1961 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"Warren Spahn, forty-year-old southpaw of the Braves, received the loudest ovation of all as the Boston fans recalled his many fine years of pitching in Boston." - The Midsummer Classic (2002)
1961 All-Star Game #1

A Play-by-Play Account

AL STARS 1ST: Temple made an out to Clemente; Cash struck out; Mantle struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Wills grounded out (Kubek to Cash); Mathews grounded out (Robinson to Cash); Mays was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Maris was called out on strikes; Colavito made an out to Bolling; Kubek grounded out (Bolling to White); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Cepeda flied to Mantle; Clemente tripled to Maris; White out on a sacrifice fly to Mantle [Clemente scored]; Bolling struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 3RD: Romano grounded out (Wills to White); Robinson grounded out (Wills to White); Ford grounded out (Spahn to White); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 3RD: Burgess made an out to Maris; STUART BATTED FOR SPAHN; Stuart doubled; Wills grounded out (Ford to Temple to Cash) [Stuart to third]; Mathews popped to Romano in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 4TH: PURKEY REPLACED MATHEWS (PITCHING); BOYER REPLACED STUART (PLAYING 3B); Temple reached on an error by Cepeda [Temple to second]; Cash grounded out (Bolling to White); Mantle grounded out (Bolling to White) [Temple to third]; Maris grounded out (White to Purkey); 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 4TH: LARY REPLACED FORD (PITCHING); Mays reached on an error by Kubek [Mays to second]; off Kubek's knee into short lf Lary complained of sore shoulder; DONOVAN REPLACED LARY (PITCHING); Cepeda grounded out (Robinson to Cash) [Mays to third]; Clemente hit a sacrifice fly to Maris [Mays scored (unearned)]; White singled to Mantle; Bolling lined to Temple; Temple went to cover 2b because White was running; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 5TH: Colavito flied to Mays; Kubek made an out to Mays; Romano struck out; Umpires moved: Runge (hp), Crawford (1b), Umont (2b), Landes (3b), Varge (lf), Drummond (rf); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 5TH: Burgess singled to Maris; Boyer struck out; Wills singled to Mantle [Burgess to second]; MUSIAL BATTED FOR PURKEY; Musial made an out to Colavito; Mays singled to Robinson [Burgess to third, Wills to second]; Cepeda popped to Kubek; 0 R, 3 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 6TH: MCCORMICK REPLACED MUSIAL (PITCHING); Robinson made an out to Cepeda; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR DONOVAN; Killebrew homered; Temple grounded out (Boyer to White); Cash was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 6TH: KILLEBREW STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); BUNNING REPLACED ROBINSON (PITCHING); Clemente flied to Mantle; White struck out; Bolling grounded out (Cash unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 7TH: ROBINSON REPLACED CEPEDA (PLAYING LF); Mantle was called out on strikes; Maris walked; Colavito flied to Robinson; Kubek flied to Mays; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 7TH: KALINE REPLACED MANTLE (PLAYING CF); Burgess grounded out (Cash to Bunning); Boyer struck out; Wills grounded out (Temple to Cash); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 8TH: Romano flied to Clemente; BRANDT BATTED FOR BUNNING; Brandt struck out; Killebrew popped to Burgess in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 8TH: FORNIELES REPLACED BRANDT (PITCHING); HOWSER REPLACED KILLEBREW (PLAYING 3B); ALTMAN BATTED FOR MCCORMICK; Altman homered; Mays made an out to Kaline; Robinson singled to Colavito; WILHELM REPLACED FORNIELES (PITCHING); Robinson stole second; Clemente struck out; White made an out to Maris; wind starts to blow; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 9TH: FACE REPLACED ALTMAN (PITCHING); ZIMMER REPLACED BOLLING (PLAYING 2B); GENTILE BATTED FOR TEMPLE; Gentile struck out; Cash doubled; FOX RAN FOR CASH; Kaline singled to Mays [Fox scored]; KOUFAX REPLACED FACE (PITCHING); Maris singled to Clemente [Kaline to second]; MILLER REPLACED KOUFAX (PITCHING); Miller balked [Kaline to third, Maris to second]; the famous wind-blown balk; Colavito reached on an error by Boyer [Kaline scored]; Burgess dropped a foul fly hit by Kubek; wind-blown popup; Kubek struck out; BERRA BATTED FOR ROMANO; Berra reached on an error by Zimmer [Maris to third, Colavito to second]; Wilhelm made an out to Robinson; 2 R, 3 H, 3 E, 3 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 9TH: GENTILE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); FOX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); BERRA STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C ); Zimmer grounded out (Kubek to Gentile); Burgess grounded out (Howser to Gentile); Boyer walked; HOWARD REPLACED BERRA (PLAYING C ); Boyer was picked off first but was safe on an error by Gentile; assist by Wilhelm [Boyer to second]; Wills made an out to Fox; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 10TH: Howser was called out on strikes; Gentile struck out; Fox walked; Kaline reached on an error by Boyer [Fox scored (unearned), Kaline to third]; Maris struck out; 1 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 10TH: AARON BATTED FOR MILLER; Aaron singled to Kaline; Howard allowed a passed ball [Aaron to second]; Mays doubled to Colavito [Aaron scored]; Robinson was hit by a pitch; Clemente singled to Maris [Mays scored, Robinson to second]; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 5.

