1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
# 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the fourth playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 7, 1936, at National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Bees of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–3. It was the National League's first win in All-Star Game history.

## Rosters

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

## Game

### Umpires

| Position | Umpire | League |
| - | - | - |
| Home Plate | Beans Reardon | National |
| First Base | Bill Summers | American |
| Second Base | Bill Stewart | National |
| Third Base | Lou Kolls | American |

The umpires rotated positions clockwise in the middle of the fifth inning, with Summers moving behind the plate.

### 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 | Luke Appling | White Sox | SS | 1 | Augie Galan | Cubs | CF |
| 2 | Charlie Gehringer | Tigers | 2B | 2 | Billy Herman | Cubs | 2B |
| 3 | Joe DiMaggio | Yankees | RF | 3 | Ripper Collins | Cardinals | 1B |
| 4 | Lou Gehrig | Yankees | 1B | 4 | Joe Medwick | Cardinals | LF |
| 5 | Earl Averill | Indians | CF | 5 | Frank Demaree | Cubs | RF |
| 6 | Rick Ferrell | Red Sox | C | 6 | Gabby Hartnett | Cubs | C |
| 7 | Rip Radcliff | White Sox | LF | 7 | Pinky Whitney | Phillies | 3B |
| 8 | Pinky Higgins | Athletics | 3B | 8 | Leo Durocher | Cardinals | SS |
| 9 | Lefty Grove | Red Sox | P | 9 | Dizzy Dean | Cardinals | P |

### Game summary

Tuesday, July 7, 1936 1:30 pm (ET) at National League Park in Boston, Massachusetts :

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| National League | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| WP: Dizzy Dean (1–0) LP: Lefty Grove (0–1) Sv: Lon Warneke (1) Home runs: AL: Lou Gehrig (1) NL: Augie Galan (1) |||||||||||||

Joe DiMaggio became the first rookie to play in an All-Star Game; he was hitless in five-at-bats and made an error in right field.

