1942 All-Star Game Play by Play

1942 All-Star Game Play by Play

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AL STARS 1ST: Boudreau homered (it was the 1-0 pitch); Henrich doubled to Ott; Williams flied to Medwick; DiMaggio grounded out (Vaughan to Mize) [Henrich to third]; York homered [Henrich scored]; Gordon struck out; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Brown was hit by a pitch; Vaughan grounded into a double play (Gordon to Boudreau to York) [Brown out at second]; Reiser grounded out (Gordon to York); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Keltner grounded out (Miller to Mize); Tebbetts struck out; Chandler flied to Reiser; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Mize grounded out (York to Chandler); Ott was called out on strikes; Medwick grounded out (York to Chandler); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: Boudreau flied to Reiser; Henrich popped to Brown; Williams singled to Ott; DiMaggio popped to W. Cooper in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: W. Cooper singled to Henrich; Miller struck out; MARSHALL BATTED FOR M. COOPER; Marshall forced W. Cooper (Chandler to Boudreau); Brown grounded out (Gordon to York); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: VANDER MEER REPLACED MARSHALL (PITCHING); York struck out; Gordon was called out on strikes; Keltner made an out to Miller; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: Vaughan grounded out (York to Chandler); Reiser singled to Gordon; Mize lined to Henrich; Tebbetts allowed a passed ball [Reiser to second]; Ott grounded out (Gordon to York); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 5TH: Tebbetts popped to W. Cooper in foul territory; JOHNSON BATTED FOR CHANDLER; Johnson singled to Medwick; Boudreau forced Johnson (Vander Meer to Miller); Henrich struck out; Umpires moved: McGowan (hp), Ballanfant (1b), Stewart (2b), Barlick (3b); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 5TH: BENTON REPLACED JOHNSON (PITCHING); Medwick grounded out (Keltner to York); W. Cooper grounded out (Tebbetts to York); Miller grounded out (Boudreau to York); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 6TH: Williams flied to Reiser; DiMaggio singled to Mize; York reached on a fielder's choice [DiMaggio to second (error by Brown; assist by Vaughan)]; Gordon struck out; Keltner popped to Vaughan; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 6TH: LITWHILER BATTED FOR VANDER MEER; Litwhiler singled; Brown grounded into a double play (Boudreau to York) [Litwhiler out at second]; Vaughan walked; Reiser flied to DiMaggio; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 7TH: PASSEAU REPLACED LITWHILER (PITCHING); LOMBARDI REPLACED W. COOPER (PLAYING C ); MCCORMICK REPLACED MIZE (PLAYING 1B); REESE REPLACED MILLER (PLAYING SS); HERMAN REPLACED BROWN (PLAYING 2B); ELLIOTT REPLACED VAUGHAN (PLAYING 3B); SLAUGHTER REPLACED MEDWICK (PLAYING LF); MOORE REPLACED REISER (PLAYING CF); Tebbetts struck out; Benton grounded out (Elliott to McCormick); Boudreau flied to Slaughter; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 7TH: McCormick grounded out (Boudreau to York); Ott struck out; Slaughter singled to Gordon; Lombardi walked [Slaughter to second]; Reese lined to Boudreau; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 8TH: Henrich lined to Ott; Williams flied to Moore; DiMaggio singled to Slaughter; York grounded out (Elliott to McCormick); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 8TH: OWEN BATTED FOR PASSEAU; Owen homered (it was the 0-1 pitch); Owen bunted the first pitch foul; Herman grounded out (Benton to York); Elliott singled to Henrich; Moore popped to York in foul territory; McCormick forced Elliott (Boudreau to Gordon); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 9TH: WALTERS REPLACED OWEN (PITCHING); Gordon grounded out (Reese to McCormick); Keltner struck out; Tebbetts popped to Elliott; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 9TH: Ott popped to Tebbetts in foul territory; Slaughter flied to DiMaggio; Lombardi flied to Henrich; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 1.

End of 1942 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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