1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1935 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the third playing of the mid-summer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 8, 1935, at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, Ohio, hosted by the Cleveland Indians of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 4–1.
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Date | July 8, 1935 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Cleveland Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attendance | 69,812 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio | Mutual, CBS, NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Bob Elson, Ellis VanderPyl (Mutual) Jack Graney, France Laux (CBS) Tom Manning, Graham McNamee (NBC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Game
Umpires
Position | Umpire | League |
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Home Plate | Red Ormsby | American |
First Base | George Magerkurth | National |
Second Base | Harry Geisel | American |
Third Base | Ziggy Sears | National |
The umpires rotated positions clockwise in the middle of the fifth inning, with Magerkurth moving behind the plate.[2]
Starting lineups
National League | American League | ||||||
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Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
1 | Pepper Martin | Cardinals | 3B | 1 | Joe Vosmik | Indians | RF |
2 | Arky Vaughan | Pirates | SS | 2 | Charlie Gehringer | Tigers | 2B |
3 | Mel Ott | Giants | RF | 3 | Lou Gehrig | Yankees | 1B |
4 | Joe Medwick | Cardinals | LF | 4 | Jimmie Foxx | Athletics | 3B |
5 | Bill Terry | Giants | 1B | 5 | Bob Johnson | Athletics | LF |
6 | Wally Berger | Braves | CF | 6 | Al Simmons | White Sox | CF |
7 | Billy Herman | Cubs | 2B | 7 | Rollie Hemsley | Browns | C |
8 | Jimmie Wilson | Phillies | C | 8 | Joe Cronin | Senators | SS |
9 | Bill Walker | Cardinals | P | 9 | Lefty Gomez | Yankees | P |
Game summary
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | |||||||||||
American League | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 8 | 0 | |||||||||||
WP: Lefty Gomez (1–0) LP: Bill Walker (0–1) Sv: Mel Harder (1) Home runs: NL: None AL: Jimmie Foxx (1) |
Lefty Gomez of the Yankees pitches six innings, gives up three hits and is the winning pitcher. Jimmie Foxx drives in three with a two-run homer and a single. Bill Walker is the losing pitcher.
References
- Player declined or was unable to play.
- "American League 4, National League 1". Retrosheet. July 8, 1935. Retrieved October 23, 2016.