1971 All-Star Game Play by Play

1971 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"The ball hit a light tower on top of the roof in right-center field, traveling an estimated 520 to 540 feet and becoming the consensus choice for the longest homer in All-Star history." - The Midsummer Classic (2002)

NL STARS 1ST: Mays grounded out (Aparicio to Cash); Aaron grounded out (B. Robinson to Cash); Torre popped to Carew; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Carew grounded out (Beckert to McCovey); Murcer singled to Mays; Yastrzemski grounded out (Beckert to McCovey) [Murcer to second]; F. Robinson grounded out (Harrelson to McCovey); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Stargell was hit by a pitch; McCovey was called out on strikes; Bench homered [Stargell scored]; Beckert flied to F. Robinson; Harrelson flied to F. Robinson; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Cash struck out; B. Robinson grounded out (Harrelson to McCovey); Freehan flied to Stargell; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Ellis struck out; Mays flied to F. Robinson; Aaron homered; Aaron's first All-Star homer; Torre struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: Aparicio singled to Mays; JACKSON BATTED FOR BLUE; Jackson homered [Aparicio scored]; ball hit light tower, circa 540'; Carew walked; Murcer popped to Torre; Yastrzemski popped to Harrelson; F. Robinson homered [Carew scored]; Robinson the first to homer for both sides in the All-Star game; Cash was called out on strikes; 4 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 4.

NL STARS 4TH: PALMER REPLACED JACKSON (PITCHING); Stargell struck out (Freehan to Cash); Stargell did not run to 1b; McCovey grounded out (Carew to Cash); Bench grounded out (B. Robinson to Cash); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 4.

AL STARS 4TH: DAVIS REPLACED ELLIS (PLAYING CF); CLEMENTE REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING RF); MAY REPLACED AARON (PLAYING 1B); MARICHAL REPLACED MCCOVEY (PITCHING); B. Robinson flied to Davis; Freehan popped to May in foul territory; Aparicio grounded out (Marichal to May); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 4.

NL STARS 5TH: Beckert grounded out (Carew to Cash); Harrelson grounded out (Aparicio to Cash); Davis singled to Murcer; Clemente was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 4.

AL STARS 5TH: HOWARD BATTED FOR PALMER; Howard grounded out (Beckert to May); Carew walked; Murcer struck out; Yastrzemski grounded out (Beckert to May); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 4.

NL STARS 6TH: KILLEBREW REPLACED CASH (PLAYING 1B); ROJAS REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); OTIS REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING CF); KALINE REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING RF); CUELLAR REPLACED MURCER (PITCHING); May walked; Torre grounded into a double play (B. Robinson to Rojas to Killebrew) [May out at second]; Stargell struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 4.

AL STARS 6TH: KESSINGER REPLACED MARICHAL (PLAYING SS); JENKINS REPLACED HARRELSON (PITCHING); Kaline singled to Davis; Killebrew homered [Kaline scored]; B. Robinson singled to Davis; Freehan flied to Davis; Aparicio grounded into a double play (Beckert to Kessinger to May) [B. Robinson out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 6.

NL STARS 7TH: Kessinger flied to Kaline; Bench singled to Yastrzemski; Beckert popped to Aparicio; COLBERT BATTED FOR JENKINS; Colbert struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 6.

AL STARS 7TH: WILSON REPLACED COLBERT (PITCHING); Otis flied to Stargell; Rojas flied to Clemente; BUFORD BATTED FOR CUELLAR; Buford struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 6.

NL STARS 8TH: LOLICH REPLACED BUFORD (PITCHING); MUNSON REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); BONDS BATTED FOR DAVIS; Bonds struck out; Clemente homered; May grounded out (Lolich to Killebrew); SANTO BATTED FOR TORRE; Santo grounded out (Lolich to Killebrew); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 4, AL Stars 6.

AL STARS 8TH: BONDS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); SANTO STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); ROSE REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING RF); MILLAN REPLACED CLEMENTE (PLAYING 2B); Yastrzemski walked; Kaline struck out; Killebrew grounded into a double play (Santo to Millan to May) [Yastrzemski out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 4, AL Stars 6.

NL STARS 9TH: BROCK BATTED FOR STARGELL; Brock grounded out (Lolich to Killebrew); Kessinger flied to Kaline; Bench popped to B. Robinson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 4, AL Stars 6.

End of 1971 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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