1936 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"We admit the American League power at bat, but we're going to combat it by great pitching, by speed and by generally tight defense." - National League Skipper Charlie Grimm
1936 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

AL STARS 1ST: Appling walked; Gehringer made an out to Durocher;DiMaggio grounded into a double play (Whitney to Herman to Collins) [Appling out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Galan was called out on strikes; Herman flied to DiMaggio; Collins walked; Medwick flied to Averill; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Gehrig walked; Averill made an out to Herman; Ferrell was called out on strikes; Gehrig was picked off first (Dean to Collins); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Demaree singled to Radcliff (it was the 0-1 pitch); Hartnett tripled to DiMaggio (it was the 3-1 pitch) [Demaree scored]; Whitney lined to Averill [Hartnett scored]; Durocher singled to Averill [Durocher out at second (Averill to Appling)]; Dean struck out; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 3RD: Radcliff grounded out (Dean to Collins); Higgins struck out; Grove struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 3RD: Galan flied to Averill; Herman walked; Collins flied to Radcliff; Medwick lined to Radcliff; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 4TH: HUBBELL REPLACED DEAN (PITCHING); Appling made an out to Demaree; Gehringer singled to Demaree (it was the first pitch); DiMaggio popped to Durocher; Hartnett allowed a passed ball [Gehringer to second]; Gehrig grounded out (Collins to Hubbell); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 4TH: ROWE REPLACED GROVE (PITCHING); Demaree popped to Gehrig in foul territory; Hartnett grounded out (Appling to Gehrig); Whitney singled to Averill; Durocher struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 5TH: Averill made an out to Herman; Ferrell struck out; Radcliff singled to Galan (it was the 0-2 pitch); Higgins was called out on strikes; Umpires move: Summers (hp), Stewart (1b), Kolls (2b), Reardon (3b); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 5TH: Hubbell made an out to Gehringer; Galan homered; Umpire Stewart called it foul, overruled by Reardon; Herman singled to DiMaggio [Herman to second (error by DiMaggio)]; Collins walked; Medwick singled to Radcliff [Herman scored, Collins to third]; Demaree grounded into a double play (Higgins to Gehringer to Gehrig) [Medwick out at second]; 2 R, 3 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 6TH: Rowe popped to Hubbell; Appling flied to Galan; Gehringer walked; DiMaggio grounded out (Hubbell to Collins); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 6TH: GOSLIN REPLACED RADCLIFF (PLAYING LF); Hartnett grounded out (Appling to Gehrig); Whitney was called out on strikes; Durocher popped to Gehrig; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 7TH: DAVIS REPLACED HUBBELL (PITCHING); Gehrig homered; Gehrig's first All-Star hit, landed halfway up the rf stands; Averill grounded out (Herman to Collins); DICKEY BATTED FOR FERRELL; Dickey grounded out (Davis to Collins); Goslin singled to Herman; FOXX BATTED FOR HIGGINS; Foxx singled to Durocher (it was the 1-2 pitch) [Goslin to second]; SELKIRK BATTED FOR ROWE; Selkirk walked [Goslin to third, Foxx to second]; Appling singled to Demaree (it was the 2-2 pitch) [Goslin scored, Foxx scored, Selkirk to second]; WARNEKE REPLACED DAVIS (PITCHING); Gehringer walked [Selkirk to third, Appling to second]; DiMaggio lined to Durocher; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 7TH: FOXX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); DICKEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); HARDER REPLACED SELKIRK (PITCHING); CHAPMAN REPLACED AVERILL (PLAYING CF); Warneke grounded out (Harder to Gehrig); Galan struck out; Herman singled to Chapman; Collins flied to Goslin; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 8TH: Gehrig walked; Chapman grounded out (Whitney to Collins) [Gehrig to second]; Dickey grounded out (Herman to Collins) [Gehrig to third]; Goslin walked; Foxx struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 8TH: Medwick grounded out (Foxx to Gehrig); OTT BATTED FOR DEMAREE; Ott singled to Chapman; Hartnett lined to Appling; RIGGS BATTED FOR WHITNEY; Riggs was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 9TH: OTT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); RIGGS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); CROSETTI BATTED FOR HARDER; Crosetti struck out; Appling grounded out (Herman to Collins); Gehringer doubled to Medwick; DiMaggio made an out to Herman; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 4.

End of 1936 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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