1966 MLB All-Star Game

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The 1966 MLB All-Star Game was a midseason exhibition between the American and National Leagues that featured many of the era’s top baseball stars and was played in St. Louis during an intense heat wave.

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1966 American League All-Star 1
1966 MLB All-Star Game canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Major League Baseball All-Star Game
baseball game
attendance 49009
ballpark Busch Memorial Stadium
city St. Louis, Missouri, United States
surface form: St. Louis
country United States of America
surface form: United States
date 1966-07-12
extraInnings true
finalScore National League 2–1 American League
followedBy 1967 MLB All-Star Game
homeTeam St. Louis Cardinals
surface form: St. Louis Cardinals (host franchise)
hostLeague National League
innings 10
league Major League Baseball
league1 American League
league2 National League
leagueAffiliationStartingPitcherAL Detroit Tigers
leagueAffiliationStartingPitcherNL Los Angeles Dodgers
leaguePresidentAL Joe Cronin
leaguePresidentNL Warren Giles
loser American League
managerAL Sam Mele
managerALTeam Minnesota Twins
managerNL Walter Alston
managerNLTeam Los Angeles Dodgers
mostValuablePlayer Brooks Robinson
MVPTeam Baltimore Orioles
notableCondition extreme heat wave
notablePlayer Al Kaline
Brooks Robinson
Carl Yastrzemski
Frank Robinson
Hank Aaron
Harmon Killebrew
Roberto Clemente
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Willie Stargell
precededBy 1965 All-Star Game
surface form: 1965 MLB All-Star Game
runScoringPlay Maury Wills singled home Tim McCarver with the winning run in the 10th inning
season 1966 Major League Baseball season
sport baseball
stadium Busch Memorial Stadium
startingPitcherAL Denny McLain
startingPitcherNL Sandy Koufax
temperatureFahrenheit 103
winner National League
year 1966

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Busch Memorial Stadium notableEvent 1966 MLB All-Star Game
Sonny Siebert allStarSelection 1966 MLB All-Star Game
this entity surface form: 1966 American League All-Star