Pitches Johnny Bench of Cincinnati, Siever, the pitcher from the New York Mets. Take Allen of the St. Louis Cardinals at first base, Glenn Beckert, and Don Cassinger, of the Cub, down at second and short. Tony Perez of the hometown Cincinnati team is 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.

Pound is Tremski.

That's second in center field.

Frank Robinson in right, batting third.

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

Harmon-Killabrew, 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 night.

Aparicio, with a 313 batting average, three home runs, 24 RBIs, steps in, right-handed batter with a closed stands, and perhaps the closest voting in all of the American League this year, it was four shortstop. And Aparicio went out over Rico Petrasella of Boston. A big, wide, sweeping curve is what Cesar started Aparishu off with, and Luis was way out in front of it and fouled it back. Barely getting a piece of the ball. Strike one to Aparicio as this 41st Major League All-Star baseball game is underway. Temperature in the mid-80s here at the brand new Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati. Now it comes back with the fastball. It's a foul back in the boot next to us.

And it's two strikes.

I don't know, Sandy, if in all-star play,

you look for that big sweeping curve on the first pitch of the ballgame.

I wouldn't take so, Jim.

Not especially for a fellow like Steveer who has not pitched since last Thursday.

Strikes him out on a fastball.

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