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Date | July 12, 1949 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Ebbets Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Brooklyn, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attendance | 32,577 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Television | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TV announcers | Red Barber | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio | Mutual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Mel Allen, Jim Britt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1949 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 16th annual midseason exhibition game for Major League Baseball all-stars between the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The AL continued its early dominance of the Midsummer Classic with an 11–7 win at Ebbets Field, home field of the NL's Brooklyn Dodgers. The win moved the AL's all-time record in the game to 12–4.
The 1949 All-Star Game was the first to have African-Americans in the line-up. Jackie Robinson of the Dodgers started for the NL at second base, while his teammates catcher Roy Campanella and pitcher Don Newcombe also played for the NL. Cleveland Indians' outfielder Larry Doby played the final four innings of the game for the AL.
The Dodgers hosted the game and were well-represented. Pee Wee Reese and Jackie Robinson were starting infielders for the NL. Ralph Branca, Don Newcombe, and Preacher Roe were on the pitching staff, while Roy Campanella and Gil Hodges were reserve position players. All of the Dodgers' representatives, with the exception of Branca, played in the game.
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The umpires changed assignments in the middle of the fifth inning – Gore and Hubbard swapped positions, while Barlick left the game, Summers moved behind the plate, and Ballanfant move to third base. This was the first All-Star Game to field a 6-man umpiring crew, although after Barlick's departure the remainder of the game was played without an umpire in right field.