1947 All-Star Game Play by Play

1947 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"He (Ewell Blackwell) was fast and deceptive. He's as good as any pitcher in our league." - Lou Boudreau

AL STARS 1ST: Kell struck out; Lewis grounded out (Mize unassisted); Williams was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: H. Walker grounded out (Gordon to McQuinn); D. Walker grounded out (Gordon to McQuinn); Cooper struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: DiMaggio singled to H. Walker; Cooper allowed a passed ball [DiMaggio to second]; Boudreau was called out on strikes; McQuinn flied to Slaughter; Blackwell threw a wild pitch [DiMaggio to third]; Gordon fouled four balls into the stands; Gordon struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Mize flied to Williams; Slaughter flied to Williams; Gustine grounded out (Boudreau to McQuinn); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: Rosar flied to D. Walker; Newhouser grounded out (Marion to Mize); Kell grounded out (Gustine to Mize); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Marion flied to DiMaggio; Verban grounded out (Gordon to McQuinn); HAAS BATTED FOR BLACKWELL; Haas singled to Williams (it was the first pitch); H. Walker was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: BRECHEEN REPLACED HAAS (PITCHING); Lewis flied to H. Walker; Williams doubled to D. Walker; DiMaggio grounded out (Gustine to Mize); Boudreau singled to Gustine [Williams to third]; McQuinn struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: SHEA REPLACED NEWHOUSER (PITCHING); D. Walker flied to Williams; Cooper popped to McQuinn in foul territory; Mize homered; Slaughter walked; Gustine forced Slaughter (Gordon to Boudreau); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 5TH: PAFKO REPLACED H. WALKER (PLAYING CF); MARSHALL REPLACED D. WALKER (PLAYING RF); Gordon doubled to Slaughter; Rosar flied to Marshall; Shea grounded out (Brecheen to Mize); Kell was called out on strikes; Umpires moved: Passarella (hp), Henline (1b), Boyer (2b), Conlan (3b); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 5TH: Marion singled to Williams; Verban flied to Lewis; Brecheen forced Marion (McQuinn to Boudreau); Pafko singled to DiMaggio (it was the first pitch) [Brecheen to second]; Marshall struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 6TH: REESE REPLACED MARION (PLAYING SS); STANKY REPLACED VERBAN (PLAYING 2B); KUROWSKI REPLACED GUSTINE (PLAYING 3B); APPLING BATTED FOR LEWIS; Appling singled to Slaughter; Williams singled to Marshall [Appling to third]; DiMaggio grounded into a double play (Reese to Stanky to Mize) [Appling scored, Williams out at second]; Boudreau flied to Marshall; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 6TH: DOERR REPLACED GORDON (PLAYING 2B); HENRICH REPLACED APPLING (PLAYING RF); Cooper flied to Henrich; Mize walked; Slaughter popped to Boudreau; Kurowski struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 7TH: SAIN REPLACED BRECHEEN (PITCHING); EDWARDS REPLACED COOPER (PLAYING C ); McQuinn grounded out (Reese to Mize); Doerr singled to Slaughter; Doerr stole second; Doerr was picked off second but was safe on an error by Sain [Doerr to third]; Sain's throw went into cf; Rosar struck out; SPENCE BATTED FOR SHEA; Spence singled [Doerr scored]; Kell forced Spence (Kurowski to Stanky); 1 R, 2 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 7TH: MASTERSON REPLACED SPENCE (PITCHING); JOHNSON REPLACED KELL (PLAYING 3B); Reese was called out on strikes; Stanky lined to Henrich; MUSIAL BATTED FOR SAIN; Musial grounded out (Boudreau to McQuinn); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 8TH: SPAHN REPLACED MUSIAL (PITCHING); Henrich struck out; Williams grounded out (Stanky to Mize); DiMaggio walked; Boudreau flied to Pafko; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 8TH: Pafko grounded out (Boudreau to McQuinn); Marshall walked; CAVARRETTA BATTED FOR EDWARDS; Cavarretta struck out; PAGE REPLACED MASTERSON (PITCHING); Mize singled to Henrich [Marshall to third]; MASI RAN FOR MIZE; Slaughter grounded out (Boudreau to McQuinn); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 9TH: CAVARRETTA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MASI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); McQuinn grounded out (Cavarretta unassisted); Doerr flied to Marshall; Rosar flied to Pafko; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 9TH: Kurowski grounded out (Doerr to McQuinn); Reese walked; Stanky forced Reese (Doerr to Boudreau); ROWE BATTED FOR SPAHN; Rowe flied to Henrich; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

End of 1947 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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