The 1964 All-Star Game has been described as one of the most exciting ever as the National League came from behind to win in a dramatic ninth-inning rally.
Red Sox ace Dick Radatz was on the mound and had already thrown two hitless innings. Willie Mays, in a tough at-bat, got the walk and then stole second. Orlando Cepeda followed with a soft looper to right field scoring Mays due to a bad Joe Pepitone throw to the plate. Two quick outs and a walk later, Johnny Callison hammered a fast ball into the right field stands scoring three runs, giving the Nationals their sixth win in seven games and finally evening up the series.
"That homer was the greatest thrill of my life, but I remember thinking that it was only the beginning. It was going to be the Phillies' year. We had everything going our way. Everything." - Johnny Callison
1964 All-Star Game1964 All-Star Game Official Program |
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1964 All-Star Game Fast Facts | ||
Game Number | 36 | |
Date / Box Score | 07-07-1964 | |
Location | Shea Stadium | |
Attendance (Rank) | 50,850 | |
M.V.P. Award | Johnny Callison | |
League Items | A.L. | N.L. |
Starting Pitchers | Dean Chance | Don Drysdale |
Managers | Al Lopez | Walter Alston |
Coaches | Tony Cuccinello | Fred Hutchinson |
Gil Hodges | Casey Stengel | |
1964 All-Star Game Fast Facts |
1964 All-Star GameLine Score |
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1964 All-Star Game Capsule | ||||||||||||
League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
American | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 |
A.L. Pitcher(s) | N.L. Pitcher(s) | |||||||||||
Dean Chance John Wyatt (4th) Camilo Pascaul (5th) Dick Radatz (L, 7th) - |
Don Drysdale Jim Bunning (4th) Chris Short (6th) Turk Farrell (7th) Juan Marichal (W, 9th) |
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A.L. Home Runs | N.L. Home Runs | |||||||||||
None - - |
Billy Williams (4th) Ken Boyer (4th) Johnny Callison (9th) |
1964 All-Star GameAmerican League All-Star Squad |
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Lineup | Name | Team | Position | Notes |
5. | Bob Allison | Minnesota Twins | 1B | |
Luis Aparicio | Baltimore Orioles | SS | Replaced - Injury | |
Eddie Bressoud | Boston Red Sox | SS | Replaced Aparicio | |
9. | Dean Chance | Los Angeles Angels | P | Starting Pitcher |
Rocky Colavito | Kansas City Athletics | OF | Replaced Kaline | |
Whitey Ford | New York Yankees | P | Did Not Pitch | |
Bill Freehan | Detroit Tigers | C | Did Not Play | |
1. | Jim Fregosi | Los Angeles Angels | SS | |
Jimmie Hall | Minnesota Twins | OF | ||
Chuck Hinton | Washington Senators | OF | ||
8. | Elston Howard | New York Yankees | C | |
Al Kaline | Detroit Tigers | OF | Replaced - Injury | |
4. | Harmon Killebrew | Minnesota Twins | OF | |
Jack Kralick | Cleveland Indians | P | Did Not Pitch | |
Jerry Lumpe | Detroit Tigers | 2B | Did Not Play | |
Frank Malzone | Boston Red Sox | 3B | Did Not Play | |
3. | Mickey Mantle | New York Yankees | OF | |
2. | Tony Oliva | Minnesota Twins | OF | |
Camilo Pascaul | Minnesota Twins | P | ||
Joe Pepitone | New York Yankees | 1B | ||
Gary Peters | Chicago White Sox | P | Did Not Pitch | |
Juan Pizarro | Chicago White Sox | P | Did Not Pitch | |
Dick Radatz | Boston Red Sox | P | ||
7. | Bobby Richardson | New York Yankees | 2B | |
6. | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | |
Norm Siebern | Baltimore Orioles | 1B | ||
John Wyatt | Kansas City Athletics | P | ||
BOLD = Manager / player / coach choice to start the game. |
1964 All-Star GameNational League All-Star Squad |
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Lineup | Name | Team | Position | Notes |
Hank Aaron | Milwaukee Braves | OF | ||
6. | Ken Boyer | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | |
Jim Bunning | Philadelphia Phillies | P | ||
Smoky Burgess | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | Did Not Play | |
Johnny Callison | Philadelphia Phillies | OF | M.V.P. | |
Leo Cardenas | Cincinnati Reds | SS | ||
5. | Orlando Cepeda | San Francisco Giants | 1B | |
1. | Roberto Clemente | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | |
9. | Don Drysdale | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | Starting Pitcher |
Johnny Edwards | Cincinnati Reds | C | ||
Dick Ellsworth | Chicago Cubs | P | Did Not Pitch | |
Turk Farrell | Houston Colt .45s | P | ||
Curt Flood | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | ||
2. | Dick Groat | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | |
8. | Ron Hunt | New York Mets | 2B | |
Sandy Koufax | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | Did Not Pitch | |
Juan Marichal | San Francisco Giants | P | ||
4. | Willie Mays | San Francisco Giants | OF | |
Bill Mazeroski | Pittsburgh Pirates | 2B | Did Not Play | |
Ron Santo | Chicago Cubs | 3B | Did Not Play | |
Chris Short | Philadelphia Phillies | P | ||
Willie Stargell | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | ||
7. | Joe Torre | Milwaukee Braves | C | |
Bill White | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | ||
3. | Billy Williams | Chicago Cubs | OF | |
BOLD = Manager / player / coach choice to start the game.Audio Moment: Callison HR |
The victory by the National League during the 1964 All-Star Game made the series history tied at seventeen win apiece.
Did you know that this was the first Midsummer Classic played in Shea Stadium?
The dramatic Johnny Callison home run off ace closer Dick Radatz earned him his first and only All-Star Most Valuable Player Award.