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NL All-Stars
@ AL All-Stars
Fenway Park
July 31, 1961
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the AL All-Stars and the NL All-Stars, played on July 31, 1961 at Fenway Park.
Game Summary
Date | July 31, 1961 |
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Visiting Team |
NL All-Stars
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Home Team |
AL All-Stars
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 31, 1961 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | NL All-Stars |
Home Team | AL All-Stars |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Purkey |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Bunning |
Ballpark | Fenway Park |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 31,851 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Napp 1B: Frank Secory 2B: Red Flaherty 3B: Ed Sudol |
NL All-Stars Lineup
Name | Position |
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Maury Wills | Shortstop |
Eddie Mathews | Third Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Orlando Cepeda | Left Fielder |
Roberto Clemente | Right Fielder |
Bill White | First Baseman |
Frank Bolling | Second Baseman |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Bob Purkey | Pitcher |
Danny Murtaugh | Manager |
AL All-Stars Lineup
Name | Position |
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Norm Cash | First Baseman |
Rocky Colavito | Left Fielder |
Al Kaline | Right Fielder |
Mickey Mantle | Center Fielder |
John Romano | Catcher |
Luis Aparicio | Shortstop |
Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
Brooks Robinson | Third Baseman |
Jim Bunning | Pitcher |
Paul Richards | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
NL All-Stars
@ AL All-Stars
Fenway Park
July 31, 1961
Top 1
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Bunning
Wills hits a line drive towards first. Cash reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Bunning
Mathews hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Bunning
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Purkey
Cash is called out on strikes. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Purkey
Colavito hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Purkey
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Purkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Purkey
Mantle hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cepeda vs. Bunning
Cepeda hits a line drive towards short. Aparicio reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemente vs. Bunning
Clemente hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Bunning
White hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Romano vs. Purkey
Romano hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Purkey
Aparicio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Purkey
The ball gets by Burgess for a passed ball. Aparicio moves to second. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Temple vs. Purkey
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Robinson vs. Purkey
Robinson strikes out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bunning vs. Purkey
Bunning hits a popup towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Bunning
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Bunning
Burgess strikes out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stuart vs. Bunning
Stuart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Mahaffey
Cash hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Mahaffey
Colavito hits a popup towards short. Wills settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Mahaffey
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wills scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wills vs. Schwall
Wills hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mathews vs. Schwall
Mathews hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Schwall
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wills moves to second. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cepeda vs. Schwall
Cepeda hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Temple settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clemente vs. Schwall
Clemente hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mantle vs. Mahaffey
Mantle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maris vs. Mahaffey
Maris hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bolling settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aparicio vs. Mahaffey
Aparicio hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling misplays the ball. That's an error on Bolling. Mantle moves to second. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Temple vs. Mahaffey
Temple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Schwall
White hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mantle. White reaches second base with a double. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bolling vs. Schwall
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. White moves to third. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roseboro vs. Schwall
Roseboro strikes out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Musial vs. Schwall
Musial strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Koufax
Robinson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schwall vs. Koufax
Schwall bunts towards first. White fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Bolling covering. It's a double play. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Koufax
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Schwall
Aaron hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Schwall
Mathews takes first base on ball four. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Schwall
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Kaline settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Schwall
Cepeda is hit by the pitch. Mathews moves to second. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Kasko vs. Schwall
Kasko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mathews moves to third. Cepeda moves to second. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 0 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
White vs. Schwall
White hits a ball on the ground towards short. Aparicio fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mathews scores. Cepeda moves to third. Kasko moves to second. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bolling vs. Schwall
Bolling hits a fly ball into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Koufax
Colavito hits a fly ball into right field. Aaron settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Koufax
Kaline hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Koufax
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Koufax
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Pascual
Roseboro is called out on strikes. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Altman vs. Pascual
Altman hits a fly ball into center field. Mantle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aaron vs. Pascual
Aaron hits a line drive into left field. Colavito settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aparicio vs. Miller
Aparicio strikes out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Miller
Temple strikes out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Miller
Robinson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kasko scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mathews vs. Pascual
Mathews is called out on strikes. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Pascual
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cepeda vs. Pascual
Cepeda hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mays moves to second. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Banks vs. Pascual
Banks strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pascual vs. Miller
Pascual hits a popup, foul, towards first. White settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cash vs. Miller
Cash hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bolling scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Colavito vs. Miller
Colavito hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mathews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Pascual
White hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cash scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats White for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bolling vs. Pascual
Bolling hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robinson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roseboro vs. Pascual
Roseboro is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kaline vs. Miller
Kaline hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mantle vs. Miller
Mantle strikes out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Miller
There goes Kaline. The throw from Roseboro and he is safe. Kaline steals second. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Howard vs. Miller
Howard strikes out. View Play -
NL All-Stars, 1 - AL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sievers vs. Miller
Sievers strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/31/1961 -- NL2 at AL2 (D) NL2 AB R H RBI AL2 AB R H RBI Maury Wills, ss 2 0 1 0 Norm Cash, 1b 4 0 0 0 Hank Aaron, rf 2 0 0 0 Rocky Colavito, lf 4 1 1 1 Stu Miller, p 0 0 0 0 Al Kaline, rf 4 0 2 0 Eddie Mathews, 3b 3 1 0 0 Mickey Mantle, cf 3 0 0 0 Willie Mays, cf 3 0 1 0 John Romano, c 1 0 0 0 Orlando Cepeda, lf 3 0 0 0 Roger Maris, ph 1 0 0 0 Roberto Clemente, rf 2 0 0 0 Elston Howard, c 2 0 0 0 Eddie Kasko, ss 1 0 1 0 Luis Aparicio, ss 2 0 0 0 Ernie Banks, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Roy Sievers, ph 1 0 0 0 Bill White, 1b 4 0 2 1 Johnny Temple, 2b 2 0 0 0 Frank Bolling, 2b 4 0 0 0 Brooks Robinson, 3b 3 0 1 0 Smoky Burgess, c 1 0 0 0 Jim Bunning, p 1 0 0 0 John Roseboro, c 3 0 0 0 Don Schwall, p 1 0 0 0 Bob Purkey, p 0 0 0 0 Camilo Pascual, p 1 0 0 0 Dick Stuart, ph 1 0 0 0 Art Mahaffey, p 0 0 0 0 Stan Musial, ph 1 0 0 0 Sandy Koufax, p 0 0 0 0 George Altman, ph-rf 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 1 5 1 30 1 4 1 NL2 000 001 000 -- 1 AL2 100 000 000 -- 1 NL2 IP H R ER BB SO Bob Purkey 2.0 1 1 1 2 2 Art Mahaffey 2.0 0 0 0 1 0 Sandy Koufax 2.0 2 0 0 0 1 Stu Miller 3.0 1 0 0 0 5 AL2 IP H R ER BB SO Jim Bunning 3.0 0 0 0 0 1 Don Schwall 3.0 5 1 1 1 2 Camilo Pascual 3.0 0 0 0 1 4 E -- Frank Bolling DP -- NL2 2 LOB -- NL2 7, AL2 5 2B -- Bill White HR -- Rocky Colavito SB -- Al Kaline HBP -- by Don Schwall (Orlando Cepeda) PB -- Smoky Burgess T -- 2:27 A -- 31851
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