1943 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"We didn't need them (the Yankees All-Stars). We got out there in front early enough. Besides, these other boys deserved a chance to shine." - Joe McCarthy
1943 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

NL STARS 1ST: first night game (broadcast to GIs via shortwave radio); Hack singled; Herman singled [Hack to third]; Musial made an out to Laabs [Hack scored]; Nicholson forced Herman (Siebert to Stephens); Fletcher grounded out (Doerr to Siebert); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Case was hit by a pitch; Keltner struck out; Wakefield forced Case (Herman to Marion); Stephens grounded out (Marion to Fletcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: W. Cooper made an out to Doerr; H. Walker grounded out (Leonard to Siebert); Marion reached on an error by Stephens; M. Cooper flied to Laabs; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Siebert flied to H. Walker; Laabs walked; Early walked [Laabs to second]; Doerr homered [Laabs scored, Early scored]; Leonard singled to Nicholson; Case grounded into a double play (Hack to Herman to Fletcher) [Leonard out at second]; 3 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 3RD: Hack flied to Wakefield; Herman popped to Keltner; Musial grounded out (Doerr to Siebert); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 3RD: Keltner doubled to H. Walker; Wakefield doubled to Musial [Keltner scored]; Stephens out on a sacrifice bunt (M. Cooper to Fletcher) [Wakefield to third]; VANDER MEER REPLACED M. COOPER (PITCHING); YORK BATTED FOR SIEBERT; York struck out; Laabs struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 4.

NL STARS 4TH: NEWHOUSER REPLACED LEONARD (PITCHING); YORK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Nicholson flied to Laabs; Fletcher flied to Wakefield; W. Cooper singled to Laabs; DIMAGGIO BATTED FOR H. WALKER; DiMaggio singled to Wakefield [W. Cooper to second]; Marion forced DiMaggio (Keltner to Doerr); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 4.

AL STARS 4TH: DIMAGGIO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); Early struck out; Doerr singled to Musial; Newhouser hit into a double play (Vander Meer to Marion to Fletcher) [Doerr out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 4.

NL STARS 5TH: Vander Meer struck out; Hack grounded out (Keltner to York); Herman grounded out (Stephens to York); Umpires moved: Dunn (hp), Rue (1b), Conlan (2b), Rommel (3b); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 4.

AL STARS 5TH: Case walked; Keltner struck out; Wakefield struck out; Stephens singled to Musial [Case to third]; Case advanced to home (error by Herman; assist by W. Cooper) and Stephens advanced to second; Stephens broke for second; as W. Cooper threw to Herman, Case made a dash for the plate and scored when Herman's return throw bounced in front of Cooper; York struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 5.

NL STARS 6TH: Musial doubled to Wakefield; GALAN BATTED FOR NICHOLSON; Galan walked; DAHLGREN BATTED FOR FLETCHER; Dahlgren grounded into a double play (Stephens to Doerr to York) [Musial to third, Galan out at second]; LOMBARDI BATTED FOR W. COOPER; Lombardi flied to Laabs; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 5.

AL STARS 6TH: GALAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); MUSIAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); LOMBARDI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); DAHLGREN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); SEWELL REPLACED VANDER MEER (PITCHING); Laabs reached on an error by Hack [Laabs to first]; Early out on a sacrifice bunt (Sewell to Dahlgren) [Laabs to second]; Doerr grounded out (Hack to Dahlgren) [Laabs to third]; HEATH BATTED FOR NEWHOUSER; Heath flied to DiMaggio; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 5.

NL STARS 7TH: HUGHSON REPLACED HEATH (PITCHING); DiMaggio tripled to Wakefield; OTT BATTED FOR MARION; Ott struck out; D. WALKER BATTED FOR SEWELL; D. Walker made an out to Wakefield [DiMaggio scored]; Hack singled to Keltner; Herman singled [Hack to third]; Musial popped to Keltner; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 5.

AL STARS 7TH: MILLER REPLACED OTT (PLAYING SS); JAVERY REPLACED D. WALKER (PITCHING); Case struck out; Keltner struck out; Wakefield singled to DiMaggio; Stephens struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 5.

NL STARS 8TH: JOHNSON REPLACED WAKEFIELD (PLAYING LF); Galan flied to Laabs; Dahlgren grounded out (Stephens to York); Lombardi flied to Laabs; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 5.

AL STARS 8TH: York singled to DiMaggio; Laabs grounded into a double play (Miller to Herman to Herman) [York out at second]; Early reached on an error by Herman; Doerr flied to Galan; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 5.

NL STARS 9TH: DiMaggio homered; Miller struck out; FREY BATTED FOR JAVERY; Frey flied to Laabs; Hack singled to York; Herman flied to Johnson; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 5.

End of 1943 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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