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1972 Baseball All-Star Game

Below are the results of the 1972 All-Star game with a boxscore and play-by-play courtesy of Retrosheet. You can also view figures for any other All-Star game by using the tool on the right and well as a history of the midsummer classic.

1972 ALL-STAR GAME 1972 ALL-STAR GAME

1971/1973

AL 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 - 3 6 0
NL 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 - 4 8 0

July 25, 1972	at Atlanta Stadium
Time of Game: 2:26	Attendance: 53,107
Broadcasters:	(NBC)	Curt Gowdy, Tony Kubek

WP:	McGraw
LP:	McNally
S:	(None)
HR:	Hank Aaron, Cookie Rojas
MVP:	Joe Morgan

BATTING

American League       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Carew 2b               2   0   1   1       1   0       2   3
  Rojas ph,2b          1   1   1   2       0   0       3   1
Murcer cf              3   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Scheinblum rf        1   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
Jackson rf,cf          4   0   2   0       0   1       5   0
Allen 1b               3   0   0   0       0   0       4   0
  Cash 1b              1   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
Yastrzemski lf         3   0   0   0       0   1       3   0
  Rudi lf              1   0   1   0       0   0       0   0
Grich ss               4   0   0   0       0   2       0   3
Robinson 3b            2   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
  Bando 3b             2   0   0   0       0   0       1   1
Freehan c              1   1   0   0       1   0       3   0
  Fisk c               2   1   1   0       0   1       2   0
Palmer p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Lolich p             1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Perry p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Smith ph             1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  Wood p               0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Piniella ph          1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  McNally p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   1
Totals                33   3   6   3       2   8      28  10

FIELDING - 
DP: 2.

BATTING - 
2B: Jackson (1,off Gibson); Rudi (1,off McGraw).
HR: Rojas (1,8th inning off Stoneman 1 on, 2 out).
SH: Palmer (1,off Blass).
Team LOB: 3.

National League       AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Morgan 2b              4   0   1   1       1   0       3   5
Mays cf                2   0   0   0       0   1       2   0
  Cedeno cf            2   1   1   0       0   1       0   0
Aaron rf               3   1   1   2       0   1       0   0
  Oliver rf            1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Stargell lf            1   0   0   0       1   0       0   0
  Williams lf          2   1   1   0       0   0       0   0
Bench c                2   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
  Sanguillen c         2   0   1   0       0   0       6   0
May 1b                 4   0   1   1       0   0      13   2
Torre 3b               3   0   1   0       0   1       1   2
  Santo 3b             1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Kessinger ss           2   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Carlton p            0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Stoneman p           1   0   0   0       0   1       0   0
  McGraw p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Colbert ph           0   1   0   0       1   0       0   0
Gibson p               0   0   0   0       0   0       1   0
  Blass p              0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Beckert ph           1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Sutton p             0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
  Speier ss            2   0   0   0       0   0       1   5
Totals                33   4   8   4       3   5      30  14

FIELDING - 
DP: 2.

BATTING - 
HR: Aaron (1,6th inning off Perry 1 on, 2 out).
SH: Speier (1,off McNally).
Team LOB: 5.

BASERUNNING - 
SB: Morgan (1,2nd base off Wood/Fisk).

PITCHING

American League       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Palmer                 3     1   0   0   1   2   0
Lolich                 2     1   0   0   0   1   0
Perry                  2     3   2   2   0   1   1
Wood                   2     2   1   1   1   1   0
McNally L(0-1)         0.1   1   1   1   1   0   0
Totals                 9.1   8   4   4   3   5   1

National League       IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR
Gibson                 2     1   0   0   0   0   0
Blass                  1     1   1   1   1   0   0
Sutton                 2     1   0   0   0   2   0
Carlton                1     0   0   0   1   0   0
Stoneman               2     2   2   2   0   2   1
McGraw W(1-0)          2     1   0   0   0   4   0
Totals                10     6   3   3   2   8   1

Umpires: Stan Landes (NL), Lou DiMuro (AL), Lee Weyer (NL),
Jerry Neudecker (AL), Bill Kunkel (AL), Jerry Dale (NL)

Starting Lineups:

   American League               National League          
1. Carew               2b        Morgan              2b
2. Murcer              cf        Mays                cf
3. Jackson             rf        Aaron               rf
4. Allen               1b        Stargell            lf
5. Yastrzemski         lf        Bench               c
6. Grich               ss        May                 1b
7. Robinson            3b        Torre               3b
8. Freehan             c         Kessinger           ss
9. Palmer              p         Gibson              p

