Box Score of the Week

It's the All-Star break, so let's check out the midsummer classic from 1979 which took place at the old Kingdome in Seattle.

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National League outfielder Dave Parker of the Pittsburgh Pirates was named MVP of this game not for his hitting but rather his defense. 

Leading off the bottom of the seventh inning, Boston's Jim Rice hit a pop fly to right field which Parker lost in the roof. When the ball hit the turf, Parker quickly retrieved it and fired a missile to third base to nail Rice trying to turn a double into a leadoff triple. 

Then in the bottom of the eighth, score tied at 6, two outs and the Angels' Brian Downing on second base, Yankees star Graig Nettles hit a 2-out single to fairly deep right field. With Downing chugging around third, Parker again used his veritable cannon to nail the runner trying to score (Montreal catcher Gary Carter beautifully blocked the plate) and keep the game knotted at 6 apiece. 

The National League would score a run in the top of the ninth and hang for a 7-6 win. 

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