1944 All-Star Game Play by Play

1944 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"You can't beat that kind of pitching and hitting." - Joe Cronin

AL STARS 1ST: Tucker grounded out (Marion to Cavarretta); Spence grounded out (Cavarretta unassisted); McQuinn singled to Walker; Stephens singled [McQuinn to second]; Johnson struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Galan grounded out (Keltner to McQuinn); Cavarretta walked; Musial singled to Doerr [Cavarretta to third (error by Doerr)]; Cooper flied into a double play (Spence to Hemsley) [Cavarretta out at home]; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Keltner singled to Galan; Doerr grounded out (Ryan to Cavarretta) [Keltner to second]; Hemsley grounded out (Marion to Cavarretta) [Keltner to third]; Borowy singled to Musial [Keltner scored]; Tucker grounded out (Ryan to Cavarretta); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Walker singled to Tucker; Elliott forced Walker (Keltner to Doerr); Ryan flied to Tucker; Marion lined to Doerr; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: Spence singled to Walker; McQuinn forced Spence (Walters to Marion); Stephens grounded out (Cooper to Cavarretta) [McQuinn to second]; Johnson grounded out (Elliott to Cavarretta) [McQuinn to third]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: OTT BATTED FOR WALTERS; Ott flied to Tucker; Galan flied to Tucker; Cavarretta tripled; Musial grounded out (Keltner to McQuinn); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: RAFFENSBERGER REPLACED OTT (PITCHING); Keltner popped to Cavarretta; Doerr struck out; Hemsley lined to Ryan; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: HUGHSON REPLACED BOROWY (PITCHING); HAYES REPLACED HEMSLEY (PLAYING C ); Cooper struck out; Walker flied to Spence; Elliott flied to Tucker; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 5TH: Hughson reached on an error by Ryan [Hughson to first]; Tucker forced Hughson (Elliott to Marion); Spence singled to Musial [Tucker to third, Spence out at second (Musial to Elliott to Ryan)]; McQuinn was called out on strikes; Umpires moved: Hubbard (hp), Sears (1b), Berry (2b), Barr (3b); 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 5TH: Ryan singled to Tucker; Marion struck out while Ryan stole second; NICHOLSON BATTED FOR RAFFENSBERGER; Nicholson doubled to Spence [Ryan scored]; Galan singled to Stephens [Nicholson scored]; Cavarretta walked [Galan to second]; Musial reached on an error by McQuinn [Galan to third, Cavarretta to second]; Cooper singled to Johnson [Galan scored, Cavarretta out at home (Johnson to Hayes), Musial to third]; Walker singled to Spence [Musial scored (unearned), Cooper to second]; MUNCRIEF REPLACED HUGHSON (PITCHING); Elliott flied to Johnson in foul territory; 4 R, 5 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 6TH: SEWELL REPLACED NICHOLSON (PITCHING); KUROWSKI REPLACED ELLIOTT (PLAYING 3B); Stephens struck out; Johnson walked; Keltner grounded into a double play (Marion to Ryan to Cavarretta) [Johnson out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 6TH: Ryan singled to Keltner; Marion made an out to McQuinn [Ryan to second]; Muncrief threw a wild pitch [Ryan to third]; Sewell struck out; Galan grounded out (McQuinn to Muncrief); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 7TH: Doerr flied to Galan; Hayes struck out; HIGGINS BATTED FOR MUNCRIEF; Higgins grounded out (Kurowski to Cavarretta); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 7TH: NEWHOUSER REPLACED HIGGINS (PITCHING); Cavarretta singled to Tucker; Musial out on a sacrifice bunt (Keltner to McQuinn) [Cavarretta to second]; Cooper singled to Doerr [Cavarretta to third]; Walker popped to Stephens; Kurowski doubled [Cavarretta scored, Cooper scored]; Ryan popped to Doerr; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 6.

AL STARS 8TH: Tucker flied to Musial; Spence grounded out (Ryan to Cavarretta); McQuinn grounded out (Cooper to Cavarretta); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 6.

NL STARS 8TH: Marion struck out [Marion to first (error by Hayes)]; MEDWICK BATTED FOR SEWELL; Medwick out on a sacrifice bunt (Newhouser to McQuinn) [Marion to second]; Galan walked; Cavarretta walked [Marion to third, Galan to second]; Musial made an out to Johnson [Marion scored]; NEWSOM REPLACED NEWHOUSER (PITCHING); Cooper popped to Doerr; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 7.

AL STARS 9TH: TOBIN REPLACED MEDWICK (PITCHING); MUELLER REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING C ); MUSIAL CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); DIMAGGIO REPLACED WALKER (PLAYING CF); Stephens flied to Musial; Johnson flied to Galan; Keltner popped to Ryan; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 7.

End of 1944 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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