1951 All-Star Game

1951 All-Star Game

The National League continued it's momentum by winning their second All-Star Game in a row as well as setting an All-Star record by hitting four home runs to the American League's two.

Both teams were tied at 1-1 for the first three innings until Stan Musial established the National League's pace homering off of Eddie Lopat. One out later, Gil Hodges singled and Bob Elliott homered to left for a 4-1 National League lead. In a valiant effort, the American League came back to cut the lead to 4-3, but Gil Hodges answered with a two run homer in the sixth inning to make it 6-3. The National League scored yet another run in the seventh on a squeeze bunt by Jackie Robinson. In the eighth, Ralph Kiner dealt a final blow by hitting a two run homer. After two consecutive wins, the National League's confidence was rising and they had reduced the series deficit to 12-6.

"I think one of the most difficult things for anyone who's played baseball is to accept the fact that maybe the players today are playing just as well as ever." - Ralph Kiner

1951 All-Star Game
1951 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	18
Date / Box Score	07-10-1951
Location	Briggs Stadium
Attendance (Rank)	52,075
1^st Pitch	Ty Cobb
M.V.P. Award	Not Awarded Until 1962
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Ned Garver	Robin Roberts
Managers	Casey Stengel	Eddie Sawyer
Coaches	Bill Dickey	Benny Bengough
	Tommy Henrich	Dusty Cooke
	-	Ralph Perkins
1951 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1951 All-Star Game Line Score
1951 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	1	0	0	3	0	2	1	1	0	8	12	1
American	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	10	2
N.L. Pitcher(s)						A.L. Pitcher(s)
Robin Roberts Sal Maglie (W, 3rd) Don Newcombe (6th) Ewell Blackwell (9th) -						Ned Garver Ed Lopat (L, 4th) Fred Hutchinson (5th) Mel Parnell (8th) Bob Lemon (9th)
N.L. Home Runs						A.L. Home Runs
Stan Musial (4th) Bob Elliott (4th) Gil Hodges (6th) Ralph Kiner (8th)						Vic Wertz (4th) George Kell (5th) - -

1951 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
1.	Richie Ashburn	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
	Ewell Blackwell	Cincinnati Reds	P
8.	Roy Campanella	Brooklyn Dodgers	C
2.	Alvin Dark	New York Giants	SS
	Bruce Edwards	Chicago Cubs	C	Did Not Play
6.	Bob Elliott	Boston Braves	3B
7.	Del Ennis	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
5.	Gil Hodges	Brooklyn Dodgers	1B
	Larry Jansen	New York Giants	P	Did Not Pitch
	Willie Jones	Philadelphia Phillies	3B
	Ralph Kiner	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Dutch Leonard	Chicago Cubs	P	Did Not Pitch
	Sal Maglie	New York Giants	P
3.	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Don Newcombe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
	Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS
9.	Robin Roberts	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Starting Pitcher
4.	Jackie Robinson	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B
	Preacher Roe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P	Did Not Pitch
	Red Schoendienst	St. Louis Cardinals	2B
	Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Duke Snider	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF
	Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	P	Did Not Play
	Wally Westlake	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Johnny Wyrostek	Cincinnati Reds	OF
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1951 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
5.	Yogi Berra	New York Yankees	C
	Jim Busby	Chicago White Sox	OF
8.	Chico Carrasquel	Chicago White Sox	SS
1.	Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF	Did Not Play
	Larry Doby	Cleveland Indians	OF
	Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	2B
7.	Ferris Fain	Philadelphia Athletics	1B
2.	Nellie Fox	Chicago White Sox	2B
9.	Ned Garver	St. Louis Browns	P	Starting Pitcher
	Randy Gumpert	Chicago White Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
	Jim Hegan	Cleveland Indians	C
	Fred Hutchinson	Detroit Tigers	P
3.	George Kell	Detroit Tigers	3B
	Bob Lemon	Cleveland Indians	P
	Ed Lopat	New York Yankees	P
	Connie Marrero	Washington Senators	P	Did Not Pitch
	Minnie Minoso	Chicago White Sox	OF
	Mel Parnell	Boston Red Sox	P
	Phil Rizzuto	New York Yankees	SS
	Eddie Robinson	Chicago White Sox	1B
	Bobby Shantz	Philadelphia Athletics	P	Did Not Pitch
	Vern Stephens	Boston Red Sox	3B
6.	Vic Wertz	Detroit Tigers	OF
4.	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

The National League won the 1950 All-Star Game also, making this the first time in All-Star history where the senior circuit won two consecutive games.

Several All-Star home run records were set during this game. Many were first time instances that have been tied, but never beaten.

Joe DiMaggio, who had a leg injury, would announce his retirement at the end of this season making this his final Midsummer Classic.

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