July 8 1941 All Star Game

July 8 1941 All Star Game played at Briggs Stadium – Ted Williams hits a Walk Off Homerun

History of the MLB All-Star game – 1941

American League 7,

National League 5

Ted Williams was the man of the hour with a three-run, game-winning homer in the ninth. – Detroit News PhotoPerhaps the most electrifying homer in All-Star history was launched by the most charismatic hitter of the day, a man who was in the midst of a season that would become legendary. Playing in his second All-Star Game, Ted Williams was on his way to a .406 season batting average. At the All-Star break, he was hitting. 405.

The game that was ended by the snap of Williams’ bat was the most exciting All-Star Game to that time. There was good pitching, some lusty hitting and a momentous conclusion.

The AL was trailing 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth and Claude Passeau pitching. Passeau retired the first batter, then Ken Keltner came in as a pinch hitter and bounced a single off shortstop Eddie Miller’s glove. Joe Gordon singled and Cecil Travis drew a walk, loading the bases with Joe DiMaggio and Williams up.

DiMaggio hit a certain double-play ball sharply to Miller, who threw to second baseman Billy Herman. But Herman’s throw to first was wide, enabling DiMaggio to reach on a forceout and Keltner to score.

Up came Williams, who sent a belt-high fastball into the upper right-field stands — and turned a 5-4 NL lead into a 7-5 AL win.

“I’ve never been so happy,” said Williams. “Halfway down to first, seeing that ball going out, I stopped running and started leaping and jumping and clapping my hands, and I was so happy I laughed out loud.”Classic Broadcasts are old-time broadcasts that have been put together from various sources. Many are found on the Internet Archives in a raw form.

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