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Man, I remember this All Star Game... I was 14 in 1971....
Jul 10, 2021, 11:30 PM
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"Let all the names on this field on this one night sink in: Rod Carew, Brooks Robinson, Luis Aparicio, Frank Robinson, Carl Yastrzemski, Reggie Jackson, Al Kaline, Harmon Killebrew, Jim Palmer, Johnny Bench, Willie McCovey, Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Willie Stargell, Lou Brock, Ron Santo, Tom Seaver, Steve Carlton, Ferguson Jenkins, Juan Marichal and Roberto Clemente, who would sadly be there for the final time. The managers, the Orioles' Earl Weaver and the Reds' Sparky Anderson, are also in the Hall of Fame."
Great article, good memories. Back when I really loved beisbol...
https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/31769224/all-your-baseball-cards-came-life-night-50-years-ago-22-hall-famers-played-all-star-game-ages
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I still have a baseball autographed by the 67 Giants,
Jul 11, 2021, 1:11 AM
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which includes 3 of those: Mays, McCovey, and Marichal.
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I remember the 71 World Series but I was just a small chap.
Jul 11, 2021, 1:34 AM
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Baseball was incredible back then! The Braves weren’t much but the Pirates and Orioles ruled!
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Re: Man, I remember this All Star Game... I was 14 in 1971....
Jul 11, 2021, 4:21 AM
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I have fond memories of watching this game as a 10 year old with my grandfather (who was born in 1895). Reggie Jackson hit a HR that landed in the transformers on the roof of Tiger Stadium. The game was called by my favorite sportscaster Curt Gowdy and we watched on a 19 inch black and white TV with rabbit ears
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I was a couple years younger but really loved
Jul 11, 2021, 4:49 AM
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baseball back then, I was 9 in '71. My dad took me to several Dodger games every year, I played little league had many baseball cards, (still have my collection worth 10s of dollars for sure) I think I have most every card from 1969 to 1972, and followed the sport like crazy and definitely remember that all star game.
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Re: Man, I remember this All Star Game... I was 14 in 1971....
Jul 11, 2021, 7:09 AM
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Why did you leave off Pete Rose?
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Sadly, Pete isn't in the Hall of Fame, which I think is the
Jul 11, 2021, 9:19 AM
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OP's requirement for listing!
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Re: Man, I remember this All Star Game... I was 14 in 1971....
Jul 11, 2021, 8:21 AM
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MLB has no appeal to me and hasn't for years, but man back then I LOVED it. I have great memories of being in the stands in Atlanta Fulton County Stadium for the '72 All-Star game. I was an Orioles fan and getting to see Brooks(the Vacuum Cleaner) Robinson at 3rd and Jim Palmer on the mound was awesome. Bobby Grich also started at SS.
I don't know where they went wrong, but the feeling's gone and I just can't get it back.
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I was at Walter Reed that year and the Army took us to many
Jul 11, 2021, 8:48 AM
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games there. I watched Vida Blue pitch there and also Palmer and Dave McNally pitch who was great that year ( or just McLucky).
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Re: I was at Walter Reed that year and the Army took us to many
Jul 11, 2021, 10:03 AM
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The '71 Orioles were an incredibly talented team. They had 4 20 game winners in Jim Palmer, Mike Cuellar, Dave McNally and Pat Dobson and 4 Gold Glove players Brooks Robinson at 3rd, Mark Belanger at SS, Dave Johnson at 2nd and Paul Blair at CF. That's ridiculous. However, The Pirates won it all.
Blair was like a gazelle--so graceful. Robinson had incredible reflexes. Good times!
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Re: Man, I remember this All Star Game... I was 14 in 1971....
Jul 11, 2021, 9:15 AM
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Same here. Haven’t watched a MLB game since the steroid years. That’s when it started for me. 50s, 60s and 70s were very memorable. Have that same feeling for college football and basketball now. Started a couple of years ago when the stipends began. It will be history for me after this season or next. Hate that it’s happening!
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