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The 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star game took place at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia on Tuesday, July 13th, 1976.
This was the third All-Star game to be played in Philadelphia, but the first at Veterans Stadium.
The game was held at Shy Park in both 1943 and 52.
This was the first All-Star game that featured both O Canada and the Star Spangled Banner during the pre-game ceremonies.
Even though the Montreal Expos had been in the league since 1969, the American League planned to expand into Toronto with the Blue Jays in 1977,
so it took this opportunity to start this new tradition.
The American League starting lineup included two future Hall of Famers, Rod Carew at first and George Brett at third.
They were managed by the Red Sox' Daryl Johnson, who would start Detroit rookie phenom Mark the Bird Fittich on the mound.
Mark entered the game with a 9-2 record, which included nine complete games and his 11 starts.
The National League was managed by Sparky Anderson, who led the Reds to the championship in 1975,
and they were still flying high in 1976 with the 53-33 record entering the break.
This game featured seven Cincinnati batters, including five that were in the starting lineup.
This audio recording is from the CBS Radio broadcast featuring announcers Jack Buck, Brent Musburger, and Andy Musser.
Randy Jones, the left-hander, a 16-game winner, will pitch to Ron LaFleur.
The thing about Jones is he seldom gives you anything good to hit.
He won't let you hit his fastball. He's a secret ball pitcher.
He keeps those infielders busy, rolls his in at third base.
As Frank Robinson coaches at first base and Gene Mark coaches at third for Daryl Johnson.
The umpire waits until the field is clear, and then he says, play ball, and the 47th annual All-Star game is underway.
The first pitch is low, ball one.
And most of the pitches from Randy Jones will be right down around the knees.
Here it comes, swing and a foul at the feet of the catcher, Johnny Bench, one ball, one strike.
They say that Jones' strike zone is from below the knee to the top of the knee, and I don't think they stretch the point very much.
One ball, one strike from the floor. They play him straight away with the left fielder, Luzinski, deep.
The curveball is hit on the ground, through the hole, and a left up base hit.
And that's the way it starts, and the speedy Ron LaFleur is on base.
Luzinski gets it back in, and that's reflective of what we're talking about.
The tiny ball ball and the fastball between the two.
That's exactly what you were pointing out just prior to the start of the game, Jack, with Randy Jones not being the strikeout pitcher
and inviting the ball players to hit the ball on the ground. They could get them through in the hole, as they did.
Jones is a nut-head.
Now, let's see if we can get a few of these things in the hole.
One strike to count on Karoo.
I think Jones came pretty close to a balk move that time, but nothing was called.
A lead by the runner, the pitch to the plate, and the curveball stays inside to even it up, the ball and the strike on Karoo.
The on-deck hitter is George Brett.
And even though the National League is favored, a lot of people like the chances of the American League this year
because of the speed and power that they have that they didn't have before.
The pitch is up and in. Two balls and a strike. Bench came up ready to throw.
The interesting thing you see, LaFleur with his great speed and Bench with his fine throwing arm match up here.
Come on, Ron, go ahead and run.
Two balls and a strike, the pitch and a swing, and a double play ball.
To Morgan, to Concepcion, over to Perce, a double play.
That was made to order. A big bounce to Morgan.
And despite the running speed of Karoo, who knew that he had plenty of time and they turned it over easily.
Four, six, three, two out, and George Brett is the batter.
So Jack Fox, Marty Anderson can start with Morgan and Concepcion, and then late in the game he can switch to the Philadelphia and field.
He can have Cash in second and Boyd short, and those are men who have worked together all along.
He's not going to lose a thing when he puts in those substitutes, and now the base is empty.
And there again is another of the secrets of Jones pitching. You get on base and he'll throw that double play ball.
Here is ball one loaded George Brett, who has the most hits this year of any player in either lineup, with a total of 122.
The Kansas City infielder is batting 365.
Now if you'll place him to the opposite field, the pitch from Jones is a curve ball that misses.
It's inside for ball two. Jones, as you know, seldom walks anybody, so Brett can look for something to hit right here.
But even when he's behind on the count, he won't give in. The pitch is high for a ball, ball three.
I get to walk him just to make me look bad.
Two men out, nobody on base. First inning, the American League batting, Jones pitching to Brett in his low ball, before he draws the walk.
So, the second base runner of the opening inning, and that gives the number four hitter, Thurman Munson, a chance to bat.
The Yankee catcher is batting 319.
Most everybody, Brent, is a threat at the plate to hit the long ball in this ballpark.
Well, particularly Thurman Munson is having an excellent year with the bat, Jack Burke, even though he was injured in a collision at home play,
Charlie Spikes of the Cleveland Indians charged into him a couple of weeks ago.
He had to play some games in the outfield. He's back now behind the plate. I think we'll see the National League try to test his throwing on.
On at first base is George Brett. Jones checks him, brings it into the right-handed batter, Munson. He hits it up the middle, and it's fielded by Concepcion to Morgan for a force-out,
and the inning is over. And you can tell by the coolness of the infielders that they've been through the heavy fireworks before in that Cincinnati ball club.
One hit and one left for the American League after one half inning, no score.
Well, we're anxious to catch the act of Mark Pidrich, the right-hander of the Detroit Tigers, who is affectionately called the Bird.
I have never seen him hit myself. Brandy spells his name, F-I-D-R-Y-C-H. He was born in Worcester, Mass., lives in Northboro, and he is 9-2, and only the second rookie to ever start an All-Star game.
And Jack the First, of course, was Dave Stenhouse of Washington in back in 1968. You have not seen Pidrich or Innes retreat, but what I want to see tonight is whether or not he will go through all of the antics in front of an All-Star game.
Will he talk to the baseball as much as he has during the first half of the season?
We'll see if he's intimidated by his surroundings. George Brett, the third baseman, is over to talk to the youngster, and the leadoff man is going to be Pete Rose, who possesses 117 base hits already this year.
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Pete Rose of the Cincinnati Reds, the switch hitters, will be up there batting left-handed against Pidrich, the tall right-hander, who is 6'3".
The catcher is Thurman Munson. They have Brett at third base for the American League, with Toby Harrah at shortstop, the second baseman Bobby Gritch and Rod Carew at first.
On the floors and left, Freddie Lynn in center field, and the right fielder is Rusty Stout.
John McNamara coaches at third base. He's the manager of the San Diego Padres.
The Philadelphia manager is the first base coach, and the first pitch of the night from Mark Pidrich is on the way.
And it stays outside. It's ball one, according to Harry Wendelstedt, the playdumb player.
They play Rose about straight away, and he swings and gets a base hit to center. A line drive single to center.
Brett Lynn gets it back in, and Pete Rose is safely on, and I'm sure that the American Leaguers are saying, come on, Mark, hold us in.
We've lost enough of these games as of late. Four in a row they've lost to the National League.
Jack, Mark has spent so much energy the last couple of days just talking to media representatives here in Philadelphia.
He has entertained everyone at the press conference. He was a nonstop talker for about 30 minutes, and he kept it up for another hour.
He's going to be a very tired young man tonight. Rose takes his lead. Seldom does any running.
Steve Garvey is the batter. The Dodger first baseman takes a pitch which sinks low, ball one.
A little more power at the plate now on the first with Garvey. Seven home runs and even 300 batting mark.
He was the most valuable player in the All-Star game a couple of years ago. Strong right-handed batter.
They're playing the ball. The pitch coming, and it's low for a ball. Ball two.
So, Fenrich gave up a base hit to feed Rose, and he used two balls, no strikes on Steve Garvey with Joe Morgan on deck.
What a great night for baseball at this time of year in Philadelphia.
Garvey hits one in the right field. Rusty Stobb on the move. Can't get it.
Base hit, and it goes to the wall. Stobb falls down, and Rose is going to score.
Garvey's going to end up at third base. Rose scores. Standing up. One-nothing actually. Garvey has heard nobody else.
And Jack, there we saw one of the problems presented by the artificial playing surface.
The ball was stroked out into right field. It started to curve as Rusty Stobb was coming over.
It struck in front of him and bounced away quickly, and as Stobb fell, the ball rolled back to the wall.
And by the time he could retrieve it, the National League had scored.
That's the problem for outfielders on the Astro Derby. You get too close to this baseball, and it'll bounce over your head.
Now the infield is playing back. Off the stretch is Fenrich Morgan, the batter, and he swings and misses.
Strike one. Garvey's at third. Nobody else.
Garvey is now five out of eight in National League play.
They give him a three-base hit all the way. Morgan trying to get the run home. He swings and pops it up.
That will not get the run home with nobody out. I don't think Garvey will try it.
Stobbs under the ball, makes the catch, and stays at third as the throw comes in.
And he throws strikes. Not throws strikes in the play, but Garvey stayed at third, and it'll be up to George Foster with one out to chase Garvey home from third.
George Foster is enjoying a remarkable season for the Cincinnati Reds. Jack Plyer, the game's Marky Anderson, was saying that he thinks Foster this year is the most improved player in the National League.
Brother, can he get those runs home? He's driven in 72 this year. He has more runs added in than any player on the field here tonight.
He has drilled 17 home runs, and when he hits the ball, it just goes and goes and goes.
He's slender, but he's strong. The infield is still back, so a ground ball to anybody who's at the third baseman or first baseman will get the runner home.
Strike one called as Fidrich gets ahead, and he could go for the strikeout here. He needs it.
Off the stretch, a check on Garvey, the pitch to Foster, and a ground ball will get the runner home. It's hit to the second baseman, Grip. He's up. He throws two out, but it's good or nothing as Garvey caught it home.
I was sort of surprised here on the after court that they played the infielders back as far as they did to allow the run score, and here's a big hand for Drake Lizinski.
Lizinski has scored the only starter in the Philadelphia Phillies lineup, the big favorite. What a team they've got this year, Jack. A 10-game lead here at the All-Star Game. Blake and the Pirates have played very well.
Lizinski on the first one pops it up. It'll be caught. Foul ball, Karou, chases it. That will end the first inning, and Rod has it for the off, but the National League has jumped on top.
Two runs, two hits, nobody left after one, two-nothing National League.
Campaign 76, the Democratic National Convention, led by Claire Gordon in New York.
Jack, you know it's a privilege tonight to have this game carried around the world by the American Forces Radio. We've been listened to by servicemen on either side of the globe, and I know that many of your games, your St. Louis Cardinal broadcasts, have already been carried across the world, and occasionally you hear from servicemen over there.
Yes, we do, and we're always pleased to hear from the folks, and we better include the gals in there, Brent, too.
I've forgotten. They've changed the Army today.
I was surprised, Brent, with a runner on it third and one out, that the American League played it as loosely as they did with the second baseman and shortstop as deep as they were on this fast turf. They seemed to give up that run very, very easily. Had they been playing in, the run would not have scored.
They must be expecting an explosion here with the bats.
I guess they think they can score runs of their own, and Fred Lynn will lead it off. In the first inning, the American League had a base hit by Ron LaFleur, a double play off the batter of Rod Carew, George Brett DeRualk, and then Munson forced him with a ground ball to shortstop.
