2009 All Star Game...AL 4 NL 3. A Must See Ted Williams Special, Tonight On HBO And HBO HD

The 2009 American League All Stars defeated the National League All Star team yet again, securing the home field advantage for the upcoming World Series. That's not a big deal unless the series goes seven games, however. Here is the entire box score. By the way, Josh Beckett and Tim Wakefield did not see action, which is fine with me. Jonathon Papelbon won the game and pitched a scoreless seventh inning with the help of a circus outfield catch by Carl Crawford. Here you go...

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W: Papelbon (1-0) L: Bell (0-1) S: Rivera (1)

AL All-Stars
Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
I. Suzuki, RF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333
E. Jackson, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
J. Morneau, 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
D. Jeter, SS 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .333 .000
J. Bartlett, SS 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
J. Mauer, C 3 1 1 1 2 0 0 .333 .333 .667
C. Granderson 1 1 1 0 3 0 0 1.000 1.000
M. Teixeira, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
V. Martinez,C 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 -
J. Bay, LF 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500
A. Jones, RF 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
J. Hamilton, CF 3 0 1 1 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333
F. Hernandes 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
J. Papelbon, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
K. Youkilis 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1.000 1.000 1.000
J. Nathan, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
M. Rivera, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
M. Young, 3B 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .333 .333 .333
B. Zobrist, PH-2B 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
A. Hill, 2B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
B. Inge, 3B 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
R. Halladay, P 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
M. Buehrle, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
Z. Greinke, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
C. Crawford, PH-LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .333 .333 .333
Totals 34 4 8 3 11 1 3 - - -

NL All-Stars
Player AB R H RBI TB BB K AVG OBP SLG
H. Ramirez, SS 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
T. Hoffman, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
A. Gonzalez, 1B 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 - 1.000 -
C. Utley, 2B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
O. Hudson, PH-2B 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500
A. Pujols, 1B 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
F. Cordero, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
H. Bell, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
R. Howard, PH 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
F. Rodriguez, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
R. Braun, RF-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
J. Upton, PH-LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
R. Ibanez, LF 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
B. Hawpe, RF 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
D. Wright, 3B 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500
C. Billingsley, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
M. Tejada, SS 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
S. Victorino, CF 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 .500 .500 .500
J. Werth, CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 .000
Y. Molina, C 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 .500 .500 .500
B. McCann, PH-C 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
T. Lincecum, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
P. Fielder, PH 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 1.000 1.000 2.000
R. Franklin, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
D. Haren, P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - - -
R. Zimmerman, 3B 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 .000
Totals 32 3 5 2 6 1 5 - - -

2B: ALS 1, J. Mauer (1). NLS 1, P. Fielder (1).
3B: ALS 1, C. Granderson (1).

AL All-Stars
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA
R. Halladay 2.0 4 3 2 0 0 0 10 35 12 - 23 9.00 .400
M. Buehrle 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2 - 7 0.00 .000
Z. Greinke 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 3 10 2 - 8 0.00 .000
E. Jackson 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 4 0 - 4 0.00 .000
F. Hernandez 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 4 - 4 0.00 .000
J. Papelbon (W 1-0) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 10 3 - 7 0.00 .000
J. Nathan (Hld 1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 0 5 19 8 - 11 0.00 .250
M. Rivera (S 1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 13 5 - 8 0.00 .000

NL All-Stars
Player IP H R ER BB K HR BFP Pit B-S ERA OpBA
T. Lincecum 2.0 2 2 1 0 1 0 10 35 13 - 22 4.50 .222
R. Franklin 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 2 - 7 0.00 .000
D. Haren 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 12 5 - 7 0.00 .250
C. Billingsley 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 0 5 21 6 - 15 9.00 .400
T. Hoffman 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 5 0 - 5 0.00 .333
F. Cordero 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 4 - 5 0.00 .000
H. Bell (L 0-1) 1.0 2 1 1 1 1 0 6 21 8 - 13 9.00 .500
F. Rodriguez 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 6 1 - 5 0.00 .000

Errors: ALS 1, J. Hamilton (1). NLS 1, A. Pujols (1).
Double Plays: NLS 1 (Utley to Tejada to Pujols).
Stolen Bases: NLS 1, O. Hudson (1).
Hit by Pitch: ALS, D. Jeter by T. Lincecum.

Umpires: HP--DeMuth, 1B--Gorman, 2B--Kellogg, 3B--Hernandez, LF--Timmons, RF--Nauert.
Time: 2:31
Attendance - 46,760

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If you are able to receive HBO and HBO HD, tune in at 9:30pm EDT tonight for a 74 minute look at the career and life of Ted Williams. You can click on the title of this post to be zapped to an article about that stunning documentary from the always reliable Boston Herald. Their only complaint was that the film could have been a little bit longer, but it's filled with historic footage and game highlights. I already have my HD DVR ready to go. DON'T MISS IT!

Have a great Hump Day Wednesday and as always, BE WELL. Please don't forget to click on this post's title for the Ted Williams documentary info. See ya...soon, if not before.