Summary R H E AL 000 100 030 4 8 0 NL 100 000 22X 5 9 1 Date: July 7 Site: Forbes Field, Pittsburgh MVP: None Winning pitcher: Johnny Antonelli (Giants) Losing pitcher: Whitey Ford (Yankees) Attendance 55,105  Back to 1958 | On to 1959	1959: NL 5, AL 4 In an effort to increase income for their pension fund, the players won the owners' approval for two All-Star Games beginning in 1959. The NL won the first game 5-4, scoring four runs in the last two innings. The winning run scored on Willie Mays' triple to center in the bottom of the eighth off the Yankees' Whitey Ford. The Tigers' Al Kaline homered for the AL; the Braves' Eddie Matthews for the NL. Starter Don Drysdale of the Dodgers was the NL's pitching hero, holding the Americans hitless for the first three innings, fanning four.
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	Luis Aparicio Yogi Berra Jim Bunning Rocky Colavito Bud Daley Ryne Duren Whitey Ford Nellie Fox Al Kaline Harmon Killebrew Harvey Kuenn Sherm Lollar Frank Malzone Mickey Mantle Gil McDougald Minnie Minoso Billy Pierce Vic Power Pete Runnels Roy Sievers Bill Skowron Gus Triandos Hoyt Wilhelm Ted Williams Early Wynn	Hank Aaron Johnny Antonelli Ernie Banks Ken Boyer Lew Burdette Smoky Burgess Orlando Cepeda Gene Conley Del Crandall Joe Cunningham Don Drysdale Don Elston Roy Face Dick Groat Eddie Mathews Willie Mays Bill Mazeroski Vinegar Bend Mizell* Wally Moon Stan Musial Vada Pinson Frank Robinson Hal Smith Warren Spahn Johnny Temple Bill White *Selected but unable to play