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MVP: Joe Morgan, CIN (NL)
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| Pitchers: Gibson, Blass (3), Sutton (4), Carlton (6), Stoneman (7), McGraw (9)
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Home Runs: Aaron-N, Rojas-A
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Attendance: 53,107
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| Game Recap |
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Cookie Rojas' two-run homer gave the American League a 3-2 lead heading into the ninth. But the National League tied things up in the bottom half of the frame, then won in the 10th on a Joe Morgan RBI single.
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1972: Hometown Hero
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The All-Star Game came to the South in 1972 as Atlanta hosted its first Midsummer Classic. Hometown hero Hank Aaron pleased the crowd with a two-run homer to left in the sixth inning, which gave the NL a 2-1 lead. In the eighth, the AL got some power from an unexpected source as Kansas City's Cookie Rojas teed off on Expo hurler Bill Stoneman with a runner on, putting the AL back on top at 3-2. But Wilbur Wood of the Chisox couldn't hold the lead in the ninth, as the NL managed to scrape out a run to tie the game and send it to extra innings. In the 10th, Mets relief specialist Tug McGraw put down the AL 1-2-3, and in the bottom of the inning, Baltimore's Dave McNally allowed a lead-off walk to Nate Colbert of the Padres, who was bunted over to second by Chris Speier of the Giants. That brought up Joe Morgan and the Reds' second baseman drove the first pitch into center on a line, scoring Colbert with the game-winning run.
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• Highlights:  56K | 300K
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American League
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| Dick Allen |
| Luis Aparicio * |
| Sal Bando |
| Bert Campaneris + |
| Rod Carew |
| Norm Cash
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| Joe Coleman * |
| Pat Dobson + |
| Carlton Fisk |
| Bill Freehan |
| Bobby Grich |
| Toby Harrah * |
| Ken Holtzman + |
| Catfish Hunter + |
| Reggie Jackson |
| Mickey Lolich |
| Carlos May + |
| Dave McNally |
| Bobby Murcer |
| Amos Otis * |
| Jim Palmer |
| Freddie Patek * |
| Gaylord Perry |
| Lou Piniella |
| Brooks Robinson |
| Ellie Rodriguez + |
| Cookie Rojas |
| Joe Rudi |
| Nolan Ryan + |
| Richie Schneinblum |
| Reggie Smith |
| Wilbur Wood |
| Carl Yastrzemski |
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National League
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| Hank Aaron |
| Glenn Beckert |
| Johnny Bench |
| Steve Bass |
| Lou Brock + |
| Steve Carlton |
| Clay Carroll + |
| Cesar Cedeno |
| Roberto Clemente * |
| Nate Colbert |
| Bob Gibson |
| Fergie Jenkins + |
| Don Kessinger |
| Lee May |
| Willie Mays |
| Tug McGraw |
| Joe Morgan |
| Gary Nolan * |
| Al Oliver |
| Manny Sanguillen |
| Ron Santo |
| Tom Seaver + |
| Ted Simmons + |
| Chris Speier |
| Willie Stargell |
| Bill Stoneman |
| Don Sutton |
| Joe Torre |
| Billy Williams |
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* Named to team but replaced due to injury
+ Did not enter game
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History
