The American League emerged victorious in this year's All Star game, defeating the National League by a final of 5-4.
Sabas Laureano got the scoring started for the AL with a run-scoring single in the second inning.
Burl Wyatt scored on the play. In the bottom of the second inning, the National League took its only lead of the game.
Ralph Jennings crushed a two run homerun to give the NL squad a brief 2-1 lead. Also scoring on the hit was
Emil Cuestas.
The AL responded in the third inning when
Roger Attaway belted a three run homerun.
Clarence Lei and
Russell Thomas were on base when
Attaway delivered his bomb.
In the sixth inning, the American League extended its lead to 5-2 when
Jack Ector followed a
Joey Campos triple with a sacrifice fly.
In the bottom of the sixth, the NL chipped away at the lead.
Emil Cuestas drove in
Aaron Quijada with a single.
In the bottom of the eighth, the National League got to within a run when
Andrew Burdick singled to drive in
John Gans. That was as close as the NL would get, however.
Roger Attaway was named the MVP of the game for his homerun and 3 RBI.
Denver's representatives did not have a very good showing.
Russell Thomas,
Lee Chappel,
Alexis Vazquez,
Ruben Diaz, and
Ellis Bolling combined to go 1 for 14, with a run scored, and 3 strikeouts.
Thomas accounted for both the hit and the run scored.
On the pitching side,
Kenny Pillsbury and
Robert McNett combined to pitch 2 innings, with 5 hits and 1 walk allowed, and 2 runs, both earned, allowed.