1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

MLB All-Star Game


year=1972
visitor=American League
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visitor_r=3
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home=National League
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date=July 25, 1972
venue=Atlanta Stadium"Total Baseball, 5th ed.", 1997, Viking Press, Thorn, John et.al. ed, p. 253]
city=Atlanta, Georgia
VisitorManager=Earl Weaver [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1972as.shtml "1972 All-Star Game", baseball-almanac.com; accessed 21 September 2008] ]
VisitorManagerTeam=BAL
HomeManager=Danny Murtaugh
HomeManagerTeam=PIT
MVP=Joe Morgan
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TVstation=NBC
TVcommentators=Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek
attendance=53,107
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The 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the 43rd such game, was played on July 25, 1972. The all-stars from the American League and the National League faced each other at Atlanta Stadium, home of the Atlanta Braves. The National League came away with a 4-3 win in 10 innings.

This was the third All-Star Game hosted by the Braves (1936 and 1955), but the first All-Star Game to be hosted by the team in Atlanta (the previous two being hosted in their previous homes of Boston and Milwaukee, respectively). This would be the only All-Star Game played in Atlanta Stadium, as the Braves had moved to Turner Field when the exhibition returned to Atlanta in 2000. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgmenu.shtml "All-Star Game history", baseball-reference.com; accessed 25 September 2008] ]

After seeing their 8 All-Star Game winning streak ended in 1971, the game would mark the start of an 11 game winning streak for the NL; the longest winning streak by either league in the exhibition's history.

American League roster

The American League roster included 10 future "Hall of Fame players". [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_asgrecaps_story_headline.jsp?story_page=recap_1972 "All-Star Game Results-1972", mlb.com; accessed 25 September 2008] ]

Elected starters

Coaching staff

Reserve position players

coring summary

The American League opened the game's scoring in the top of the the third, with Steve Blass in to relieve Bob Gibson. Bill Freehan walked, and advanced to second base on a sacrifice bunt by Jim Palmer. Rod Carew singled, allowing Freehan to score. [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/1972_all_star_game_play_by_play.shtml "1972 All-Star Game play by play", baseball-almanac.com; accessed 25 September 2008] ]

The National League would not answer until the bottom of the sixth inning, with Gaylord Perry pitching in relief. With two outs, César Cedeño singled. Hank Aaron then hit a two run home run to give the National League the lead.

The AL would respond in the top of the eighth inning against Bill Stoneman in his second inning of relief. Carlton Fisk singled, and after a strikeout, Cookie Rojas (pinch hitting for Rod Carew) hit a two run home run.

Wilbur Wood was in his second inning of relief when, in the bottom of the ninth inning, the National League evened the score. Billy Williams and Manny Sanguillen hit back-to-back singles, with Sanguillen's sending Williams to third base. Lee May hit into a fielder's choice, forcing Sanguillen out at second, but permitting Williams to score. After Ron Santo grounded into a double play, the score was tied at 3, forcing extra innings.

In the bottom of the tenth inning, Dave McNally came on in relief for the AL. The first batter he faced, Nate Colbert (pinch hitting for Tug McGraw), walked. Colbert advanced to second on a sacrifice bunt by Chris Speier. Joe Morgan singled, scoring Colbert and ending the game.

Game notes and records

This was the seventh All-Star Game to reach extra innings. After this one, the National League was 7–0 in those extra inning games.

The home run hit by Hank Aaron was the last one in an All-Star Game by a player from the host team for 25 years. This did not happen again until Sandy Alomar, Jr. of the Cleveland Indians homered at Jacobs Field in the 1997 All-Star Game.

The homer by Cookie Rojas, a native of Cuba, was the first one ever hit in an All-Star Game for the American League by a player who was born outside the United States.

Nate Colbert, who scored the winning run, brought the wrong uniform with him to Atlanta. The San Diego Padres' slugger donned his road jersey with "SAN DIEGO" on it instead of his home one with "PADRES" on it.

References

External links

* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1972as.shtml 1972 All-Star Game summary @baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/07251972.shtml 1972 All-Star Game box score @baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://www.baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/1972_all_star_game_play_by_play.shtml 1972 All-Star Game play-by-play @baseball-almanac.com]
* [http://mlb.mlb.com/mlb/history/mlb_asgrecaps_story_headline.jsp?story_page=recap_1972 1972 All-Star Game results @mlb.com]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS197207250.shtml Baseball Reference 1972 All-Star Game review @ baseball-reference.com]


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