So it's Fred Lynn, the Rookie of the Year last year in the American League, leading off, and he's up to his old tricks, batting 324. Left-handed batter, first pitch, swing and a miss, on the curveball from Randy Jones.
And the National Leaguers are up to their old tricks. They're out in front, 2-0 after one. Outfield straightaway for Lynn, Jones brings it in, fastball is hit on the ground foul, and that's strike two, Garvey gets it back into play.
It'll be Lynn, then Toby Hara, then Rusty Staub. Staub made the mistake in that opening inning of getting a little bit too close to that ball. He thought he could catch it, and when he was unable to do so, it bounced by him for a three-base hit.
A foul by Lynn keeps him at the plate. No balls, two strikes. And frequently when Randy Jones is pitching, you'll look up and you'll see that count, no balls, two strikes.
And then he'll get you to go for that sicker ball, or the bad fastball off the plate. He'll seldom let you hit his fastball. The pitch coming, curve, and a little tap foul, still on two.
Several players, Jack, have made derogatory comments about the velocity of Jones' pitches, but I think it is a testament to what you can do with good control and the good sicker ball.
And a lot of youngsters who don't have that overpowering fastball should follow his lead. The pitcher curveball is popped straight up by Fred Lynn. It's a foul ball back near the stands.
This bench has a crack at it near the dugout, and one-handed by Garvey. He the one could have caught it, but Garvey did, and Lynn has fouled out.
I'll tell you this about Randy Jones. If you think he doesn't have a fastball, start crowding the plate and reaching for that outside pitch, and he'll spin you around and show you a little better fastball than he does when he wants you to hit his fastball.
The batter is Toby Harrah. Here's a shortstop with power. That's an unusual commodity. He is belted eight for the Rangers and batting 278. Right-handed batter, the pitch is low ball.
Johnny Bench behind the plate. Rose guards the line with Harrah at the plate, and Concepcion is in the hole. The pitch is swung on and hit to Rose on one bounce. Plenty of time. He throws him out. Seagull.
Jones keeps those infielders busy, and Rose throws out Harrah. Rusty Stobb will bat with the bases empty. Here's the fellows at the privilege of being on three National League All-Star games, and now he wears the uniform of the Detroit Tigers.
In the offseason, he was traded for pitcher Mickey Lulich. He got off to a terrible start with the New York Mets, but he's been coming on. A lot of it, Jack, was lack of support. The Mets didn't score for him.
He's a tough out. The first pitch is outside from Randy Jones. You'd expect Rusty to take this pitcher up the middle or go the other way, and he's capable of that. Or he can hit with power. He's hit six home runs. Strike called.
Off the inside corner. Jack, it's amazing to me that a player who's as good as Rusty Stobb has been traded as many times as he has. Here's the pitch, and it is a curve ball inside. Ball two, two and one.
Started with Houston, and then it was with Montreal and the New York Mets, and now with the Detroit Tigers. He's choked up on the bat a bit and takes a strike over the inside corner. He bailed out on a curve ball, and Jones dropped it over the edge. Two balls, two strikes.
Bases empty. Two men out as the American League bats second inning, two nothing National League. Fastball inside as Jones tried to slip it by him. He throws so slowly that when he throws his fastball, it looks like Bob Feller cut it loose.
It's a full count and the pitch, and a line drive base hit to right. Stobb singles with two men out, giving Bobby Gritch a chance to hit, and that's the second hit for the American League, and that's another part of Jones' philosophy.
Three and two, here, hit it. He won't put you down. Let the fielders do the work, which has of course contributed greatly to his 16 victories as he comes into this All-Star game. That is the most victories by any pitcher at an All-Star break.
Bobby Gritch is the batter, and the American League could use some of his power, and he is capable. He has hit seven home runs. A right-handed batter, the first pitch coming. It's a ball, low and outside as Jones turned it over.
He ran away from the right-handed batter a bit. They play Gritch to pull. The Bluzinski back near the track and left field. Here it comes, and it's high and away, and that's ball two.
The National Leaguers are leading here, two to nothing in the second inning. Stobb on it first for the American League, two out, and Gritch waiting at the plate and digging in.
A 2-0 count and a ground ball and a half swing to the charging Concepcion. He throws him out. I had to chuckle because even on 2-0 Gritch didn't get a good swing.
6-3 on the putout, a hit and one left, two left for the American League. They trail after an inning and a half, two to nothing.
Campaign 76, the Democratic National Convention. Back here in Philadelphia, and right now Mark Federich is out there warming up, and Jack so far he has not been talking to the baseball.
We've seen none of the antics which has attracted so much attention. Here at the ballpark they point out that baseball has dedicated this All-Star game to the United States Navy, where we are hopeful of having the pleasure of visiting with a U.S. Navy representative here during the course of the game.
Brent Busberg, your home is Billings, Montana, and tomorrow night an old friend of ours, Max Petkin, will be up there entertaining at the ballpark. He is a great performer, I guess one of the last of the old-time clowns.
I remember Price was a performer. He used to travel around with a Jeep and catch a lot of flyballs. Max of course goes out, I think he does a little coaching during the game. He's trying to get Bill Beck to put him on the third base line back in Chicago.
He's going to be in Billings tomorrow and Denver on Thursday and El Paso, Texas on the 16th. Johnny Bench lays it off for the National League, National League on top to the melting. They bat in the home half of the second inning.
Bench has belted nine thus far. First pitch to him from Fidrich is low for a ball. It will be Bench, Kingman, and Concepcion. And of course the pitchers will bat, this being a National League ballpark. Here is a strike call as Fidrich got his fastball in there.
He does not have an overpowering fastball. He has a good sinker ball as does Randy Jones. He's a slider pitcher. Swing and a miss. Foul tip into the glove of the catcher. Permanence and one ball, two strikes. I think Mark was beginning to talk just a little bit more that time.
He's loosening up a little bit now. Bench leading off, takes it low for a ball, two and two. Fidrich looks at the scoreboard to check the count. Nobody on or out here in the home half of the second. The pitch. Bench quirks one in the left and that's a base hit in front of the left fielder. The four gets it back. Now I tell you, Bench really hung out a rope.
He should have. Jack, let's pause ten seconds for station identification. This is the CBS Radio Network. All American country. WTHI Terre Haute.
Jack with Johnny Bench on first base is a guy who's a threat to power one out. Dave Kingman. He lets a high foul ball that will be caught by Rod Carew. The first pitch from Fidrich got him out and there's one gone. Kingman was a threat to make it four to nothing here, but it's still two to nothing as he fouls out.
And Concepcion is the batter. Watch John McNamara coaching down at third base to see if we can pick up any of the signs, but it looks like they have nothing going. I happen to know the signs. Somebody squealed to me, Brent.
That must have been baked McBuy. The Cardinals. No, no, I won't tell you anyhow. Bench is going. Swing and a base hit up the middle will send Bench on to third base without a play and it's first and third with one man out. Evidently I missed the sign.
A hit run single by Concepcion. Bench goes to third. The pitcher Randy Jones is due to hits. Parky Anderson, the manager of the squad, talks to him. And Jones will bat for himself.
Now there have been four hits by the National Leaguers, two in each inning and Fidrich isn't pulling anybody. It looks like they've been hitting his fastball. Exactly. Jackie has not been overpowered here tonight. One other thing about the young man. He's been rushing his pitches more than he normally does.
I caught him against the Boston Red Sox one night up in Fenway Park and then I've seen him work in Tiger Stadium. And when he's at his best, he takes his time. He's more deliberate than he has been here so far.
John McNamara coaching a third is talk to Jones and now he talks to Bench and we might see Jones bump the ball here to try to move the runner down to second without trying to squeeze Bench home from third, a throw to first and it's late.
First and third with one man out here in the second inning. Concepcion is a threat to steal another throw and he's back. It was close. Fidrich evidently has a good move.
Jones throws left and bats right. And there's a mixed up creature.
Check on the runner, the pitcher on the way and Jones takes a strike. It gets away. Concepcion goes to second and Bench stays at third and that'll be a fastball.
Second and third with one man out.
It is a fastball. It popped right out of the glove of the catcher Thurman Munson.
And now the infield is in and Jones swings and misses.
And it's strike two. Fidrich could go for the strikeout here once the strikeout.
Brett, Harrah, Rich and Carew all playing in. The pitch to Jones struck him out for the second out.
The first strikeout for Fidrich and it's up to Pete Rose.
See if they pitch to him or take their chances with Garvey.
He rose, started the ballgame with a base hit. Which is not unusual for him.
What an amazing performer Jack Buck. He has played at four different positions in all-star competition. Third, second and twice in the right and left.
First pitch is a strike call as Fidrich got one over the outside corner down around the knees. Rose with a base hit could make it four to nothing.
And Cepsio on the runner of second with fine speed. Here's the pitch. Pete swings, hits it to first.
Carew to the pitcher covering. This will be not close and he's out. The inning is over.
Carew to Fidrich and the inning is over and the National Leaguers get two hits and lead two.
After two they lead the American League two to nothing.
And we're back in Petron Stadium. Jones is running out to the mound.
Jones prepared here to work his last inning. I guess the rules have always been that a pitcher can go but three innings unless we go extra innings.
This is what they sang about in the Fiddler on the Roof tradition. They don't like the break from it.
So we're going into the third inning with the National League leading two to nothing.
They had another threat but left him on. And the American League will be anxious to get back in it at the expense of Randy Jones.
And their pitcher is going to be lifted right here. That's the item we were talking about where you're going to have a pinch hitter.
Looks like Al McCray coming out to bat for Mark Fidler.
Al McCray of Kansas City will indeed be the hitter.
Jackal, we've got a moment. I can remind everybody that the Summer Olympics begin Saturday, July 17th and CBS Radio Sports will be on the job with special broadcasts from Montreal and regular bulletins and all our sportscasts here on the CBS Radio Network.
We've been joined in the booth tonight by Wynn Elliott who does such a great job for us on the weekends. He'll be headed up to Montreal. The fire reports out of there. I'll be going. Jim Kelly will be up there.
Jack, you better jump away from the Cardinals and come up there for a week.
We'll leave Wynn to handle that. He can put 30 minutes of coffee in a 15-minute show better than anybody I've ever heard.
He can do that.
The pinch hitter is going to be Al McCray, the Kansas City outfielder who is having a very fine season with the front-running Royals.
A couple of these races in both divisions of both leagues have disintegrated a little bit.
And the closest one involves Kansas City and Texas at the moment.
And McCray has played a big part in the success of the Kansas City Royals. He'll be followed by LaFleur and then Carew.
McCray is batting.347. Here's the swing and a miss. Strike one, former member of the Cincinnati Reds. Otherwise, I guess the Reds would have another player on the all-star.
Randy Jones working his third inning. McCray batting for Pidrich.
We're in the third. The National League leads 2-0. The pitch is coming and it's high and away. Pidrich worked two innings.
And he allowed two runs.
