1964 All-Star Game

1964 All-Star Game

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 Game 1964 All-Star Game Official Program
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 Game Line Score
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)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None - -						Billy Williams (4th) Ken Boyer (4th) Johnny Callison (9th)

1964 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
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 Game National League All-Star Squad
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.

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.

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