1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
# 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

The first 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Candlestick Park in San Francisco on July 11, 1961. The National League scored two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to win 5–4. Stu Miller was the winning pitcher and Hoyt Wilhelm was charged with the loss.

## Rosters

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

## Game

Umpires: Stan Landes, Home Plate (NL); Frank Umont, First Base (AL); Shag Crawford, Second Base (NL); Ed Runge, Third Base (AL); Ed Vargo, Left Field (NL); Cal Drummond, Right Field (AL)

### Starting lineups

| American League | American League | American League | American League | National League | National League | National League | National League |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Johnny Temple | Indians | 2B | 1 | Maury Wills | Dodgers | SS |
| 2 | Norm Cash | Tigers | 1B | 2 | Eddie Mathews | Braves | 3B |
| 3 | Mickey Mantle | Yankees | OF | 3 | Willie Mays | Giants | OF |
| 4 | Roger Maris | Yankees | OF | 4 | Orlando Cepeda | Giants | OF |
| 5 | Rocky Colavito | Tigers | OF | 5 | Roberto Clemente | Pirates | OF |
| 6 | Tony Kubek | Yankees | SS | 6 | Bill White | Cardinals | 1B |
| 7 | Johnny Romano | Tigers | C | 7 | Frank Bolling | Braves | 2B |
| 8 | Brooks Robinson | Orioles | 3B | 8 | Smoky Burgess | Pirates | C |
| 9 | Whitey Ford | Yankees | P | 9 | Warren Spahn | Braves | P |

### Game Summary

Tuesday, July 11, 1961 1:00 pm (PT) at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California :

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| National League | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| WP: Stu Miller (1–0) LP: Hoyt Wilhelm (0–1) Home runs: AL: Harmon Killebrew (1) NL: George Altman (1) ||||||||||||||
