1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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The 1966 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 37th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 12, 1966, at then-new Busch Memorial Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, home of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League.
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Date | July 12, 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Busch Memorial Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Saint Louis, Missouri | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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MVP | Brooks Robinson (BAL) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 50,000 (49,936) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ceremonial first pitch | Vice President Hubert Humphrey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Television | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TV announcers | Curt Gowdy and Pee Wee Reese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Jim Simpson and Tony Kubek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]