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.
Protest at Homer G.: About 100 people on foot and in cars paraded with hand-lettered signs from Homer G. Phillips Hospital to City Hall Sunday in observance of the one-year anniversary of the closing of its acute-care facilities. Young protestors, Jolene Cotton (4) and Tiffany Hudson (2), joined the ranks of demonstrators in a march that marked the one year closing of Homer G. Phillips Hospital
Photograph of baseball player Ted Williams, left fielder for the Boston Red Sox, speaking with baseball executive Ford Frick at the 1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
St. Louis Hawks star Bob Pettit takes aim on the basket in the fourth quarter Friday night of the NBA East-West all-star game at Detroit. Teammate Jack Twyman (27) of Cincinnati takes out Boston Celtics ace Bill Russell (6) with an arm hold, while Bill Sharman, also of the Celtics, is at the left and is doing some holding. The West won, 124-108.
Starting pitcher for the National League All-Stars Curt Simmons lets the ball fly during the early innings of the game. Simmons was relieved in the second inning by Milwaukee Braves' Lew Burdette. Simmons was the loser.
The date: July 9, 1957. The place: old Busch Stadium. The event: baseball's all-star game. A crowd of 30,693 watches as Vic Wertz hits a single to drive in Mickey Mantle with the American League's first run. The AL won 6-5, led by Mighty Minnie Minoso who drove in the winning run and also starred in the outfield.
Nellie Fox filed out to Frank Robinson in short left field to end the second inning after the American League All-Stars had scored two runs. The American Leauge went on to win the game, 6-5 before 30,693 fans at Busch Stadium.
Three former St. Louisans and now major league baseball stars, took part in the All-Star game. They are (from left): Yogi Berra, New York Yankees slugging catcher; Elston Howard, Yankee utility star, and Washington Senator Roy Sievers.
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.
St. Louis Browns' president Don Barnes congratulates Mike Kreevich, one of the heroes, after the St. Louis team clinched the American League pennant in 1944 by beating the Yankees, 5-2, at Sportsmans Park. Between them, without shirt, is pitcher Sig Jakucki who was the winning pitcher. Next to Barnes is manager Luke Sewell and next to him is bat boy Bobby Scanlon. Others at right beyond Kreevich
Starting Pitchers Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers (second from left) and Curt Simmons of the Philadelphia Phillies (second from right) confer before the game with managers Casey Stengel (left) and Walter Alston.
Sumner coach John Algee and his players were a jubilant group after the Bulldogs had defeated Webster Groves, 71-57, to win the Missouri Class L championship Saturday night at Kiel Auditorium. Coach Algee is holding the winner's trophy. The identifiable players are, from the left, Ken Morris, Mack Rush, Ron Haynes, Travis Brown, Jim Brown (behind Travis), Larry Weathers, Ed Lacy and Willie Battle.
Tears welled up in his eyes as Enos (Country) Slaughter hung up his Cardinal shirt "9" for the last time today (April 12) before leaving to join the New York Yankees. Slaughter, identified for the past 20 years on the playing field by that number, was transferred to the Yankees yesterday. The veteran outfielder has been with the Red Bird team for the past 16 years.