1977 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"What took you (American League Skipper Billy Martin) so long (to relieve him)?" - Jim Palmer
1977 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

NL STARS 1ST: Plenty of injuries: Bruce Sutter did not come, and John Candelaria and Joaquin Andujar dressed but couldn't play for NL For AL, Frank Tanana and Mark Fidrych could not play, and  Nolan Ryan, chosen as replacement, refused to come because  he was not originally chosen Game dedicated to Jackie Robinson First pitch: Rachel Robinson  AL captain: Joe DiMaggio; NL captain: Willie Mays Terrence Cardinal Cooke gave invocation, Pearl Bailey sang 'America the Beautiful' and baritone Robert Merrill sang the National Anthem MVP: Don Sutton (Los Angeles); Morgan homered (it was the 3-0 pitch); Garvey was called out on strikes; Parker singled to Zisk; Foster doubled [Parker scored]; Palmer threw a wild pitch [Foster to third]; Luzinski homered [Foster scored]; Cey struck out; Bench struck out; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 4, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Carew grounded out (Sutton to Garvey); Randolph was called out on strikes; Brett walked; Yastrzemski popped to Morgan; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 4, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Concepcion walked; Sutton made an out to Carew [Concepcion to second]; Concepcion was caught stealing third (Fisk to Brett); Morgan lined to Randolph; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 4, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Zisk struck out; Jackson singled to Foster; Fisk was called out on strikes; Burleson lined to Foster; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 4, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Garvey homered; KERN REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Parker struck out; Foster struck out; Luzinski grounded out (Randolph to Carew); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: JONES BATTED FOR KERN; Jones flied to Parker; Carew lined to Foster; Randolph struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: ECKERSLEY REPLACED JONES (PITCHING); Cey grounded out (Randolph to Carew); Bench popped to Brett; Concepcion grounded out (Eckersley to Carew); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: WINFIELD REPLACED LUZINSKI (PLAYING LF); SIMMONS REPLACED SUTTON (PLAYING C ); LAVELLE REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); Brett flied to Winfield; Yastrzemski struck out; Zisk singled to Foster; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 5TH: RICE REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING RF); LYNN REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING CF); Simmons grounded out (Randolph to Carew); Morgan flied to Lynn; Garvey struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 5TH: MONTANEZ REPLACED GARVEY (PLAYING 1B); Fisk popped to Concepcion; Burleson grounded out (Concepcion to Montanez); HISLE BATTED FOR ECKERSLEY; Hisle flied to Parker; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 6TH: CAMPANERIS REPLACED BURLESON (PLAYING SS); WYNEGAR REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); LAROCHE REPLACED HISLE (PITCHING); Parker grounded out (Campaneris to Carew); Foster grounded out (Brett to Carew); Winfield doubled to Rice; Rice dropped ball; Cey walked; ROSE BATTED FOR LAVELLE; Rose flied to Rice; Seaver, recently traded from Mets, received a huge ovation; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 6TH: ROSE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); TEMPLETON REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING SS); MORALES REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING CF); VALENTINE REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING RF); SEAVER REPLACED CEY (PITCHING); Carew singled to Morales; Randolph grounded out (Seaver to Montanez) [Carew to second]; Brett grounded out (Rose to Montanez); Lynn walked; Zisk doubled [Carew scored, Lynn scored]; Rice popped to Simmons in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 2.

NL STARS 7TH: RICE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); SCOTT REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); NETTLES REPLACED LAROCHE (PLAYING 3B); SINGLETON REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); CAMPBELL REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); Valentine walked; Simmons grounded out (Randolph to Scott) [Valentine to second]; Morgan struck out; Montanez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 2.

AL STARS 7TH: TRILLO REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING 2B); Wynegar singled to Valentine; Campaneris struck out; Nettles reached on an error by Templeton [Wynegar to second]; Scott flied to Morales; Randolph singled to Morales [Wynegar scored (unearned), Nettles to second]; FAIRLY BATTED FOR CAMPBELL; Fairly struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 8TH: LYLE REPLACED FAIRLY (PITCHING); Templeton doubled to Rice; Morales was hit by a pitch; Lyle threw a wild pitch [Templeton to third, Morales to second]; Winfield singled to Rice [Templeton scored, Morales scored]; SMITH BATTED FOR SEAVER; Smith singled to Rice [Winfield to second]; SCHMIDT RAN FOR SMITH; Rose grounded into a double play (Randolph to Scott) [Winfield to third, Schmidt out at second]; Valentine flied to Lynn; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 7, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 8TH: REUSCHEL REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); Lynn grounded out (Trillo to Montanez); Singleton was hit by a pitch; Rice singled to Morales [Singleton to second]; Wynegar grounded into a double play (Montanez to Templeton to Montanez) [Rice out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 7, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 9TH: Simmons grounded out (Nettles to Scott); Trillo struck out; Montanez grounded out (Randolph to Scott); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 7, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 9TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED SIMMONS (PITCHING); STEARNS REPLACED REUSCHEL (PLAYING C ); Campaneris walked; Nettles struck out; Scott homered [Campaneris scored]; Randolph grounded out (Templeton to Montanez); MUNSON BATTED FOR LYLE; Munson struck out; 2 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 7, AL Stars 5.

End of 1977 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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