The starting lineups are also introduced. Of particular interest to me is the part at 9:11. You see, that's where the public address announcer introduces Bobby Murcer. Here is Bobby Ray's first All-star intro, and it gets totally botched, right down to the lack of even showing him, or a graphic with his name on it. He trots out around 9:39. It takes until 13:52 to even see his face.
Oh, but the rest of this is pure gold. The headset that Lindsey Nelson wears, along with his godawful choice of blazer. The zoom in and out on Gowdy and the way the shot of he and Kubek is laid over the background - first with Nelson, and then of just the field - are priceless.
This it pure 70's baseball at its finest.
And the National Anthem is fantastic. The whole crowd singing. Wonderful.
Not to be forgotten are the players. What an amazing collection. So many Hall of Famers assembled there. Seaver, Mays, McCovey, Clemente, Killebrew, Carew, Yaz, Reggie, and on and on.
Plus two guys named Murcer and Munson.
And Joe Torre's amazing sideburns.
The full game broadcast is available also. Bobby Murcer comes up at 26:53 and collects his only All-Star hit. Of course, a bunch of homers were also hit that day, including a shot off the roof of old Tiger Stadium, hit by Reggie Jackson. The American League got the victory.
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