American League 5, National League 2
A game-by-game countdown to the 87th All-Star Game, July 12 at Petco Park, from the first All-Star Game in Chicago to the 2015 contest in Cincinnati.
July 13, 1948, Sportsman’s Park, St. Louis
Starting pitchers: Ralph Branca, Dodgers; Walt Masterson, Senators.
Managers: Leo Durocher, Dodgers; Bucky Harris, Yankees.
Highlight: The usually powerful AL lineup was hobbled. Joe DiMaggio and Ted Williams were nursing injuries that reduced them to pinch hit roles and Tigers third baseman George Kell was out altogether with a bad ankle.