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.
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.
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.
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.
National League batter Maury Wills hits single to the right in 10th inning of All-Star game today to drive in winning run. The hit scored Tim McCarver from second. In this view from center field camera, American's pitcher is Pete Richert, catcher is Earl Battey, and umpire is Jim Honochick. Nationals won, 2-1.
Righthander Jim Bunning of the Detroit Tigers started the game for the American League All-Stars. Bunning held the Nationals scoreless for three innings and was relieved by Billy Loes of the Baltimore Orioles in the Fourth (sic).
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.
St. Louis Cardinal Manager Fred Hutchinson (left) went to the dressing room after the game yesterday to congratulate Casey Stengel after the American League All-Stars beat the National League, 6-5.
The Cardinals' Tim McCarver and Los Angeles' Maury Wills, a couple of late-inning replacements who proved to be the difference for the National League Tuesday, celebrated in the winning dressing room with manager Walter Alston following the N.L. Stars, 2-1, 10-inning victory. McCarver, who opened the tenth with a single, scored the deciding run on a dash from second on Wills' single to right.
Fans form line outside stadium Tuesday morning, waiting patiently for standing room tickets (standing room was in shade under roof). Some fans spent the night there, wanting to make sure they wouldn't miss the rare opportunity to see an All-Star game in person.
Crowds began forming early at Busch Stadium for yesterday's All-Star game. Block-long lines gathered early as many ticketholders hoped to watch batting practice before the game started. The game had been a sellout for weeks, but a few hundred standing room tickets were sold before the 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.