7/7/1959 - MLB All Star Game - Forbes Field in Pittsburgh -The 1959 MLB All-Star game was the first year the MLB held an All Star Game Double Header. The first game of 1959 was held at Forbes Field in Pittsburgh. The second game would be played a month later in Los Angeles. The experiment of two All-Star Games continued for four seasons; the league returned to just one annual game in 1963. In this first game of 1959, the American League started the 39 year old veteran Early Wynn while the National League went with 22 year old Don Drysdale..American League Starting Lineup1 - LF - Minnie Minoso2 - 2B - Nellie Fox3 - CF - Al Kaline4 - 1B - Bill Skowron5 - RF - Rocky Colavito6 - C - Gus Triandos7 - 3B - Harmon Killebrew8 - SS - Luis Aparicio9 - P - Early Wynn.National League Starting Lineup1 - 2B - Johnny Temple2 - 3B - Eddie Mathews3 - RF - Hank Aaron4 - CF - Willie Mays5 - SS - Ernie Banks6 - 1B - Orlando Cepeda7 - LF - Wally Moon8 - C - Del Crandall9 - P - Don Drysdale

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