1961 Baseball All-Star Game

Below are the results of the second All-Star game with a boxscore and play-by-play courtesy of Retrosheet. Two All-Star games were played in each year between 1959 and 1962. The results from the first game are here. You can also view figures for any other All-Star game by using the tool on the right and well as a history of the midsummer classic.

After a 30 minute rain delay following the bottom of the ninth, the game was called.

BATTING

National League       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Wills ss               2   0   1   0       0   0       1   1
  Aaron rf             2   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Miller p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Mathews 3b             3   1   0   0       1   1       0   2
Mays cf                3   0   1   0       1   0       1   0
Cepeda lf              3   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Clemente rf            2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Kasko ss             1   0   1   0       0   0       2   4
  Banks ph,ss          1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
White 1b               4   0   2   1       0   0      11   1
Bolling 2b             4   0   0   0       0   0       3   2
Burgess c              1   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Roseboro c           3   0   0   0       0   3       6   0
Purkey p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Stuart ph            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Mahaffey p           0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Musial ph            1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Koufax p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Altman ph,rf         1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                32   1   5   1       2   7      27  11

FIELDING - 
DP: 2.
E: Bolling (1).
PB: Burgess (1).

BATTING - 
2B: White (1,off Schwall).
HBP: Cepeda (1,by Schwall).
Team LOB: 7.

American League       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Cash 1b                4   0   0   0       0   1      11   0
Colavito lf            4   1   1   1       0   0       3   0
Kaline rf              4   0   2   0       0   0       1   0
Mantle cf              3   0   0   0       1   2       2   0
Romano c               1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Maris ph             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Howard c             2   0   0   0       0   1       6   0
Aparicio ss            2   0   0   0       1   1       1   3
  Sievers ph           1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
Temple 2b              2   0   0   0       1   1       2   3
Robinson 3b            3   0   1   0       0   1       0   3
Bunning p              1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Schwall p            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Pascual p            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                30   1   4   1       3   8      27   9

BATTING - 
HR: Colavito (1,1st inning off Purkey 0 on, 1 out).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Kaline (1,2nd base off Miller/Roseboro).

PITCHING

National League       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Purkey                 2     1   1   1   2   2   1
Mahaffey               2     0   0   0   1   0   0
Koufax                 2     2   0   0   0   1   0
Miller                 3     1   0   0   0   5   0
Totals                 9     4   1   1   3   8   1

American League       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Bunning                3     0   0   0   0   1   0
Schwall                3     5   1   1   1   2   0
Pascual                3     0   0   0   1   4   0
Totals                 9     5   1   1   2   7   0

HBP: Schwall (1,Cepeda).

Umpires: Larry Napp (AL), Frank Secory (NL), Red Flaherty (AL), 
Ed Sudol (NL), Chris Pelekoudas (NL), Al Smith (AL)

Starting Lineups:

   National League               American League          
1. Wills               ss        Cash                1b
2. Mathews             3b        Colavito            lf
3. Mays                cf        Kaline              rf
4. Cepeda              lf        Mantle              cf
5. Clemente            rf        Romano              c
6. White               1b        Aparicio            ss
7. Bolling             2b        Temple              2b
8. Burgess             c         Robinson            3b
9. Purkey              p         Bunning             p

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1ST: Wills lined to first; Mathews popped to
second; Mays grounded out (third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  National League 0, American League 0.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 1ST: Cash was called out on strikes; Colavito
homered; Kaline grounded out (pitcher to first); Mantle made an
out to center; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  National League 0,
American League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2ND: Cepeda lined to shortstop; Clemente made an
out to center; White grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  National League 0, American League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 2ND: Romano made an out to second; Aparicio
walked; Burgess allowed a passed ball [Aparicio to second];
Temple walked; Robinson struck out; Bunning made an out to
first; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  National League 0, American League
1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3RD: Bolling grounded out (third to first);
Burgess struck out; STUART BATTED FOR PURKEY; Stuart grounded
out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  National League
0, American League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 3RD: MAHAFFEY REPLACED STUART (PITCHING); Cash
popped to first in foul territory; Colavito popped to shortstop;
Kaline grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
National League 0, American League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 4TH: SCHWALL REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Wills
singled to center; Mathews made an out to left; Mays singled to
left [Wills to second]; Cepeda made an out to second; Clemente
grounded out (shortstop to first); mild protest because Cash
appeared to juggle throw in dirt; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. 
National League 0, American League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 4TH: ROSEBORO REPLACED BURGESS (PLAYING C );
KASKO REPLACED CLEMENTE (PLAYING SS); AARON REPLACED WILLS
(PLAYING RF); Mantle walked; MARIS BATTED FOR ROMANO; Maris made
an out to second; Aparicio reached on an error by Bolling
[Mantle to second]; Temple grounded into a double play (second
to shortstop to first) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E,
1 LOB.  National League 0, American League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 5TH: HOWARD REPLACED MARIS (PLAYING C ); White
doubled to center; Bolling grounded out (second to first) [White
to third]; Roseboro struck out; MUSIAL BATTED FOR MAHAFFEY;
Musial struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  National League 0,
American League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 5TH: KOUFAX REPLACED MUSIAL (PITCHING); Robinson
singled to left; Schwall grounded into a double play (first to
shortstop to second) [Robinson out at second]; Cash grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  National League 0,
American League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 6TH: Aaron grounded out (shortstop to first);
Mathews walked; Mays flied to right; Cepeda was hit by a pitch
[Mathews to second]; Kasko singled to shortstop [Mathews to
third, Cepeda to second]; White singled to shortstop [Mathews
scored, Cepeda to third, Kasko to second]; Bolling made an out
to left; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB.  National League 1, American
League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 6TH: Colavito made an out to right; Kaline
singled to second; Mantle struck out; Howard grounded out (third
to first); lights turned on; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
National League 1, American League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 7TH: PASCUAL REPLACED SCHWALL (PITCHING);
Roseboro was called out on strikes; ALTMAN BATTED FOR KOUFAX;
Altman flied to center; Aaron lined to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  National League 1, American League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 7TH: ALTMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MILLER
REPLACED AARON (PITCHING); Aparicio struck out; Temple struck
out; Robinson grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  National League 1, American League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 8TH: Mathews was called out on strikes; Mays
walked; Cepeda grounded out (second to first) [Mays to second];
BANKS BATTED FOR KASKO; Banks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
National League 1, American League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 8TH: BANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Pascual
popped to first in foul territory; Cash grounded out (second to
first); rain starts; Colavito grounded out (third to
first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  National League 1, American
League 1.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 9TH: White grounded out (first unassisted);
Bolling grounded out (third to first); Roseboro was called out
on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  National League 1, American
League 1.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 9TH: Kaline singled; Mantle struck out; Kaline
stole second; Howard struck out; SIEVERS BATTED FOR APARICIO;
Sievers struck out; 30 minute rain delay and then game
called; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  National League 1, American
League 1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 National League   1   5   1    7
 American League   1   4   0    5

Baseball All-Star Game sources/bibliography:
The Midsummer Classic: The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game by David Vincent, Lyle Spatz, David W. Smith
Baseball's All Star Game: A Game by Game Guide by Jeff Lenburg
Major League Baseball: Awesome All-Star Action (DVD) by Major League Baseball
The All-Star Game: A Pictorial History, 1933 to Present by Donald Honig (1987, TSN)
Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.