1967 All-Star Game

Although many All-Star Games had featured great pitching duels and stand-out performances on the mound, no other game to date had been as one sided as this one. "Strikeout classic" would have been a more appropriate title for this Midsummer Classic, which featured twelve pitchers - all of which had at least one strikeout for an All-Star record thirty strikeouts.

Once again, the game went into extra innings that resulted in a National League win. The senior circuit was shut out twelve straight innings — the third through the fourteenth. The Americans were shut out the last nine. Richie Allen had homered against Dean Chance in the second; in the sixth, Brooks Robinson tied it with a home run against Fergie Jenkins. There it remained until the fifteenth, when Tony Perez, the game's Most Valuable Player, sent Catfish Hunter's pitch over the left-field fence.

This game went into the record books for both the longest All-Star Game as well as the first game in which home runs accounted for all of the scoring.

Baseball Almanac Top Quote

"I'm proud of my whole career. I had a great career. I played with a lot of great players on good teams, especially in Cincinnati. We won championships and World Series. I'm proud of that. The All-Star games. I'll be more proud when I get elected to the hall of fame. That would be the top." - Tony Perez

1967 All-Star Game

1967 All-Star Game Paper
Game Number 38
Date / Box Score 07-11-1967
Location Anaheim Stadium
Attendance (Rank) 46,309
M.V.P. Award Tony Perez
Starting Pitchers DeanChance Juan Marichal
Managers Hank Bauer Walter Alston
Coaches Bill Rigney HermanFranks
Eddie Stanky Harry Walker

1967 All-Star Game

Line Score

League 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 R H E
National 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 9 0
American 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 8 0
Juan Marichal
Fergie Jenkins (4th)
Bob Gibson (7th)
Chris Short (9th)
Mike Cuellar (11th)
Don Drysdale (W, 13th)
Tom Seaver (15th)
Dean Chance
Jim McGlothin (4th)
Gary Peters (6th)
Al Downing (9th)
Catfish Hunter (L, 11th)
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Dick Allen (2nd)
Tony Perez (15th)
Brooks Robinson (6th)
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1967 All-Star Game

National League All-Star Squad

3. Hank Aaron Atlanta Braves OF
5. Dick Allen Philadelphia Phillies 3B
8. Gene Alley Pittsburgh Pirates SS
Ernie Banks Chicago Cubs 1B
1. Lou Brock St. Louis Cardinals OF
4. Orlando Cepeda St. Louis Cardinals 1B
2. RobertoClemente Pittsburgh Pirates OF
Mike Cuellar Houston Astros P
Don Drysdale LosAngelesDodgers P
Bob Gibson St. Louis Cardinals P
Tom Haller San Francisco Giants C
Tommy Helms Cincinnati Reds 2B
Fergie Jenkins Chicago Cubs P
Denny Lemaster Atlanta Braves P Replaced - Injury
9. Juan Marichal SanFranciscoGiants P Starting Pitcher
Willie Mays San Francisco Giants OF
7. Bill Mazeroski Pittsburgh Pirates 2B
Tim McCarver St. Louis Cardinals C
Claude Osteen LosAngelesDodgers P Did Not Pitch
Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds 3B M.V.P.
Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds OF
Tom Seaver New York Mets P
Chris Short Philadelphia Phillies P ReplacedLemaster
Rusty Staub Houston Astros OF
6. Joe Torre Atlanta Braves C
Jimmy Wynn Houston Astros OF
BOLD = Manager / player / coach choice to start the game.

1967 All-Star Game

American League All-Star Squad

Tommie Agee Chicago White Sox OF
Max Alvis Cleveland Indians 3B
Ken Berry Chicago White Sox OF ReplacedRobinson
2. Rod Carew Minnesota Twins 2B
Paul Casanova WashingtonSenators C Did Not Play
9. Dean Chance Minnesota Twins P Starting Pitcher
5. Tony Conigliaro Boston Red Sox OF
Al Downing New York Yankees P
Andy Etchebarren Baltimore Orioles C Did Not Play
7. Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers C
Jim Fregosi California Angels SS
Steve Hargan Cleveland Indians P Did Not Pitch
Joe Horlen Chicago White Sox P Did Not Pitch
Catfish Hunter KansasCityAthletics P
Al Kaline Detroit Tigers OF Replaced - Injury
4. HarmonKillebrew Minnesota Twins 1B
Jim Lonborg Boston Red Sox P Did Not Pitch
Mickey Mantle New York Yankees 1B
Dick McAuliffe Detroit Tigers SS
Jim McGlothin California Angels P
Don Mincher California Angels 1B
3. Tony Oliva Minnesota Twins OF Replaced Kaline
Gary Peters Chicago White Sox P
8. Rico Petrocelli Boston Red Sox SS
1. Brooks Robinson Baltimore Orioles 3B
Frank Robinson Baltimore Orioles OF Replaced - Injury
6. Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox OF

BOLD = Manager / player / coach choice to start the game.

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Did you know that home runs accounted for all of the scoring during this, the longest All-Star Game to date?

A hall of fame ending that featured Tony Perez, the Most Valuable Player Award winner, hitting a home run off Catfish Hunter during the fifteenth inning.

A pitchers duel? A home run contest? Which do you prefer? Would you have been bored in this type of marathon or would it have been the best Midsummer Classic ever? Discuss these issues on our baseball message boards today.