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July 15, 1975
1975 All-Star Game
NL wins 4th straight on Madlock's 2-RBI single in 9th vs. Goose |
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COUNTY STADIUM, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN -- Milwaukee was hosting baseball's Midsummer Classic for the first time since 1955. Back then, the hometown Braves sent five players as National League representatives to the All-Star Game - among them a young slugger named Henry Aaron. By 1975, "Hammerin' Hank" was the all-time home run leader, and back in Milwaukee playing for the AL Brewers, enjoying his 24th All-Star appearance. Joining him was just one other member of the Brew-Crew, first baseman George Scott.
Starters: Jerry Reuss vs. Vida Blue
WP: Jon Matlack LP: Catfish Hunter
S: Randy Jones
HR: Steve Garvey (2nd), Jimmy Wynn (2nd), Carl Yastrzemski (6th)
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The National League was coming off a string of three straight wins, and had dominated recent All-Star games with an astounding 16-4 record over the previous twenty contests. The Senior Circuit squad featured a plethora of Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds - the NL West powerhouses combined for ten spots on the team (five apiece). The AL boasted seven players from the three-time defending champion A's and the up-and-coming New York Yankees placed four players on the squad.
Getting the nod for the home-standing Junior Circuit was Oakland left-hander Vida Blue, making his second All-Star start (he also started the 1971 game). Toeing the rubber for the Nationals was Pittsburgh's Jerry Reuss, appearing in his first All-Star game. Managing the squads were Alvin Dark of the A's, a former All-Star player himself, and legendary Dodger skipper Walter Alston.
The National League jumped out on top with Dodger stars Steve Garvey and Jimmy Wynn going back-to-back with solo shots off Blue in the second inning. In the third frame, Cardinals speedster Lou Brock singled, distracted Kansas City's Steve Busby into a balk, and then stole third, before scoring on a Johnny Bench single.
The AL got something back in the sixth, after being held scoreless by Reuss and Dodger righty Don Sutton over the first five frames. With Mets' ace Tom Seaver on the mound, the AL put two men on before Boston's Carl Yastrzemski drove the ball into the Milwaukee evening for a game-tying three-run shot.
The game remained knotted at three until the top of the ninth, when the Nationals put two men on against New York's Catfish Hunter with no one out. With Reggie Smith on third and Al Oliver on second, Dark called upon the White Sox' intimidating right-hander, Goose Gossage to put out the fire. The Cubs' Bill Madlock promptly singled through the drawn-in infield, scoring both runners and setting up a three-run inning to give the NL yet another All-Star victory, by a score of 6-3.
Copyright 1975 by the Office of the Commissioner of Major League Baseball
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