A total of four hits. McCray on a half swing hits it back to the pitcher. Jones gets it and flips it out as Garvey helped him.
Jones was in an awkward throwing position. Somehow the left-handed pitcher just can't throw the ball to first base.
I don't know if it was the fact he was left-handed or the fact he seemed to stumble on a seam out there on the artificial surface for just a moment.
And indeed he did throw off balance.
Pidrich worked two innings. He allowed two runs, four hits.
He struck out one and he walked none. The batter is Ron LaFleur and he takes the ball.
American League looking for a baserunner here in the third. The pitch is a fastball at the knees and a strike called. One ball, one strike.
And the pitch. A little tap is fouled off to the left. And now Randy Jones is ahead on the count. One ball, two strikes.
This hitter, Jack, has to be a great inspiration for a lot of people in America. Ron LaFleur spent some time in a prison in Michigan.
He's come out and earlier this year he tore up the American League. He hit in 30 consecutive games.
A swing and a miss and LaFleur missed the off-speed breaking ball.
And down he goes for Jones' first strikeout of the night. And there are two men going.
And Ron Carew bats with the bases empty.
Jones works very, very rapidly. Throws a lot of strikes and he has a lot of fastball game.
There's a breaking ball in there and a called strike one to Carew who grounded into a double play his first time up.
Carew, for all of his accomplishments in the game, has done poorly in all-star competition.
Breaks the bat and grounds the ball to Morgan. He waits for Jones to cover. He throws him out.
And the inning is over. And Carew was very polite. He could have run over Randy Jones, but he didn't do so.
4-1 on the putout, down and ordered the American League. And after two and a half, two-nothing, National League.
Campaign 76, the Democratic National Convention from Madison.
And back here in Philadelphia with the national leading the American by a score of two to nothing, Jack Buck, the American League, has turned it over to a millionaire right-hander, Catfish Hunter.
Catfish Hunter with a record of 10-8. And I guess Randy Jones will take a shower only as a formality.
He earned the focus out there while pitching three innings, no runs, two hits, struck out one, walked one.
He's one of the few people who can gain weight while he pitches out there. He works so easily.
And by the way, he now has four consecutive scoreless innings as an all-star pitcher.
And usually when a fellow is having a great year, Randy comes into an all-star game like this and doesn't do so well.
But that was not the case with Randy Jones.
Now we have the Catfish with a cheek full of tobacco out there getting ready to pitch to the National League and Steve Garvey in the home half of the third inning.
What's the score you say? Well, the National League's on top, two to nothing.
Got two in the first and a single by Rose, a triple by Garvey and a ball that bounced past Rusty Stobb and then an infield out by George Foster.
Two to nothing for the National League as they bat Steve Garvey in his white home Dodger uniform with the blue helmet, blue trim, and the pitch from Catfish Hunter.
And it's punted and it's fouled off to the left.
Garvey trying to get on base, front of the ball foul. He'll be followed by Morgan and then Foster.
The National League threatens to make it five in a row in front of a crowd of 61,000 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.
They had the first night all-star game here in Philadelphia right a few years back, 1943.
Garvey pops it foul and there's a play for Rod Carew. He's under it and has it one yard.
Garvey fouls out and Morgan comes up flying to right his first time, left-handed hitting.
Jack you were talking about that night game. One of the big reasons why the Cincinnati Reds are leading the Dodgers by six full games.
The pitch from Hunter is high and away, ball one. We have a Yankee battery now of Hunter and Thurman Munson.
High and away to Morgan again. That's ball two. One of the best batting eyes in the business, Joe Morgan.
Jack you were talking about that night game, the last all-star game. Of course here was 1952, rained out after five.
Here the foul ball hit down into the seats off the bat of Joe Morgan. Two balls and the strike.
They still have, talking about the American League, Brett at third, Harrods short, and Griff at first.
Four and left, Lin in center field and Staub in right. With one out, Morgan swings and it's a base hit to the right of Bobby Griff.
That's the fifth hit for the National League and Morgan, a base-stealing Brett, is on base with one out.
National League had four hits off of Mark Fidleritz and Stunner.
And now a base knock off Catfish Hunter and Foster is up. Drove in a run with a new field out, the opening inning.
Foster has driven in 72 runs already this year for the Reds.
They play him deep into the left. Right-handed batter, Brett near the line at third, throw to first, Morgan is back.
He's being held by Rod Carew. Hunter looks over there. Morgan is not going and there's a foul by Foster.
Line drive down into left field. Strike one, Morgan bluffed a break but didn't go.
American Legion baseball is well represented. 35 former American Legion baseball players are on the rosters of the American League.
Hunter checks Morgan. Not going and a five ball to deep left by Foster. Way back, Mike Go and go it by Holman.
That makes it four to nothing. There's something about Foster and the way he hits that ball. When he gets into it, it just goes and goes and goes.
That makes it four to nothing. And Catfish Hunter is big.
Foster has driven in three of the four National League runs.
He's a very heavy fat and when he hits that baseball, it just doesn't stop.
The batter is Luzinski who really showed off during batting practice tonight. He must have hit ten out of here.
Here's a high five ball to short left that will be caught by LeBlanc.
The crowd got excited but the catch is made and there are two men out. Luzinski took a dead aim. Got it up in the air for the second half.
You can do that against Catfish Hunter because of course he has marvelous control.
He brings the pitch around the plate all the time so hitters like George Foster can stand in there and if they get the pitch they want they can power it up.
And with two men out the batter is Johnny Bench. He fouls one away. Strike one and everybody's pumping on the first one.
And in an all-star game like this, it's the truth that these pitchers won't be knocking people down or spinning their hands around.
They can dig in a little more here. With two men out Bench swings and Hunter threw it by and Bench got a base hit his first time.
We're in the home half of the third and it's four to nothing now.
And the pitch. Bench fouls one away to stay alive. Oh and two.
That home run by George Foster.
It's typical of the home runs you get in this ballpark.
There would have been an out in a good many other ballparks but not here. It carries Bench with two out. Makes a ball in the dirt.
One ball two strikes.
Hunter has been treated rudely in all-star competition. One ball two strikes and a foul by Bench.
Back and out of play.
And an all-star souvenir is a coveted item here.
Great weather.
Mesa's empty. Bench strikes out on a low pitch from Captain Hunter.
Two runs on two hits. A home run by Foster after three.
National League four. American League nothing.
And back here in Philadelphia with the National League All-Stars leading the American by a score of four to nothing.
Tom Seaver has come on now for the National League.
Well if the American Lakers were complaining that Randy Jones didn't throw the ball hard enough for them to hit it.
They've got all the fast balls they want right now. Maybe a little too much from Seaver.
What about this for a high powered all-star battery. Tom Seaver and Johnny Menn.
Jack it was interesting that the crowd here in Philadelphia booed when Bench went out the last time because they think their catcher Bob Boone deserves to be the all-star starter.
And I guess they're trying a little early psychological warfare on Bench who probably will be back here in October in the playoffs.
They want to get under his skin if they can.
Listen there's some fans out in Los Angeles who want to agree with you right now.
I know that.
Bob Lemon who is the honorary captain with the American League is coaching his first base during this half inning.
And Robin Roberts will coach down there during the next half inning.
And we go into the top of the fourth with Tom Seaver on the mound and George Brett at the plate.
The Kansas City third baseman.
Hitting a lusty three sixty five drew a walk in the opening inning. A left handed batter in the pitch to him.
Strike off. Brett is one of those people who plays the game with a tank full of enthusiasm.
Malapet rose and others.
First pitch a blistering fastball a called strike and now breaking ball low.
One and one.
Tom Seaver on the mound fourth inning for the nothing National League.
American League has had two hits but they left both runners.
Got a walk and hit into a double play.
Brett leading off swing and didn't get the fastball.
One and two a high fastball and Seaver blew it right by him.
It will be Brett and Munson and Fred Lin.
And the pitch from Seaver swing and a high fly ball into right will be caught by Dave Kingman.
Big right fielder is under it and has it for the up.
He's not the most graceful outfielder in the world but he made the catch one go.
Earlier this season John Matlak a teammate who is also on this all-star team criticized Dave Kingman for not taking outfield practices.
Shortly thereafter the Mets went on a tear. A long winning streak and Dave Kingman turned red hot with a bat.
He didn't criticize him when Kingman was standing next to him with a bat in his hand.
Munson is up with one out. The Yankee catcher hit into a force out his first time.
A right handed batter and the pitch from Seaver on the way.
A foul off to the right.
Seaver relieved on Sunday and Johnny Bench was hit by that foul ball.
Bench was hit by that foul ball and the turner comes out to check him out.
Boy he's got a tough year for this man.
And the Philadelphia fans are on him.
I tell you they can just take a look at the scar on the top of his lip so little.
The scar across his back from the operation that he had or some of the aches and ailments which have plagued him.
I don't think they'd be doing him like that.
Bench was really stunned on the right shoulder by that foul ball.
We want booms for all of your fans here.
One man out. One strike to count on Munson and Seaver gets ready to work again.
His pitch is low with the ball.
One ball, one strike to count.
The bases empty for the American League.
They trail 4-0 here in the fourth inning.
And the pitch on the way.
It's a low and away ball too.
Seaver waits for the batter to get set again and brings it in.
The Munson, the right handed batter, swinging a foul back to the right.
Now to play in the upper deck here in Philadelphia.
One ball, two strikes.
Red Lin waiting to bat next to the American League.
Olszczynski back near the track and left with Munson at the plate.
He's popped eight home runs this year.
Seaver kicks and fires.
Munson swings and got a piece of it.
Foul back to the screen.
It's still 1-2.
What a wonderful job the Philadelphia Phillies organization has done in hosting this
all-star game.
Everything has been top-rate.
Pre-game activities here tonight ran like clockwork.
Seaver brings it in and Munson swings and a high fly ball behind second.
Concepcion, the shortstop, fades out, waits and has it two up.
Two men gone.
Munson was jammed and popped out.
With two gone, Fred Lin takes a little while getting to the plate.
We're Admiral McClinton.
The U.S. Navy is here with us.
I'll let him share the microphone while you talk to him.
This all-star game has been dedicated to the U.S. Navy.
It was interesting, Jack, to find out that the Navy was founded here in Philadelphia
as Tom Seaver throws a ball inside to land in next.
You have to be a Phillie fan, too.
I have to tonight.
I'm a National League fan from way back, Fred, so this is really a thrill for us.
The Navy was founded back here on the 13th of October of 1775.
Today we're almost 201 years old now.
Tom Seaver throws another ball, and of course I know many of your Navy men
are listening around the world on American Forces Radio.
They are indeed, and they're just as thrilled as those of us who are here tonight.
Here's Lin with a long one to ride, and it's all now Tom Seaver putting the American League on the board.
Fred Lin, who has hit six for the Red Sox, really got into it,
and two former Southern Cowboys athletes hooked up there,
and Lin got the better of Tom Seaver.
It's 4-1 now, and the fans like that because they love the action.
