1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

The first 1962 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 32nd playing of Major League Baseball's annual midsummer exhibition game between the American League and National League. The game took place at Washington, D.C.'s D.C. Stadium, home of the American League's Washington Senators. The stadium was in its first year of use as the Senators' home field. President John F. Kennedy was the second president to attend the event and threw out the first pitch. A highlight of the game was the first presentation of the Arch Ward Trophy. It was first presented in 1962 as a tribute to the man who helped found the All-Star Game in 1933. That first presentation went to Leon Wagner of the Los Angeles Angels (second game MVP) and to Maury Wills of the Los Angeles Dodgers (first game MVP), because two Midsummer Classics were played.

The spotlight on this game belonged to Maury Wills. Entering the lineup in the sixth inning to pinch-run for Stan Musial, he stole second then scored the first run of the game off a Dick Groat single. In the eighth inning, Wills reached base by a single. He rounded second on a short single hit by Jim Davenport to left field. Wills reached third base safely and scored on a foul out to right field moments later. This performance earned him the first All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. Roberto Clemente was a key contributor with three hits in the game.All-Star Game Recaps | MLB.com: History

Roster New York Yankees manager Ralph Houk's coaching staff included Billy Hitchcock of the Baltimore Orioles and Jim "Mickey" Vernon of the Washington Senators, while Cincinnati Reds manager Fred Hutchinson's staff included Casey Stengel of the New York Mets and Johnny Keane of the St. Louis Cardinals.

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

National League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPDon DrysdaleDodgers4CDel CrandallBraves101BOrlando CepedaGiants72BBill MazeroskiPirates63BKen BoyerCardinals8SSDick GroatPirates5OFRoberto ClementePirates5OFTommy DavisDodgers1OFWillie MaysGiants12

PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPTurk FarrellColt .45s2PBob GibsonCardinals1PSandy KoufaxDodgers3PJuan MarichalGiants1PBob PurkeyReds4PBob ShawBraves1PWarren SpahnBraves15

ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCJohn RoseboroDodgers41BErnie BanksCubs102BFrank BollingBraves33BJim DavenportGiants1SSMaury WillsDodgers3OFHank AaronBraves11OFFelipe AlouGiants1OFRichie AshburnMets5OFJohnny CallisonPhillies1OFStan MusialCardinals22

American League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPJim BunningTigers5CEarl BatteyTwins11BJim GentileOrioles52BBilly MoranAngels13BRich RollinsTwins1SSLuis AparicioWhite Sox7OFMickey MantleYankees14OFRoger MarisYankees6OFLeon WagnerAngels1

PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPHank AguirreTigers1PDick DonovanIndians4PBill MonbouquetteRed Sox3PMilt PappasOrioles1PCamilo PascualTwins5PDave StenhouseSenators1PRalph TerryYankees1PHoyt WilhelmOrioles6

ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCElston HowardYankees8CJohnny RomanoIndians31BNorm SiebernAthletics12BBobby RichardsonYankees33BBrooks RobinsonOrioles5SSTom TreshYankees1OFRocky ColavitoTigers5OFJim LandisWhite Sox1OFLee ThomasAngels1

Game Starting lineups

Umpires Position Umpire Home Plate Eddie Hurley (AL) First Base Augie Donatelli (NL) Second Base Bob Stewart (AL) Third Base Tony Venzon (NL) Left Field Harry Schwarts (AL) Right Field Mel Steiner (NL)

Game summary

References

External links 1962 All-Star Game Box Score, July 10 at Baseball-Reference.com 1962 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac July 10, 1962: Maury Wills sprints for National League’s All-Star Game win in D.C. - Society for American Baseball Research (SABR Games Project)