance
1949 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	16
Date / Box Score	07-12-1949
Location	Ebbets Field
Attendance (Rank)	32,577
M.V.P. Award	Not Awarded Until 1962
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Mel Parnell	Warren Spahn
Managers	Lou Boudreau	Billy Southworth
Coaches	Bill McKechnie	Burt Shotton
	Muddy Ruel	Bucky Walters
1949 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1949 All-Star Game Line Score
1949 All-Star Game Fast Facts
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	4	0	0	2	0	2	3	0	0	11	13	1
National	2	1	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	7	12	5
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Mel Parnell Virgil Trucks (W, 2nd) Lou Brissie (4th) Vic Raschi (7th) - - -						Warren Spahn Don Newcombe (L, 2nd) Red Munger (5th) Vern Bickford (6th) Howie Pollet (7th) Ewell Blackwell (8th) Preacher Roe (9th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None -						Stan Musial (1st) Ralph Kiner (6th)

1949 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	C
	Lou Brissie	Philadelphia Athletics	P
	Bob Dillinger	St. Louis Browns	3B
1.	Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	OF
4.	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF
	Larry Doby	Cleveland Indians	OF
	Billy Goodman	Boston Red Sox	1B
	Joe Gordon	Cleveland Indians	2B
	Jim Hegan	Cleveland Indians	C	Did Not Play
	Tommy Henrich	New York Yankees	OF	Did Not Play
5.	Eddie Joost	Philadelphia Athletics	SS
2.	George Kell	Detroit Tigers	3B
	Alex Kellner	Philadelphia Athletics	P	Did Not Pitch
	Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	P	Did Not Pitch
7.	Cass Michaels	Chicago White Sox	2B
	Dale Mitchell	Cleveland Indians	OF
9.	Mel Parnell	Boston Red Sox	P	Starting Pitcher
	Vic Raschi	New York Yankees	P
	Allie Reynolds	New York Yankees	P	Did Not Pitch
6.	Eddie Robinson	Washington Senators	1B
	Vern Stephens	Boston Red Sox	SS
8.	Birdie Tebbetts	Boston Red Sox	C
	Virgil Trucks	Detroit Tigers	P
	Vic Wertz	Detroit Tigers	OF
3.	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1949 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Vern Bickford	Boston Braves	P
	Ewell Blackwell	Cincinnati Reds	P
	Ralph Branca	Brooklyn Dodgers	P	Did Not Pitch
	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	C
	Walker Cooper	Cincinnati Reds	C	Did Not Play
	Sid Gordon	New York Giants	3B
	Gil Hodges	Brooklyn Dodgers	1B
7.	Eddie Kazak	St. Louis Cardinals	3B
4.	Ralph Kiner	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals	SS	Did Not Play
6.	Willard Marshall	New York Giants	OF
5.	Johnny Mize	New York Giants	1B
	Red Munger	St. Louis Cardinals	P
3.	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Don Newcombe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
	Andy Pafko	Chicago Cubs	OF
	Howie Pollet	St. Louis Cardinals	P
1.	Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS
2.	Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B
	Preacher Roe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
	Red Schoendienst	St. Louis Cardinals	2B
8.	Andy Seminick	Philadelphia Phillies	C
	Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
9.	Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	P	Starting Pitcher
	Bobby Thomson	New York Giants	OF
	Eddie Waitkus	Philadelphia Phillies	1B	Did Not Play
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

Did you know that this particular All-Star game was the first one ever to include black players? Check the intro at the top of the page for more details...

The first American League black All-Star? Larry Doby of the Clevelend Indians. The first National League black All-Stars? Roy Campanella, Don Newcombe and Jackie Robinson of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

This was the first Midsummer Classic held at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York.

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