They don't want to see a one-sided game here.
And check out Magic the American League with like-minded Admiral Robert McClinton
to sit right here for the rest of the game.
What's the game here?
It'll bring Toby Harrah to the plate.
Harrah ground it out his first time up.
So we've had a couple of home runs tonight, one by George Foster of the Reds,
and one just now by Fred Lin, strike one call to Harrah.
He's batting with two men out.
Lin's home run hooks the American League on the board here in the fourth inning.
Swing and a foul tipped, and that's strike two, and Seaver is quickly ahead of Harrah.
Must be stopped on deck.
Seaver is seemingly unperturbed by the home run caught by Fred Lin.
Goes right back to work, and a swing and a foul keeps Harrah at the plate.
Admiral, we like your hard-sightedness.
You're getting more and more women involved in the U.S. Navy, including the Naval Academy.
We have 81 ladies who entered just seven days ago, as a matter of fact, Jack,
and they're well ensconced down to the Naval Academy, and apparently starting off very nicely.
Harrah batting with two men out.
Seaver pitches a swing and a pop fly, will be caught by the second baseman, Joe Morgan.
One run on one hit, the Lin all run.
He's going to the bottom of the fourth, and that's the league lead by the score of 4-1.
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Campaign 76, the Democratic National Convention.
Philadelphia crowd came alive when they saw Larry Bow and Mike Schmidt head for the Wolf End to warm up along with Cesar Stadano of Houston.
David Cunha will leave off, and the home half of the fourth will be followed by Kirsten Saehmann.
And Saehmann is due to hit against Catfish Hunter.
The score is 4-1.
This is Brad Lynn's homer, he's put the American League on the board.
And Kingman's Swingsman, and this is strike one.
Kingman fouled out his first time, he possesses 30 home runs.
The next point of view is the all-star break.
He's ahead of Wilson, the National League record pace of swinging and infighting.
And that strike two.
He strikes out a lot, Kingman Doug.
He throws the ball where he's swinging.
He'll lose it for him.
Outfield, deep to the left, and Hunter pitches.
Swing, and that's a fan ball.
And he struck him out. Second strikeout for Hunter.
Brent, let the Admiral get a plug-in for Navy recruiting before we see what happens to Concepcion.
This is a thrill for the Navy here tonight, Brent, I can tell you that.
And the kind of people we see in the crowd like this are those we like to see come into the Navy.
There are a lot of youngsters here who are our style tonight, I can tell you that.
Admiral, thanks for dropping by.
Pleasure to be here. Thank you.
Dave Concepcion with a swing and a miss, strike one.
Concepcion's single, his first time up, so he's trying for his second hit of the night.
And he pops it into short left field.
The floor broke back, now comes higher.
He'll get there, and on the move he has it for the outs.
Two men gone.
Two men gone, and the batter will be Tom Siever, who bat for himself here in the fourth inning.
We mentioned earlier that Catfish Hunter has been bopped around, and after previous innings,
he had given up four runs and less than four innings in all-star competition.
Siever can handle that bat, but against Hunter, why,
he can say the odds were great of a base hit, and he takes a strike.
National League has out hit the Americans, 6-3, and the National League leads 4-1, fourth innings.
Why you not ask Mike Siever?
He looks overmatched on that swing, strike two.
Hunter, working in a hurry, needs a fresh chew of the back of his, strikes him out, the inning is over.
Three strikeouts and two innings for Hunter, down and order of the National League,
and after four, 4-1, the National League lead.
And here's the all-star game with the National League leading the Americans, 4-1, Jack Buck.
The crowd gave a rose in hand to Bob Boone, the Philadelphia catcher who has replaced Johnny Finch.
And out on the outfield, I see a couple of changes.
Siever Sabanio, who has gone into centerfield, and George Buster, switching over to right,
which means that Dave Payne, one of the New York Mets, is coming out,
and the new shortstop will be Larry Bowe of the Philadelphia Phillies, who will work alongside of Joe Morgan.
Luke Rose and Steve Garvey still out there, and of course the pitcher is Tom Siever,
and the left fielder, Greg Musinski of the Phillies.
Well, we've got a moment here as Siever completes his warm-up to remind everybody
that because we've had a lot of surprises in the tennis world,
it should be signed U.S. Open coming up from Forest Hills.
That begins on August 31st. CBS Radio Sports will bring you an exclusive outside report.
Some changes for the National League, with Siever on the mound, Bob Boone,
who takes over the Cancun Jetties, and he's batting in the number seven spot, replacing Kamen.
They have Boa at shortstop, and he is batting eighth.
And Sabanio's playing centerfield.
Swing on this by Rusty Stopp, who starts the fifth inning of this game.
George Buster has moved from centerfield to right, and Sabanio, of Houston, is taking over in center.
And Sabanio is batting.
He's got a single this first time. It's a foul now for strike two against his former teammate, Tom Siever.
Payed attendance here tonight at 63,974, the third largest All-Star crowd ever,
exceeded only in Cleveland in the years 1935 and 1954.
A receipt of $772,000 taken in in this All-Star game in Philly.
Stopp with a swing and a foul right over our head.
He keeps the count one and two.
I mean, right over my head, not over your head, perhaps, but mine.
You need a souvenir, don't you? Tell them to hit it toward you.
Take it over to one of the children.
Stopp leading off with a base hit against Siever here in the fifth inning.
And the American League, trailing by the score of 4-1, puts its leadoff man on for the second time in the game.
You might see quite a few American League pitchers here tonight, particularly if they go for a pink hitter in this setting.
And the American League does have a pitcher warming up right now.
The batter is Bobby Gritch of Baltimore, swinging a miss, strike one.
Four base hits for the visitors, the American League, as Perez, Cash, and Al Oliver head down to the National League hole for them to warm up.
Here's a swing and a miss for strike two. Gritch down to the short his first time.
And the fifth inning, and Stopp is leadoff with a hit.
Garvey plays behind him in first base. Siever looks over there and pitches.
Gritch took a half swing, held up ball one.
One and two. County bench.
Gave way to Bob Boone, who's behind the plate now.
And Louis Teon, one with a counter. Seriously, I'm in.
All of all.
Stopp with the lead, Siever with the pitching.
Gritch looks at it, going away.
Nicky Rivers is on deck.
There's no pinch hit for Catfish Hunter.
Stopp with two hits in this game, leads away. Gritch hits it on the ground foul, and Rusty is now three to five in an all-star competition.
You can get a good hit by this whether you're making batting practice in a regular season game or an all-star game or whatever, and Stopp can hit the ball.
Gritch trying to follow it up with a base hit.
Waits, swings, fouls it out of play. It's still two and two.
We're in the fifth inning for the American League, the visiting team batting in the National League on top, four to one.
He's scored two in the first.
Singled by Rose, tripled by Garvey in a ground ball, and two in the third on the two-run home run by George Foster.
Redland is giving the American League their only run.
The pitch to Gritch. Swing and a double play ball.
De Morgan has it. Over the short to Boa. Out for the first double play.
Out of the top hop for Joe Morgan.
This is an all-as-to-turf field except for the sliding hits, and that ball hit off the turf, off the dirt on the short hop to Morgan, but he stayed right with it, got it to Boa, and over to Garvey.
And it was the second double play that Joe Morgan has started at second base.
Back in the first inning, he fielded a ground ball by Rod Brew and doubled it for Rod LaFleur.
A couple of double plays. One bailed out the starter, Randy Jones. This one helps Tom Seeger.
And Mickey Rivers.
The Yankee outfielder is at the plate batting left-handed and hitting for Cat 300.
Rivers chokes up on the bat a bit and hits a foul, strike one.
Rivers is batting three-ten.
With a lot of his base hits of the infield variety, he can run.
Two men out, nobody on. Seeger goes into a full wind-up. Here it comes and hits both.
Well, Hunter, worth only two runs, two hits, struck out, three walk-nots.
Rivers with two outs. Takes a strike from Seeger, looks at the umpire, doesn't believe it. One and two.
Harry Wendelstedt is the man in blue behind the plate, Jerry Newdecker, Andy Olson, John Denkenshire,
Satch Davidson, and Jim Evans, the other umpires.
Seeger, with his swing, a foul by Rivers out of play to the left.
Well, the American League put the leadoff man on base in this inning.
The old double play followed.
The National League has Rose, Boa, Morgan, and Garvey on the infield.
The boom catching, the pitch is low from Seeger.
Two and two. Zdinski's still playing. He's in left, the day he went center, and Foster in right.
Seeger's 2-2 delivery. Struck him out on a high fastball.
Seeger gets his first strikeout. No runs, one hit, a double play, nobody left.
And after four and a half, four to one, National League.
And Jack Baseball's year-long Most Minimal Moments campaign came to a climax here in Philadelphia today
with the announcement earlier of Henry Aaron's 750th home run as the most memorable moment ever in baseball.
And Babe Ruth as the most memorable personality.
Bobby Thompson shot her around the world back in the 1951 National League playoffs
for the Giants against the Dodgers. Met with second Aaron and both Thompson and Aaron.
Bobby Thompson handles himself with a lot of grace and dignity.
Hey, he reminds me a lot of Joe DiMaggio in this day and age.
The charm that DiMaggio has, Thompson possesses the same.
Wherever he goes, people eyeball him and enjoy seeing him.
We have Louis T. I'm coming into the game here now.
He's the third American League pitcher of the night.
And he's a favorite over here because, well, I guess he doesn't get so old.
Campaign 76, the Democratic National Convention at New York City's Madison Square Garden.
I'm George Furman, CBS News, reporting on the CBS Radio Network.
And just minutes ago, a moment of supreme, wholly understated drama.
A man played briefly while a ramp was placed in the rostrum.
And then Governor George Wallace of Alabama took the rostrum to speak out against government red tape.
Discarding his glasses after a moment, he warmed to one of his favorite themes,
bureaucrats and their briefcases, which he said ought all to be thrown in the Potomac, the briefcases, presumably.
And then cheers, warm but very brief, for Governor George Wallace and a smiling wave from the governor and a kiss from his wife.
And then George Wallace's farewell from all appearances from the stage of presidential politics.
And the convention moved on to the next part of the platform now being presented by Bess Meyerson of New York City.
That's it for the moment from the Democratic National Committee.
I'm George Furman, CBS News.
Jack, back here in Philadelphia's Veterans Stadium, we see quite a few changes for the American League.
Louis Teon is out there on the mound. It will be an all-Boston battery.
His teammate Carl Fisk is joining him at shortstop.
The manager of Baltimore, the outfield, Carl Jaskinski has gone out there to play now.
And Mickey Rivers has moved in to right field.
Lin will stay in center.
Now we'll find out how they're batting for you folks as Louis Teon takes over as the third American League pitcher of the night.
And I'm sure that the Latin American fans of American baseball get a kick out of the fact that Louis is into the game.
This contest is being broadcasted in Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic of Venezuela.
And as we mentioned here on CBS and around the world, the American forces radio.
Teon takes his warm-up classes.
