1987 All-Star Game Play by Play

1987 All-Star Game Play by Play

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"I'll have the same tools (referring to illegal sandpaper) I always take out there. We'll wait and see." - Mike Scott

NL STARS 1ST: MVP: Tim Raines (NL Montreal); Davis grounded out (Ripken to Mattingly); Sandberg grounded out (Boggs to Mattingly); Dawson doubled to Bell (it was the first pitch); Schmidt grounded out (Boggs to Mattingly); checked swing; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 1ST: Henderson grounded out (Sandberg to Clark); Mattingly reached on an error by Scott; Boggs forced Mattingly (Sandberg to O. Smith); Bell popped to O. Smith; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 2ND: Clark made an out to Mattingly; Mattingly shielded his eyes from the sun; Strawberry grounded out (Randolph to Mattingly); Carter grounded out (Ripken to Mattingly); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 2ND: Winfield doubled to Davis; Ripken lined into a double play (Clark to O. Smith) [Winfield out at third]; Kennedy struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 3RD: O. Smith lined to Bell; GWYNN BATTED FOR SCOTT; Gwynn grounded out (Ripken to Mattingly); Davis grounded out (Boggs to Mattingly); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 3RD: SUTCLIFFE REPLACED GWYNN (PITCHING); Randolph flied to Davis; TRAMMELL BATTED FOR SABERHAGEN; Trammell reached on an error by O. Smith; Henderson flied to Dawson; Mattingly walked [Trammell to second]; Boggs made an out to Dawson; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 4TH: MORRIS REPLACED TRAMMELL (PITCHING); REYNOLDS REPLACED RANDOLPH (PLAYING 2B); Sandberg grounded out (Ripken to Mattingly); Dawson struck out; Schmidt singled to Winfield; Schmidt was caught stealing second (Kennedy to Reynolds); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 4TH: SAMUEL REPLACED SANDBERG (PLAYING 2B); Bell grounded out (Clark unassisted); Bell's grounder hit the bag and bounced to Clark; Winfield grounded out (Samuel to Clark); Ripken singled to Davis; Kennedy forced Ripken (O. Smith to Samuel); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 5TH: Clark struck out; Strawberry grounded out (Reynolds to Mattingly); Carter walked; O. Smith forced Carter (Ripken to Reynolds); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 5TH: HERSHISER REPLACED CARTER (PITCHING); MCGEE REPLACED SUTCLIFFE (PLAYING CF); DIAZ REPLACED STRAWBERRY (PLAYING C ); DAWSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING RF); Reynolds grounded out (O. Smith to Clark); PUCKETT BATTED FOR MORRIS; Puckett grounded out (Samuel to Clark); Henderson singled to Samuel; Mattingly walked [Henderson to second]; Boggs forced Mattingly (Schmidt to Samuel); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 6TH: PUCKETT STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING CF); LANGSTON REPLACED BOGGS (PITCHING); SEITZER REPLACED MATTINGLY (PLAYING 3B); MCGWIRE REPLACED HENDERSON (PLAYING 1B); FERNANDEZ REPLACED RIPKEN (PLAYING SS); McGee grounded out (Reynolds to McGwire); Davis was called out on strikes; Samuel grounded out (Reynolds to McGwire); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 6TH: RAINES REPLACED DAVIS (PLAYING LF); WALLACH REPLACED SCHMIDT (PLAYING 3B); Bell grounded out (Wallach to Clark); Winfield lined to Dawson; Fernandez made an out to McGee; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 7TH: NOKES REPLACED BELL (PLAYING C ); EVANS REPLACED KENNEDY (PLAYING RF); WINFIELD CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING LF); Dawson grounded out (Fernandez to McGwire); Wallach struck out; Clark was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 7TH: REUSCHEL REPLACED DAWSON (PITCHING); HERNANDEZ REPLACED CLARK (PLAYING 1B); MURPHY REPLACED HERSHISER (PLAYING RF); BROOKS REPLACED O. SMITH (PLAYING SS); Evans singled to Raines (it was the first pitch); Reynolds out on a sacrifice bunt (Hernandez to Samuel) [Evans to second]; Puckett struck out; McGwire flied to Murphy; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 8TH: PLESAC REPLACED LANGSTON (PITCHING); Diaz made an out to Evans; Murphy popped to Fernandez in foul territory; Brooks struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 8TH: VIRGIL REPLACED DIAZ (PLAYING C ); Seitzer made an out to Samuel; BAINES BATTED FOR PLESAC; FRANCO REPLACED MURPHY (PITCHING); LEONARD REPLACED REUSCHEL (PLAYING RF); Baines made an out to Samuel; Nokes flied to Raines; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 9TH: RIGHETTI REPLACED BAINES (PITCHING); McGee grounded out (Reynolds to McGwire); Raines singled to Puckett; Raines stole second [Raines to third (error by McGwire)]; HENKE REPLACED RIGHETTI (PITCHING); Samuel flied to Evans; Evans made a perfect one-hop throw to the plate to hold Raines; Leonard popped to Nokes in foul territory; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 9TH: BEDROSIAN REPLACED FRANCO (PITCHING); Winfield walked; Fernandez out on a sacrifice bunt (Bedrosian to Hernandez) [Winfield to second]; Evans walked; Reynolds hit into a double play (Hernandez to Brooks) [Winfield out at home (Bedrosian to Virgil), Evans out at second]; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 10TH: Wallach grounded out (Henke to McGwire); Hernandez singled to Puckett; Virgil made an out to Winfield; GUERRERO BATTED FOR BEDROSIAN; Guerrero lined to Reynolds; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 10TH: L. SMITH REPLACED GUERRERO (PITCHING); Puckett struck out; McGwire struck out; Seitzer flied to McGee; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 11TH: Brooks flied to Puckett; McGee grounded out (Fernandez to McGwire); Raines singled to Winfield; Samuel was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 11TH: PARRISH BATTED FOR HENKE; Parrish singled; Nokes out on a sacrifice bunt (L. Smith to Hernandez) [Parrish to second]; Winfield grounded out (Brooks to Hernandez) [Parrish to third]; Fernandez was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 12TH: HOWELL REPLACED PARRISH (PITCHING); Leonard grounded out (Fernandez to McGwire); Wallach struck out; Hernandez struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 12TH: Evans singled to McGee; Reynolds made an out to Hernandez; Puckett struck out; McGwire grounded out (L. Smith to Hernandez); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 0, AL Stars 0.

NL STARS 13TH: Virgil singled; L. Smith struck out; Brooks singled to Evans [Virgil to second]; McGee lined to Winfield; Raines tripled [Virgil scored, Brooks scored]; Samuel lined to Reynolds; Fernandez is the last NL player available; 2 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 0.

AL STARS 13TH: FERNANDEZ REPLACED L. SMITH (PITCHING); Seitzer walked; TABLER BATTED FOR HOWELL; Tabler struck out; Nokes popped to Virgil in foul territory; Winfield forced Seitzer (Wallach to Samuel); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. NL Stars 2, AL Stars 0.

End of 1987 All-Star Game Play-by-Play

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