The All-Stars are on the field.

Behind the plate, receiving Siever's warm-up pitches, Johnny Bench of Cincinnati. Seaver, the pitcher from the New York Mets. Dick Allen of the St. Louis Cardinals at first base, Glenn Beckert, and Don Cassinger, of the Cubs down at second and short. Tony Perez of the hometown Cincinnati teams at third base. At left field, Rico Cardi, the league's leading hitter.

From the Atlanta Braves, Willie Mays of San Francisco in center field.

And Hank Aaron in right field, as we told you, from the Atlanta Braves,

he received more votes than anybody else.

And very quickly, again, the American League batting lineup.

Leading it off will be the oldest starter, Luis Saperichu at age 36. This is his

ninth all-star baseball game. His seventh start, but his first all-star baseball game since

1963. Paul Destremski, bat second in center field. Frank Robinson, in right, batting third.

John Boo Powell, the cleanup hitter, the first baseman from Baltimore.

Harmon Kilibrew, the third baseman from the Minnesota Twins.

That's fifth, Frank Howard of Washington,

and left field batting six.

Dave Johnson of Baltimore, batting seven,

playing second base, Bill Friand,

behind the plate batting eight,

and Jim Palmer of Baltimore,

the pitcher batting ninth. Aparicio, with a 3-13 batting 8, and Jim Palmer of Baltimore, the pitcher batting 9.

Aparicio, with a 3-13 batting average, three home runs, 24 RBIs, steps in, right-handed

batter with a closed stance, and perhaps the closest voting in all of the American League this

year, it was four shortstop, and Apararicio went out over Rico Petruseli of Boston.

A big wide sweeping curve is what Cesar started Apparicio off with,

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