No scores of other games to give tonight's red as baseball has come to a standstill except for this all-star game.
All of the eyes of the baseball world are on Veterans Stadium.
The girls laid off against Teon against who only batted in the World Series last year.
Louis spins pitches and a swing and a miss by Rhodes.
He's won for two tonight, got a base hit in the opening inning, then ground it out.
National League is on top, 4-1. We're in the home half of the fifth inning.
Teon's next one is a curveball drilled in the right center for a base hit.
If it might get in between, it does.
It goes to the wall and Rhodes is going to get two.
He's got a chance at him, head first, save the third.
Steve Rose with a leadoff triple, beats Louis Teon in the fifth inning.
And you knew he was going to try for three, Brent.
What a remarkable performer Pete Rose is in a game that doesn't mean a thing, that head-first dive into third base.
Here is Rose in an exhibition and who will ever forget back in 1971 down in Cincinnati
when he barreled into Ray Fossey and he broke Fossey's collarbone with a winning run in that all-star game.
The center owes to Canada to compete in the diving competition up there.
Head-first slide in the third, the infield is in, the batter is Garvey who could increase the National League lead.
Teon's pitch is a ball outside.
Garvey is one for two, a three-base hit and a run batted in.
They select the most valuable player in this game and George Foster has a leg up on that trophy with three RBIs tonight.
Garvey waiting.
The pitch is a strike ball with a breaking ball, Rose in third, nobody out.
He'll make sure that the ball is beyond the infielders before he breaks for home on a ground ball.
The right fielder, Mickey Rivers, is playing in a bit.
Other outfielders deep in around to the left with Yaskromski in the left and Lin in the center.
Garvey is jammed by a pitch ball to two and one.
So we have Yaskromski in left, Lin still in center, Rivers in right.
Still Brett at third but the line here is at short.
Richard second base, Carrou at first, Carlton Fisk is catching.
The pitch to Garvey with the runner at third is swinging a miss, two and two.
Garvey trying to get the runner home.
The official league leading, four to one, home half of the fifth inning, a leadoff triple by Pete Rose.
His second hit of the night, Garvey calls time.
One tobacco chewer has followed another here as Catfish Hunter gave way to Louis Teon.
Mark Fidrich started the game.
This is the third American League hurler.
The pitch on the way and Garvey looks at a fastball, three and two.
Fastball out and away from Garvey but he wouldn't chase it.
Garvey's dad is here visiting from Florida.
Lead by Rose and the pitch, swinging at a ground ball to third.
Clear ball, fielded by Brett.
He throws out at first, but Garvey's scooped in out of the dirt and Rose stayed at third.
Jack, there were two nice fielding plays.
George got down at third base, picking that up on the short bounce and then Rod Carew over first base with that scoop.
There's a heck of a play by both as Brett had to battle with Pete Rose for a fielding room down there.
And he took a swipe at Rose, tried to tag him to the ball, just missed him.
Rose got back to third.
And it's up to Morgan to get Pete home from third with one man up.
Morgan has flied to right and single, the infield's still in.
First one from T-Nav and Morgan swings and pops it out.
That'll be the second out.
Second baseman Bobby Gritch has it two-go on and it's smack up.
And George Foster has already driven in three of the four national league runs.
That's not like Joe Morgan, failed to get that runner home from third.
That's twice now that Joe Morgan has failed to produce a runner from third base.
Steve Garvey had the hole back in the first inning after tripling.
Joe Morgan flied out to right field.
Morgan got the game-winning hit in the World Series against Teon, but Teon got him this time.
And of course he received three million votes.
He was the most popular of the All-Stars, Joe Morgan of Cincinnati.
Infield drops back now. Rose to third, two out, Foster the batter.
George takes a swag, a good fastball call over the inside corner.
Foster drawing it on with an infield out in the first and pops the two-run homer in the third inning.
Teon wants to get him out and keep the American League in the game.
Foster wants to pop another and widen the margin, take some of the drama out of this contest.
A full windup by Louis, his pitch is high, and Carlton Fisk had to reach for that one.
One ball, one strike.
Now this game is dominated by Boston players with a batter of Teon and Fisk.
With the Estrumski and Lynn in the outfield, the four of the nine are wearing the Red Sox uniform.
One ball, one strike.
George Foster waits and takes outside ball, too.
And speaking of Boston, what's sad news this week of the death of Tommy Yawkey.
What a marvelous man he was, the millionaire owner of the Boston Red Sox, one of the true sportsmen who stayed in baseball through the years.
Loved his Boston Red Sox.
Foster trying to get Rose home from third with two men out.
The pitch from Luis Teon and a swing and a foul on a curveball, two and two.
A leadoff triple by Rose, but he's still there with two out.
Brett Musinski waits on deck, but for the moment it's a battle between Teon, who wants a new baseball, and George Foster.
John McNamara, the San Diego manager, coaching the third.
Andy Ozark, the Phillies skipper, coaching the first.
Foster waiting. Fisk gives the sign.
Teon looks at third at Pete Rose and goes to work.
The pitch, swing and a smash to short.
One hop-couple injury as it imposed.
He's out, and Rose died at third base after the leadoff triple.
Great pitching by Teon. No runs, one hit, one left.
Three left for the National League, but after five they leave the American League 4-1.
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Nice gesture right now by Sparky Anderson, the manager of the National League, Jack.
He has all five members of the Philadelphia Phillies on the field.
As Dave Cash has come on to play second base, and Mike Schmidt will be at third.
Lozinski at first stays in left. Boyd shortstop, Boone is the catcher.
The new pitcher for the National League is going to be the count, John Matapisco, out of San Francisco.
And out in right field, Al Oliver, the Pittsburgh Pirates, who right now is leading the National League in hitting.
And the first baseman is Sparky Anderson's Tony Perez.
He's in the sixth inning, it is 4-1, and the National League has dominated this game from beginning to end.
You can hear the crowd reacting to the introduction of the other Phillies players.
Here's the batting order now with numerous changes for the National League.
Al Oliver is leading off, he's in right field.
Dave Cash of the Phillies at second base, hitting second.
Tony Perez of the Reds, playing first base and hitting third.
Mike Schmidt of the Phillies in third base batting fourth.
Lozinski is still in the game in left field.
Cesar Cedeno is in center field and batting sixth.
Bob Boone behind the plate of the Phillies, of course.
Harry Ball of the Philadelphia Club is the shortstop batting eighth.
And John Matapisco, another of the characters in baseball, becomes the third National League hurler of the night.
Following Jones and Sieber to the mound, we're going into the sixth inning.
The National League on top, and go to one of the American League.
And Carl Hruszynski of the Boston Red Sox will step into the batter's box.
He's had a marvelous career as an all-star performer out of the American League.
Hruszynski at the plate for his first and bat.
Carl batting 264, but he's a better hitter than that, is he not? And strike one is called from Matapisco, the tall right-hander.
And Sieber worked two innings, allowed one run, two hits, struck out, one walk, none.
Hruszynski, the left-handed batter, courts a foul back here, and that's strike two.
Hruszynski will be followed by Carew and then George Brett.
Philadelphia Phillies are represented now by Schmidt, Boah, Cash, and Boone, and Hruszynski.
The pitch to Hruszynski, misses outside, ball one. Hruszynski leading off in the sixth inning.
National League leading 4-1, two runs in the first, two in the third.
Two runs in the third, an all-run by George Poston.
Brett Lynn, home run for the American League. A ball to Hruszynski.
Two balls, two strikes.
Nobody on or out. The pitch, Matapisco pitches. Hruszynski hits it high in the air behind third.
Fair ball, Boah out. Shortstop has it. Fair ball, good play.
He covers some ground and all it is.
Hruszynski pops to short to start it.
And that in-league is such a thing to run with it, Brett. They have like split batting in the number nine spot with Matapisco hitting fourth.
Jack again on that catch by Boah, the familiarity with the ballpark helped him.
He knew exactly where that rail came in down there.
And he knew that Hruszynski left field, if he left field he wouldn't bother.
So there's one out and Rod Carew, 0 for 2, is that the play?
A standard batter against Matapisco and a swing and a miss and Matapisco blew it by.
Carew is a distinctive character boy can he hit.
Five American League batting titles.
Hitch goes low. Here you think about it.
The size of his forearms is greater than the size of his biceps.
That's where his hitting strength comes from.
He takes it low for ball and he can bunk. Perez is cheating in a step.
Cash is rather deep at second.
American League needs some runners here.
Couple of double plays at the four of them tonight.
The pitch goes low inside, 3 and 1.
Schmidt is in even with the base at third base to guard against the bunt.
Carew the batter with George Brett on deck.
The pitch is low and Carew draws a walk.
Many a rally has been started with a base on ball.
Well let's see what happens with Brett coming up.
He has walked and he's 0 for 1.
We're at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.
Andy Musser alongside. He'll be conducting the post game show here on CBS Radio.
Brent Mussberger at the other microphone. I'm Jack Buck and we've had some action.
Carew takes a good size lead.
The pitch on the way. Brett swings and a long one to very deep center field.
Sabina's going to get it.
Way back near the track he has it and Carew returns to first.
Brett hit it to the deepest part of the ballpark.
High and out and two men gone.
So it's back up to Carlton Fisk who's at the plate for his first time this year.
He's one of the most dramatic home runs in the history of baseball during the World Series last year.
Batting 255. He has nine home runs.
Carew walked earlier and is at first with two outs.
In the sixth inning now a throw to first and a late tag by Perez.
Each club has used three pitchers.
So has followed Randy Jones and Tom Siever to the hill.
First pitch to Fisk is high and away.
In time called is the plate umpire Harry Windelstedt sends a new ball to the mound.
Another Cincinnati player.
Ken Griffey is sufficiently warm. He comes in from the both end of the dugout.
Soon as the lineup evidently pesky with a swing and a miss. One ball one strike.
As much as Fisk is about as confident a guy as you'll ever encounter in baseball.
And cocky might be a better word than confident but he backs it up.
He can pitch.
Took him a long time to get signed. He had to beg to be signed by professional baseball.
Carew is running the pitchers low and Boone cannot make a throw.
So Carew steals the base with two men out.
Stolen base for Rod Carew.
Now Yaskomsky can change his hitting tactics with two men out.
Now he's gone to two balls and a strike to the Boston catcher.
Schmitz deep behind the base at third. Bola playing a deep short.
Here's the pitch and a high pop foul behind the plate. Boone has the play.
Should end the inning. He has it. The inning is over.
Fisk leaves the runner stranded. No runs, no hits. One left.
There have been three left for the American League. They've been in the two double plays.
Middle of the sixth inning. National League leading 4-1.
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The Democratic National Convention.
George Verman reporting on the CBS Radio Network.
And apparently we'll work late tonight, perhaps to midnight.
We had Sharon Lovejoy tonight at a Carter raid. Mark Zwicker at the presence of Massachusetts delegates.
If they didn't go along with Carter tomorrow night.
They did say that if we did not want to go along with Carter, that we would be blacklisted.
