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The game featured 19 future Hall of Famers, 13 of whom were on the National League team. [1] The 10-inning contest – which was played on a memorably hot and humid afternoon in St. Louis, with a game-time temperature of 103 °F (39 °C) – resulted in a 2–1 victory for the NL. [2]
Major League Baseball has held an All-Star Game nearly every year since 1933; no All-Star Game was held in 1945 or 2020, and two All-Star Games per year were held from 1959 to 1962. [1] The pitching staffs for the two leagues are determined by a ballot of current players and the commissioner of baseball , and the starting pitcher is designated ...
The second 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 29th playing of Major League Baseball's annual midsummer exhibition game. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in New York City, home of the American League's New York Yankees. The National League won the game by a score of 6–0.
The game was held on July 11, 1960, at Municipal Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri the home of the Kansas City Athletics of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 5–3. A second all-star game was played two days later on July 13 at Yankee Stadium in New York City.
The game marked the first time since 1962 that one league hosted consecutive All-Star Games, after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hosted the game in 2006. The game was the fifth straight All-Star Game to decide home-field advantage in the World Series. [1] The AL entered the game on a ten-game unbeaten streak (nine wins, with one tie in 2002).
[5] [6] The 1969 contest remains the last All-Star Game to date to be played earlier than prime time in the Eastern United States. President Richard Nixon originally planned to attend the Tuesday night game and throw out the first ball , and then depart for the splashdown of Apollo 11 in the Pacific Ocean. [ 5 ]
The 2006 Home Run Derby was the last year that Century 21 sponsored it, as the 2007 Home Run Derby was sponsored by State Farm. The Pirates became the first team to host the All-Star Game in three different stadiums. The others before PNC Park were Forbes Field and Three Rivers Stadium, both of which hosted the game twice.