1981 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"Whatever damage the game's suffered its been done and can't be undone. Now we have to start the rehabilitation." - Mike Schmidt
1981 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

NL STARS 1ST: Rose singled to Singleton; Concepcion struck out; Parker grounded out (Carew unassisted) [Rose to second]; Schmidt struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Carew singled to Lopes; Carew was caught stealing second (Carter to Lopes); Randolph singled to Foster; Brett grounded out (Valenzuela to Rose) [Randolph to second]; Winfield grounded out (Schmidt to Rose); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Foster grounded out (Brett to Carew); Dawson singled to Carew; Dawson stole second; Carter popped to Carew; Lopes walked; YOUNGBLOOD BATTED FOR VALENZUELA; Youngblood popped to Carew in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: SEAVER REPLACED YOUNGBLOOD (PITCHING); Singleton homered; Jackson grounded out (Seaver to Rose); Fisk was called out on strikes; Dent singled to Parker; PACIOREK BATTED FOR MORRIS; Paciorek singled [Dent to third]; Carew grounded out (Seaver to Rose); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 3RD: BARKER REPLACED PACIOREK (PITCHING); Rose grounded out (Randolph to Carew); Concepcion grounded out (Randolph to Carew); Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 3RD: TRILLO REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); KNEPPER REPLACED SEAVER (PITCHING); Randolph was called out on strikes; Brett was called out on strikes; Winfield walked; Singleton grounded out (Knepper to Rose); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 4TH: Schmidt grounded out (Dent to Carew); Foster grounded out (Randolph to Carew); Dawson grounded out (Dent to Carew); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 4TH: BAKER REPLACED FOSTER (PLAYING LF); EVANS BATTED FOR JACKSON; Evans walked; Fisk flied to Parker; Dent doubled [Evans to third]; THOMAS BATTED FOR BARKER; Thomas popped to Trillo; Carew struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 5TH: EVANS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); FORSCH REPLACED THOMAS (PITCHING); Carter homered (it was the first pitch); Trillo flied to Evans; KENNEDY BATTED FOR KNEPPER; Kennedy grounded out (Randolph to Carew); Rose grounded out (Randolph to Carew); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 5TH: GARVEY REPLACED KENNEDY (PLAYING 1B); HOOTON REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); Randolph grounded out (Schmidt to Garvey); Brett struck out; Winfield flied to Dawson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 6TH: NORRIS REPLACED BRETT (PITCHING); BELL REPLACED FORSCH (PLAYING 3B); Concepcion grounded out (Bell to Carew); Parker homered; Schmidt doubled; Baker reached on a fielder's choice [Schmidt out at third (Bell)]; Dawson struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 6TH: SMITH REPLACED CONCEPCION (PLAYING SS); EASLER REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Singleton singled to Dawson; Evans singled to Easler [Singleton to second]; Fisk singled to Easler [Singleton to third, Evans to second]; LYNN BATTED FOR DENT; Lynn singled to Easler [Singleton scored, Evans to third, Fisk to second]; Bell hit a sacrifice fly to Baker [Evans scored]; MURRAY BATTED FOR CAREW; Murray forced Lynn (Garvey to Smith) [Fisk to third, Murray to first]; SIMMONS BATTED FOR RANDOLPH; Simmons singled to Easler [Fisk scored, Murray to second]; RUTHVEN REPLACED HOOTON (PITCHING); WHITE RAN FOR SIMMONS; OLIVER BATTED FOR NORRIS; Oliver flied to Baker; Lynn may have been removed due to injury--there was a dispute between him and Manager Frey on this issue; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 4.

NL STARS 7TH: MURRAY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BURLESON REPLACED SINGLETON (PLAYING SS); DIAZ REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); ARMAS REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING LF); DAVIS REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); Carter homered (it was the first pitch); fifth player to hit two homers in one AS game; Trillo flied to Evans; Garvey popped to Burleson; GUERRERO BATTED FOR RUTHVEN; Guerrero struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 4.

AL STARS 7TH: BLUE REPLACED GUERRERO (PITCHING); BENEDICT REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Winfield flied to Dawson; Burleson reached on an error by Schmidt [Burleson to first]; Blue threw a wild pitch [Burleson to third]; Evans flied to Dawson; Diaz struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 4.

NL STARS 8TH: FINGERS REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Smith walked; Smith stole second [Smith out at third (Winfield to Bell to Burleson to Fingers)]; Easler walked; Schmidt homered [Easler scored]; Baker singled to Armas; RAINES RAN FOR BAKER; Raines was picked off first but was safe on an error by Fingers [Raines to second]; Fingers threw one pitch to Dawson before being replaced; STIEB REPLACED FINGERS (PITCHING); Dawson grounded out (Stieb to Murray) [Raines to third]; Benedict struck out; 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 4.

AL STARS 8TH: RYAN REPLACED SCHMIDT (PITCHING); MADLOCK REPLACED BLUE (PLAYING 3B); RAINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); Armas struck out; Bell flied to Dawson; Murray grounded out (Trillo to Garvey); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 4.

NL STARS 9TH: BUCKNER BATTED FOR TRILLO; Buckner grounded out (Murray to Stieb); Garvey doubled; Madlock grounded out (Burleson to Murray) [Garvey to third]; Smith walked; Easler forced Smith (Burleson to White); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 4.

AL STARS 9TH: GARNER REPLACED RYAN (PLAYING 2B); SUTTER REPLACED BUCKNER (PITCHING); White grounded out (Madlock to Garvey); Stieb struck out; Frey used up all his position players, but blamed this on Lynn leaving the game; Winfield flied to Raines; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 5, AL Stars 4.

End of 1981 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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