Major League Baseball (MLB) All Star Game 1971

MLB All-Star Game - 1971

Final Score - American League 6, National League 4

MVP - Frank Robinson, Baltimore

Location - Tiger Stadium, Detroit

Attendance - 53,559

Time - 2:05

Umpires - Umont (AL) plate, Pryor (NL) first, O'Donnell (AL) second, Harvey (NL) third, Denkinger (AL) right, Colosi (NL) left

Box Score

National League	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	--	4
American League	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	0	x	--	6

Hitting

National	AB	R	H	RBI
Mays (Giants), cf	2	0	0	0
Clemente (Pirates), rf	2	1	1	1
Millan (Braves), 2b	0	0	0	0
Aaron, (Braves), rf	2	1	1	1
May (Reds), 1b	1	0	0	0
Torre (Cardinals), 3b	3	0	0	0
fSanto (Cubs), 3b	1	0	0	0
Stargell (Pirates), lf	2	1	0	0
gBrock (Cardinals)	1	0	0	0
McCovey (Giants), 1b	2	0	0	0
Marichal (Giants), p	0	0	0	0
Kessinger (Cubs), ss	2	0	0	0
Bench (Reds), c	4	1	2	2
Rose (Reds), rf	0	0	0	0
Harrelson (Mets), ss	2	0	0	0
Jenkins (Cubs), p	0	0	0	0
cColbert (Padres)	1	0	0	0
Wilson (Astros), p	0	0	0	0
Ellis (Pirates), p	0	0	0	0
Davis (Dodgers), cf	1	0	1	0
eBonds (Giants), cf	1	0	0	0
Totals	31	4	5	4

American	AB	R	H	RBI
Carew (Twins), 2b	1	1	0	0
Rojas (Royals), 2b	1	0	0	0
Murcer (Yankees), cf	3	0	1	0
Cuellar (Orioles), p	0	0	0	0
cBuford (Orioles)	1	0	0	0
Lolich (Tigers), p	0	0	0	0
Yastrzemski (Red Sox), lf	3	0	0	0
F. Robinson (Orioles), rf	2	1	1	2
Kaline (Tigers), rf	2	1	1	0
Cash (Tigers), 1b	2	0	0	0
Killebrew (Twins) 1b	2	1	1	2
B. Robinson (Orioles), 3b	3	0	1	0
Freehan (Tigers), c	3	0	0	0
Munson (Yankees), c	0	0	0	0
Aparicio (Red Sox), ss	3	1	1	0
Blue (A's), p	0	0	0	0
aJackson (A's)	1	1	1	2
Palmer (Orioles), p	0	0	0	0
bHoward (Senators)	1	0	0	0
Otis (Royals), cf	1	0	0	0
Totals	29	6	7	6

Pitching

National	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Ellis (L)	3	4	4	4	1	2
Marichal	2	0	0	0	1	1
Jenkins	1	3	2	2	0	0
Wilson	2	0	0	0	1	2

American	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO
Blue (W)	3	2	3	3	0	3
Palmer	2	1	0	0	0	2
Cuellar	2	1	0	0	1	2
Lolich	2	1	1	1	0	1

1971 All Star Game - Recap

After nine consecutive losing appearances, the American League appeared to be on their way to yet another disappointing loss. The National League jumped out 3-0, but the American League came back in the bottom of the third and, for the first time since 1964, actually took the lead.

Luis Aparicio led off with a single and Earl Weaver sent up Reggie Jackson, who was in only his fourth full season. Jackson made his at-bat debut with a homerun that struck a light tower on Tiger Stadium's roof some 520 feet from home plate. It was just a preview of what was to come from the future hall of famer.

Two batters later, Frank Robinson (who, incidentally, became the first to home for both sides in the All-Star Game) stepped up to the plate and fired a rocket into the lower right-field seats putting the American League up, 4-3. Then they added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Roberto Clemente's homer in the eighth was the only action the National League could muster and it would not be enough.

What made this game so exceptional was not only that the American League had finally won their first Midsummer Classic since 1962, but that all six home runs were shots from future hall of fame players! The sports headlines in newspapers across the country read: "Stop the presses! The American League wins one!" The All-Star curse was finally broken, but would the American League be able to maintain the momentum into the next season?