1947 All-Star Game

1947 All-Star Game

Unlike the '46 game, this one was a stark contrast to its predecessor. This day would not belong to the hitters as winds in Wrigley stirred and the pitchers were at the top of their game. Ewell Blackwell and Hal Newhouser matched one-hit, three-inning performances. In the fourth inning, Frank Shea gave up a home run to the National League's Johnny Mize. Then the American League tied it in the sixth inning and got the winning run off of Johnny Sain in the seventh. Bobby Doerr singled, stole second, took third on Sain's errant pickoff attempt and scored on a pinch single by Stan Spence. It was an anti-climatic ending to a great pitching duel.

The American League's 2-1 victory gave it a 10-4 lead in the series. These lopsided totals were beginning to upset National League president Ford Frick who was concerned that the fans may lose interest. As most could have predicted, it was going to get worse.

"The greatest player I ever saw was a black man. He's in the Hall of Fame, although not a lot of people have heard of him. His name is Martin Dihigo." - Johnny Mize

1947 All-Star Game 1947 All-Star Game Official Program
1947 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	14
Date / Box Score	07-08-1947
Location	Wrigley Field
Attendance (Rank)	41,123
1^st Pitch	Happy Chandler
M.V.P. Award	Not Awarded Until 1962
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Hal Newhouser	Ewell Blackwell
Managers	Joe Cronin	Eddie Dyer
Coaches	Del Baker	Ben Chapman
	Steve O'Neill	Mel Ott
1947 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1947 All Star Game Line Score
1947 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	8	0
National	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	1
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L Pitcher(s)
Hal Newhouser Spec Shea (W, 4th) Walt Masterson (7th) Joe Page (8th)						Ewell Blackwell Harry Brecheen (4th) Johnny Sain (L, 7th) Warren Spahn (8th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None						Johnny Mize (4th)

1947 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Luke Appling	Chicago White Sox	SS
5.	Lou Boudreau	Cleveland Indians	SS
	Spud Chandler	New York Yankees	P	Did Not Pitch
4.	Joe DiMaggio	New York Yankees	OF
	Bobby Doerr	Boston Red Sox	2B
	Bob Feller	Cleveland Indians	P	Replaced - Injury
7.	Joe Gordon	Cleveland Indians	2B
	Jim Hegan	Cleveland Indians	C	Did Not Play
	Tommy Henrich	New York Yankees	OF	Replaced Keller
	Billy Johnson	New York Yankees	3B
1.	George Kell	Detroit Tigers	3B
	Charlie Keller	New York Yankees	OF	Replaced - Injury
	Jack Kramer	St. Louis Browns	P	Did Not Pitch
2.	Buddy Lewis	Washington Senators	OF
	Walt Masterson	Washington Senators	P
6.	George McQuinn	New York Yankees	1B
	Pat Mullin	Detroit Tigers	OF	Did Not Play
9.	Hal Newhouser	Detroit Tigers	P	Starting Pitcher
	Joe Page	New York Yankees	P
	Aaron Robinson	New York Yankees	C	Did Not Play
8.	Buddy Rosar	Philadelphia Athletics	C
	Spec Shea	New York Yankees	P
	Stan Spence	Washington Senators	OF
	Dizzy Trout	Detroit Tigers	P	Did Not Pitch
3.	Ted Williams	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Early Wynn	Washington Senators	P	Replaced Feller
	Rudy York	Chicago White Sox	1B	Did Not Play
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1947 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
9.	Ewell Blackwell	Cincinnati Reds	P	Starting Pitcher
	Ralph Branca	Brooklyn Dodgers	P	Did Not Pitch
	Harry Brecheen	St. Louis Cardinals	P
	Phil Cavarretta	Chicago Cubs	OF
3.	Walker Cooper	New York Giants	C
	Bruce Edwards	Brooklyn Dodgers	C
	Bob Elliott	Boston Braves	3B	Replaced - Injury
6.	Frankie Gustine	Pittsburgh Pirates	3B
	Bert Haas	Cincinnati Reds	OF
	Whitey Kurowski	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	Replaced Elliott
7.	Marty Marion	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
	Willard Marshall	New York Giants	OF
	Phil Masi	Boston Braves	C
	Eddie Miller	Cincinnati Reds	SS	Replaced - Injury
4.	Johnny Mize	New York Giants	1B
	Red Munger	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Did Not Pitch
	Stan Musial	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
	Andy Pafko	Chicago Cubs	OF
	Pee Wee Reese	Brooklyn Dodgers	SS	Replaced Miller
	Schoolboy Rowe	Philadelphia Phillies	P
	Johnny Sain	Boston Braves	P
5.	Enos Slaughter	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Warren Spahn	Boston Braves	P
	Eddie Stanky	Brooklyn Dodgers	2B
8.	Emil Verban	Philadelphia Phillies	2B
2.	Dixie Walker	Brooklyn Dodgers	OF
1.	Harry Walker	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

Did you know that Frank "Spec" Shea of the New York Yankees was the first rookie pitcher to ever earn an All-Star victory?

The second run was scored by Bobby Doerr who singled then stole second base. Johnny Sain tried to pick him off and the ball hit Doerr in the back allowing the runner to advance. Stan Spence then pinch hit a single that scored the go ahead run.

This was the first Midsummer Classic held at the friendly confines in Chicago's Wrigley Field and the first where the fan's selected the starting eight players.

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