The first 1961 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in Candlestick Park in San Francisco on July 11, 1961. The National League scored two runs in the bottom of the tenth inning to win 5–4. Stu Miller was the winning pitcher and Hoyt Wilhelm was charged with the loss.

Rosters

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

American League

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Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Whitey Ford	Yankees	8
C	Johnny Romano	Indians	1
1B	Norm Cash	Tigers	1
2B	Johnny Temple	Indians	5
3B	Brooks Robinson	Orioles	3
SS	Tony Kubek	Yankees	3
OF	Rocky Colavito	Tigers	3
OF	Mickey Mantle	Yankees	12
OF	Roger Maris	Yankees	4

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Jim Bunning	Tigers	3
P	Dick Donovan	Senators	2
P	Ryne Duren	Angels	4
P	Mike Fornieles	Red Sox	1
P	Frank Lary	Tigers	3
P	Jim Perry	Indians	1
P	Billy Pierce	White Sox	7
P	Hoyt Wilhelm	Orioles	4

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Elston Howard	Yankees	6
1B	Jim Gentile	Orioles	3
1B	Harmon Killebrew	Twins	3
2B	Nellie Fox	White Sox	13
SS	Dick Howser	Athletics	1
OF	Yogi Berra	Yankees	16
OF	Jackie Brandt	Orioles	1
OF	Al Kaline	Tigers	9

National League

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Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Warren Spahn	Braves	13
C	Smoky Burgess	Pirates	7
1B	Bill White	Cardinals	4
2B	Frank Bolling	Braves	1
3B	Eddie Mathews	Braves	10
SS	Maury Wills	Dodgers	1
OF	Orlando Cepeda	Giants	5
OF	Roberto Clemente	Pirates	3
OF	Willie Mays	Giants	10

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Roy Face	Pirates	5
P	Joey Jay	Reds	1
P	Sandy Koufax	Dodgers	1
P	Art Mahaffey	Phillies	1
P	Mike McCormick	Giants	3
P	Stu Miller	Giants	1
P	Bob Purkey	Reds	2

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	John Roseboro	Dodgers	2
1B	Dick Stuart	Pirates	1
2B	Don Zimmer	Cubs	1
3B	Ken Boyer	Cardinals	6
SS	Eddie Kasko	Reds	1
OF	Hank Aaron	Braves	9
OF	George Altman	Cubs	1
OF	Stan Musial	Cardinals	20
OF	Frank Robinson	Reds	5

Game

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Umpires: Stan Landes, Home Plate (NL); Frank Umont, First Base (AL); Shag Crawford, Second Base (NL); Ed Runge, Third Base (AL); Ed Vargo, Left Field (NL); Cal Drummond, Right Field (AL)

Starting lineups

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Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
American League				National League
1	Johnny Temple	Indians	2B	1	Maury Wills	Dodgers	SS
2	Norm Cash	Tigers	1B	2	Eddie Mathews	Braves	3B
3	Mickey Mantle	Yankees	OF	3	Willie Mays	Giants	OF
4	Roger Maris	Yankees	OF	4	Orlando Cepeda	Giants	OF
5	Rocky Colavito	Tigers	OF	5	Roberto Clemente	Pirates	OF
6	Tony Kubek	Yankees	SS	6	Bill White	Cardinals	1B
7	Johnny Romano	Tigers	C	7	Frank Bolling	Braves	2B
8	Brooks Robinson	Orioles	3B	8	Smoky Burgess	Pirates	C
9	Whitey Ford	Yankees	P	9	Warren Spahn	Braves	P

Game Summary

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Tuesday, July 11, 1961 1:00 pm (PT) at Candlestick Park in San Francisco, California
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
American League	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	4	4	2
National League	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	5	11	5
WP: Stu Miller (1–0) LP: Hoyt Wilhelm (0–1) Home runs: AL: Harmon Killebrew (1) NL: George Altman (1)

References

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"All-Star Results – 1961: Game 30, July 11, 1961", MLB.com, retrieved March 21, 2010
July 11, 1961 All-Star Game Play-By-Play and Box Score, Baseball-Reference.com, archived from the original on April 28, 2011, retrieved March 21, 2010

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