1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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 X 4 9 0
Date July 7, 1936
Venue Braves Field
City Boston, Massachusetts
Managers
Attendance 25,556
First pitch None
Radio Mutual, CBS, NBC
Radio announcers Fred Hoey, Linus Travers (Mutual)
Arch McDonald, Dolly Stark (CBS)
Tom Manning, Graham McNamee (NBC)

The 1936 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 4th 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 Braves Field 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.

American League

Starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PLefty GroveRed Sox4
CRick FerrellRed Sox4
1BLou GehrigYankees4
2BCharlie GehringerTigers3
3BPinky HigginsAthletics2
SSLuke ApplingWhite Sox1
LFRip RadcliffWhite Sox1
CFEarl AverillIndians4
RFJoe DiMaggioYankees1
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PTommy Bridges[1]Tigers3
PLefty GomezYankees4
PMel HarderIndians3
PVern KennedyWhite Sox1
PMonte PearsonYankees1
PSchoolboy RoweTigers2
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CRollie HemsleyBrowns2
CBill DickeyYankees3
1BJimmie FoxxRed Sox4
SSFrankie CrosettiYankees1
SSJoe CroninRed Sox4
OFBen ChapmanSenators4
OFGoose GoslinTigers1
OFGeorge SelkirkYankees1

National League

Starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PDizzy DeanCardinals3
CGabby HartnettCubs4
1BRipper CollinsCardinals2
2BBilly HermanCubs3
3BPinky WhitneyPhillies1
SSLeo DurocherCardinals1
LFJoe MedwickCardinals3
CFAugie GalanCubs1
RFFrank DemareeCubs1
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PCurt DavisCubs1
PCarl HubbellGiants4
PVan MungoDodgers2
PLon WarnekeCubs3
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CErnie LombardiReds1
1BGus SuhrPirates1
2BStu MartinCardinals1
3BLew RiggsReds1
SSArky VaughanPirates3
OFWally BergerBees4
OFJo-Jo MooreGiants3
OFMel OttGiants3

Game

Umpires

Home Plate Bill Summers
First Base Beans Reardon
Second Base Lou Kolls
Third Base Bill Stewart

Starting Lineups

American LeagueNational League
OrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition
1Luke ApplingWhite SoxSS1Augie GalanCubsCF
2Charlie GehringerTigers2B2Billy HermanCubs2B
3Joe DiMaggioYankeesRF3Ripper CollinsCardinals1B
4Lou GehrigYankees1B4Joe MedwickCardinalsLF
5Earl AverillIndiansCF5Frank DemareeCubsRF
6Rick FerrellRed SoxC6Gabby HartnettCubsC
7Rip RadcliffWhite SoxLF7Pinky WhitneyPhillies3B
8Pinky HigginsAthletics3B8Leo DurocherCardinalsSS
9Lefty GroveRed SoxP9Dizzy DeanCardinalsP

Game Summary

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 becomes the first rookie to play in an All-Star Game; he is hitless in five-at-bats and makes an error in right field.

References

  1. Player declined or was unable to play.

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