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.
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).