Willie Mays Stole the Win for The National League in 1968

By today’s standards, the 1968 Major League Baseball All Star Game would be considered boring. It was a one to nothing contest. But I grew up loving to watch pitchers and defense. I have rarely seen a game that was more fun than that one. The pitching was exquisite. Carl Yastrzemski struck out three times! But that was okay with me, I am a fan of the National League. In the first inning Willie Mays, the best ball player I have ever seen, on first, stole second, stole third and scored on a ground ball by his Giants teammate, Willie McCovey. And I had gotten my program signed by the “Say Hey Kid”, Mays, before the game started. It is one of my treasures to this day.

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