And that Governor Carter already did not like Massachusetts.
And this could even further that division.
Ezekiel told CBS News he's asked for an apology from the Carter people.
Not from Carter himself, but perhaps from campaign manager Hamilton Jordan.
They haven't been able to get any reaction from the Carter people yet.
Meanwhile the platform goes on. That's it at the Democratic National Convention for now.
I'm George Verman, CBS News.
And here at CBS Radio, we're keeping you up to date with the all-star action as well as the Democratic Convention.
Jack, you've got a couple of changes out there defensively.
Only a couple in this half, Benny. The new third baseman, Don Money.
The new second baseman, Phil Garner. Money of Milwaukee, Garner of Oakland.
Luzinski leads off against Teon. Strike one, call it the knees.
We're in the bottom of the sixth inning.
The National League is a home club and they're leading 4-1.
Luzinski leads it off here.
And takes the ball inside. He's 0-2.
Cesar Cedeno waits on deck. Luzinski has played the entire game.
And takes it along away. Ball 2.
Luzinski is well up in the batter's box.
He's rather close together. A short stroke, but he backs a wallop.
Nobody on or out the pitch. From Luis Teon, a swing at a high, pop fly behind first.
Near the foul line, Mike Jopper goes foul and caught by Carrell.
By Carrell, who ran a mile for that one. I made a dandy play to retire.
Greg Luzinski who's 0-3.
Jack Phil Garner, the new second baseman, was over there.
Of course, he was added to the team because of an injury to the Yankees' Willie Randolph.
And Garner on that particular play was playing Luzinski to fall and he couldn't get there,
but Carrell made the catch. 1-0.
Now scoring off Teon thus far. Two runs charged to the starter, Midrich, and two to Catfish Hunter.
Cesar Cedeno, heading for the first time tonight.
And the fellow can do it all. You're supposed to say that about every member of both All-Star teams.
Cedeno a right-handed batter against Teon. Swing! That misses strike one.
Cedeno from the Dominican Republic, Luis Teon, native Cuban.
He plays Cedeno to pull the ball.
He's batting 2-97 and he has been torrid lately. Swing and a miss at a bad ball high. Strike two.
Cedeno batting with one out in the sixth inning. The National League on top, 4-1 over the Americans.
Cat Teon kicks, spins, and fires high with a breaking ball, one and two.
Teon comes at you and every conceivable angle.
He spins and kicks and flails his glove around and finally out comes the baseball.
Now to Cedeno. High with a fastball, two and two.
Jack, it's amazing that Luis Teon can pick up his target the way he turns his back on the catcher.
So many of those people just concentrate all the time on that bit.
I guess he can do it with his eyes closed.
He's been around so long now.
Cedeno calls time.
Now back in and waiting.
Batting with one out, nobody on base.
Here it comes.
He looks head and load.
And a full count of three and two, and then I want Cedeno on base because he can run.
Bob Bloom of the Phillies waits on Beck.
Cedeno with a 3-2 count.
Teon brings it to him, swing and a foul, and will do it again.
The National League has out hit the American League, 7-4.
The National League leading 4-1, George Foster of the Reds has driven in three of the runs for the leaders.
Steve Garvey plated the other.
Teon to Cedeno once more.
Swing and a miss, he's struck him out.
Down on strikes goes Cedeno, and that's five and a roll retired by the Boston right-hander.
Here's a big hand for Bob Bloom.
Put him out to a catch.
Son of Ray Bloom, former American League insurer.
Boom, what a year he's having, batting 3-0-9.
He's driven in, 40 runs.
Well, then only 20 runs all of last season.
So he has found himself a fine defensive catcher also.
Swing and a high, puff fly will end the inning.
Who wants it?
It's up to Blanger, down in order goes the National League, 1-2-3.
And after six, National League four, American League one.
The American League's offense is due up.
That would be Lynn who hit that line drive home run into right field.
It is 4-1 with the National League ahead.
Jackie pointed out that Tim Griffey had been warming up down in right field.
He has come in to play right field now without all of us pitching over the left.
If one of the five fillies has come out, that would be Greg Lesinski.
Lesinski was all for free while he was in there,
and he has left after playing the first six innings.
We're going into the seventh inning with Lonepisco on the mound for the National League club.
Bob Bloom catching, Smith at third, Boa at short,
Cash at second, first baseman is Tony Perez,
Al Oliver in left, Sedanio in center, and Griffey in right.
Looks like we'll have a pinch hitter in the setting.
Fred Lynn will lead it off, and then Blanger and Teon is due to bat third.
Tony Markham, a bullpen, is busy once again.
Because, Jack, CBS radio sports are pleased to be here in Philadelphia
covering this All-Star game, and then later this fall,
we look ahead to the league championship playoffs and the World Series.
They'll all be broadcast on radio exclusively over the CBS network.
This is the start of a four-year contract with CBS radio and professional baseball.
CBS radio will be broadcasting the All-Star game, the playoffs, and the World Series.
We hope you're enjoying our broadcast this evening.
Fred Musburger, Andy Musser, and Jack Buck from Betterton Stadium, Philadelphia.
Ken Conner and McConniff, Lonepisco will take on the Rookie of the Year
from last year in the American League.
Fred Lynn, first pick to the left-handed batter, foul into the sixth straight line.
Lynn has given the American League their only marker.
After fouling out in the second, he founded a home run in the fourth inning.
A home run tonight, one by Lynn, one by George Foster of the Reds in the National League.
Lynn with a swing up out of the screen, strike two.
What a sweet, lovely swing this guy.
What a fine young athlete, and of course he is one of a handful of players
who still has not yet signed a contract.
It was troubled by that earlier this year with the Red Sox.
Here's the ball outside to Lynn, and along those lines,
a very important meeting will take place here tomorrow and put it off you.
Agreement with the new proposal, which the players seem to think is okay.
Here's a swing and a miss, and he struck him out.
The ball in the dirt, and boom, tagged him in Montefiasko.
Wisely reminded the catcher, Pagan, what she did, all the strikeout,
and no hits against Montefiasko in an inning and a third.
It started early here at the Reds, the National League is one corner off.
They got two in the first, and not much going for the Americans.
Right now, Jack, warming up for the American League is Frank Tanana
for the California Angels. He's an outstanding left-hander.
Some people tell me that he is the best left-hander in the game.
Name all the others, Randy Jones, not like, whoever you want.
Ballenger took a strike and now a ball.
Mark Ballenger, the Orioles batting for the first time this evening,
a right-handed hitter, they play him straight away.
In the seventh inning, the American League cannot generate any offense.
Breaking ball, he bailed out, but it went low.
In balls and a strike.
Ballenger batting 273.
The Oriole Weaver is charging in Baltimore.
Here he comes, slamming in a high up fly in a short right.
Riffey comes in, gets there easily, and has it before the up.
It seems to be the big question tomorrow.
Can the owners agree in one very up session?
I think some of the owners want more time to study this proposal
that will be put on the table in front of them now.
In fact, they've only been picking around a lot more than the owners have.
They know a little bit more about it.
At least they're approaching a compromise,
and from what we have heard here in Philadelphia,
it would bind each player to his cause for six years,
and then one option here beyond that.
What we don't know is whether or not players like Leonard who have not signed
will be affected by the ruling,
and all these things will have to be hammered out.
At least finally we're close to an agreement
and we can go back to concentrating on just baseball.
The plate, the switch-hitting catcher of the Minnesota Twins,
and he becomes the youngest player to ever play in an all-star game.
Now what a fine young man and a great baseball talent he is,
batting left-handed against Montefioreco with two men out.
He is only 20 years old.
He's quite a while away, about eight months away from his 21st birthday.
And probably odds on at this moment to be the rookie of the year
in the American League, Butch Weininger.
Swinging on this, one ball, two strikes, as Montefioreco got by.
Previously, Jerry Walker, who is now a scout for the Yankees, I believe,
was the youngest player.
That honor now belongs to Butch Weininger of the Twins.
He looks at the ball down and in, two and two.
Jack was walking that young pitcher with Baltimore.
Right.
He tuned around for a while and a hot shot for a while,
but I think it's so hard to soundline him and he's with the Yankees now,
scouting to two-pitch low from Montefioreco to Weininger.
Win the seventh inning, two out, nobody on.
National League four, American League one, as Weininger battles Montefioreco.
Trying to get on base ahead of Phil Garner who's on deck.
Swinging a foul keeps Weininger at the plate.
Dean Mark, who's coaching at third base, is really proud of this youngster,
one of his Minnesota twins.
And when you meet him, glad it's yes sir or no sir,
and if he plays, I certainly will.
Here's Andy Young-Pillard.
Weininger fouls another one off the mask of the catcher, Bob Booth.
Booth catching.
National League lineup dominated by Phillies now with Schmidt at third,
Booth short, Cash at second base.
Montefioreco's full count delivery.
High and away and Weininger draws the walk.
That's the second pass by Montefioreco.
And it is the third walk given to the American League tonight.
Double plays at this time of the night.
They've left, they're running on with two out and Phil Garner,
right-handed hitting second baseman, is at the plate.
Garner is batting 257 with the Oakland A's.
And batting for the first time tonight.
Fouls run away, strike one.
The action came early in this contest.
Two runs in the first for the National League,
two in the third on the George Foster homer.
And the second by Lin came in the fourth inning for the only American League run.
Weininger leads away at first and Garner fouls one away, strike two.
Waiting on Dexter, bat next to Mickey Rivers.
Jack Rickford is now warming up for the National League,
the Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher.
First it was Randy Johns and Tom Sieber.
Dexter on a swing and a miss and a high hard one and Garner strikes out.
Second strike out in the inning for one of Dexter's two-pitch two-score descendants.
A walk in one left, four-stranded for the Americans.
At seventh inning, stretch time, National League four, American League one.
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Campaign 76, the Democratic National Convention.
I'm George Berman reporting on the CBS Radio Network.
That question of whether a Carter worker, Mark Zwicker,
tried to lean on dissidents in the Massachusetts delegation
and threatened them with some kind of blacklisting
has drawn a reaction from the Carter people at last.
And CBS's Sharon Lovejoy reports.
I talked with Jody Powell, Carter's press secretary, just a few minutes ago.
He said the remark was made by a student who jokingly said,
you people better straighten up or you're going to be on Hamilton Jordan's blacklist.
Powell said that the Carter staff regret the remark was taken seriously
and has extended an apology.
Pretty much what old Tom was here with that extra,
and Carter has it too safely in the bag to invite trouble
with any kind of strong-arm tactics at this point.
Eleven more platform presenters to go on the floor,
and the convention may disprove Chairman Robert Sprouse's prediction
that we'd be out of here before midnight every night.
That's it at the Democratic National Convention for now.
George Herman, CBS News.
And back in Philadelphia, we are coming into the bottom half
of the seventh inning of this All-Star game
with the National League leading the American 4-1.
Jack Buck already has praised Frank Panana,
and now we're going to get a chance to see him working.
Jack Allen's shortstop is a remarkable story.
