1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game (second game)


The second 1959 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 27th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League and National League, the two leagues composing Major League Baseball. The game was played on August 3, 1959, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles, California, home of the Los Angeles Dodgers of the NL. The game resulted in a 5–3 victory for the American League. This was the second of two All-Star Games played in 1959, the first game having been played on July 7 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The first Midsummer Classic to be played on the West Coast, this was also one of only two All-Star Games to be played outside the month of July, the other being in 1981.

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

American League

National League

Umpires: Bill Jackowski, Home Plate ; Charlie Berry, First Base ; Tony Venzon, Second Base ; Bill Summers Third Base ; Ken Burkhart, Left Field ; Hank Soar, Right Field

Starting Lineups

Game Summary