The 1963 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 34th playing of the midsummer 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 9, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio, at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, home of the American League's Cleveland Indians. The game was won by the National League 5–3.
From 1959 to 1962, baseball experimented with a pair of All-Star Games per year. That ended with this 1963 game, which also marked the 30th anniversary of the inaugural All-Star Game played in Chicago in 1933.
Scoring summary The teams traded runs in the second inning. Willie Mays drew a walk off Ken McBride, stole second and scored on a Dick Groat single. The AL tied the score when Jim O'Toole gave up a Leon Wagner single, hit Zoilo Versalles with a pitch and surrendered an RBI hit to his pitching counterpart, McBride.
In the third, both sides scored twice. Behind 3-1, the AL struck back on a double by Albie Pearson and singles by Frank Malzone and Earl Battey to tie it at 3-all.
The NL scratched out a run off Jim Bunning in the fifth to regain the lead, then made it 5-3 in the eighth when Bill White singled off Dick Radatz, stole second and scored on a Ron Santo single. Don Drysdale closed it out in the eighth and ninth, retiring Bobby Richardson on a game-ending double play.
Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
National League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPJim O'TooleReds1CEd BaileyGiants61BBill WhiteCardinals62BBill Mazeroski-xPirates83BKen BoyerCardinals10SSDick GroatCardinals7OFHank AaronBraves13OFTommy DavisDodgers3OFWillie MaysGiants14
PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPRay CulpPhillies1PDon DrysdaleDodgers5PLarry JacksonCubs5PSandy KoufaxDodgers4PJuan MarichalGiants3PWarren SpahnBraves17PHal WoodeshickColt .45s1
ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCJohnny EdwardsReds1CJoe TorreBraves11BOrlando CepedaGiants92BJulián Javier-yCardinals13BRon SantoCubs1SSMaury WillsDodgers5OFRoberto ClementePirates7OFWillie McCoveyGiants1OFStan MusialCardinals24OFDuke SniderMets8
American League StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPKen McBrideAngels3CEarl BatteyTwins31BJoe PepitoneYankees12BNellie FoxWhite Sox153BFrank MalzoneRed Sox7SSZoilo VersallesTwins1OFAl KalineTigers12OFAlbie PearsonAngels1OFLeon WagnerAngels3
PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPSteve Barber-xOrioles1PJim BoutonYankees1PJim BunningTigers7PMudcat GrantIndians1PBill Monbouquette-yRed Sox4PJuan PizarroWhite Sox1PDick RadatzRed Sox1
ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCElston HowardYankees10CDon LeppertSenators11B-OFNorm SiebernAthletics32BBobby RichardsonYankees53BBrooks RobinsonOrioles7SSLuis AparicioOrioles9OFBob AllisonTwins2OFHarmon KillebrewTwins5OFMickey Mantle-xYankees16OFTom TreshYankees3OFCarl YastrzemskiRed Sox1
x - injured
y - replacement for injured player
Note: Bill Mazeroski was selected for the starting lineup, but did not play due to injury. Julián Javier took his spot in the starting batting order.
Game
Starting lineups
Umpires Position Umpire Home Plate Hank Soar (AL) First Base Bill Jackowski (NL) Second Base Al Smith (AL) Third Base Paul Pryor (NL) Left Field Bill Haller (AL) Right Field Doug Harvey (NL)
Game summary
External links 1963 All-Star Game Box Score, July 9 at Baseball-Reference.com 1963 All-Star Game at Baseball Almanac July 9, 1963: Mays leads NL stars in return to single All-Star Game - Society for American Baseball Research (SABR Games Project)