1972 All-Star Game Play by Play

1972 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"We got out of it (the ninth inning) it pretty good." - American League Skipper Earl Weaver

AL STARS 1ST: Carew grounded out (Morgan to Gibson); Murcer popped to Bench in foul territory; Jackson doubled; Allen grounded out (Morgan to May); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Morgan flied to Murcer; Mays grounded out (Robinson to Allen); Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (Morgan to May); Grich popped to Torre in foul territory; Robinson grounded out (Torre to May); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Stargell walked; Bench grounded into a double play (Carew to Allen) [Stargell out at second]; May singled to Yastrzemski; Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: BLASS REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Freehan walked; Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt (May to Morgan) [Freehan to second]; Carew singled to Mays [Freehan scored]; Murcer lined into a double play (May to May) [Carew out at second]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Kessinger flied to Yastrzemski; BECKERT BATTED FOR BLASS; Beckert flied to Jackson; Morgan flied to Yastrzemski; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: SUTTON REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Jackson singled to Aaron; Allen forced Jackson (Torre to Morgan); Yastrzemski flied to Mays; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: LOLICH REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Mays was called out on strikes; Aaron flied to Jackson; Stargell popped to Jackson; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 5TH: Robinson popped to Morgan; Freehan flied to Mays; Lolich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 5TH: BANDO REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Bench singled to Yastrzemski; May flied to Yastrzemski; Torre popped to Allen in foul territory; Kessinger forced Bench (Grich to Carew); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 6TH: CEDENO REPLACED MAYS (PLAYING CF); WILLIAMS REPLACED STARGELL (PLAYING LF); SPEIER REPLACED SUTTON (PLAYING SS); SANGUILLEN REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); CARLTON REPLACED KESSINGER (PITCHING); Carew walked; Murcer grounded into a double play (May to Speier to May) [Carew out at second]; Jackson grounded out (Morgan to May); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 6TH: JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF); SCHEINBLUM REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); FISK REPLACED FREEHAN (PLAYING C ); PERRY REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Speier flied to Scheinblum; Morgan grounded out (Carew to Allen); Cedeno singled to Yastrzemski; Aaron homered [Cedeno scored]; Williams flied to Jackson; 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 7TH: STONEMAN REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Allen grounded out (Speier to May); Yastrzemski struck out; Grich grounded out (Speier to May); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 7TH: CASH REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); RUDI REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen grounded out (Carew to Cash); May flied to Jackson; Torre singled to Rudi; Stoneman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 1, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 8TH: SANTO REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); OLIVER REPLACED AARON (PLAYING RF); Bando grounded out (Morgan to May); Fisk singled to Williams; SMITH BATTED FOR PERRY; Smith struck out; ROJAS BATTED FOR CAREW; Rojas homered [Fisk scored]; Scheinblum grounded out (May unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 8TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WOOD REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Speier grounded out (Grich to Cash); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Cedeno struck out; Oliver popped to Bando; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 2.

AL STARS 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING); Jackson struck out; Cash was called out on strikes; Rudi doubled to Oliver; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 2.

NL STARS 9TH: Williams singled to Jackson; Sanguillen singled to Jackson [Williams to third]; May forced Sanguillen (Grich to Rojas) [Williams scored]; Santo grounded into a double play (Bando to Rojas to Cash) [May out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 10TH: Bando grounded out (Speier to May); Fisk struck out; PINIELLA BATTED FOR WOOD; Piniella grounded out (Speier to May); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 10TH: MCNALLY REPLACED PINIELLA (PITCHING); COLBERT BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Colbert walked; Speier out on a sacrifice bunt (McNally to Rojas) [Colbert to second]; Morgan singled [Colbert scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 3, NL Stars 4.

End of 1972 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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