1978 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"I didn't want to miss this (1978 All-Star) game due to a silly injury (toe)." - Graig Nettles
1978 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

AL STARS 1ST: Carew tripled to Luzinski; Brett doubled [Carew scored]; Rice grounded out (Morgan to Garvey) [Brett to third]; Zisk walked; Fisk popped out on a sacrifice fly to Morgan [Brett scored]; Zisk was caught stealing second (Simmons to Bowa); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Rose flied to Lynn; Morgan was called out on strikes; Foster struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Lynn struck out; Money struck out; Patek singled to Foster; Palmer grounded out (Blue to Garvey); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Luzinski singled to Rice; Garvey walked [Luzinski to second]; Simmons struck out; Monday grounded into a double play (Brett to Money to Carew) [Garvey out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: Carew tripled to Foster; Foster, not normally a center fielder, misplayed the ball; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to Foster [Carew scored]; Rice flied to Monday; Zisk singled to Luzinski; Fisk forced Zisk (Bowa to Morgan); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Bowa singled to Zisk; SMITH BATTED FOR BLUE; Smith struck out while Bowa stole second; Rose grounded out (Carew to Palmer) [Bowa to third]; Morgan walked; Foster walked [Morgan to second]; Luzinski walked [Bowa scored, Morgan to third, Foster to second]; Garvey singled to Rice [Morgan scored, Foster scored, Luzinski to second]; KEOUGH REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Simmons singled to Brett [Luzinski to third, Garvey to second]; Monday flied to Rice; 3 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 4TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROGERS REPLACED MONDAY (PITCHING); Lynn singled to Foster; Rogers threw a wild pitch [Lynn to second]; Money lined to Smith; Patek reached on a fielder's choice [Lynn out at third (Bowa to Rose)]; HOWELL BATTED FOR KEOUGH; Howell grounded out (Garvey unassisted); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 4TH: SORENSEN REPLACED HOWELL (PITCHING); WHITE REPLACED MONEY (PLAYING 2B); Bowa singled to Carew; Smith flied to Lynn; Rose flied to Rice; Morgan popped to Patek; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 5TH: Carew grounded out (Bowa to Garvey); Brett singled to Smith; Brett stole second; Rice struck out; Zisk struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 5TH: EVANS REPLACED ZISK (PLAYING RF); Foster grounded out (White to Carew); Luzinski grounded out (Sorensen to White to Carew); Garvey grounded out (Patek to Carew); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 6TH: FINGERS REPLACED LUZINSKI (PITCHING); WINFIELD REPLACED ROGERS (PLAYING LF); Fisk popped to Bowa; Lynn grounded out (Fingers to Bowa to Garvey); White popped to Garvey in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 6TH: SUNDBERG REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); Simmons flied to Evans; Winfield grounded out (Brett to Carew); Bowa lined to Evans; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 7TH: CONCEPCION REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING SS); BOONE REPLACED BOWA (PLAYING C ); Patek struck out; HISLE BATTED FOR SORENSEN; Hisle singled to Concepcion; Carew forced Hisle (Fingers to Concepcion) [Carew to first]; Carew was caught stealing second (Boone to Concepcion); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 7TH: KERN REPLACED HISLE (PITCHING); Smith struck out; Rose doubled to Rice; LOPES RAN FOR ROSE; Morgan flied to Evans; Foster was walked intentionally; STARGELL BATTED FOR FINGERS; GUIDRY REPLACED KERN (PITCHING); Sundberg allowed a passed ball [Lopes to third, Foster to second]; Stargell flied to Lynn; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 8TH: LOPES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); CEY REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING 3B); SUTTER REPLACED STARGELL (PITCHING); CLARK REPLACED MORGAN (PLAYING RF); Brett grounded out (Lopes to Garvey); Rice struck out; Evans struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); NETTLES REPLACED GUIDRY (PLAYING 3B); LEMON REPLACED RICE (PLAYING LF); Garvey tripled; Gossage threw a wild pitch [Garvey scored]; Concepcion walked; Winfield singled to Lemon [Concepcion to third, Winfield to second (error by Lemon)]; Boone singled to Lynn [Concepcion scored, Winfield scored]; Cey grounded out (Nettles to Carew) [Boone to second]; Lopes singled to Evans [Boone scored]; Clark was called out on strikes; Lopes was caught stealing second (Sundberg to White); 4 R, 4 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 7.

AL STARS 9TH: POCOROBA REPLACED BOONE (PLAYING C ); THOMPSON BATTED FOR SUNDBERG; Thompson flied to Foster; Lynn flied to Winfield; NIEKRO REPLACED SUTTER (PITCHING); PORTER BATTED FOR WHITE; Porter popped to Cey in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 7.

End of 1978 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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