1986 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"I'll tell you it's exiciting. It really is. Look around this clubhouse and what you se is indicative of the young talen coming into our (American) league." - George Brett
1986 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

AL STARS 1ST: Puckett singled to Murphy (it was the first pitch); Henderson forced Puckett (Sandberg to Smith); Gooden balked [Henderson to second]; Gooden slipped while trying a pickoff at 1b; Boggs flied to Gwynn; Parrish made an out to Smith; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Gwynn lined to Henderson; Sandberg was called out on strikes; Hernandez grounded out (Joyner to Clemens); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Joyner popped to Smith; Ripken grounded out (Smith to Hernandez); Winfield doubled to Strawberry; Whitaker homered (it was the first pitch) [Winfield scored]; Clemens was called out on strikes; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Carter made an out to Puckett; Strawberry struck out; Schmidt made an out to Puckett; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: Puckett made an out to Strawberry; Henderson struck out; Boggs reached on an error by Sandberg; Parrish made an out to Murphy; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Murphy grounded out (Ripken to Joyner); Smith grounded out (Whitaker to Joyner); BASS BATTED FOR GOODEN; Bass grounded out (Whitaker to Joyner); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: VALENZUELA REPLACED BASS (PITCHING); MATTINGLY BATTED FOR JOYNER; Mattingly struck out; Ripken was called out on strikes; BARFIELD BATTED FOR WINFIELD; Barfield was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: MATTINGLY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BARFIELD STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); HIGUERA REPLACED CLEMENS (PITCHING); Gwynn was called out on strikes; Sandberg flied to Henderson; Hernandez made an out to Puckett; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 5TH: Whitaker was called out on strikes; Higuera struck out; Valenzuela struck out 5 consecutive batters tying Hubbell; Puckett grounded out (Smith to Hernandez); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 5TH: Carter grounded out (Boggs to Mattingly); Strawberry singled to Barfield; Schmidt walked [Strawberry to second]; Murphy made an out to Puckett; BROOKS BATTED FOR SMITH; Brooks grounded out (Whitaker to Mattingly); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 6TH: BROOKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); PARKER REPLACED STRAWBERRY (PLAYING RF); BROWN REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Henderson popped to Brooks; Boggs singled to Murphy; Parrish made an out to Murphy; Mattingly grounded out (Sandberg to Hernandez); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 6TH: MOSEBY REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING LF); RAINES BATTED FOR VALENZUELA; Raines made an out to Puckett; Gwynn grounded out (Mattingly unassisted); Sandberg struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 7TH: RAINES STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); SCOTT REPLACED SANDBERG (PITCHING); SAX REPLACED GWYNN (PLAYING 2B); C. DAVIS REPLACED MURPHY (PLAYING CF); Ripken struck out; Barfield struck out; WHITE BATTED FOR WHITAKER; White homered (it was the first pitch); BAINES BATTED FOR HIGUERA; Baines grounded out (Sax to Hernandez); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 7TH: WHITE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); HOUGH REPLACED BAINES (PITCHING); Hernandez made an out to Barfield; Carter made an out to Barfield; Parker grounded out (Mattingly unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 8TH: FERNANDEZ REPLACED SCOTT (PITCHING); J. DAVIS REPLACED CARTER (PLAYING C ); Puckett walked; Moseby walked [Puckett to second]; JACOBY BATTED FOR BOGGS; Jacoby struck out; RICE BATTED FOR PARRISH; Rice struck out while Puckett stole third and Moseby stole second; Mattingly struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 8TH: JACOBY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); GEDMAN REPLACED RICE (PLAYING C ); Brown doubled; C. Davis struck out while Brown advanced to third on a wild pitch (Gedman to Mattingly) [Brown to third]; Brooks struck out while Brown advanced to home on a passed ball [Brown scored, Brooks to first]; Hough balked [Brooks to second]; Raines struck out; Sax singled [Brooks scored (unearned)]; RIGHETTI REPLACED HOUGH (PITCHING); G. DAVIS BATTED FOR FERNANDEZ; Sax stole second; G. Davis popped to Jacoby in foul territory; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 9TH: KRUKOW REPLACED G. DAVIS (PITCHING); Ripken grounded out (Krukow to Hernandez); Barfield made an out to Brown; White made an out to Raines; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 9TH: FERNANDEZ REPLACED RIPKEN (PLAYING SS); Hernandez grounded out (Jacoby to Mattingly); high chopper; J. Davis singled to Puckett; PENA RAN FOR J. DAVIS; Parker singled to Barfield [Pena to third]; AASE REPLACED RIGHETTI (PITCHING); Brown grounded into a double play (White to Mattingly) [Parker out at second]; checked swing; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 2.

End of 1986 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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