1969 All-Star Game Play by Play

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1969 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

NL STARS 1ST: Alou singled; Kessinger grounded out (Powell to Stottlemyre) [Alou to second]; Stottlemyre threw a wild pitch [Alou to third]; Aaron reached on an error by Howard [Alou scored (unearned), Aaron to second]; McCovey grounded out (Carew to Powell) [Aaron to third]; Santo grounded out (Bando to Powell); 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Carew flied to Jones; Jackson popped to Santo in foul territory; F. Robinson was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 1, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Jones singled to Petrocelli; Bench homered [Jones scored]; Millan grounded out (Powell unassisted); Carlton struck out; Alou singled to Jackson; Kessinger grounded out (Powell unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Powell flied to Alou; Howard homered; Bando grounded out (Carlton to McCovey); Petrocelli struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 3, AL Stars 1.

NL STARS 3RD: ODOM REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PITCHING); Aaron singled to Howard; McCovey homered [Aaron scored]; Santo grounded out (Petrocelli to Powell); Jones reached on an error by Petrocelli; Bench singled to F. Robinson [Jones to third]; Millan doubled to Howard [Jones scored (unearned), Bench scored]; Carlton doubled [Millan scored]; KNOWLES REPLACED ODOM (PITCHING); Alou grounded out (Carew to Powell) [Carlton to third]; Kessinger grounded out (Petrocelli to Powell); 5 R, 5 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 8, AL Stars 1.

AL STARS 3RD: Freehan homered; KILLEBREW BATTED FOR KNOWLES; Killebrew flied to Jones; Carew flied to Alou; Jackson walked; F. Robinson forced Jackson (Santo to Millan); 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 8, AL Stars 2.

NL STARS 4TH: MCLAIN REPLACED KILLEBREW (PITCHING); Aaron struck out; McCovey homered; Santo walked; Jones flied to Jackson; Bench walked [Santo to second]; Millan struck out; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 2.

AL STARS 4TH: GIBSON REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Powell struck out (Bench unassisted); Howard walked; SMITH RAN FOR HOWARD; Bando singled to Kessinger [Smith to second]; Petrocelli flied to Alou; Freehan singled to Alou [Smith scored, Bando to third]; MINCHER BATTED FOR MCLAIN; Mincher struck out; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 5TH: SMITH STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING LF); JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); MCNALLY REPLACED MINCHER (PITCHING); BLAIR REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING CF); BANKS BATTED FOR GIBSON; Banks lined to Petrocelli; Alou walked; MAYS BATTED FOR KESSINGER; Mays flied to Jackson; Aaron flied to Blair; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 5TH: MENKE REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING SS); CLEMENTE REPLACED BANKS (PLAYING RF); SINGER REPLACED AARON (PITCHING); Carew grounded out (McCovey unassisted); Jackson popped to Santo; Blair popped to Menke; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 6TH: SMITH CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); ANDREWS REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 2B); YASTRZEMSKI REPLACED JACKSON (PLAYING LF); McCovey struck out; Santo grounded out (Petrocelli to Powell); Jones singled to Blair; Bench lined to Yastrzemski; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 6TH: MAY REPLACED MCCOVEY (PLAYING 1B); PEREZ REPLACED SANTO (PLAYING 3B); HUNDLEY REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Powell flied to Jones; Smith grounded out (Millan to May); Bando flied to Alou; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 7TH: B. ROBINSON REPLACED MCNALLY (PLAYING 3B); MCDOWELL REPLACED BANDO (PITCHING); ROSEBORO REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); Millan grounded out (B. Robinson to Powell); Clemente struck out; Alou struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 7TH: BECKERT REPLACED SINGER (PLAYING 2B); KOOSMAN REPLACED MILLAN (PITCHING); Petrocelli doubled to Jones; Roseboro flied to Alou; B. Robinson struck out; Andrews grounded out (Perez to May); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 8TH: FREGOSI REPLACED PETROCELLI (PLAYING SS); Menke struck out; Beckert flied to Blair; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 8TH: ROSE REPLACED JONES (PLAYING LF); Yastrzemski flied to Rose; Blair flied to Rose; DIERKER REPLACED KOOSMAN (PITCHING); Powell singled to Clemente; Smith popped to Perez; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

NL STARS 9TH: CULP REPLACED MCDOWELL (PITCHING); Perez struck out; Rose popped to B. Robinson in foul territory; Hundley struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

AL STARS 9TH: NIEKRO REPLACED DIERKER (PITCHING); WHITE BATTED FOR CULP; White struck out; Fregosi grounded out (Niekro to May); MAY BATTED FOR ROSEBORO; May struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 9, AL Stars 3.

End of 1969 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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