1970 All-Star Game Play by Play

1970 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"This violent game-ending play has become an enduring part of the story of Pete Rose." - The Midsummer Classic (2002)

AL STARS 1ST: Aparicio struck out; Yastrzemski singled to Mays; F. Robinson struck out; Powell popped to Perez; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Mays struck out; Allen flied to F. Robinson; Aaron grounded out (Aparicio to Powell); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Killebrew struck out; Howard struck out; D. Johnson flied to Aaron; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Perez struck out; Carty walked; Bench struck out; Kessinger singled to Yastrzemski [Carty to second]; Beckert grounded out (D. Johnson to Powell); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: Freehan lined to Mays; Palmer grounded out (Perez to Allen); Aparicio grounded out (Beckert to Allen); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: STAUB BATTED FOR SEAVER; Staub flied to Yastrzemski; Mays popped to Powell in foul territory; Allen lined to D. Johnson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: MERRITT REPLACED STAUB (PITCHING); Yastrzemski flied to Mays; F. Robinson was called out on strikes; Powell flied to Mays; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: MCDOWELL REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Aaron grounded out (McDowell to Powell); Perez struck out; Carty grounded out (McDowell to Powell); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 5TH: ROSE REPLACED AARON (PLAYING RF); HICKMAN REPLACED CARTY (PLAYING LF); Killebrew singled to Hickman; HARPER RAN FOR KILLEBREW; Howard flied to Hickman; D. Johnson popped to Beckert in foul territory; Harper was caught stealing second (Bench to Beckert); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 5TH: F. ROBINSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); OLIVA REPLACED HOWARD (PLAYING RF); FOSSE REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); B. ROBINSON REPLACED HARPER (PLAYING 3B); Bench struck out; Kessinger singled to Yastrzemski; Beckert forced Kessinger (McDowell to D. Johnson); MENKE BATTED FOR MERRITT; Menke walked [Beckert to second]; Mays popped to B. Robinson in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 6TH: MENKE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); PERRY REPLACED MAYS (PITCHING); GASTON REPLACED BECKERT (PLAYING CF); Fosse singled to Rose; McDowell out on a sacrifice bunt (Perry to Menke) [Fosse to second]; Aparicio flied to Rose; Yastrzemski singled [Fosse scored]; F. Robinson grounded out (Menke to Allen); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 6TH: HORTON REPLACED F. ROBINSON (PLAYING LF); Allen walked; Rose walked [Allen to second]; Perez popped to D. Johnson; Hickman popped to D. Johnson; Bench struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 7TH: GRABARKEWITZ REPLACED PEREZ (PLAYING 3B); HARRELSON REPLACED KESSINGER (PLAYING SS); DIETZ REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Powell grounded out (Perry to Allen); B. Robinson singled to Gaston; Oliva walked [B. Robinson to second]; D. Johnson singled to Harrelson [B. Robinson to third, Oliva to second]; Fosse lined out on a sacrifice fly to Gaston [B. Robinson scored, Oliva to third]; A. JOHNSON BATTED FOR MCDOWELL; A. Johnson forced D. Johnson (Harrelson to Menke); 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 7TH: YASTRZEMSKI CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); PERRY REPLACED A. JOHNSON (PITCHING); OTIS REPLACED POWELL (PLAYING CF); Harrelson singled to Oliva; Gaston walked [Harrelson to second]; Menke was hit by a pitch [Harrelson to third, Gaston to second]; MCCOVEY BATTED FOR PERRY; McCovey grounded into a double play (D. Johnson to Yastrzemski) [Harrelson scored, Gaston to third, Menke out at second]; Allen was called out on strikes; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 8TH: MCCOVEY STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); MORGAN REPLACED MENKE (PLAYING 2B); GIBSON REPLACED ALLEN (PITCHING); Aparicio grounded out (Morgan to McCovey); Yastrzemski singled to Rose; Horton singled to Gaston [Yastrzemski to second]; Otis flied to Rose [Yastrzemski to third]; B. Robinson tripled to Gaston [Yastrzemski scored, Horton scored]; Oliva flied to Rose; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 8TH: Rose struck out; Grabarkewitz flied to Horton; Hickman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 9TH: D. Johnson struck out; Fosse walked; FREGOSI BATTED FOR PERRY; Fregosi flied to Hickman; Aparicio struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 9TH: HUNTER REPLACED FREGOSI (PITCHING); Dietz homered; Harrelson singled to Horton; Gaston popped to Yastrzemski; Morgan singled to Oliva [Harrelson to second]; PETERSON REPLACED HUNTER (PITCHING); McCovey singled to Otis [Harrelson scored, Morgan to third]; OSTEEN RAN FOR MCCOVEY; CLEMENTE BATTED FOR GIBSON; STOTTLEMYRE REPLACED PETERSON (PITCHING); Clemente lined out on a sacrifice fly to Otis [Morgan scored]; Rose struck out; 3 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 10TH: CLEMENTE STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); ROSE CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); HICKMAN CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING 1B); OSTEEN STAYED IN GAME (PITCHING); Yastrzemski grounded out (Hickman to Osteen); Horton singled to Clemente; Otis grounded into a double play (Harrelson to Morgan to Hickman) [Horton out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 10TH: Grabarkewitz grounded out (Aparicio to Yastrzemski); Hickman struck out; Dietz lined to D. Johnson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 11TH: B. Robinson grounded out (Harrelson to Hickman); Oliva doubled to Clemente; D. Johnson grounded out (Grabarkewitz to Hickman); Fosse grounded out (Harrelson to Hickman); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 11TH: ALOMAR REPLACED STOTTLEMYRE (PLAYING 2B); WRIGHT REPLACED D. JOHNSON (PITCHING); Harrelson flied to Otis; Gaston grounded out (Alomar to Yastrzemski); Morgan grounded out (Aparicio to Yastrzemski); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 12TH: Alomar flied to Clemente; Aparicio lined to Gaston; Yastrzemski doubled to Gaston; Gaston missed a shoestring catch here; Horton was walked intentionally; Otis lined to Clemente; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 12TH: TORRE BATTED FOR OSTEEN; Torre grounded out (B. Robinson to Yastrzemski); Clemente grounded out (Alomar to Yastrzemski); Rose singled to Otis; Grabarkewitz singled to Horton [Rose to second]; Hickman singled to Otis [Rose scored, Grabarkewitz to second]; the famous Fosse-Rose collision; 1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 4, NL Stars 5.

End of 1970 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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