MLB All-Star Game 2016: 5 most memorable All-Star Games

5. 1970: Rose rocks Fosse

The 1970 All-Star Game was hosted by the Cincinnati Reds, who were unveiling their brand new ballpark. Two weeks before the game, Riverfront Stadium was opened, giving the Reds a new place to play their home games. The Reds had hosted two previous All-Star Games, but that was in 1938 and 1953 at Crosley Field.

Major League Baseball did not announce that the game would be played in the new stadium until June 1, and the back-up plan was to play in Atlanta. However, the game went on as scheduled, with President Richard Nixon throwing out the first pitch. While the President throwing out the first ball was special, it would be the last play that would make this on of the most memorable Midsummer Classics in history.

In the bottom of the 12th inning, hometown outfielder Pete Rose saw a single by Chicago Cubs’ Jim Hickman head to the outfield. Rose took off, barreling into Cleveland Indians’ catcher Ray Fosse, who had good positioning behind the plate. The impact made Fosse drop the ball, giving the National League team a 5-4 victory.

The play not only made a difference in the game, but it made a difference in the careers of the two players. Rose went on to have a Hall of Fame career, though he gambled that away, and Fosse was never the same again. Still, any baseball fan knows about Rose’s “slide.”

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