1957 All-Star Game
The 1957 All-Star Game of Major League Baseball was the 24th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the
American League and National League. The game was held on July 9, 1957, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri the
home of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National
League 6-5.
The game was marked by controversy surrounding Cincinnati Reds fans stuffing the ballot box and electing all but one of
their starting position players to the game.
When fan voting to determine the game's starters was completed, seven Cincinnati Reds players
(Ed Bailey, Johnny Temple, Roy McMillan, Don Hoak, Frank Robinson, Gus Bell and Wally Post) had been elected to start in
the All-Star Game. The only non-Red elected to start for the National League was St. Louis Cardinal first baseman Stan
Musial. While the Reds were known to be a great offensive team with many outstanding position players, most baseball
observers agreed that they did not deserve seven starters in the All-Star Game. An investigation showed that over half
of the ballots cast came from Cincinnati. The Cincinnati Enquirer had printed up pre-marked ballots and distributed them
with the Sunday newspaper to make it easy for Reds fans to vote often.
Commissioner Ford Frick decided to appoint Willie Mays of the New York Giants and Hank Aaron of the Milwaukee Braves to
substitute for Reds players Gus Bell and Wally Post. In addition, Frick decided to strip the fans of their voting rights.
Managers, players, and coaches picked the entire team until 1970, when the vote again returned to the fans.
1957 All-Star Game
1957 All-Star Game
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1957 All-Star Game-Line Score
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| American |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
| National |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
1957 All-Star Game-Box Score
American League 6, National League 5
| American League |
National League |
| Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
| Harvey Kuenn ss |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
Johnny Temple 2b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Gil McDougald ss |
2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Red Schoendienst ph,2b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Nellie Fox 2b |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Hank Aaron rf |
4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Al Kaline rf |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
Stan Musial 1b |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Mickey Mantle cf |
4 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Willie Mays cf |
4 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
| Ted Williams lf |
3 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
Ed Bailey c |
3 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Minnie Minosa lf |
1 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Hank Foiles ph |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| Vic Wertz 1b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Frank Robinson lf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Bill Skowron 1b |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
Gus Bell ph,lf |
1 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Yogi Berra c |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
Don Hoak 3b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| George Kell 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Eddie Mathews ph,3b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Frank Malzone 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Roy McMillan ss |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jim Bunning p |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ernie Banks ss |
3 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
| Charlie-Maxwell ph |
1 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Curt Simmons p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Billy Loes p |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Lew Burdette p |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Early Wynn p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jack Sanford p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Billy Pierce p |
1 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
Wally Moon ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Don Mossi p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Larry Jackson p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bob Grim p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Gino Cimoli ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Clem Labine p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Gil Hodges ph |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
37 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
Total |
34 |
5 |
9 |
4 |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| American |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
6 |
10 |
0 |
| National |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
3 |
5 |
9 |
1 |
| American League |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Jim Bunning (W) |
3.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Billy Loes |
3.0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Early Wynn |
0.1 |
3 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| b-Billy Pierce |
1.2 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
2 |
3 |
| Don Mossi |
0.2 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bob Grim (SV) |
0.1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
9.0 |
9 |
5 |
5 |
2 |
6 |
| National League |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| a-Curt Simmons (L) |
1.0 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
| Lew Burdette |
4.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Jack Sanford |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Larry Jackson |
2.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Clem Labine |
1.0 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
9.0 |
10 |
6 |
4 |
4 |
1 |
a: Pitched to 4 batters in 2nd inning.
b: Pitched to 4 batters in 9th inning.
AL-2B: B Skowron (1, off J Sanford); M Minoso (1, off C Labine).
SH: N Fox (1, off C Labine).
TB: B Skowron 3; M Minoso 2; A Kaline 2; B Pierce; M Mantle; C Maxwell; Y Berra; V Wertz.
RBI: A Kaline 2 (2); H Kuenn (1); Y Berra (1); V Wertz (1); M Minoso (1).
2-out RBI: M Minoso; H Kuenn.
Team LOB: 9.
With RISP: 3 for 10.
Fielding Events
DP: 1. F Malzone-N Fox-B Skowron.
NL-2B: G Bell (1, off E Wynn); S Musial (1, off B Loes).
3B: W Mays (1, off B Pierce).
