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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.