1980 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"(Bob) Welch struck me out on a fastball the first time. It seems like every time I get a hit in the All-Star Game, it's a home run." - Fred Lynn
1980 All-Star Game

A Play-by-Play Account

AL STARS 1ST: Randolph grounded out (Lopes to Garvey); Carew walked; Carew stole second; Lynn grounded out (Lopes to Garvey) [Carew to third]; Jackson struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 1ST: Lopes grounded out (Nettles to Carew); Smith flied to Lynn; Parker struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Oglivie walked; Fisk struck out; Nettles popped to Reitz in foul territory; Dent singled to Parker [Oglivie to third]; Stone struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Garvey popped to Fisk in foul territory; Bench grounded out (Dent to Carew); Kingman struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: WELCH REPLACED RICHARD (PITCHING); Randolph singled to Parker; Randolph was picked off first (Welch to Garvey); Carew doubled to Kingman; Lynn struck out; Jackson walked while Carew advanced to third on a wild pitch [Carew to third]; Oglivie struck out; 0 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: Reitz grounded out (Randolph to Carew); Russell flied to Oglivie; Welch struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: GARNER REPLACED LOPES (PLAYING 2B); GRIFFEY REPLACED KINGMAN (PLAYING LF); STEARNS REPLACED BENCH (PLAYING C ); Fisk struck out; Nettles grounded out (Garvey unassisted); Dent struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: JOHN REPLACED DENT (PITCHING); YOUNT REPLACED STONE (PLAYING SS); Garner struck out; Smith grounded out (Yount to Carew); Parker flied to Lynn; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 0, NL Stars 0.

AL STARS 5TH: HENDRICK REPLACED SMITH (PLAYING CF); WINFIELD REPLACED PARKER (PLAYING RF); Yount grounded out (Russell to Garvey); Randolph grounded out (Russell to Garvey); Carew singled to Winfield; Lynn homered [Carew scored]; Jackson singled to Hendrick; LANDREAUX RAN FOR JACKSON; Oglivie grounded out (Garvey unassisted); 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 0.

NL STARS 5TH: LANDREAUX STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING RF); COOPER REPLACED CAREW (PLAYING 1B); BUMBRY REPLACED LYNN (PLAYING CF); OLIVER REPLACED OGLIVIE (PLAYING LF); PORTER REPLACED FISK (PLAYING C ); BELL REPLACED NETTLES (PLAYING 3B); Garvey grounded out (Bell to Cooper); Stearns grounded out (Randolph to Cooper); Griffey homered; Reitz reached on an error by Randolph [Reitz out at second (Porter to Yount)]; 1 R, 1 H, 1 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

AL STARS 6TH: KNIGHT REPLACED WELCH (PLAYING 3B); REUSS REPLACED REITZ (PITCHING); Porter struck out; Bell struck out; John struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 1.

NL STARS 6TH: Russell grounded out (John to Cooper); Knight singled to Oliver; Garner singled to Bumbry [Knight to second]; Hendrick singled [Knight scored, Garner to third]; FARMER REPLACED JOHN (PITCHING); Winfield reached on an error by Randolph [Garner scored (RBI), Hendrick to second, Winfield to first]; HERNANDEZ BATTED FOR GARVEY; Hernandez singled to Farmer [Hendrick to third, Winfield to second]; ROSE BATTED FOR STEARNS; Rose grounded into a double play (Randolph to Yount to Cooper) [Hernandez out at second]; 2 R, 4 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 3.

AL STARS 7TH: HERNANDEZ STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); BIBBY REPLACED ROSE (PITCHING); CARTER REPLACED RUSSELL (PLAYING C ); CONCEPCION REPLACED REUSS (PLAYING SS); Yount flied to Winfield; Randolph singled to Hendrick; Cooper grounded into a double play (Concepcion to Garner to Hernandez) [Randolph out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 3.

NL STARS 7TH: STIEB REPLACED RANDOLPH (PITCHING); GRICH REPLACED FARMER (PLAYING 2B); Griffey singled to Landreaux; Concepcion forced Griffey (Grich to Yount); Stieb threw a wild pitch [Concepcion to second]; Carter grounded out (Bell to Cooper); Knight walked while Concepcion advanced to third on a passed ball [Concepcion to third]; Knight stole second; Stieb threw a wild pitch [Concepcion scored (unearned), Knight to third]; Garner walked; Garner stole second; Hendrick flied to Bumbry; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 8TH: SUTTER REPLACED HENDRICK (PITCHING); MURPHY REPLACED BIBBY (PLAYING CF); Bumbry grounded out (Garner to Hernandez); Landreaux lined to Griffey; Oliver grounded out (Garner to Hernandez); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 4.

NL STARS 8TH: GOSSAGE REPLACED OLIVER (PITCHING); PARRISH REPLACED YOUNT (PLAYING C ); HENDERSON REPLACED PORTER (PLAYING LF); TRAMMELL REPLACED STIEB (PLAYING SS); Winfield lined to Landreaux; Hernandez singled to Henderson; Murphy grounded out (Cooper unassisted) [Hernandez to second]; Griffey flied to Bumbry; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 4.

AL STARS 9TH: Henderson grounded out (Knight to Hernandez); Bell grounded out (Concepcion to Hernandez); Grich walked; Parrish struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. AL Stars 2, NL Stars 4.

End of 1980 All-Star Game Play-by-Play


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