Buddy Potek, only five for the smallest man ever to play on All-Star.
That's one of the great things about baseball.
It's great to be able to play this game.
You don't have to be anything but talented.
And he can do a lot of things.
He's a strong little fella.
He'll pull you when you look at him.
He gave out one of the favorite quotes of all time, I think,
when they asked him how it felt to be the shortest man in the big leagues.
He said it's better than being the shortest man in the minor leagues.
And Potek has taken over a short batting six,
and Frank Panana, a talented left-hander,
follows Luis Tion to the mound.
Luis gave up only one hit, no runs in two innings,
struck out one walk none.
And Frank Panana, a California left-hander,
comes into the game to pitch to the National League in the bottom of the seventh.
It's been a while since we've had any action.
We had Larry Bullock, and his first at bat will try to get something going.
He'll be followed by Mike Smith, and then Al Ho.
So we have Don Money at third base,
Freddy Potek at short for the American League,
Bill Garner at second base,
and Rod Carell, who's played all the way at first,
called the fist behind the plate with Frank Panana on the mound,
and Krumski on the left,
and Loonan Center in the right through those Mickey Rivers.
Larry Bullock, no leader off,
switch hitting shortstop with the Phillies,
that's right-handed against Panana.
Hold on, the National League leading here in the bottom of the seventh.
Not much action lately.
Here's the pitch, followed away.
It seemed when DeRose let off with a three-base hit in the fifth
and Bill to score, that might pick up things for the American League,
but they didn't cash in on the psychological lift.
And here's the next one, DeBoer, inside for the ball.
Larry likes to bunt the ball.
Money knows him well, having played with the Phillies,
but still he's rather deep behind third.
He steps behind the base, the pitch, breaking ball low,
ball two, to the north.
And DeBoer whoops him over, a good batting eye, draws a lot of walks.
The crowd will come alive when Schwick comes to the plate,
the big home run threat.
Here's a foul by Boy, and it is two and two.
A lot of baseball scouts tell me that Panana might be the best left-hander in the game.
Ball leading off here in the home half of the seventh inning,
four to one, National League.
The pitch, curve, in the dirt, ball three, three and two.
And going forward, both clubhouses tonight took hands with each of the players individually
and they have some of the quotes of the conversations which took place
between the president and the players, and Brent will select some of the hotter items for you.
There's a five-ball into right, chase by Rivers, and he catches up with it and holds it in.
Looks like that ball might get down, the Rivers can run.
Full across the outfield, a retired ball, and here's Mike Schmidt.
Any of those conversations strike you, Brent?
He walked up to Robin Roberts in the National League locker room, Robin of course the honorary captain.
He said, how many games did you win, 240?
And Roberts told the president, 286.
The president then was blushing slightly and said, I should have known.
So one of his advisors didn't get the right figure there.
Mike Schmidt is at the plate, the slugging third baseman of the Phillies, right-handed batter, ball one is high.
That's while it really gets into the ball with a short scope.
It flies off his bat when he makes contact.
He's got 22 home runs, driven in 60.
And the pitch, right call, and then I got one in on him.
Schmidt, Dayton, Ohio, Ohio University.
Here's an Atkins, Ohio.
One ball, one strike, the pitch and a ground ball, the short contact scoops and throws.
He is out at first base.
That was an example of a shortstop being able to play very deep on this curve and handle a hard-hit ball.
Schmidt has retired and Oliver bats for the first time.
I think Bob Blake has just summed up that conversation between President Ford and Robin Roberts.
He said that a Michigan man would never give a Michigan state man full credit, and that's still true.
Robin, of course, an outstanding smart man, made it to the President's place in football at Michigan.
Here's a solid hitter, Al Oliver, the center fielder of the Pirates.
Hits one on the ground to the right side.
The pitcher covers, takes it from Carew, and Kanana sets them down.
One, two, three, and not much action lately after seven.
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We're prepared to start the eighth inning and here's the fourth pitcher for the National League, Rick Rosen who's out there and he'll be backed up by his own shortstop.
The whistle of the Dodgers. Boone continues to be the National League catcher.
Tony Perez is over there at first, Dave Cash at second, Mike Schmidt is in the third baseman and in the outfield from left to right we have Al Oliver of the Pirates,
Cesar Cervano of Houston and Ken Zippy of Cincinnati over in right field and we've got Mickey Rivers and Carl Yostromski waiting to take on Roden.
Jack, as you pointed out, it's been very quiet. The American League's got to get something going.
Well, it's been Randy Jones, Tom Siever and John Manufusco and now it's Rick Roden, the undefeated Dodger right-hander with a record of 8-0 and they'll see some smoke now in the minor innings.
We're going into the eighth inning with the National League on top, 4-1 and Roden, R-H-O-D-E-N, can throw as hard as anybody in baseball.
And he's the pitcher to work against the American League here in the top of the eighth inning.
The muscle of the Dodgers takes over at shortstop and he's batting in the number four spot, just vacated by Manufusco.
Manufusco pitched two innings and allowed it. No runs, no hits. He's banned three.
He's banned two and he walked two. And Roden is the fourth pitcher on the home side.
It's Tom Siever, Manufusco and Roden. So each club has used four hitters. Nicky Rivers leads it off and it's only a bat in this game.
Trying to get something generated for the American League. They need some baserunners.
Roden, the big right-hander, goes to work and it's high away for a ball.
The Dodgers have brought Roden along rather slowly to the point now where he is a very, very effective hitter.
As witnesses record of eight, no. Rivers with a foul to the screen evens the count. One ball, one spade.
Rick Roden, he's from Florida. Six-four, 200 pounder.
Broken in 71 with a ton of beach, been with the Dodgers system throughout.
Nicky Rivers takes a strike call on the outside corner. One ball, two strikes.
Rivers will be followed by Jaskromski and then Rod Carew. Carew is one of the few who has played the entire game to this point.
Nicky jumps back. Ball two, two and two. Roden's got that good size like Don Drysdale.
And he uses it. He'll intimidate those hitters. He'll move them off the plate.
Not very polite out there. We're in the eighth inning, nobody on or out.
They play Rivers to hit the left, the pitch on the way and a high foul backing out of play.
Leads the leadoff man up there.
Rivers is one of the additions to the Yankees, which made them, at this point, runaway leaders in the American League East.
Tony Priman warms up now for the National League.
Cage Roden gets into trouble.
Two balls, two strikes. Right-hander pitches to Nicky Rivers and a swing and a chopper to the mound.
He'll beat it out. Roden throws to Hayden and Rivers streaks down the line.
I had a stopwatch on him, right?
I got him in 3-9 going down there and he'd beat that way easily.
And he has helped change the image of the New York Yankees completely.
When they used to dominate, of course, they hit all of those home runs.
And now they've worked together a couple of singles and sacrificed and stolen base into one of his rivers.
And he's added that great dimension speed.
The old Baltimore chop, Nicky Rivers on his first base. Leading off here in the eighth inning.
What an excitement. R. Yostemsky, 0-1 in the game at the plate against Rick Roden.
Roden fielded that ball, hit by Rivers, and might be doing some running here despite the score.
Here's a strike call, the ads on the outside corner. Roden made a play, but much too late at first base.
Now the infield of Schmidt, Russell, Cash, and Perez is holding against the runner, but for the double play.
Throw to first, the runner back. The National League has pulled off two twin killings tonight.
We have Oliver on left, Cedeno in center, and Griffey in right. A throw to first base and nothing to it.
And that ain't getting late for the American League and Harold Johnson outside to Yostemsky.
One ball, one strike. The visitors now have five hits.
On a home run by Fred Lind for their only run. The National League has seven hits.
Rivers, a big lead. Throw over there, he's back in time.
Lead off infield hit by Rivers, a shorter lead now. The pitch, Yostemsky, swing and a miss.
One and two.
Rick Roden following Randy Jones, who stands to be the winner if it stays as is.
Then Tom Seaver, Montefiusco, and now Roden here in the eighth.
The pitch, Yostemsky hits a double play ball to catch. Over to second out and on to first out.
Bill Russell was almost taken out of the play by Mickey Rivers, but he continued on with the throw.
And that's the third D.P. tonight. And again, that was the speed of Rivers.
I don't think Russell anticipated Mickey being down on top of him as quickly as he was.
Rivers sliding a bit to his right to get out of the way.
So he was playing tough baseball and trying to break that up in an all-star game.
Today, a lesser shortstop would not have been able to get out of the way.
But Russell was able to avoid the sliding Rivers and complete the double play in the third of the night for the National League.
And Carew has to bat with the bases empty.
High for ball one, so earlier Carew hit into a double play.
And Bobby Gritch hit into a D.P. and now Yostemsky has the honor.
Bases empty, two out, Carew with a high foul. Out of play, one ball on strike.
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Carew with the bases empty and a 1-1 count. Swings and hits a foul back and out of play.
We have a quote from Mark Fidrick who started for the American League.
He said, I don't know what happened. I was up for the game, felt good, wanted to throw good.
It's hard to believe I'm here. Wow, I can't believe I'm here.
It's a great honor. All my friends got to see me.
So I'll give up a couple of runs. Stands to be the loser, unless it changes.
Carew battling to get on with two men out. Rick Roden pitches.
High with a blistering fastball, two and two. Looks like he's throwing harder than anybody here tonight.
Down money in the on-deck circle.
The pitch to Carew is high.
Carew is all for two with a walk and a stolen base.
Else hasn't done well in all-star game.
A full count from Rick Roden.
Carew with a bat right down on the end waiting.
Here it comes and a shot into left center field.
On the run is the left fielder Oliver and he has it for the out.
Some money will lead off in the night. A hard hit ball but out.
Now runs one hit, a double play and nobody left.
So the American League is in in a three-double play and is in left four.
Bottom of the eighth, National League four, American League one.
Castle towers shrouded with mist.
Streets that knew Napoleon's troops.
Echoes of the Chauvinist waltz.
Towns that were old when the pilgrims sailed.
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Campaign 76, the Democratic National Convention.
George Herman, CBS News, reporting on the CBS radio network.
The speaker for the platform at the moment is Coretta King, the widow of Dr. Martin Luther King.
And she reminded the delegates that in 200 years we've come a long, long way,
but she added, as anyone who was black knows, we still have a long, long way to go.
And now she's talking more about the progress of 200 years.
Against this fragile background, with the most careful and cautious consideration of the language they would use,
they found it impossible to declare the logic of their decision.
And she will end by asking the party, its people and its leaders to assert with bravery, love and passion for justice
that the nation must rise up and live out the meaning of its creed.
That's it at the Democratic National Convention. This is George Herman, CBS News.
And here in Philadelphia, the All-Star Game, it is the pitchers who have taken charge.
The last run was scored back in the top of the fourth when Fred Lynn powered a home run for the American League.
The only run and the score right now, Jack Buck 4-1, and it's been all matched in the league except for that one.
Only a total of four picks in the game, seven by the National League, five by the Americans,
Frank Sinanah of the Angels will try to prevent the National League from scoring here,
with Dave Cash leading off in the eighth inning to give his American Leagueers the chance of things in the night.
