The infamous 1971 All-Star game this week 51 years ago, who was there to tell the tale? Reggie’s shot heard around the world, was it the longest ever? It’s still talked about even after all these years.
“He wasn’t Mr. October yet when he drove that Ellis pitch on an arc that mesmerized fans and peers. But that moment took him from Oakland lightning rod to national fame. He was never just a guy again. “I think it would’ve gone 600 feet,” said Washington Senators slugger Frank Howard” By Jamie Turner, Cleveland.com
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The 1971 All Star game at Tiger Stadium remembered
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