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1967 ALL-STAR GAME
CLUB HISTORY

38 Annual All-Star Game
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JULY 11, 1967  ANAHEIM STADIUM
NATIONAL LEAGUE 2, AMERICAN LEAGUE 1 (15 INNINGS)
Major League Baseball’s
Midsummer Classic made its first ALL-STAR ROSTERS
appearance at what was then known
as Anaheim Stadium on July 11, 1967, NATIONAL AMERICAN
LEAGUE
LEAGUE
with 20 eventual Hall of Famers Mike Cuellar Dean Chance
participating in a game for the ages. Don Drysdale Al Downing
Cincinnati’s Tony Perez clubbed Bob Gibson Steve Hargan
Joe Horlen
a solo home run in the top of the Ferguson Jenkins Catfish Hunter
Denny Lemaster
15th inning to give the National League a 2-1 win, capping Juan Marichal Jim Lonborg
what remains one of the longest All-Star Games in history Claude Osteen Jim McGlothlin
Gary Peters
(the 2008 All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium also lasted 15 Tom Seaver Paul Casanova
innings). Perez’s home run earned him MVP honors in what Chris Short Andy Etchebarren
Tom Haller
Bill Freehan
was the 38th Annual All-Star Game. Tim McCarver Harmon Killebrew
Dean Chance of Minnesota and Juan Marichal of San Joe Torre Mickey Mantle
Francisco started a contest that was dominated by pitching. Ernie Banks Don Mincher
National and American League hurlers combined to set Orlando Cepeda Rod Carew
Tommy Helms
Max Alvis
an All-Star Game record for combined strikeouts (30) that Bill Mazeroski Brooks Robinson
would not be broken until 2008. Dick Allen Jim Fregosi
For the first time in All-Star Game history, the long ball Tony Pérez Dick McAuliffe
Gene Alley
accounted for all the scoring, with Philadelphia’s Dick Hank Aaron Rico Petrocelli
Tommie Agee
Allen giving the National League an early 1-0 by sending an Lou Brock Ken Berry
offering from Chance over the left field boards in the second Roberto Clemente Tony Conigliaro
Al Kaline
Willie Mays
inning. The American League answered when Baltimore’s Pete Rose Tony Oliva
Brooks Robinson took the Cubs’ Ferguson Jenkins deep to Rusty Staub Frank Robinson
even up the score at 1-1 in the bottom of the sixth inning. Jimmy Wynn Carl Yastrzemski
A crowd of 46,309 watched as all 12 pitchers that entered
the game recorded at least one strikeout. The game
remained deadlocked at 1-1 until the 15th inning, when
Perez deposited a pitch from Oakland’s Jim “Catfish” Hunter
over the left field wall to give the N.L. a 2-1 lead. Rookie
Tom Seaver of the Mets came in and closed the door on
the American League in the bottom of the 15th inning. The
Dodgers’ Don Drysdale earned the win, while Hunter was
saddled with the loss. The American League All-Stars
The Angels were represented by shortstop Jim Fregosi, pose for a pregame photo.
who went 1-for-4, and first baseman Don Mincher, who was
1-for-1.
CLUB HISTORY

The All-Stars line up on the field before the National Anthem. Tony Perez is greeted by Tim McCarver after
his home run in the 15th inning.
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