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West All Stars(W) (ASW) 7 East All Stars(E) (ASE) 1

Game played on Sunday, August 20, 1961 (D) at Yankee Stadium I, New York NY
All-Star game

West All Stars(W)                   1 0 0  0 0 4  0 0 2   -   7  5  2
East All Stars(E)                   0 0 0  0 0 1  0 0 0   -   1  1  1

BATTING

West All Stars(W)                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Larry LeGrande rf                     2   0   0    0     3   1     1   0
Ira McKnight c                        2   1   0    0     1   0     6   0
  Art Hamilton ph, c                  1   0   0    1     0   0     3   0
George Davis 2b                       4   2   2    0     1   0     0   5
Price West lf                         2   1   0    0     2   1     4   0
Ike Brown ss                          4   1   1    2     0   1     2   0
Bill Matthews 1b                      2   0   1    1     0   0     8   0
   Neyland ph, 1b                     2   0   1    2     0   1     1   0
Monte Bond 3b                         2   0   0    0     0   1     0   1
  Roberto Paul ph, 3b                 2   1   0    0     0   1     0   1
Willie Hardwick cf                    4   0   0    0     0   1     0   0
Satchel Paige p                       1   0   0    0     0   0     0   2
  Don Poindexter p                    1   0   0    0     0   0     1   1
  Ozzie Tidmore ph                    1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Dick Hemphill p                     0   1   0    0     1   0     0   0
Totals                               30   7   5    6     8   7    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 2.  George Davis, Roberto Paul. 
PB: 1.  Ira McKnight. 

BATTING -
2B:  George Davis 2, Ike Brown. 
HBP:  Art Hamilton. 
Team LOB:  5

BASERUNNING -
SB:  Ira McKnight. 
CS:   Neyland. 

East All Stars(E)                    AB   R   H  RBI    BB  SO    PO  A
Jesse Bass 2b                         2   0   0    0     0   1     0   2
  Eugene Williams p                   0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Eugene Holmes p                     0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Philip Welch p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Willie Brown ph                     1   1   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Charles Drummond p                  1   0   0    0     0   0     0   0
  Herb Paymond p                      0   0   0    0     0   0     0   1
Herman Green rf                       4   0   1    0     0   2     1   0
Mel Robinson cf                       3   0   0    0     1   0     1   0
Chuck Randall 3b                      3   0   0    0     1   1     1   0
Billy Joe Moore ss                    3   0   0    0     1   1     1   3
Al Robinson lf                        4   0   0    0     0   2     3   0
Gideon Jarvis 1b                      4   0   0    0     0   1     3   1
Robert Fowler c                       3   0   0    0     0   1    10   1
Pete Gilliam p                        0   0   0    0     0   0     1   2
  Rufus Gipson ph, 2b                 2   0   0    0     1   0     3   0
Totals                               30   1   1    0     4   9    27  10

FIELDING -
E: 1.  Rufus Gipson. 
PB: 1.  Robert Fowler. 

BATTING -
Team LOB:  6


PITCHING

West All Stars(W)                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Satchel Paige W                      3       1   0    0   0   3   0  10
Don Poindexter                       3       0   1    0   3   3   0  13
Dick Hemphill SV                     3       0   0    0   1   3   0  11
Totals                               9       1   1    0   4   9   0  34

WP:  Don Poindexter. 

East All Stars(E)                    IP      H   R   ER  BB  SO  HR  BFP
Pete Gilliam L                       3       3   1    1   2   0   0  13
Eugene Williams                      2       0   3    3   3   3   0  9
Eugene Holmes                        0       2   1    1   0   0   0  2
Philip Welch                         1       0   0    0   0   1   0  2
Charles Drummond                     2.1     0   2    0   3   3   0  12
Herb Paymond                         0.2     0   0    0   0   0   0  1
Totals                               9       5   7    5   8   7   0  39

Eugene Williams pitched to 3 batters in the 6th inning
Eugene Holmes pitched to 2 batters in the 6th inning
WP:  Charles Drummond. 
HBP:  Charles Drummond. 


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Data may be estimated, incomplete, or missing.

Umpires: HP - Frank Cassese, 1B - Earl Vann, 2B - Tom Petrani, 3B -  Brown

Time of Game: 0:00   Attendance: 7245

Retrosheet Play-by-Play Account
Game of Sunday, 8/20/1961 -- West All Stars(W) at East All
Stars(E) (D)

Starting Lineups:

   West                          East                          
1. L.LeGrande          rf        J.Bass              2b        
2. I.McKnight          c         H.Green             rf        
3. G.Davis             2b        M.Robinson          cf        
4. P.West              lf        C.Randall           3b        
5. I.Brown             ss        B.Moore             ss        
6. B.Matthews          1b        A.Robinson          lf        
7. M.Bond              3b        G.Jarvis            1b        
8. W.Hardwick          cf        R.Fowler            c         
9. S.Paige             p         P.Gilliam           p         

