1941 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"You can't give a club like that four outs in an inning an expect to win." - Bill McKechnie
1941 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

NL STARS 1ST: Hack struck out; Moore popped to Cronin; Reiser struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Doerr made an out to Frey; Travis flied to Reiser; J. DiMaggio popped to Hack; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Mize lined to J. DiMaggio; Nicholson was called out on strikes; Vaughan flied to Williams in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Williams walked; Heath grounded into a double play (Frey to Vaughan to Mize) [Williams out at second]; Cronin made an out to Nicholson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Frey singled to Heath; Frey was picked off and caught stealing second (Feller to York to Cronin); Owen flied to Williams; OTT BATTED FOR WYATT; Ott struck out (Dickey to York); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: DERRINGER REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); LOPEZ REPLACED OWEN (PLAYING C ); York flied to Reiser; Dickey grounded out (Frey to Mize); CULLENBINE BATTED FOR FELLER; Cullenbine grounded out (Derringer to Mize); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: LEE REPLACED CULLENBINE (PITCHING); Hack singled; Moore made an out to Heath; Reiser grounded into a double play (York to Cronin) [Hack out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: ELLIOTT REPLACED NICHOLSON (PLAYING RF); Doerr grounded out (Frey to Mize); Travis doubled to Moore; J.DiMaggio flied to Reiser [Travis to third]; Williams doubled to Elliott [Travis scored]; Elliott momentarily misjudged the ball, rushed in a few steps and caught his spikes in the turf; Heath was called out on strikes; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 5TH: Mize grounded out (York unassisted); Elliott grounded out (Travis to York); Travis dropped to his knees to field sharp grounder; Vaughan singled to Doerr; HERMAN BATTED FOR FREY; Herman singled to J. DiMaggio [Vaughan to second]; Lopez popped to Travis [Vaughan out at third]; Umpires moved: Pinelli (hp), Grieve (1b), Jorda (2b), Summers (3b); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 5TH: WALTERS REPLACED DERRINGER (PITCHING); HERMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); Cronin was called out on strikes; York singled to Moore; Dickey singled to Moore [York to second]; Lee lined to Reiser [York to third]; Doerr struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 6TH: GORDON REPLACED DOERR (PLAYING 2B); BOUDREAU REPLACED CRONIN (PLAYING SS); Walters doubled to Williams; Hack out on a sacrifice bunt (Lee to York) [Walters to third]; Moore flied to Williams [Walters scored]; Reiser reached on an error by Heath [Reiser to second]; Mize grounded out (Travis to York); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 6TH: SLAUGHTER REPLACED ELLIOTT (PLAYING RF); Travis lined to Herman; J. DiMaggio walked; Williams flied to Reiser; Heath walked [J. DiMaggio to second]; Boudreau singled to Reiser [J. DiMaggio scored (RBI) (error by Reiser), Heath to third, Boudreau to second (error by Reiser)]; York flied to Reiser; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 2.

NL STARS 7TH: HUDSON REPLACED LEE (PITCHING); FOXX REPLACED YORK (PLAYING 1B); D. DIMAGGIO REPLACED HEATH (PLAYING RF); Slaughter singled to Williams [Slaughter to second (error by Williams)]; Williams fumbled the ball then half fell; Vaughan homered [Slaughter scored]; upper deck; Herman doubled; fan inteference; Lopez out on a sacrifice bunt (Dickey to Gordon) [Herman to third]; MEDWICK BATTED FOR WALTERS; Medwick grounded out (Boudreau to Foxx); Hack walked; Moore struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 2.

AL STARS 7TH: PASSEAU REPLACED MEDWICK (PITCHING); DANNING REPLACED LOPEZ (PLAYING C ); Dickey lined to Hack; KELLER BATTED FOR HUDSON; Keller struck out; Gordon grounded out (Vaughan to Mize); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 2.

NL STARS 8TH: SMITH REPLACED KELLER (PITCHING); HAYES REPLACED DICKEY (PLAYING C ); Reiser was called out on strikes; Mize doubled to D. DiMaggio; 325' liner off the wall; Slaughter was called out on strikes; Vaughan homered [Mize scored]; 350' into upper deck; Herman reached on an error by Smith; Smith failed to touch 1b; Danning popped to Gordon; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 2.

AL STARS 8TH: MCCORMICK REPLACED MIZE (PLAYING 1B); Travis popped to Hack in foul territory; J. DiMaggio doubled; Williams was called out on strikes; D. DiMaggio singled to Reiser [J. DiMaggio scored]; Boudreau singled to Reiser [D. DiMaggio to third (error by Reiser), Boudreau to second]; Foxx struck out; 1 R, 3 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 9TH: Passeau made an out to D. DiMaggio; LAVAGETTO BATTED FOR HACK; Lavagetto grounded out (Foxx to Smith); Moore popped to Foxx in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 9TH: LAVAGETTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); MILLER REPLACED VAUGHAN (PLAYING SS); Hayes popped to Herman; KELTNER BATTED FOR SMITH; Keltner singled to Miller; off Miller's chest; Gordon singled to Slaughter [Keltner to second]; Travis walked [Keltner to third, Gordon to second]; J. DiMaggio forced Travis (Miller to Herman) [Keltner scored, Gordon to third]; Williams homered (it was the 2-1 pitch) [Gordon scored, J. DiMaggio scored]; against the roof of the stadium; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 7.

End of 1941 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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