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AL All-Stars
@ NL All-Stars
Polo Grounds
July 6, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the NL All-Stars and the AL All-Stars, played on July 6, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
AL All-Stars
|
| Home Team |
NL All-Stars
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | AL All-Stars |
| Home Team | NL All-Stars |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Spud Chandler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 34,178 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Ernie Stewart 2B: Al Barlick 3B: Bill McGowan |
AL All-Stars Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Boudreau | Shortstop |
| Tommy Henrich | Right Fielder |
| Ted Williams | Left Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Rudy York | First Baseman |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Ken Keltner | Third Baseman |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Catcher |
| Spud Chandler | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
NL All-Stars Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Arky Vaughan | Third Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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AL All-Stars
@ NL All-Stars
Polo Grounds
July 6, 1942
Top 1
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AL All-Stars, 0 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Cooper
Boudreau hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 1 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Cooper
Henrich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Henrich reaches second base with a double. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 1 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 1 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Cooper
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out. Henrich moves to third. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 1 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: --3
York vs. Cooper
York hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Cooper
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Chandler
Brown is hit by the pitch. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Chandler
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Chandler
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Cooper
Keltner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Cooper
Tebbetts strikes out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chandler vs. Cooper
Chandler hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Chandler
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Chandler covering, for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Chandler
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Chandler
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Chandler covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Cooper
Boudreau hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Cooper
Henrich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Cooper
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Cooper
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Chandler
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Chandler
Miller strikes out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Chandler
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chandler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Chandler
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
York vs. Vander Meer
York strikes out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Vander Meer
Keltner hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Chandler
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. York scoops it up and throws to first, with Chandler covering, for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Chandler
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Chandler
Mize hits a line drive into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Chandler
The ball gets by Tebbetts for a passed ball. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Chandler
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Vander Meer
Tebbetts hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Vander Meer
Johnson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boudreau vs. Vander Meer
Boudreau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Henrich vs. Vander Meer
Henrich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Benton
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Keltner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Benton
Cooper bunts in front of the plate. Tebbetts fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Benton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Vander Meer
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Vander Meer covering. Safe. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Vander Meer
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields the ball and throws to second. Brown drops the ball. That's an error on Brown. DiMaggio moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Keltner vs. Vander Meer
Keltner hits a popup towards third. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Benton
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards second. Gordon can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Benton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Benton
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Benton
Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Passeau
Tebbetts strikes out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Passeau
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boudreau vs. Passeau
Boudreau hits a fly ball into left field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Benton
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Benton
Ott strikes out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Benton
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Benton
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Benton
Reese hits a line drive towards short. Boudreau reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henrich vs. Passeau
Henrich hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Passeau
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Passeau
DiMaggio hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
York vs. Passeau
York hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Benton
Owen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Benton
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Benton
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Benton
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards first. York settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Benton
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Boudreau fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keltner vs. Walters
Keltner strikes out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tebbetts vs. Walters
Tebbetts hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Benton
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Tebbetts settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Benton
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
AL All-Stars, 3 - NL All-Stars, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Benton
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Henrich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1942 -- ALS at NLS (N)
ALS AB R H RBI NLS AB R H RBI
Lou Boudreau, ss 4 1 1 1 Jimmy Brown, 2b 2 0 0 0
Tommy Henrich, rf 4 1 1 0 Billy Herman, 2b 1 0 0 0
Ted Williams, lf 4 0 1 0 Arky Vaughan, 3b 2 0 0 0
Joe DiMaggio, cf 4 0 2 0 Bob Elliott, 3b 1 0 1 0
Rudy York, 1b 4 1 1 2 Pete Reiser, cf 3 0 1 0
Joe Gordon, 2b 4 0 0 0 Terry Moore, cf 1 0 0 0
Ken Keltner, 3b 4 0 0 0 Johnny Mize, 1b 2 0 0 0
Birdie Tebbetts, c 4 0 0 0 Frank McCormick, 1b 2 0 0 0
Spud Chandler, p 1 0 0 0 Mel Ott, rf 4 0 0 0
Bob Johnson, ph 1 0 1 0 Joe Medwick, lf 2 0 0 0
Al Benton, p 1 0 0 0 Enos Slaughter, lf 2 0 1 0
Walker Cooper, c 2 0 1 0
Ernie Lombardi, c 1 0 0 0
Eddie Miller, ss 2 0 0 0
Peewee Reese, ss 1 0 0 0
Mort Cooper, p 0 0 0 0
Willard Marshall, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnny Vander Mee, p 0 0 0 0
Danny Litwhiler, ph 1 0 1 0
Claude Passeau, p 0 0 0 0
Mickey Owen, ph 1 1 1 1
Bucky Walters, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 7 3 31 1 6 1
ALS 300 000 000 -- 3
NLS 000 000 010 -- 1
ALS IP H R ER BB SO
Spud Chandler (W) 4.0 2 0 0 0 2
Al Benton (S) 5.0 4 1 1 2 1
NLS IP H R ER BB SO
Mort Cooper (L) 3.0 4 3 3 0 2
Johnny Vander Meer 3.0 2 0 0 0 4
Claude Passeau 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Bucky Walters 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Jimmy Brown
DP -- ALS 2
LOB -- ALS 5, NLS 6
2B -- Tommy Henrich
HR -- Lou Boudreau, Rudy York, Mickey Owen
HBP -- by Spud Chandler (Jimmy Brown)
PB -- Birdie Tebbetts
T -- 2:07
A -- 34178
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