The second 1960 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 29th playing of Major League Baseball's annual midsummer exhibition game. The game took place at Yankee Stadium in New York City

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, home of the American League's New York Yankees

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. The National League won the game by a score of 6-0. The National League hit four home runs and their four home runs tied an All-Star record.

Game

For many local New York fans, the second All-Star Game marked the return of Willie Mays to New York. Against starting pitcher Whitey Ford, Mays led off the game with a single, then homered in the third. Eddie Matthews and Stan Musial also hit home runs in the game. The All-Star game also marked the eighteenth and final All-Star appearance of Ted Williams, who left the competition with a .304 average, four home runs, twelve runs batted in and ten runs scored.

Starting lineups

External links

• 1960 All-Star Game on Baseball Almanac
• 1960 All-Star Game on Baseball-Reference.com