End of 1961 All-Star Game #1 Play-by-Play
1961 All-Star Game #2

A Play-by-Play Account

NL STARS 1ST: Wills lined to Cash; Mathews popped to Temple; Mays grounded out (Robinson to Cash); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Cash was called out on strikes; Colavito homered; Kaline grounded out (Purkey to White); Mantle made an out to Mays; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 2ND: Cepeda lined to Aparicio; Clemente made an out to Mantle; White grounded out (Temple to Cash); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 2ND: Romano made an out to Bolling; Aparicio walked; Burgess allowed a passed ball [Aparicio to second]; Temple walked; Robinson struck out; Bunning made an out to White; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 3RD: Bolling grounded out (Robinson to Cash); Burgess struck out; STUART BATTED FOR PURKEY; Stuart grounded out (Aparicio to Cash); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 3RD: MAHAFFEY REPLACED STUART (PITCHING); Cash popped to White in foul territory; Colavito popped to Wills; Kaline grounded out (Wills to White); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 4TH: SCHWALL REPLACED BUNNING (PITCHING); Wills singled to Mantle; Mathews made an out to Colavito; Mays singled to Colavito [Wills to second]; Cepeda made an out to Temple; Clemente grounded out (Aparicio to Cash); mild protest because Cash appeared to juggle throw in dirt; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 4TH: ROSEBORO REPLACED BURGESS (PLAYING C ); KASKO REPLACED CLEMENTE (PLAYING SS); AARON REPLACED WILLS (PLAYING RF); Mantle walked; MARIS BATTED FOR ROMANO; Maris made an out to Bolling; Aparicio reached on an error by Bolling [Mantle to second]; Temple grounded into a double play (Bolling to Kasko to White) [Aparicio out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 5TH: HOWARD REPLACED MARIS (PLAYING C ); White doubled to Mantle; Bolling grounded out (Temple to Cash) [White to third]; Roseboro struck out; MUSIAL BATTED FOR MAHAFFEY; Musial struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 5TH: KOUFAX REPLACED MUSIAL (PITCHING); Robinson singled to Cepeda; Schwall grounded into a double play (White to Kasko to Bolling) [Robinson out at second]; Cash grounded out (Kasko to White); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 6TH: Aaron grounded out (Aparicio to Cash); Mathews walked; Mays flied to Kaline; Cepeda was hit by a pitch [Mathews to second]; Kasko singled to Aparicio [Mathews to third, Cepeda to second]; White singled to Aparicio [Mathews scored, Cepeda to third, Kasko to second]; Bolling made an out to Colavito; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 3 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 6TH: Colavito made an out to Aaron; Kaline singled to Bolling; Mantle struck out; Howard grounded out (Mathews to White); lights turned on; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 7TH: PASCUAL REPLACED SCHWALL (PITCHING); Roseboro was called out on strikes; ALTMAN BATTED FOR KOUFAX; Altman flied to Mantle; Aaron lined to Colavito; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 7TH: ALTMAN STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); MILLER REPLACED AARON (PITCHING); Aparicio struck out; Temple struck out; Robinson grounded out (Kasko to White); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 8TH: Mathews was called out on strikes; Mays walked; Cepeda grounded out (Temple to Cash) [Mays to second]; BANKS BATTED FOR KASKO; Banks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 8TH: BANKS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); Pascual popped to White in foul territory; Cash grounded out (Bolling to White); rain starts; Colavito grounded out (Mathews to White); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 9TH: White grounded out (Cash unassisted); Bolling grounded out (Robinson to Cash); Roseboro was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 9TH: Kaline singled; Mantle struck out; Kaline stole second; Howard struck out; SIEVERS BATTED FOR APARICIO; Sievers struck out; 30 minute rain delay and then game called; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 1.

End of 1961 All-Star Game #2 Play-by-Play


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