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Article: National League wins all-star game; retiring Ozzie Smith applauded.(baseball)
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- Jet
- Article date:
- July 29, 1996
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At the 67th annual All-Star Game at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, the National League won its third consecutive game over the American League and Mike Piazza picked up the MVP award, but it was Ozzie Smith who stole the spotlight while playing in his last mid-summer classic before retiring at the end of the season.
The St. Louis Cardinals short-stop, considered by many to be "the greatest of all times" to play that position, received a thunderous standing ovation from 62,670 spectators when he came to bat in the seventh inning, providing one of the most emotional moments in All-Star history. "I've always worked hard and tried to represent baseball in the best ...