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Title: Leo Durocher and Buckey Harris
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Leo Durocher and Buckey (sic) Harris (right), managers of the rival clubs, were all smiles before the game got under way. Harris pulled the surprise package out of the game in Vic Raschi who not only pitched two hitless innings but drove across two vital runs.

Title: Bill McKechnie and Joe Cronin
Date: 1940-07-10
Description: Here, photographically, is a record of the 1940 All-Star game, played yesterday at Sportsmans Park. At the left the two managers get together and Bill McKechnie (left), Cincinnati's gift to the National League, seems to be getting in the last work against Joe Cronin, the Red Sox contribution to the American League lineup. Bill had the last word all the way.

Title: Walter Evers and Larry Berra
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Two local boys on the American League squad got together for some baseball chatter before the game. Walter (Hoot) Evers of Collinsville (left) explained to Larry (Yogi) Berra how he gets his power at the plate. Evers hit a home run to account for the first American League run.

Title: Bill Veeck and Hank Greenberg
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Among the interested spectators were Bill Veeck (left), president of the Cleveland Indians, and Hank Greenberg, now an official of the Cleveland club. Greenberg performed in four consecutive All-Star games before the war as a member of the Detroit Tigers.

Title: Stan Musial and Ted Williams
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Stan Musial and Ted Williams (right), standout hitters in the National and American Leagues, respectively, got together for a little chit chat before the game. Musial turned out to be senior circuit's hero in a losing cause while the "Splendid Splinter" walked in his only time at bat.

Title: Walt Masterson and Ralph Branca
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Starting pitchers for the All-Star classic shook hands before the game got under way. Walt Masterson of the Washington Senators (left) drew a surprise starting assignment for the American League nine and Ralph Branca, mound ace of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was the National League hurler.

Title: Burt Shotton
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Burt Shotton, manager of the pennant winning Dodgers last year, threw out the first ball to start the bame as Baseball Commissioner A.B. (Happy) Chandler looked on. Shotton would have managed the National League team yesterday if he had returned as manager of the Dodgers this year.

Title: Sluggers
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: Potential power in the National League lineup was represented by this quartet of sluggers. From the left, are: Johnny Mize and Walker Cooper, former Cardinals now with the New York Giants; Ralph Kiner, slugging outfielder of the Pittsburgh Pirates, and Stan Musial of the Cardinals. Mize and Kiner led both leagues in home run production last season with 51 circuit wallops and Musial currently leads both leagues in hitting with a .403 average.

Title: The Brain Trust of the National League Team
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: The brain trust of the National League team, from left: Mel Ott, manager of the New York Giants; Manager Leo Durocher of Brooklyn, and Eddie Dyer, pilot of the St. Louis Cardinals, shook hands before the contest started, for luck. Ott and Dyer serves as coaches, assisting Durocher in yesterday's game.

Title: Crowd Overflow
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: An overflow crowd of 34,009 persons saw the American League All-Star game at Sportsmans Park here yesterday. It was the eleventh victory for the junior circuit in the 15 games played to date.

Title: The Big Three of Baseball
Date: 1948-07-14
Description: The big three of baseball, from left: Ford Frick, president of the National League; Commissioner A.B. (Happy) Chandler and Will Harridge, president of the American League, were spectators at the game, proceeds of which went to the players pension fund.

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