Oh, one inside to Dave Cash.
A right-handed batter who crowds the plate and ordinarily hits the ball to the opposite field.
He'll be followed by Tony Perez.
And then a six to seven, sets him down in order, and throws inside ball two.
Jack, this is my first opportunity to see a baseball game in Philadelphia.
I must say that the message boards here keep the fans well informed.
Who's warming up in the bullpen? They've got the lineups, they've got the up-to-date average of everybody.
It's a pleasure to watch baseball here.
As they come to the ballpark, you won't miss a thing here in Philadelphia
and most of the modern ballparks around the country.
Cash followed on the way, two balls and a strike to count.
From the honor out is Dave Cash, choked up on the bat handle, rips it in the left for a base hit.
A leadoff single here in the eighth inning by Dave Price, and it gives the Philadelphia fans a chance to cheer.
Roz Lewinsky did nothing, and Cole is retired, Moon is retired, Cash gets a base hit.
And Tony Perez is the batter.
Tony is batting for the first time tonight, the big RBI man of the, one of the big RBI men of the Cincinnati Reds.
Cash can run, but doesn't try to steal very often, draws a throw, and he is back in time.
At this point, this is the lowest scoring All-Star game since 1968.
Cash with the lead, and Anna Jackson pitches. Perez takes it high and away, ball on.
John McNamara coaching at third base, Danny Ozark, the first base coach for the National League.
They're in good shape, batting in the bottom of the eighth, leading 4-1 over the American League.
Monique Patek garnered, the crew looking for the double play ball, disc behind the plate is given the sign.
And Anna brings it in, and a foul to the screen, one ball, one strike.
Wally Fingler's warm hook to the American League, Woody Freiman warmed up earlier for the National League.
63,974, almost 64,000 in attendance here in Philadelphia.
Cash draws another throw and gets back in time.
Frank Tanana, he followed, Mark Fidrich, Catfish Hunter, Louis Tion to the mound, Fidrich gave up two, Hunter gave up two.
The fish is low for a ball to Tony Perez.
Not many squawks with the plate umpire Aaron Mendelstam tonight, no tough calls for the base umpires or the power line umpires.
Money near the line at third, lead off single by Dave Cash.
And Perez, waiting at the plate in the power stance of his, takes a breaking ball in the dirt and a snap throw to first by Fiske, who made a good play on the ball.
Check the second base umpire Andy Olson has an interesting background.
He was a minor league pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates, putting it in the left hand and then he came down with a sore arm.
Andy and I went to Al Somers umpire in school together back down in the late 50s and look what's happened to him.
And to you.
Bob Bragg just off in the Asceta Glacier.
Here's the flip to Perez, a foul to the screen and makes it a full count of three and two.
And it's our guess that Dave Cash will be off and running your first base.
The rule holds against Cash.
Outfield, deep to the left for Tony Perez.
Batting here in the home half of the eighth inning.
Four to one, Nashville League.
Cash is running, ball four, puts him in on base and nobody out.
And that's the fourth walk given to the Nashville League tonight to go with their eight hits.
And the batter is Bill Russell.
One thing about Russell, he's come together in the double play so this is going to be a tough game.
One thing about Russell, he's come together in the double play so this might be a score I'm getting for the Nashville League.
Russell batting at three on nine.
He's at the plate for the first time this inning.
Wearing that white Dodger home uniform.
The American League players tonight are wearing their road uniforms.
The Nashville League players are wearing their own individual farm uniforms.
Russell takes a strike call.
I guess in some ball games this situation would call for a front.
Russell banged in an all-star game.
Sparky Anderson is not going to ask him to do that.
Give him a chance to swing.
Ball one from Kananen.
Fingers in the bullpen for the American League.
The pitch curve is rounded to money.
Grads it, throws to second out and over to first and they got them both.
Cash goes to third and he's there with two outs.
So the American League comes up with a double play on their own.
Five-four-three and Darnagher with that ball in a big hurry down there at second base.
Cash went off with the single and got third with two outs.
And one of the fastest men in the game, Ken Griffey, at the reds.
That's for the first time.
Here's a fellow having a great year.
As are most members of that Cincinnati club, Griffey's batting 340.
He'll feel back with two outs, strike one call from Kananen.
A good many of Griffey's hits are the infield variety because of his great running speed.
They play him to hit the left field.
He is from the
Denora, Pennsylvania.
They'll almost stand the man.
Cash at third.
Oh wind up by the tall left-hander.
And in a picture, the curve is fouled.
And that's strike two.
The night's inning for the American League and they're trailing right now 40-50.
Money will lead it off and then Fisk and then Fred Lynn.
And an L-dine check with only five hits thus far.
Nationally trying to win their fifth in a row, the pitch to Griffey.
Low and away.
One and two.
Savino is in the on deck circle.
Here's another pitch with Cash at third and two outs.
Fastball hit on the ground, base hit.
And it's five to one nationally.
First scoring since the fourth inning.
Griffey didn't get around on a fastball but hit a hard to the left of the shortstop Freddie Potts.
And in the score is Dave Cash making it five to one nationally.
Griffey drives in a run.
Foster is driven in three, driving with the other RBI.
And Savino, a strikeout victim his first time in bat, appears at the plate again.
Griffey on it first two outs.
So a run against Tenana.
First one to Savino inside ball.
Hidrich gave up two runs, 102 runs.
Now one is charged to the California left hander.
Jack you watch Cesar Savino play with Houston here in an all-star game and physically he's got everything that a ball player has to have.
If he would concentrate as hard as somebody like a Willie Mays or a Stan Musial did, he would be one of the all-time greats.
Here's the pitch to Savino. It's a strike call.
He's young yet and he has ample opportunity to put it all together but you're right.
He's about as talented as anybody who ever played the game.
One ball, one strike to Cesar.
On the first base is Griffey.
He won't be going anywhere early.
He'll let Savino handle the situation.
High with a fast ball, ball two.
I don't know if we mentioned the Popsville Pennsylvania High School Band before they came.
We wanted to give them a mention because they did a good job.
Runner at first, two outs.
Caru holds against Griffey.
Pitch to Savino, high outside. Ball three, three, one.
While Pogba was waiting on deck, might get a chance to get it.
Five to one now. The National League is scored here in the eighth inning.
They've led all the way and they're on top five, one.
And then a call's time, stepped off the rubber.
These players will all go home with mementos.
All-star ring from Val Flora plus gifts that they are allowed to select.
And they've had a good time.
All except the American League on the field here tonight.
Savino pulls one foul past third and it's three and two and Griffey will go with the next delivery.
What do you think the MVP of this game is going to be, Brent?
I guess Costco.
Costco with the three out of the eyes, Jack.
All the way a two on over and a three run batted in evening.
You can't overlook Randy Jones though.
He puts three very strong innings off the top.
In fact, all the pitchers of the National League have done well.
The National League pitchers have dominated.
Two on the left by Savino and it is good-bye.
Three's are Savino.
He'll furl the Latin American fans and the Houston fans with that one.
A two round home on exit seven to one.
Is there any doubt about this ball shot?
Savino locked in one here.
He's got a ball up in the air at Leonard Stadium.
There's not much chance to keep it in the ball.
Yeah, it started this all with a base hit.
Griffey kept it going with two out and Savino hit one high in the air.
That was a Ruthenian sort of home run.
A majestic home run off the bat of Savino.
Savino has given up three.
I just won the bull.
What has been a fun time here in Philadelphia for everybody who loves his game of baseball.
Great job by the Phillies of hosting it.
The National League now has banged out ten hits and they lead seven to one.
The pitchers on the way to Bob Boone and that is ball one.
Boone is open wide.
With the bullpen that the National League has remaining and Rick Roden in there now,
the odds of the National League losing this game with a 7-1 lead and the eighth inning a rather slant.
Boone is batting with two men out.
Nobody on base. They still have Ken Force, Woody Friedman, John Metlack, and Dick Ruthen in the bullpen.
Here's a high flat ball to right by Boone who will be caught by Rivers.
Back near the track he one hands it, but the National League has come up with a three run inning.
Three runs on three hits and after eight they lead the American League seven to one.
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That's box 7575, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1901.
And one of the stars the program will be talking about is the right handed pitcher Kenny Force of the Houston Tavors.
Come on now, the pitcher in the ninth inning against the American Tavors.
Rick Roden worked only one, the Dodger right hander.
His inning gave a hit.
Struck out none, walked none.
Ken Force takes over and Ron Say of the Dodgers is in at third base.
Say replaces Mike Schmidt.
And the pitcher is Ken Force, the tall and talented right hander of the Houston Astros.
He talks it over with Bob Boone and he has a seven to one lead as Don Money leads it off for the American League.
There have been two runs scored tonight against Mark Fitts.
He'll be the loser if it doesn't change.
Hunter gave up two and Kanana gave up three runs, three hits and two innings.
And gave the only walk that was given to the National League.
Well one from Ken Force and now Don Money pops it up on the infield. Who wants it? Dave Cash.
And that will be the first out in the ninth inning. It is one draw.
Money pops up.
Carlton Fisk is lifted for the pinch hitter Chris Kamlitz.
That was an interesting young man, a very articulate fellow. Left handed hitting force baseman in the Yankees. His father is a chaplain in the United States Navy and the active Navy.
And this game has been dedicated to the U.S. Navy so it's fitting that he can end the game.
Ball one high outside from the hard throwing force. Brother Bob pitches for the Cardinals.
Here is the pitch. Swung on a broken back ground ball to short. Russell gets it close. Out at first. Kamlitz can run for a big man.
He was throwing up a goal. Russell is the business end of the bat when passed the pitcher's mouth.
The National League which lost 12 of their first 16 All-Star games now has a 10 game edge.
They win this one 28 to 18. Leading they've won 24 out of the last 30 including five in a row.
The National League players really think they have more camaraderie on their club than the American League players.
They care more about this game. I don't know if it's true or not.
Well certainly when you saw Pete Rose take that head first slide into third base you would have to think there's something to it.
But overall the National League players in this game tonight Jack have a lot more experience in the American League.
I think the American League now is trying to groom and bring along some young stars like Amos Otis who's here at bat.
Otis is batting for Fred Lynn and he swings and misses strike one.
They're too quick out here in the ninth inning as the National League leads by the score of 7 to 1.
And the ball gets away from Boone to even it up one and one on Amos Otis of the front running Kansas City club.
Forrest trying to end it here. Otis swings and misses and now he's in the hole one and two.
It's been all National League since they scored two in the first.
They have out hit the American League 10 to 5 and they lead 7 to 1.
There have been no errors in this game.
Forrest pitches. Otis fouls it and keeps the ball game underway.
Well we've enjoyed our description of the game.
Jack Buck along with Brent Musburger and Andy Musser.
And in charge of programming CBS Radio Frank Miller has been producing this game.
Here's a swing and a miss and Otis goes down and the National League has now won five in a row.
7 to 1 National League.
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