AMERICAN LEAGUE 1ST: Carew grounded out (second to pitcher);
Murcer popped to catcher in foul territory; Jackson doubled;
Allen grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
American League 0, National League 0.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 1ST: Morgan flied to center; Mays grounded out
(third to first); Aaron was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American League 0, National League 0.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 2ND: Yastrzemski grounded out (second to first);
Grich popped to third in foul territory; Robinson grounded out
(third to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American League 0,
National League 0.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2ND: Stargell walked; Bench grounded into a
double play (second to first) [Stargell out at second]; May
singled to left; Torre struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
American League 0, National League 0.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 3RD: BLASS REPLACED GIBSON (PITCHING); Freehan
walked; Palmer out on a sacrifice bunt (first to second)
[Freehan to second]; Carew singled to center [Freehan scored];
Murcer lined into a double play (first unassisted) [Carew out at
first]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American League 1, National
League 0.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 3RD: Kessinger flied to left; BECKERT BATTED FOR
BLASS; Beckert flied to right; Morgan flied to left; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  American League 1, National League 0.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 4TH: SUTTON REPLACED BECKERT (PITCHING); Jackson
singled to right; Allen forced Jackson (third to second);
Yastrzemski flied to center; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1
LOB.  American League 1, National League 0.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 4TH: LOLICH REPLACED PALMER (PITCHING); Mays was
called out on strikes; Aaron flied to right; Stargell popped to
right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American League 1, National League
0.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 5TH: Robinson popped to second; Freehan flied to
center; Lolich was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American League 1, National League 0.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 5TH: BANDO REPLACED ROBINSON (PLAYING 3B); Bench
singled to left; May flied to left; Torre popped to first in
foul territory; Kessinger forced Bench (shortstop to second); 0
R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American League 1, National League 0.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 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 (first to shortstop to first) [Carew out at second];
Jackson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American League 1, National League 0.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 6TH: JACKSON CHANGED POSITIONS (PLAYING CF);
SCHEINBLUM REPLACED MURCER (PLAYING RF); FISK REPLACED FREEHAN
(PLAYING C ); PERRY REPLACED LOLICH (PITCHING); Speier flied to
right; Morgan grounded out (second to first); Cedeno singled to
left; Aaron homered [Cedeno scored]; Williams flied to center; 2
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American League 1, National League 2.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 7TH: STONEMAN REPLACED CARLTON (PITCHING); Allen
grounded out (shortstop to first); Yastrzemski struck out; Grich
grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
American League 1, National League 2.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 7TH: CASH REPLACED ALLEN (PLAYING 1B); RUDI
REPLACED YASTRZEMSKI (PLAYING LF); Sanguillen grounded out
(second to first); May flied to center; Torre singled to left;
Stoneman was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. 
American League 1, National League 2.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 8TH: SANTO REPLACED TORRE (PLAYING 3B); OLIVER
REPLACED AARON (PLAYING RF); Bando grounded out (second to
first); Fisk singled to left; SMITH BATTED FOR PERRY; Smith
struck out; ROJAS BATTED FOR CAREW; Rojas homered [Fisk scored];
Scheinblum grounded out (first unassisted); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  American League 3, National League 2.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 8TH: ROJAS STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B); WOOD
REPLACED SMITH (PITCHING); Speier grounded out (shortstop to
first); Morgan walked; Morgan stole second; Cedeno struck out;
Oliver popped to third; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American League
3, National League 2.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 9TH: MCGRAW REPLACED STONEMAN (PITCHING);
Jackson struck out; Cash was called out on strikes; Rudi doubled
to right; Grich struck out; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American
League 3, National League 2.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 9TH: Williams singled to center; Sanguillen
singled to center [Williams to third]; May forced Sanguillen
(shortstop to second) [Williams scored]; Santo grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [May out at second]; 1 R,
2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American League 3, National League 3.

AMERICAN LEAGUE 10TH: Bando grounded out (shortstop to first);
Fisk struck out; PINIELLA BATTED FOR WOOD; Piniella grounded out
(shortstop to first); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  American League 3,
National League 3.

NATIONAL LEAGUE 10TH: MCNALLY REPLACED PINIELLA (PITCHING);
COLBERT BATTED FOR MCGRAW; Colbert walked; Speier out on a
sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Colbert to second]; Morgan
singled [Colbert scored]; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  American League
3, National League 4.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 American League   3   6   0    3
 National League   4   8   0    5

Baseball All-Star Game sources/bibliography:
The Midsummer Classic: The Complete History of Baseball's All-Star Game by David Vincent, Lyle Spatz, David W. Smith
Baseball's All Star Game: A Game by Game Guide by Jeff Lenburg
Major League Baseball: Awesome All-Star Action (DVD) by Major League Baseball
The All-Star Game: A Pictorial History, 1933 to Present by Donald Honig (1987, TSN)
Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.

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