GaryMrMets
02-19-2004, 12:31 AM
With this being the 40th anniversary of shea stadium, let's look back at an event that took place in July of 1964.
The 1964 All-Star Game
Shea Stadium (July 7th, 1964)
123 456 789 R H E
AL 100 002 100 4 9 1
NL 000 210 004 7 8 0
WP: Juan Marichal (NL)
LP: Dick Radatz (AL)
HR: B. Williams-NL, Boyer-NL, Callison-NL.
Attendance: 50,850
A new stadium in the midst of a World's Fair was the venue for this game in which the National League at last drew even with the American at 17 wins apiece.
The American stars jumped into the lead with an unearned run in the first, but the Nationals (after Dean Chance had shut them out through three innings) overtook the Americans in the fourth, on home runs by Billy Williams and Ken Boyer, and Dick Groat doubled in a third run in the fifth. In the top of the sixth the Americans tied the score when Brooks Robinson tripled in a pair, and took the lead again an inning later on a sacrifice fly that barely scored Elston Howard ahead of Willie Mays' throw from center.
The Americans held their slim lead into the bottom of the ninth. But Willie Mays walked (after fouling off five third strikes), stole second, and scored the tying run on a single to short right and an errant throw home. One intentional walk and two outs later, Johnny Callison hit Dick Radatz's 1-2 fastball over the fence in right to win the game.
The 1964 All-Star Game
Shea Stadium (July 7th, 1964)
123 456 789 R H E
AL 100 002 100 4 9 1
NL 000 210 004 7 8 0
WP: Juan Marichal (NL)
LP: Dick Radatz (AL)
HR: B. Williams-NL, Boyer-NL, Callison-NL.
Attendance: 50,850
A new stadium in the midst of a World's Fair was the venue for this game in which the National League at last drew even with the American at 17 wins apiece.
The American stars jumped into the lead with an unearned run in the first, but the Nationals (after Dean Chance had shut them out through three innings) overtook the Americans in the fourth, on home runs by Billy Williams and Ken Boyer, and Dick Groat doubled in a third run in the fifth. In the top of the sixth the Americans tied the score when Brooks Robinson tripled in a pair, and took the lead again an inning later on a sacrifice fly that barely scored Elston Howard ahead of Willie Mays' throw from center.
The Americans held their slim lead into the bottom of the ninth. But Willie Mays walked (after fouling off five third strikes), stole second, and scored the tying run on a single to short right and an errant throw home. One intentional walk and two outs later, Johnny Callison hit Dick Radatz's 1-2 fastball over the fence in right to win the game.