The 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 37th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 12, 1966, at then-new Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, home of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League.
The game featured 19 future Hall of Famers, 13 of whom were on the National League team. The 10-inning contest – which was played on a memorably hot and humid afternoon in St. Louis, with a game-time temperature of – resulted in a 2–1 victory for the NL.
Game summary
The teams managed just six hits apiece in a 10-inning game. A triple by Brooks Robinson in the second inning off Sandy Koufax was followed by a wild pitch, giving the American Leaguers a 1–0 lead. It turned out to be their only run.
The NL tied the score in the fourth against Jim Kaat on singles by Willie Mays, Roberto Clemente and Ron Santo. There would be no more runs until the 10th. Winning pitcher Gaylord Perry got out of a two-on, one-out jam by retiring Bobby Richardson on a pop foul and Bill Freehan with a strikeout. Pete Richert, pitching the bottom of the 10th, surrendered a base hit to Tim McCarver, a sacrifice bunt by Ron Hunt and a walk-off single to center by Maury Wills.
Playing the entire 10 innings at third base and getting three of his team's six hits, Brooks Robinson was named the game's most valuable player, even though he was on the losing side.
American League roster The American League roster included 8 future Hall of Fame players.
Pitchers ThrowsPitcherTeamNotesPSteve BarberOriolesPGary BellIndiansPCatfish HunterAthleticsPJim KaatTwinsPSam McDowellIndiansinjuredPDenny McLainTigersstarterPPete RichertSenatorsPSonny SiebertIndiansreplaced McDowellPMel StottlemyreYankees
Position players PositionPlayerTeamNotesCEarl BatteyTwinsCAndy EtchebarrenOriolesCBill FreehanTigersstarter1BNorm CashTigers1BGeorge ScottRed Soxstarter2BBobby KnoopAngelsstarter2BBobby RichardsonYankees3BHarmon KillebrewTwins3BBrooks RobinsonOriolesstarterSSJim FregosiAngelsSSDick McAuliffeTigersstarterOFTommie AgeeWhite SoxOFRocky ColavitoIndiansOFAl KalineTigersstarterOFTony OlivaTwinsstarterOFFrank RobinsonOriolesstarterOFCarl YastrzemskiRed Sox
Coaching staff PositionManagerTeamManagerSam MeleTwinsCoachHank BauerOriolesCoachBirdie TebbettsIndians
National League roster The National League roster included 15 future Hall of Fame players & coaches.
Pitchers ThrowsPitcherTeamNotesPJim BunningPhilliesPBob GibsonCardinalsinjuredPSandy KoufaxDodgersstarterPJuan MarichalGiantsPBilly McCoolRedsPGaylord PerryGiantsPClaude RaymondAstrosPPhil ReganDodgersreplaced GibsonPBob VealePirates
Position players PositionPlayerTeamNotesCTom HallerGiantsCTim McCarverCardinalsCJoe TorreBravesstarter1BFelipe AlouBraves1BWillie McCoveyGiantsstarter2BRon HuntMets2BJim LefebvreDodgersstarter2BJoe MorganAstrosinjured3BJim Ray HartGiants3BRon SantoCubsstarterSSLeo CárdenasRedsstarterSSMaury WillsDodgersOFHank AaronBravesstarterOFDick AllenPhilliesOFRoberto ClementePiratesstarterOFCurt FloodCardinalsOFWillie MaysGiantsstarterOFWillie StargellPirates
Coaching staff PositionManagerTeamManagerWalter AlstonDodgersCoachHerman FranksGiantsCoachHarry WalkerPirates
Game Starting lineups American LeagueNational LeagueOrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition1Dick McAuliffeTigersSS1Willie MaysGiantsCF2Al KalineTigersCF2Roberto ClementePiratesRF3Frank RobinsonOriolesLF3Hank AaronBravesLF4Tony OlivaTwinsRF4Willie McCoveyGiants1B5Brooks RobinsonOrioles3B5Ron SantoCubs3B6George ScottRed Sox1B6Joe TorreBravesC7Bill FreehanTigersC7Jim LefebvreDodgers2B8Bobby KnoopAngels2B8Leo CárdenasRedsSS9Denny McLainTigersP9Sandy KoufaxDodgersP
Umpires Position Umpire Home Plate Al Barlick (NL) First Base Frank Umont (AL) Second Base Ed Vargo (NL) Third Base Jim Honochick (AL) Left Field Bob Engel (NL) Right Field Jerry Neudecker (AL)
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References
External links 1966 All-Star Game Box Score, July 12 at Baseball-Reference.com 1966 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac