1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)

1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (first game)
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American League 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 4 8 0
National League 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 X 5 9 0
DateJuly 7, 1959
VenueForbes Field
CityPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Managers
Attendance35,277
Ceremonial first pitchVice President Richard Nixon[1]
TelevisionNBC
TV announcersMel Allen, Curt Gowdy
RadioNBC
Radio announcersJack Brickhouse, Bob Prince

The 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 26th edition of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues composing Major League Baseball. The game was played on Tuesday, July 7, at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the NL,[2] and was a 5–4 victory for the National League.[3][4] An unprecedented second game was played four weeks later in Los Angeles, California.[5][6]

  1. ^ "Richard Nixon throws out the first pitch at the 1959 All-Star Game". The Daily Sentinel. Associated Press. July 7, 1959. p. 6. Retrieved March 18, 2022.
  2. ^ "Drysdale faces Wynn in 26th All-Star classic". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. July 7, 1959. p. 12.
  3. ^ "Casey to shake up AL club". Toledo Blade. (Ohio). Associated Press. July 8, 1959. p. 45.
  4. ^ Hernon, Jack (July 8, 1959). "National League triumphs, 5-4". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 1.
  5. ^ "Second All-Star game finally approved". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Associated Press. June 9, 1959. p. 18.
  6. ^ "Walker vs. Drysdale in 2d All-Star contest". Spokesman-Review. (Spokane, Washington). Associated Press. August 3, 1959. p. 11.