1971 All-Star Game
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The 1971 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 13, 1971. The American League won the forty-second midsummer classic by a score of 6 to 4. The game was held at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, MI in front of 53,559 fans. The MVP was Frank Robinson of the Orioles.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Earl Weaver and coaches Billy Hunter and Billy Martin.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Sparky Anderson and coaches Walter Alston and Preston Gomez, Danny Murtaugh.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| National League | Batting Order | American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Willie Mays | OF | San Francisco Giants | 1 | Rod Carew | 2B | Minnesota Twins | ||
| Hank Aaron | OF | Atlanta Braves | 2 | Bobby Murcer | OF | New York Yankees | ||
| Joe Torre | 3B | St. Louis Cardinals | 3 | Carl Yastrzemski | OF | Boston Red Sox | ||
| Willie Stargell | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | 4 | Frank Robinson | OF | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Willie McCovey | 1B | San Francisco Giants | 5 | Norm Cash | 1B | Detroit Tigers | ||
| Johnny Bench | C | Cincinnati Reds | 6 | Brooks Robinson | 3B | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Glenn Beckert | 2B | Chicago Cubs | 7 | Bill Freehan | C | Detroit Tigers | ||
| Bud Harrelson | SS | New York Mets | 8 | Luis Aparicio | SS | Boston Red Sox | ||
| Dock Ellis | P | Pittsburgh Pirates | 9 | Vida Blue | P | Oakland Athletics | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 13, 1971 at Tiger Stadium (53559), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
| American | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
Pitchers
National: Dock Ellis (L) - Juan Marichal - Fergie Jenkins - Don Wilson
American: Vida Blue (W) - Jim Palmer - Mike Cuellar - Mickey Lolich
Home Runs
National: Johnny Bench (2nd), Hank Aaron (3rd), Roberto Clemente (8th)
American: Frank Robinson (3rd), Reggie Jackson (3rd), Harmon Killebrew (6th)
Umpires
HP: Frank Umont, 1B: Paul Pryor, 2B: Jake O'Donnell, 3B: Doug Harvey, LF: Don Denkinger, RF: Nick Colosi
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