1966 All-Star Game

1966 All-Star Game

The top story of the 1966 All-Star Game had nothing to do with baseball. It was the blistering one hundred five-degree game time temperature. Spectators in St. Louis' Busch Stadium were passing out in the stands and smelling salts and oxygen were required in the dugouts. Despite these intense conditions, the game went on as scheduled, although no one wanted to spend much time on the field.

The American League took a 1-0 lead against Sandy Koufax in the second when Brooks Robinson hit a one-out liner to left and wound up with a triple when Hank Aaron let the ball slip past him. Robinson scored a few moments later on a wild pitch.

The National League tied it against Jim Kaat in the fourth on singles by Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and Ron Santo. As the game went into extra innings, Tim McCarver singled against Pete Richert. Then after Ron Hunt sacrificed, Maury Wills singled to right driving in the winning run. Some joked that Wills had saved many lives by holding the 100+ degree game to only ten innings.

"Casey (Stengel), what do you think about the new stadium?" - Bernie McCoy of the Globe Democrat who received the following answer, "Well, I'll tell ya, young fella, it sure seems to hold the heat real good."

1966 All-Star Game
1966 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	38
Date / Box Score	07-12-1966
Location	Busch Stadium
Attendance (Rank)	49,936
M.V.P. Award	Brooks Robinson
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Denny McLain	Sandy Koufax
Managers	Sam Mele	Walter Alston
Coaches	Hank Bauer	Herman Franks
	Birdie Tebbetts	Harry Walker
1966 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1966 All-Star Game Line Score
1966 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
American	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6	0
National	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	6	0
A.L. Pitcher(s)							N.L. Pitcher(s)
Denny McLain Jim Kaat (4th) Mel Stottlemyre (6th) Sonny Siebert (8th) Pete Richert (L, 10th)							Sandy Koufax Jim Bunning (4th) Juan Marichal (6th) Gaylord Perry (W, 9th) -
A.L. Home Runs							N.L. Home Runs
None							None

1966 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Tommie Agee	Chicago White Sox	OF
	Steve Barber	Baltimore Orioles	P	Did Not Pitch
	Earl Battey	Minnesota Twins	C
	Gary Bell	Cleveland Indians	P	Did Not Pitch
	Norm Cash	Detroit Tigers	1B
	Rocky Colavito	Cleveland Indians	OF
	Andy Etchebarren	Baltimore Orioles	C
7.	Bill Freehan	Detroit Tigers	C
	Jim Fregosi	California Angels	SS
	Catfish Hunter	Kansas City Athletics	P
	Jim Kaat	Minnesota Twins	P
2.	Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	OF
	Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	3B
8.	Bobby Knoop	California Angels	2B
1.	Dick McAuliffe	Detroit Tigers	SS
	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	P	Replaced - Injury
9.	Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers	P	Starting Pitcher
4.	Tony Oliva	Minnesota Twins	OF
	Bobby Richardson	New York Yankees	2B
	Pete Richert	Washington Senators	P
5.	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	3B	M.V.P.
3.	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	OF
6.	George Scott	Boston Red Sox	1B
	Sonny Siebert	Cleveland Indians	P	Replaced McDowell
	Mel Stottlemyre	New York Yankees	P
	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF	Did Not Play
BOLD = Manager / player / coach choice to start the game.

1966 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
3.	Hank Aaron	Atlanta Braves	OF
	Dick Allen	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
	Felipe Alou	Atlanta Braves	1B	Did Not Play
	Jim Bunning	Philadelphia Phillies	P
8.	Leo Cardenas	Cincinnati Reds	SS
2.	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Curt Flood	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Replaced - Injury
	Tom Haller	San Francisco Giants	C	Did Not Play
	Jim Ray Hart	San Francisco Giants	3B
	Ron Hunt	New York Mets	2B
9.	Sandy Koufax	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Starting Pitcher
7.	Jim Lefebvre	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B
	Juan Marichal	San Francisco Giants	P
1.	Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Tim McCarver	St. Louis Cardinals	C
	Billy McCool	Cincinnati Reds	P	Did Not Pitch
4.	Willie McCovey	San Francisco Giants	1B
	Joe Morgan	Houston Astros	2B	Injured
	Gaylord Perry	San Francisco Giants	P
	Claude Raymond	Houston Astros	P
	Phil Regan	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Replaced Gibson
5.	Ron Santo	Chicago Cubs	3B
	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
6.	Joe Torre	Atlanta Braves	C
	Bob Veale	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Did Not Play
	Maury Wills	Los Angeles Dodgers	SS
BOLD = Manager / player / coach choice to start the game.

Did you know that this was the first All-Star Game ever played at Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis?

Denny McLain pitched three perfect innings during this game and both him and Jim Kaat would finish the 1966 season with at least twenty wins each.

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