1940 All-Star Game Play by Play

1940 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"It was a low fast ball, but it seemed to be faster after he (Max West) swung." - Red Ruffing

AL STARS 1ST: Travis flied to T. Moore; Williams walked; Keller struck out; DiMaggio grounded out (Derringer to Mize); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Vaughan singled; Herman singled [Vaughan to third]; West homered [Vaughan scored, Herman scored]; Mize flied to Williams; Lombardi singled to DiMaggio; Medwick popped to Foxx in foul territory; Lavagetto popped to Gordon; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 2ND: Foxx was called out on strikes; Appling doubled to West; West injured himself leaping for the ball; NICHOLSON REPLACED WEST (PLAYING RF); Dickey grounded out (Herman to Mize) [Appling to third]; Gordon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 2ND: T. Moore popped to Foxx in foul territory; Derringer struck out; Vaughan struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 3RD: WALTERS REPLACED DERRINGER (PITCHING); Ruffing grounded out (Walters to Mize); Travis flied to Medwick; Williams grounded out (Herman to Mize); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 3RD: Herman singled to DiMaggio; Nicholson flied to Keller in foul territory [Herman to second]; Mize grounded out (Gordon to Foxx) [Herman to third]; Lombardi flied to Keller; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 4TH: PHELPS REPLACED LOMBARDI (PLAYING C ); Keller grounded out (Herman to Mize); DiMaggio flied to Nicholson; Foxx grounded out (Vaughan to Mize); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 4TH: NEWSOM REPLACED RUFFING (PITCHING); HAYES REPLACED DICKEY (PLAYING C ); Medwick lined to Gordon; Lavagetto flied to Keller; T. Moore flied to Williams; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 5TH: WYATT REPLACED WALTERS (PITCHING); Appling grounded out (Mize unassisted); Hayes grounded out (Lavagetto to Mize); Gordon struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 5TH: Wyatt was called out on strikes; Vaughan flied to Williams; Herman singled to Keller; Nicholson flied to Keller; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 6TH: MILLER REPLACED VAUGHAN (PLAYING SS); MAY REPLACED LAVAGETTO (PLAYING 3B); COSCARART REPLACED HERMAN (PLAYING 2B); MCCORMICK REPLACED MIZE (PLAYING 1B); OTT REPLACED NICHOLSON (PLAYING RF); J. MOORE REPLACED MEDWICK (PLAYING LF); Newsom singled to Ott; Travis grounded into a double play (Coscarart to Miller to McCormick) [Newsom out at second]; Williams grounded out (Coscarart to McCormick); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 6TH: KELTNER REPLACED TRAVIS (PLAYING 3B); GREENBERG REPLACED KELLER (PLAYING LF); FINNEY REPLACED WILLIAMS (PLAYING RF); McCormick popped to Keltner in foul territory; Phelps walked; J. Moore popped to Keltner in foul territory; May flied to DiMaggio; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 7TH: FRENCH REPLACED WYATT (PITCHING); DANNING REPLACED PHELPS (PLAYING C ); Greenberg popped to Danning in foul territory; DiMaggio popped to Miller; Foxx lined to T. Moore; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 7TH: FELLER REPLACED NEWSOM (PITCHING); HEMSLEY REPLACED HAYES (PLAYING C ); T. Moore walked; French out on a sacrifice bunt (Foxx to Gordon) [T. Moore to second]; Miller struck out; Coscarart was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 8TH: Appling singled to Ott; Hemsley popped to Danning in foul territory; MACK BATTED FOR GORDON; Mack struck out; Feller struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 8TH: MACK STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BOUDREAU REPLACED APPLING (PLAYING SS); Ott walked; McCormick out on a sacrifice bunt (Keltner to Foxx) [Ott to second]; Danning singled to Finney [Ott scored, Danning to second (error by Hemsley)]; J. Moore grounded out (Foxx to Feller) [Danning to third]; May was hit by a pitch; T. Moore struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 9TH: HUBBELL REPLACED FRENCH (PITCHING); Keltner struck out; Finney walked; Greenberg popped to Danning in foul territory; DiMaggio flied to J. Moore; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 4.

End of 1940 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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