The second 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 27th edition of the
midsummer classic
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National ...
between the
all-stars of the
American League
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(AL) and
National League
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(NL), the two leagues composing
Major League Baseball
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. It was played on Monday, August 3, at the
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in
Los Angeles
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,
California
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, home of the
Los Angeles Dodgers
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of the NL,
and was a 5–3 victory for the American League.
This was the second of two All-Star Games played in
1959
Events January
* January 1 - Cuba: Fulgencio Batista flees Havana when the forces of Fidel Castro advance.
* January 2 - Lunar probe Luna 1 was the first man-made object to attain escape velocity from Earth. It reached the vicinity of E ...
, the
first
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was on Tuesday, July 7, in
Pittsburgh
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,
Pennsylvania
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, also an NL city.
The first Midsummer Classic held on the
West Coast,
[ it was also the first of only two All-Star Games not played in July; the other was in ]1981
Events January
* January 1
** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union.
** Palau becomes a self-governing territory.
* January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...
following a lengthy players' strike.
Rosters
Players in ''italics'' have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
American League
National League
**-x – Injured and could not play
**-y – Injury replacement
Game
Umpires: Bill Jackowski
William Anthony Jackowski (September 27, 1914 – July 29, 1996) was a professional baseball umpire who worked in the National League from 1952 to 1968. Jackowski umpired 2,517 major league games in his 17-year career. He umpired in three World S ...
, Home Plate (NL); Charlie Berry
Charles Francis Berry (October 18, 1902 – September 6, 1972) was an American athlete and sports official who enjoyed careers as a catcher and umpire in Major League Baseball and as an end and official in the National Football League. His fath ...
, First Base (AL); Tony Venzon, Second Base (NL); Bill Summers Third Base (AL); Ken Burkhart
Kenneth William Burkhart (born Burkhardt) (November 18, 1916 – December 29, 2004) was an American right-handed pitcher and umpire in Major League Baseball. From through he played with the St. Louis Cardinals (1945–48) and Cincinnati Reds ...
, Left Field (NL); Hank Soar
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, Right Field (AL)
Starting Lineups
Game Summary
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References
External links
Baseball Almanac
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Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The Major League Baseball All-Star Game, also known as the "Midsummer Classic", is an annual professional baseball game sanctioned by Major League Baseball (MLB) and contested between the all-stars from the American League (AL) and National ...
Baseball in Los Angeles
Major League Baseball All Star Game
August 1959 sports events in the United States
Sports competitions in Los Angeles