TB: W Mays 4; G Bell 2; S Musial 2; F Robinson; E Bailey; E Banks; H Foiles; H Aaron.
GIDP: E Banks (1).
RBI: G Bell 2 (2); E Banks (1); W Mays (1).
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 2 for 8.
Fielding Events
E: R Schoendienst (1).
WP: B Pierce (1); J Sanford (1).
Umpires: HP - Frank Dascoli, 1B - Larry Napp, 2B - Hal Dixon, 3B - Johnny Stevens.
Time of Game: 2:43.
Attendance: 30,693.
1957 All-Star Game
1957 All-Star Game
American League Roster
| Players Name |
Team |
Pos |
Notes |
| Yogi Berra |
New York Yankees |
c |
Starter |
| Jim Bunning |
Detroit Tigers |
p |
Starter |
| Joe DeMaestri |
Kansas City Athletics |
ss |
Did not Play |
| Nellie Fox |
Chicago White Sox |
2b |
Starter |
| Bob Grim |
New York Yankees |
p |
- |
| Elston Howard |
New York Yankees |
c |
Did not Play |
| Al Kaline |
Detroit Tigers |
of |
Starter |
| George Kell |
Baltimore Orioles |
3b |
Starter |
| Harvey Kuenn |
Detroit Tigers |
ss |
Starter |
| Billy Loes |
Baltimore Orioles |
p |
- |
| Frank Malzone |
Boston Red Sox |
3b |
- |
| Mickey Mantle |
New York Yankees |
of |
Starter |
| Charlie Maxwell |
Detroit Tigers |
of |
- |
| Gil McDougald |
New York Yankees |
ss |
- |
| Minnie Minosa |
Chicago White Sox |
of |
- |
| Don Mossi |
Cleveland Indians |
p |
- |
| Billy Pierce |
Chicago White Sox |
p |
- |
| Bobby Richardson |
New York Yankees |
2b |
Did not Play |
| Bobby Shantz |
New York Yankees |
p |
Did not Play |
| Roy Sievers |
Washington Senators |
of |
Did not Play |
| Bill Skowron |
New York Yankees |
1b |
- |
| Gus Triandos |
Baltimore Orioles |
c |
Did not Play |
| Vic Wertz |
Cleveland Indians |
1b |
Starter |
| Ted Williams |
Boston Red Sox |
of |
Starter |
| Early Wynn |
Cleveland Indians |
p |
- |
1957 All-Star Game
1957 All-Star Game
National League Roster
| Players Name |
Team |
Pos |
Notes |
| Hank Aaron |
Milwaukee Braves |
of |
Starter |
| Johnny Antonelli |
New York Giants |
p |
Did not Play |
| Ed Bailey |
Cincinnati Reds |
c |
Starter |
| Ernie Banks |
Chicago Cubs |
ss |
- |
| Gus Bell |
Cincinnati Reds |
of |
- |
| Lew Burdette |
Milwaukee Braves |
p |
- |
| Gino Cimoli |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
of |
- |
| Hank Foiles |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
c |
- |
| Don Hoak |
Cincinnati Reds |
3b |
Starter |
| Gil Hodges |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
1b |
- |
| Larry Jackson |
St. Louis Cardinals |
p |
- |
| Clem Labine |
Brooklyn Dodgers |
p |
- |
| Johnny Logan |
Milwaukee Braves |
ss |
Did not Play |
| Eddie Mathews |
Milwaukee Braves |
3b |
- |
| Willie Mays |
New York Giants |
of |
Starter |
| Roy McMillan |
Cincinnati Reds |
ss |
Starter |
| Wally Moon |
St. Louis Cardinals |
of |
- |
| Stan Musial |
St. Louis Cardinals |
1b |
Starter |
| Frank Robinson |
Cincinnati Reds |
of |
Starter |
| Jack Sanford |
Philadelphia Phillies |
p |
- |
| Red Schoendienst |
Milwaukee Braves |
2b |
- |
| Curt Simmons |
Philadelphia Phillies |
p |
Starter |
| Hal Smith |
St. Louis Cardinals |
c |
Did not Play |
| Warren Spahn |
Milwaukee Braves |
p |
Did not Play |
| Johnny Temple |
Cincinnati Reds |
2b |
Starter |
1957 All-Star Game
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