36th All-Star Game: NL needs late run for 6-5 win

St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Bob Gibson made a pretty good closer in the 1965 All-Star Game at Metropolitan Stadium.36th annual All-Star Game

National League 6, American League 5

July 13, 1965, Metropolitan Stadium, Bloomington, Minn.

Starting pitchers: Juan Marichal, Giants; Milt Pappas, Orioles.

Managers: Gene Mauch, Phillies; Al Lopez, White sox.

MVP: Juan Marichal, Giants.

Highlight: The NL pushed across a run in the seventh inning — Willie Mays scoring after a walk, Hank Aaron’s single, Roberto Clemente’s ground out and Ron Santo’s infield single — to break a 5-5 tie. But the NL couldn’t exhale until the Cardinals’ Bob Gibson stranded Tony Oliva at second base in the ninth by striking out…