1983 All-Star Game Play by Play

1983 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"We knew about the fireworks (at Comiskey Park). We wanted to see them, and we did." - Dave Winfield

NL STARS 1ST: Sax reached on an error by Stieb; Raines reached on an error by Carew [Sax scored (unearned), Raines to third (error by Carew; assist by Stieb)]; Dawson struck out; Oliver walked; Murphy struck out; Schmidt struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 2 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Carew singled; Yount struck out; Lynn walked [Carew to second]; Rice reached on an error by Schmidt [Carew to third, Lynn to second]; Brett hit a sacrifice fly to Dawson [Carew scored (unearned)]; Simmons grounded out (Oliver to Soto); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 2ND: Carter flied to Winfield; O. Smith flied to Rice; Soto grounded out (Brett to Carew); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 2ND: Winfield doubled to Raines; Trillo reached on an error by Sax [Winfield to third]; Stieb made an out to Soto [Trillo to second]; Carew was walked intentionally; Yount hit a sacrifice fly to Dawson [Winfield scored (unearned)]; Lynn struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 2.

NL STARS 3RD: Sax grounded out (Stieb to Carew); Raines was called out on strikes; Dawson lined to Winfield; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 2.

AL STARS 3RD: HAMMAKER REPLACED SOTO (PITCHING); Rice homered; Brett tripled to Dawson; Simmons popped to Sax; Winfield singled to Dawson [Brett scored]; Trillo singled to Raines [Winfield to second]; DECINCES BATTED FOR STIEB; DeCinces flied to Dawson; Carew singled to Raines [Winfield scored, Trillo to third, Carew to second (on throw)]; Yount was walked intentionally; Lynn homered [Trillo scored, Carew scored, Yount scored]; first grand slam in All-Star history; DAWLEY REPLACED HAMMAKER (PITCHING); Rice popped to Sax; 7 R, 6 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 9.

NL STARS 4TH: HONEYCUTT REPLACED DECINCES (PITCHING); PARRISH REPLACED SIMMONS (PLAYING C ); Oliver doubled to Rice; Murphy singled to Lynn [Oliver scored]; Schmidt grounded into a double play (Yount to Trillo to Carew) [Murphy out at second]; Carter flied to Lynn; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 9.

AL STARS 4TH: Brett flied to Raines in foul territory; Parrish was called out on strikes; Winfield singled to Raines; Trillo flied to Raines; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 9.

NL STARS 5TH: O. Smith singled to Winfield; THON BATTED FOR DAWLEY; Thon singled to Lynn [O. Smith to second]; Sax singled to Rice [O. Smith scored, Thon to second]; Raines hit into a double play (Brett to Trillo) [Thon out at third, Sax out at second]; Sax overslid the bag DV check if GDP; Dawson flied to Winfield; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 9.

AL STARS 5TH: THON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); DRAVECKY REPLACED DAWSON (PITCHING); HUBBARD REPLACED SAX (PLAYING 2B); MCGEE REPLACED O. SMITH (PLAYING CF); WARD BATTED FOR HONEYCUTT; Ward flied to McGee; Carew grounded out (Dravecky to Oliver); Yount grounded out (Thon to Oliver); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 9.

NL STARS 6TH: STANLEY REPLACED WARD (PITCHING); MURRAY REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); RIPKEN REPLACED YOUNT (PLAYING SS); Oliver grounded out (Brett to Murray); Murphy popped to Murray in foul territory; Schmidt grounded out (Murray unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 9.

AL STARS 6TH: EVANS REPLACED OLIVER (PLAYING 1B); GUERRERO REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING 3B); BENEDICT REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING C ); DURHAM REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING RF); Lynn struck out; Rice singled to Guerrero; Brett struck out; Parrish flied to McGee; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 9.

NL STARS 7TH: KITTLE REPLACED WINFIELD (PLAYING LF); WILSON REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); OGLIVIE REPLACED RICE (PLAYING RF); Durham grounded out (Stanley to Murray); McGee singled to Ripken; Thon forced McGee (Brett to Trillo); Hubbard singled to Ripken [Thon to second]; MADLOCK BATTED FOR RAINES; Madlock flied to Kittle; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 9.

AL STARS 7TH: MADLOCK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GUERRERO CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); PEREZ REPLACED DRAVECKY (PITCHING); Kittle singled to Thon; WHITAKER BATTED FOR TRILLO; Whitaker tripled to McGee [Kittle scored]; YASTRZEMSKI BATTED FOR STANLEY; Yastrzemski was called out on strikes; Murray grounded out (Evans unassisted); Ripken walked; Wilson doubled [Whitaker scored, Ripken to third]; OROSCO REPLACED PEREZ (PITCHING); Oglivie struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 11.

NL STARS 8TH: WHITAKER STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); KITTLE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); HENDERSON REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); YOUNG REPLACED OGLIVIE (PITCHING); BENCH BATTED FOR OROSCO; Bench popped to Ripken; Evans lined to Wilson; Guerrero was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 11.

AL STARS 8TH: L. SMITH REPLACED BENCH (PITCHING); Brett doubled to Hubbard; ball rolled off Hubbard's glove; COOPER BATTED FOR PARRISH; Cooper singled to Guerrero [Brett to third]; Kittle struck out; Whitaker reached on an error on a sacrifice fly by Guerrero [Brett scored (RBI), Cooper to third, Whitaker to second]; Henderson grounded out (Thon to Evans) [Cooper scored (unearned)]; record 13 runs for one team, surpassing 12 (AL) in 1946; Murray grounded out (Evans to L. Smith); 2 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 13.

NL STARS 9TH: QUISENBERRY REPLACED YOUNG (PITCHING); BOONE REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING C ); Benedict singled to Kittle; Durham struck out; McGee flied to Wilson; Thon forced Benedict (Brett to Whitaker); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 13.

End of 1983 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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