1966 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"Over one hundred fans were treated for effects of the heat, and many people abandoned their expensive box seats in the early innings until things cooled off a bit." - The Midsummer Classic (2002)
1966 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

AL STARS 1ST: Injuries: Joe Morgan was to start, hurt knee Bob Gibson hurt before game, Phil Regan replaced him Sam McDowell hurt, replaced by Sonny Siebert MVP: Brooks Robinson (Baltimore AL); McAuliffe popped to Santo in foul territory; Kaline popped to McCovey in foul territory; F. Robinson flied to Aaron; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Mays was called out on strikes; Clemente flied to Kaline; Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Oliva lined to Mays; B. Robinson tripled to Aaron; Aaron lost the ball in the background of white shirts; Scott popped to McCovey in foul territory; Koufax threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson scored]; Freehan flied to Clemente; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: McCovey popped to B. Robinson; Santo lined to B. Robinson; Torre struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: Knoop grounded out (Santo to McCovey); McLain struck out; McAuliffe popped to Santo in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Lefebvre flied to F. Robinson; Cardenas lined to Knoop; McLain pitched 3 perfect innings; FLOOD BATTED FOR KOUFAX; Flood grounded out (McLain to Knoop to Scott); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: BUNNING REPLACED FLOOD (PITCHING); Kaline popped to Lefebvre; F. Robinson was called out on strikes; Oliva popped to Cardenas; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: KAAT REPLACED MCLAIN (PITCHING); Mays singled to F. Robinson; Clemente singled to Kaline [Mays to second]; Aaron popped to Scott in foul territory; McCovey forced Clemente (Scott to McAuliffe) [Mays to third]; Santo singled to B. Robinson [Mays scored, McCovey to second]; Torre forced Santo (McAuliffe to Knoop); 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 5TH: B. Robinson grounded out (Cardenas to McCovey); Scott popped to Lefebvre; Freehan singled; Knoop struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 5TH: Lefebvre flied to F. Robinson; Cardenas popped to Scott in foul territory; ALLEN BATTED FOR BUNNING; Allen struck out; Umpires moved: Honochick (hp), Vargo (1b), Umont (2b) Barlick (3b), Neudecker (lf), Engel (rf); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 6TH: MARICHAL REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); HUNT REPLACED LEFEBVRE (PLAYING 2B); KILLEBREW BATTED FOR KAAT; Killebrew singled to Mays; McAuliffe struck out; Kaline singled to Mays [Killebrew to second]; FREGOSI RAN FOR KILLEBREW; F. Robinson popped to McCovey in foul territory; Oliva grounded out (Hunt to McCovey); 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 6TH: FREGOSI STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING SS); BATTEY REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); STOTTLEMYRE REPLACED MCAULIFFE (PITCHING); Mays flied to Kaline; Clemente doubled to Oliva; Aaron grounded out (B. Robinson to Scott); McCovey was walked intentionally; Santo forced McCovey (B. Robinson to Knoop); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 7TH: B. Robinson singled to Aaron; CASH BATTED FOR SCOTT; Cash grounded into a double play (McCovey to Cardenas to McCovey) [B. Robinson out at second]; Battey struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 7TH: CASH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); Torre grounded out (B. Robinson to Cash); Hunt grounded out (Fregosi to Cash); STARGELL BATTED FOR CARDENAS; Stargell popped to B. Robinson in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 8TH: WILLS REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING SS); MCCARVER REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING C ); RICHARDSON BATTED FOR KNOOP; Richardson grounded out (Wills to McCovey); Fregosi flied to Clemente; COLAVITO BATTED FOR STOTTLEMYRE; Colavito flied to Aaron; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 8TH: RICHARDSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); SIEBERT REPLACED COLAVITO (PITCHING); HART BATTED FOR MARICHAL; Hart was called out on strikes; Mays flied to Kaline; Clemente grounded out (Richardson to Cash); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 9TH: PERRY REPLACED HART (PITCHING); Kaline grounded out (Santo to McCovey); F. Robinson popped to Wills; Oliva flied to Mays; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 9TH: AGEE REPLACED KALINE (PLAYING CF); Aaron flied to Agee; McCovey popped to B. Robinson; Santo grounded out (B. Robinson to Cash); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 10TH: B. Robinson singled; Perry threw a wild pitch [B. Robinson to second]; Cash flied to Mays; Battey walked; Richardson popped to McCovey in foul territory; Fregosi struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 10TH: RICHERT REPLACED SIEBERT (PITCHING); McCarver singled to Oliva; Hunt out on a sacrifice bunt (Richert to Richardson) [McCarver to second]; Wills singled to Oliva [McCarver scored]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

End of 1966 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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