ALL STARS(W) 1ST: L.LeGrande walked; I.McKnight forced
L.LeGrande (P.Gilliam to B.Moore) [I.McKnight to first]; G.Davis
doubled [I.McKnight to third]; P.West walked; I.Brown forced
I.McKnight (P.Gilliam to R.Fowler) [G.Davis to third, P.West to
second, I.Brown to first]; B.Matthews singled to second base
(J.Bass to R.Fowler) [G.Davis scored, P.West out at home,
I.Brown to second]; 1 R, 2 H, 0 E, 2 LOB.  All Stars(W) 1, All
Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 1ST: J.Bass struck out; H.Green singled to second
base; M.Robinson grounded out (S.Paige to B.Matthews) [H.Green
to second]; C.Randall was called out on strikes; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E,
1 LOB.  All Stars(W) 1, All Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 2ND: M.Bond grounded out (J.Bass to G.Jarvis);
W.Hardwick popped to C.Randall in foul territory; S.Paige popped
to R.Fowler in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All
Stars(W) 1, All Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 2ND: B.Moore grounded out (G.Davis to B.Matthews);
A.Robinson was called out on strikes; G.Jarvis grounded out
(G.Davis to B.Matthews); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(W) 1,
All Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 3RD: L.LeGrande out on unknown play; I.McKnight
out on unknown play; G.Davis doubled to right field; P.West
grounded out (G.Jarvis to P.Gilliam); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  All
Stars(W) 1, All Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 3RD: R.Fowler grounded out (S.Paige to
B.Matthews); R.GIPSON BATTED FOR P.GILLIAM; R.Gipson flied to
P.West; J.Bass grounded out (M.Bond to B.Matthews); 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(W) 1, All Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 4TH: R.GIPSON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 2B);
E.WILLIAMS REPLACED J.BASS (PITCHING); I.Brown grounded out
(B.Moore to G.Jarvis); B.Matthews flied to A.Robinson; M.Bond
was called out on strikes; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(W)
1, All Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 4TH: D.POINDEXTER REPLACED S.PAIGE (PITCHING);
H.Green grounded out (G.Davis to B.Matthews); M.Robinson lined
to D.Poindexter; C.Randall walked; I.McKnight allowed a passed
ball [C.Randall to second]; B.Moore lined to P.West; 0 R, 0 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(W) 1, All Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 5TH: W.Hardwick struck out; D.Poindexter flied to
A.Robinson; L.LeGrande struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All
Stars(W) 1, All Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 5TH: A.Robinson grounded out (D.Poindexter to
B.Matthews); G.Jarvis grounded out (G.Davis to B.Matthews);
R.Fowler struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(W) 1, All
Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(W) 6TH: I.McKnight walked; I.McKnight stole second;
G.Davis walked; P.West walked [I.McKnight to third, G.Davis to
second]; E.HOLMES REPLACED E.WILLIAMS (PITCHING); I.Brown
doubled to center field [I.McKnight scored, G.Davis scored,
P.West to third];  BATTED FOR B.MATTHEWS;  singled to right
field [P.West scored, I.Brown scored]; P.WELCH REPLACED E.HOLMES
(PITCHING); R.PAUL BATTED FOR M.BOND;  was caught stealing
second (R.Fowler to R.Gipson); R.Paul struck out; W.Hardwick
flied to A.Robinson; 4 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(W) 5, All
Stars(E) 0.

ALL STARS(E) 6TH:  STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING 1B); R.PAUL STAYED
IN GAME (PLAYING 3B); R.Gipson walked; W.BROWN BATTED FOR
P.WELCH; W.Brown forced R.Gipson (G.Davis to I.Brown) [W.Brown
to first]; D.Poindexter threw a wild pitch [W.Brown to second];
H.Green struck out; M.Robinson walked; C.Randall reached on an
error by G.Davis [W.Brown scored (unearned) (no RBI), M.Robinson
to third, C.Randall to first]; B.Moore was called out on
strikes; 1 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  All Stars(W) 5, All
Stars(E) 1.

ALL STARS(W) 7TH: C.DRUMMOND REPLACED W.BROWN (PITCHING);
O.TIDMORE BATTED FOR D.POINDEXTER; O.Tidmore flied to
M.Robinson; L.LeGrande walked; A.HAMILTON BATTED FOR I.MCKNIGHT;
A.Hamilton forced L.LeGrande (B.Moore to R.Gipson) [A.Hamilton
to first]; G.Davis grounded out (B.Moore to G.Jarvis); 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 1 LOB.  All Stars(W) 5, All Stars(E) 1.

ALL STARS(E) 7TH: A.HAMILTON STAYED IN GAME (PLAYING C);
D.HEMPHILL REPLACED O.TIDMORE (PITCHING); A.Robinson struck out;
G.Jarvis popped to I.Brown; R.Fowler flied to P.West; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(W) 5, All Stars(E) 1.

ALL STARS(W) 8TH: P.West struck out; I.Brown struck out; 
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  All Stars(W) 5, All Stars(E)
1.

ALL STARS(E) 8TH: R.Gipson flied to L.LeGrande; C.Drummond
grounded out (R.Paul to ); H.Green struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  All Stars(W) 5, All Stars(E) 1.

ALL STARS(W) 9TH: R.Paul reached on an error by R.Gipson
[R.Paul to first]; W.Hardwick flied to H.Green; D.Hemphill
walked [R.Paul to second]; C.Drummond threw a wild pitch [R.Paul
to third, D.Hemphill to second]; L.LeGrande walked; A.Hamilton
was hit by a pitch [R.Paul scored (unearned), D.Hemphill to
third, L.LeGrande to second]; H.PAYMOND REPLACED C.DRUMMOND
(PITCHING); R.Fowler allowed a passed ball [D.Hemphill scored
(unearned), L.LeGrande to third, A.Hamilton to second];
A.Hamilton was picked off second (H.Paymond to R.Gipson);
G.Davis out on unknown play; 2 R (0 ER), 0 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  All
Stars(W) 7, All Stars(E) 1.

ALL STARS(E) 9TH: M.Robinson flied to P.West; C.Randall reached
on an error by R.Paul [C.Randall to first]; B.Moore walked
[C.Randall to second]; A.Robinson out on unknown play; G.Jarvis
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.  All Stars(W) 7, All Stars(E)
1.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 All Stars(W)     7   5   2   5
 All Stars(E)     1   1   1   6


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