1974 All-Star Game Play by Play

1974 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"I didn't want to mess with anybody else's players. I had one hurt last year." - American League Skipper Dick Williams (on why he took Rod Carew out 'early')

AL STARS 1ST: Carew grounded out (Morgan to Garvey); Campaneris struck out; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Rose struck out; Morgan struck out; Aaron flied to Burroughs; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Allen struck out; Murcer grounded out (Garvey to Messersmith); Burroughs walked; B. Robinson lined to Rose; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Bench struck out; Wynn grounded out (Campaneris to Allen); Garvey singled to Murcer; Cey doubled [Garvey scored]; Bowa grounded out (Carew to Allen); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 3RD: Munson doubled to Rose; Perry out on a sacrifice bunt (Messersmith to Morgan) [Munson to third]; Carew walked; Campaneris struck out while Carew stole second [Munson scored, Carew to third (error by Bench)]; Jackson walked; Allen singled to Rose [Carew scored, Jackson to second]; Murcer grounded out (Garvey to Messersmith); Controversial substitutions: Williams claimed that Carew had hurt himself sliding into second; denied by Carew; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 3RD: YASTRZEMSKI REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); GRICH REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); GARR BATTED FOR MESSERSMITH; Garr struck out; Rose grounded out (Grich to Yastrzemski); Morgan doubled to Jackson; ball hit umpire Art Frantz; Aaron grounded out (Campaneris to Yastrzemski); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 4TH: GARR STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); WYNN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); BRETT REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); CEDENO REPLACED AARON (PLAYING CF); Burroughs walked; B. Robinson popped to Morgan; Munson popped to Morgan; KALINE BATTED FOR PERRY; Kaline popped to Bench in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 4TH: TIANT REPLACED KALINE (PITCHING); RUDI REPLACED BURROUGHS (PLAYING LF); Bench singled to Rudi; Wynn singled to Murcer [Bench to third]; Garvey doubled to Rudi [Bench scored, Wynn to third]; Cey grounded out (Grich to Yastrzemski) [Wynn scored, Garvey to third]; Bowa grounded out (Campaneris to Yastrzemski); Garr popped to Campaneris in foul territory; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 5TH: Grich singled to Wynn; Campaneris flied to Cedeno; Jackson forced Grich (Morgan to Bowa); Yastrzemski grounded out (Morgan to Garvey); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 5TH: HENDRICK REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING CF); BROCK BATTED FOR BRETT; Brock singled to Jackson; Brock stole second [Brock to third (error by Munson)]; Morgan lined out on a sacrifice fly to Hendrick [Brock scored (unearned)]; Cedeno flied to Hendrick; Bench walked; Wynn lined to Jackson; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 6TH: MATLACK REPLACED WYNN (PITCHING); SMITH REPLACED BROCK (PLAYING RF); Hendrick singled to Cedeno; Rudi flied to Smith; B. Robinson flied to Cedeno; Munson walked [Hendrick to second]; F. ROBINSON BATTED FOR TIANT; F. Robinson forced Munson (Morgan to Bowa); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 6TH: HUNTER REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PITCHING); Garvey struck out; SCHMIDT BATTED FOR CEY; Schmidt walked; PEREZ BATTED FOR BOWA; Perez struck out; Garr grounded out (Yastrzemski unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 7TH: SCHMIDT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); KESSINGER REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING SS); GRUBB REPLACED MATLACK (PLAYING LF); MCGLOTHEN REPLACED GARR (PITCHING); Grich grounded out (Schmidt to Garvey); Campaneris flied to Smith; Jackson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 7TH: Smith homered; CASH BATTED FOR MORGAN; Cash flied to Hendrick; Cedeno struck out; Bench singled to Rudi; Grubb popped to Campaneris; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 5.

AL STARS 8TH: CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); MARSHALL REPLACED MCGLOTHEN (PITCHING); Yastrzemski walked; Hendrick forced Yastrzemski (Garvey to Kessinger); Rudi struck out; MAYBERRY BATTED FOR B. ROBINSON; Mayberry grounded out (Garvey unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 5.

NL STARS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED MAYBERRY (PITCHING); CHALK REPLACED HUNTER (PLAYING 3B); Garvey flied to Rudi in foul territory; Schmidt walked; Kessinger tripled [Schmidt scored]; Fingers threw a wild pitch [Kessinger scored]; Marshall lined to Jackson; Smith flied to Jackson; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 7.

AL STARS 9TH: GROTE REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Munson grounded out (Cash to Garvey); Chalk struck out; Grich grounded out (Garvey unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 7.

End of 1974 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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