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26th All-Star Game: NL wins first game of 'doubleheader'

National League 5, American League 3

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 7, 1959, Forbes Field, Pittsburgh

Starting pitchers: Early Wynn, White Sox; Don Drysdale, Dodgers.

Managers: Casey Stengel, Yankees; Fred Haney, Braves.

Highlight: The Dodgers’ Don Drysdale made his All-Star Game debut in a starting role, tossing three hitless innings that included four strikeouts. The NL carried a 3-1 lead into the ninth inning, but the AL rallied for three runs and a 4-3 advantage.