1942 All-Star Game Box Score by Baseball Almanac

1942 All-Star Game Box Score

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the box score to the 1942 Midsummer Classic which was played on July 6, 1942 at the Polo Grounds in New York, New York.

"He (Mickey Owen) realized that to be proficient at baseball requires mastery in a set of intricate skills and the self-assurance to make quick choices during complex game situations." - Mickey Owen Baseball School


Name	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI
Lou Boudreau	ss	4	1	1	1
Tommy Henrich	rf	4	1	1	0
Ted Williams	lf	4	0	1	0
Joe DiMaggio	cf	4	0	2	0
Rudy York	1b	4	1	1	2
Joe Gordon	2b	4	0	0	0
Ken Keltner	3b	4	0	0	0
Birdie Tebbetts	c	4	0	0	0
Spud Chandler	p	1	0	0	0
b-Bob Johnson	ph	1	0	1	0
Al Benton	p	1	0	0	0
Totals		35	3	7	3


Name	Pos	AB	R	H	RBI
Jimmy Brown	2b	2	0	0	0
Billy Herman	2b	1	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	3b	2	0	0	0
Bob Elliott	3b	1	0	1	0
Pete Reiser	cf	3	0	1	0
Terry Moore	cf	1	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	1b	2	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	1b	2	0	0	0
Mel Ott	rf	4	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	lf	2	0	0	0
Enos Slaughter	lf	2	0	1	0
Walker Cooper	c	2	0	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	c	1	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	ss	2	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	ss	1	0	0	0
Mort Cooper	p	0	0	0	0
a-Willard Marshall	pr	1	0	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	p	0	0	0	0
c-Danny Litwhiler	ph	1	0	1	0
Claude Passeau	p	0	0	0	0
d-Mickey Owen	ph	1	1	1	1
Bucky Walters	p	0	0	0	0
Totals		31	1	6	1

a: Pinch ran for M.Cooper in 3rd inning.
b: Singled for Chandler in 5th inning.
c: Singled for Vander Meer in 6th inning.
d: Homered for Passeau in 8th inning.

Double Plays: Gordon-Boudreau-York, Boudreau-York.
Double: Henrich.
Error: Brown.
Home Runs: Boudreau, York, Owen.
Left on Base: N.L. 6, A.L. 5.

All-Star Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American League	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7	0
National League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	6	1


Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Spud Chandler	4.0	2	0	0	0	2
Al Benton	5.0	4	1	1	2	1


Name	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Mort Cooper	3.0	4	3	3	0	2
Johnny Vander Meer	3.0	2	0	0	0	4
Claude Passeau	2.0	1	0	0	0	1
Bucky Walters	1.0	0	0	0	0	1

Hit by Pitcher: Brown (by Chandler).
Losing Pitcher: Cooper.
Passed Ball: Tebbetts.
Winning Pitcher: Chandler.

Attendance: 34,178.
Length of Game: 2:07.
Umpires A.L.: HP: Bob Stewart, 2B: Bill McGowan.
Umpires N.L.: 1B: Lee Ballanfant, 3B: Al Barlick.

The winner of this Midsummer Classic (the American League) played a military All-Star team on July 7, 1942 and proceeds from that game went to the Army-Navy relief fund.

The National League's only run came off a Mickey Owen pinch-homer which landed in the left field stands. However, did you know that Owen, who appeared in one-hundred thirty-three games did not hit a single regular season home run in 1942?

The 1942 All-Star Game was originally scheduled for Brooklyn, New York, but was moved to the Polo Grounds due to its larger capacity � seats that "needed" to be filled as profits from the game were going to various war charities.

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