1969 All-Star Game

1969 All-Star Game

The American League entered this All-Star Game determined to close out the 60's with a win and continue that momentum into the next decade. The years of leading, only to lose in extra innings had taken it's toll along with the fact that in the forty innings preceding the game, the Nationals had scored only six runs (and still were unbeatable).

By the end of the third inning, though, the National League already had eight and was coasting, thanks to a murderous assault on Mel Stottlemyre and his successor, Blue Moon Odom.

The American League went quietly to the end for their seventh straight loss. Many fans began echoing the negative sentiments from previous decades when one League dominated the other. At this point, the team might have quoted former American League star Charlie Gehringer from 1934 when he said, "It was starting to get embarrassing."

"I don't think baseball has a superstar today, regardless of what the salaries say. Henry Aaron, Willie Mays, Joe DiMaggio were superstars." - Willie McCovey

1969 All-Star Game
1969 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	40
Date / Box Score	07-23-1969
Location	R.F.K. Memorial Stadium
Attendance (Rank)	45,259
M.V.P. Award	Willie McCovey
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Mel Stottlemyre	Steve Carlton
Managers	Mayo Smith	Red Schoendienst
Coaches	Alvin Dark	Dave Bristol
	Earl Weaver	Leo Durocher
1969 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1969 All-Star Game Line Score
1969 All-Star Game Fast Facts
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	1	2	5	1	0	0	0	0	0	9	11	0
American	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	2
N.L. Pitcher(s)						A.L. Pitcher(s)
Steve Carlton (W) Bob Gibson (4th) Bill Singer (5th) Jerry Koosman (7th) Larry Dierker (8th) Phil Niekro (9th) -						Mel Stottlemyre (L) Blue Moon Odom (3rd) Darold Knowles (3rd) Denny McLain (4th) Dave McNally (5th) Sam McDowell (7th) Ray Culp (9th)
N.L. Home Runs						A.L. Home Runs
Johnny Bench (2nd) Willie McCovey (3rd) Willie McCovey (4th)						Frank Howard (2nd) Bill Freehan (3rd) -

1969 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
3.	Hank Aaron	Atlanta Braves	OF
1.	Matty Alou	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Ernie Banks	Chicago Cubs	1B
	Glenn Beckert	Chicago Cubs	2B
7.	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C
	Chris Cannizzaro	San Diego Padres	C	Did Not Play
9.	Steve Carlton	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Starting Pitcher
	Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Larry Dierker	Houston Astros	P
	Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	P
	Randy Hundley	Chicago Cubs	C
	Grant Jackson	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Did Not Pitch
6.	Cleon Jones	New York Mets	OF
2.	Don Kessinger	Chicago Cubs	SS
	Jerry Koosman	New York Mets	P
	Juan Marichal	San Francisco Giants	P	Did Not Pitch
	Lee May	Cincinnati Reds	1B
	Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants	OF
4.	Willie McCovey	San Francisco Giants	1B	M.V.P.
	Denis Menke	Houston Astros	SS
8.	Felix Millan	Atlanta Braves	2B
	Phil Niekro	Atlanta Braves	P
	Tony Perez	Cincinnati Reds	3B
	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	OF
5.	Ron Santo	Chicago Cubs	3B
	Tom Seaver	New York Mets	P
	Bill Singer	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
	Rusty Staub	Montreal Expos	OF	Did Not Play
BOLD = Manager / player / coach choice to start the game.

1969 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Mike Andrews	Boston Red Sox	2B	Replaced Johnson
6.	Sal Bando	Oakland Athletics	3B
	Paul Blair	Baltimore Orioles	OF
1.	Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	2B
	Ray Culp	Boston Red Sox	P
8.	Bill Freehan	Detroit Tigers	C
	Jim Fregosi	California Angels	SS
	Mike Hegan	Seattle Pilots	OF-1B	Replaced - Injury
5.	Frank Howard	Washington Senators	OF
2.	Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Davey Johnson	Baltimore Orioles	2B	Replaced - Injury
	Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	1B
	Darold Knowles	Washington Senators	P
	Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers	P	Did Not Pitch
	Carlos May	Chicago White Sox	OF
	Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	P
	Denny McLain	Detroit Tigers	P
	Dave McNally	Baltimore Orioles	P
	Don Mincher	Seattle Pilots	1B	Replaced Hegan
	Blue Moon Odom	Oakland Athletics	P
	Tony Oliva	Minnesota Twins	OF	Replaced - Injury
7.	Rico Petrocelli	Boston Red Sox	SS
4.	Boog Powell	Baltimore Orioles	1B
	Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	3B
3.	Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	OF
	Ellie Rodriguez	Kansas City Royals	C	Did Not Play
	Johnny Roseboro	Minnesota Twins	C
	Reggie Smith	Boston Red Sox	OF
9.	Mel Stottlemyre	New York Yankees	P	Starting Pitcher
	Roy White	New York Yankees	OF	Replaced Oliva
	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF
BOLD = Manager / player / coach choice to start the game.

Was the National League winning streak of seven games proof of their dominance? Discuss these issues on our baseball message boards today.

Did you know that the 1969 Midsummer Classic was originally scheduled for July 22, 1969, but a torrential rain storm postponed it to the following day?

Willie McCovey won the Most Valuable Player Award due largely to his two home runs which tied an All-Star Game record set earlier by Arky Vaughan (1941 All-Star Game), Ted Williams (1946 All-Star Game) and Al Rosen (1954 All-Star Game).

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