1940 All-Star Game

1940 All-Star Game

The National League started off the new decade with a surprising shutout over the previously dominant American League. The game's hero was also a surprise and a perfect example of what happens when ordinary players do extraordinary things.

Boston Bees outfielder Max West, who hit .261 with seven home runs that year, stepped up to the plate in the first inning and set the game in motion. With Red Ruffing pitching, Arky Vaughan and Billy Herman had led off with singles. He sent Ruffing's delivery into the right-center stands and that was the ballgame, the first shutout in All-Star history. West had just one at-bat in his only All-Star appearance. In the second, he was injured leaping for a Luke Appling double and had to leave the game.

"Every day is a new opportunity. You can build on yesterday's success or put its failures behind and start over again. That's the way life is, with a new game every day, and that's the way baseball is." - Bob Feller

1940 All-Star Game The 1940 Midsummer Classic At-A-Glance
1940 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	8
Date / Box Score	07-09-1940
Location	Sportsman's Park
Attendance (Rank)	32,373
M.V.P. Award	Not Awarded Until 1962
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Red Ruffing	Paul Derringer
Managers	Joe Cronin	Bill McKechnie
Coaches	Tom Daly	Casey Stengel
	Del Baker	Doc Prothro
1940 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1940 All Star Game Line Score
1940 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1
National	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	x	4	7	0
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Red Ruffing (L) Bobo Newsom (4th) Bob Feller (7th) - -						Paul Derringer (W) Bucky Walters (3rd) Whit Wyatt (5th) Larry French (7th) Carl Hubbell (9th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None						Max West (1st)

1940 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
6.	Luke Appling	Chicago White Sox	SS
	Lou Boudreau	Cleveland Indians	SS
	Tommy Bridges	Detroit Tigers	P	Did Not Pitch
	Doc Cramer	Boston Red Sox	OF	Did Not Play
7.	Bill Dickey	New York Yankees	C
4.	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF
	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	P
	Lou Finney	Boston Red Sox	OF
5.	Jimmie Foxx	Boston Red Sox	1B
8.	Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	2B
	Hank Greenberg	Detroit Tigers	OF
	Frankie Hayes	Philadelphia Athletics	C
	Rollie Hemsley	Cleveland Indians	C
	Bob Johnson	Philadelphia Athletics	OF	Did Not Play
3.	Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	OF
	Ken Keltner	Cleveland Indians	3B
	Dutch Leonard	Washington Senators	P	Did Not Pitch
	Ray Mack	Cleveland Indians	2B
	George McQuinn	St. Louis Browns	1B	Did Not Play
	Al Milnar	Cleveland Indians	P	Did Not Pitch
	Bobo Newsom	Detroit Tigers	P
	Monte Pearson	New York Yankees	P	Did Not Pitch
	Red Rolfe	New York Yankees	3B	Replaced - Injury
9.	Red Ruffing	New York Yankees	P	Starting Pitcher
1.	Cecil Travis	Washington Senators	3B	Replaced Rolfe
2.	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF
BOLD = Fan's / manager's choice to start the game.

1940 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Pete Coscarart	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B
	Harry Danning	New York Giants	C
9.	Paul Derringer	Cincinnati Reds	P	Starting Pitcher
	Leo Durocher	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS	Did Not Play
	Larry French	Chicago Cubs	P
2.	Billy Herman	Chicago Cubs	2B
	Kirby Higbe	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Did Not Pitch
	Carl Hubbell	New York Giants	P
	Billy Jurges	New York Giants	SS	Replaced - Injury
7.	Cookie Lavagetto	Brooklyn Dodgers	3B
	Hank Leiber	Chicago Cubs	OF	Replaced - Injury
5.	Ernie Lombardi	Cincinnati Reds	C
	Pinky May	Philadelphia Phillies	3B
	Frank McCormick	Cincinnati Reds	1B
6.	Joe Medwick	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF
	Eddie Miller	Boston Braves	SS	Replaced Jurges
4.	Johnny Mize	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
	Jo-Jo Moore	New York Giants	OF
8.	Terry Moore	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Hugh Mulcahy	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Did Not Pitch
	Bill Nicholson	Chicago Cubs	OF	Replaced Leiber
	Mel Ott	New York Giants	OF
	Babe Phelps	Brooklyn Dodgers	C
1.	Arky Vaughan	Pittsburgh Pirates	SS
	Bucky Walters	Cincinnati Reds	P
3.	Max West	Boston Braves	OF
	Whit Wyatt	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
BOLD = Fan's / manager's choice to start the game.

The first ever All-Star shutout featured five National League pitchers walking only two batters, striking out eight and holding a powerful American League lineup to three hits.

Fans were still arriving at the park in the first inning when Arky Vaughan and Billy Herman singled followed by a rocket hit by Max West into the right field stands.

Joe McCarthy was absent from his role as American League skipper because some believe he had the honor too many times. Joe Cronin replaced him at the helm and Bill McKechnie drove the National League team.

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