1946 All-Star Game

1946 All-Star Game

The All-Star game was never celebrated as enthusiastically as it was in 1946. The war had ended, the marquee players had returned, and America was once again, able to enjoy it's national pastime. Most of the players stated that they had never seen a more festive occasion and many of them had not seen their league rivals in several years.

The highlight of this game was the match-up of Ted Williams and Rip Sewell, the proud possessor of the "ephus" pitch. Sewell served Williams his famous trademark and although he struggled at first, he went four-for-four, driving in five runs. Bob Feller, riding on his twenty-sixth victory, three-hundred forty eight strikeout season, was the winning pitcher.

"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." - Ted Williams

1946 All-Star Game The 1946 Midsummer Classic At-A-Glance
1946 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	13
Date / Box Score	07-09-1946
Location	Fenway Park
Attendance (Rank)	34,906
M.V.P. Award	Not Awarded Until 1962
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Bob Feller	Claude Passeau
Managers	Steve O'Neill	Charlie Grimm
Coaches	Art Mills	Billy Southworth
	Luke Sewell	Bill McKechnie
1946 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1946 All-Star Game Line Score
1946 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
American	2	0	0	1	3	0	2	4	x	12	14	1
N.L. Pitcher(s)						A.L. Pitcher(s)
Claude Passeau (L) Kirby Higbe (4th) Ewell Blackwell (5th) Rip Sewell (8th)						Bob Feller (W) Hal Newhouser (4th) Jack Kramer (7th) -
N.L. Home Runs						A.L. Home Runs
None - -						Charlie Keller (1st) Ted Williams (4th) Ted Williams (8th)

1946 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Ewell Blackwell	Cincinnati Reds	P
	Phil Cavarretta	Chicago Cubs	OF
	Mort Cooper	Boston Braves	P	Did Not Pitch
7.	Walker Cooper	New York Giants	C
	Del Ennis	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
	Frankie Gustine	Pittsburgh Pirates	2B
	Kirby Higbe	Brooklyn Dodgers	P
3.	Johnny Hopp	Boston Braves	OF
5.	Whitey Kurowski	St. Louis Cardinals	3B
	Ray Lamanno	Cincinnati Reds	C
	Peanuts Lowrey	Chicago Cubs	OF
8.	Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
	Phil Masi	Boston Braves	C
	Frank McCormick	Philadelphia Phillies	1B	Replaced Reese
	Eddie Miller	Cincinnati Reds	SS	Replaced - Injury
6.	Johnny Mize	New York Giants	1B
2.	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
9.	Claude Passeau	Chicago Cubs	P	Starting Pitcher
	Howie Pollet	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Did Not Pitch
	Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS	Replaced - Injury
	Pete Reiser	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF	Did Not Play
	Johnny Schmitz	Chicago Cubs	P	Did Not Pitch
1.	Red Schoendienst	St. Louis Cardinals	2B
	Rip Sewell	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
	Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Emil Verban	Philadelphia Phillies	2B	Replaced Miller
4.	Dixie Walker	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF
BOLD = Fan's / manager's choice to start the game.

1946 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Luke Appling	Chicago White Sox	SS
	Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	P	Did Not Pitch
	Sam Chapman	Philadelphia Athletics	OF
	Bill Dickey	New York Yankees	C
1.	Dom DiMaggio	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF	Did Not Play
5.	Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	2B
9.	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	P	Starting Pitcher
	Dave Ferriss	Boston Red Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
	Joe Gordon	New York Yankees	2B
	Mickey Harris	Boston Red Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
8.	Frankie Hayes	Cleveland Indians	C
4.	Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	OF
7.	Ken Keltner	Cleveland Indians	3B
	Jack Kramer	St. Louis Browns	P
	Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	P
2.	Johnny Pesky	Boston Red Sox	SS
	Buddy Rosar	Philadelphia Athletics	C
	Stan Spence	Washington Senators	OF
	Vern Stephens	St. Louis Browns	SS
	Snuffy Stirnweiss	New York Yankees	3B
6.	Mickey Vernon	Washington Senators	1B
	Hal Wagner	Boston Red Sox	C
3.	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Rudy York	Boston Red Sox	1B
BOLD = Fan's / manager's choice to start the game.

How good did Ted Williams play? He set or tied FIVE All-Star records during this one Midsummer Classic.

The first home run hit by The Splendid Splinter was a spectacular long ball that landed in the centerfield seats. The second was hit off Rip Sewell's personal "eephus" pitch and landed in the bullpen in right field.

This was the first Midsummer Classic held at Fenway Park and only the second shutout in All-Star history.

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