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BirdWatcher · 07-04-2018, 12:15 PM

In a tightly contested, low-scoring affair, the Moonlight Graham League won the 1966 All-Star Game 4-3 with a walk-off bottom-of-the-ninth victory.
Brewers veteran star A.J. White led off the bottom of the ninth with a pinch-hit double, moved to third on a line-drive single by Baltimore's Ron Ganier, and scored on a Chris Cardin (DET) infield single to end the game. Sam Rogers, who started at catcher for the MGL, was hitless in 2 at-bats (K, gb), and Alex Burley faced just one batter in the top-of-the-fourth and, after throwing three straight balls, got a called strike and then got the batter to fly out meekly, ending the inning with runners on the corners and limiting the damage.
The fourth Brewers All-Star, Steve Alonso, did not appear in the game as he had started for the Brewers the last game prior to the All-Star break.

P.S. Forgot to add that I am a bit mystified by the news report of this game referring to Columbus Whaler's star shortstop, David Alvarez, as a "Moonlight Graham League star." (Columbus, as you may recall, plays in the Shoeless Joe League.)

07-04-2018, 12:15 PM	#155
BirdWatcher Hall Of Famer Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Denver, Colorado Posts: 4,263	In a tightly contested, low-scoring affair, the Moonlight Graham League won the 1966 All-Star Game 4-3 with a walk-off bottom-of-the-ninth victory. Brewers veteran star A.J. White led off the bottom of the ninth with a pinch-hit double, moved to third on a line-drive single by Baltimore's Ron Ganier, and scored on a Chris Cardin (DET) infield single to end the game. Sam Rogers, who started at catcher for the MGL, was hitless in 2 at-bats (K, gb), and Alex Burley faced just one batter in the top-of-the-fourth and, after throwing three straight balls, got a called strike and then got the batter to fly out meekly, ending the inning with runners on the corners and limiting the damage. The fourth Brewers All-Star, Steve Alonso, did not appear in the game as he had started for the Brewers the last game prior to the All-Star break. P.S. Forgot to add that I am a bit mystified by the news report of this game referring to Columbus Whaler's star shortstop, David Alvarez, as a "Moonlight Graham League star." (Columbus, as you may recall, plays in the Shoeless Joe League.) Attached Images Last edited by BirdWatcher; 07-04-2018 at 12:16 PM.