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History: 1961 All-Star Game
Teams 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 R H E
AL 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 4 4 2
NL 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 5 11 5

All-Star Moment: Roberto Clemente walks it off for NL in 10th.

MVP N/A
Derby Winner N/A
Top Vote Getter N/A
Stadium Candlestick Park
AL Starter Whitey Ford
AL Manager Paul Richards
NL Starter Warren Spahn
NL Manager Danny Murtaugh
The American League rallied from down, 3-1, in the ninth with an RBI single by Al Kaline, who would score later in the inning on an error to tie the game at 3. When the AL took a brief 4-3 lead in the 10th, it was the NL's turn to storm back. Willie Mays tied the game with an RBI double in the bottom of the inning, and two batters later, Roberto Clemente delivered the game-winning single to right field.
  • American
  • National

American League

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Temple, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Gentile, PH-1B 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 .000
Cash, 1B 4 0 1 0 0 2 1 .250
1-Fox, PR-2B 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 .000
Mantle, CF 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 .000
Kaline, CF 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Maris, RF 4 0 1 0 1 2 2 .250
Colavito, LF 4 0 0 1 0 0 2 .000
Kubek, SS 4 0 0 0 0 1 3 .000
Romano, C 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
d-Berra, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
Howard, C 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Robinson, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Bunning, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Brandt, PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Fornieles, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Wilhelm, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 .000
Ford, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lary, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Donovan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Killebrew, PH-3B 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Howser, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Total 38 4 4 3 2 12 14  
  • a-Homered for Donovan in the 6th. b-Struck out for Bunning in the 8th. c-Struck out for Temple in the 9th. d-Reached on error for Romano in the 9th.
    1-Ran for Cash in the 9th.
  • BATTING
    2B: Cash (1, Face).
    HR: Killebrew (1, 6th inning off McCormick, 0 on, 1 out).
    TB: Maris; Killebrew 4; Kaline; Cash 2.
    RBI: Killebrew (1), Kaline (1), Colavito (1).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Maris 2; Berra; Wilhelm 2.
    Team RISP: 1-for-9.
    Team LOB: 6.

    FIELDING
    E: Kubek (1, fielding), Gentile (1, pickoff).
    PB: Howard (1).

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Ford, P
 3.0 2 1 1 0 2 0 3.00
Lary, P
 0.0 0 1 0 0 0 0 -
Donovan, P
 2.0 4 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
Bunning, P
 2.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0.00
Fornieles, P
 0.1 2 1 1 0 0 1 27.00
Wilhelm, P
(L, 0-1)		 1.2 3 2 2 1 1 0 10.80
Total 9.0 11 5 4 1 6 1  

National League

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO LOB AVG
Wills, SS 5 0 1 0 0 0 2 .200
Mathews, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Purkey, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
b-Musial, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .000
McCormick, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
c-Altman, PH 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1.000
Face, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Koufax, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Miller, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
d-Aaron, PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Mays, CF 5 2 2 1 0 1 0 .400
Cepeda, LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 .000
Robinson, LF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Clemente, RF 4 1 2 2 0 1 1 .500
White, 1B 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 .333
Bolling, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 .000
Zimmer, 2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Burgess, C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Spahn, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
a-Stuart, PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1.000
Boyer, 3B 2 0 0 0 1 2 1 .000
Total 37 5 11 5 1 6 13  
  • a-Doubled for Spahn in the 3rd. b-Flied out for Purkey in the 5th. c-Homered for McCormick in the 8th. d-Singled for Miller in the 10th.
  • BATTING
    2B: Stuart (1, Ford), Mays (1, Wilhelm).
    3B: Clemente (1, Ford).
    HR: Altman (1, 8th inning off Fornieles, 0 on, 0 out).
    TB: Clemente 4; Wills; Stuart 2; Burgess; Altman 4; White; Robinson; Mays 3; Aaron.
    RBI: White (1), Clemente 2 (2), Altman (1), Mays (1).
    Runners left in scoring position, 2 out: Mathews; Cepeda 2; White; Wills.
    SF: White; Clemente.
    Team RISP: 3-for-11.
    Team LOB: 9.

    BASERUNNING
    SB: Robinson (1, 2nd base off Wilhelm/Romano).

    FIELDING
    E: Cepeda (1, fielding), Boyer 2 (2, fielding, fielding), Burgess (1, fielding), Zimmer (1, fielding).

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Spahn, P
 3.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0.00
Purkey, P
 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
McCormick, P
(H, 1)		 3.0 1 1 1 1 3 1 3.00
Face, P
(H, 1)		 0.1 2 2 2 0 1 0 54.00
Koufax, P
 0.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 -
Miller, P
(BS, 1)(W, 1-0)		 1.2 0 1 0 1 4 0 0.00
Total 10.0 4 4 3 2 12 1  
Lary pitched to 1 batter in the 4th.
Wilhelm pitched to 4 batters in the 10th.
Koufax pitched to 1 batter in the 9th.

Game Scores: Ford 53, Spahn 62.
Balk: Miller.
HBP: Robinson (by Wilhelm).
Groundouts-flyouts: Ford 3-3, Lary 0-0, Donovan 1-2, Bunning 3-1, Fornieles 0-1, Wilhelm 2-1, Spahn 4-1, Purkey 3-3, McCormick 1-4, Face 0-0, Koufax 0-0, Miller 2-1.
Batters faced: Ford 11, Lary 1, Donovan 10, Bunning 6, Fornieles 3, Wilhelm 10, Spahn 9, Purkey 7, McCormick 11, Face 3, Koufax 1, Miller 9.
Inherited runners-scored: Donovan 1-1, Wilhelm 1-0, Koufax 1-0, Miller 2-1.
Umpires: HP: HP Umpire. 1B: 1B Umpire. 2B: 2B Umpire. 3B: 3B Umpire.
Weather: 80 degrees, sunny.
Wind: 12 mph, Varies.
T: 2:53.
Att: 44,115.
Venue: 3Com Park at Candlestick Point.
July 11, 1961
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