1966 MLB All Star Game Highlights Film CLEMENTE and WILLIE MAYS

[@bobwatkins9743]

Roberto Clemente, the Great One, was a six tool player. Best in the usual five qualifiers, Clemente’s sixth tool was - you couldn’t take your eyes off him - in right field, the batter’s box or on base. See Clemente run out a triple. He was indeed, the Great One.

[@JenniferMedina-bg1zb]

Not even a top 10 all time player

[@vicka.3696]

You sound ignorant!​@@JenniferMedina-bg1zb

[@jameswalton3930]

​@@JenniferMedina-bg1zbit still doesn't take away the greatest of, "The Great One".

[@JenniferMedina-bg1zb]

@@jameswalton3930 saying he was a “6 tool player”, and that no other player had as many skills is dumb. He was good but not the GOAT.

[@jameswalton3930]

@@JenniferMedina-bg1zb actually I've never in over 60 years of following baseball have I heard anyone called a 6 tool player, that's just someone random comment. The Great One was a nickname for Clemente, as Ty Cobb's nickname was "the Georgia Peach", obviously he not a peach, it not the greatest one, out of thousands of players who have played in the majors Clemente is held in high esteemed being in the top 100 is an honor. Some places they say Ted Williams is the greatest hitter, but it's up for debate. It's all just opinions, enjoy them for who are; and what they have brought to Baseball

[@titoperez1327]

Mays Clemente and Aaron Playing all the outfield All nine innings What a treat!🥰🥰🥰

[@joselopezmoya9786]

MAYS, CLEMENTE and HANK AARON played one yr, in the 50's, in the same team at the PUERTO RICO WINTER LEAGUE.

[@tommyrawlings3046]

The great Frank Robinson was in the AL this year Frank Robinson is one of the most underrated players in the history of baseball While not as good as fielder as Roberto Clemente in right field, he was a better player than Clemente

[@brianfergus839]

@@tommyrawlings3046 no he wasn’t. Not even close.

[@SALSAKID49]

#21 Roberto Clemente is my hero... I grew up in NYC aka Brooklyn... When I, 1st heard of him when as a young boy, through my father and his comprades as they mentioned his name often. He is a legend on the Island of Puerto Rico... I still play Softball tournaments for the last 45+ years and currently playing in Senior Softball tournaments. So, I wear #21 as my respect for this legend of the game... My all-time MLB OF: Aaron, Mays, Clemente

[@extanegautham8950]

my hero too, i had his glove as boy. first i did not know who he was and was mad i did not get a yankee like mantle, prob dad got it for free or on sale. but then i learned about him...such a wonderful man, RIP..

[@brianfergus839]

@@extanegautham8950 was that one of those red white and blue gloves that came out in ‘76? Clemente was my hero but I had a very sweet Wilson Harmon Killebrew glove in that era

[@alandesouzacruz5124]

Roberto clemente and Babe Ruth my favorite baseball players

[@larryloveless2967]

It was close to 104 in St. Louis when this game was played. I remember Casey Stengel being quoted saying how the new place sure holds the heat well.

[@ron88303]

I was a kid there at the time. It was a wet heat.

[@Wahawk71]

Crazy seeing an all star game in daylight! Remember as kids we could watch the World Series in the gym during school hours . I think you could get out of study hall to watch the game .

[@larryloveless2967]

@@Wahawk71 I had teachers wheel in a large TV right in to the classroom near the end of a school day sometimes.

[@Wahawk71]

@@larryloveless2967 : Great memories when baseball was truly the national pastime !

[@mylittlepitbull3143]

I saw Clemente play I think it was 1971 at dodger stadium. I think Don Sutton was pitching for the dodgers and he pitched a two-hitter except for Clemente who was five for seven in 16 innings. Pirates won 2-1. And I caught a ball from the bullpen.

[@r.crompton2286]

I remember Roberto having a great gun. On a hit into right field or centre-right, only the faster base-runners had any chance of making it from first to third when Clemente fielded it. On a fly ball to deep right field it wasn't an automatic for a runner tagging up at third to reach home safe. There have been other great guns but I think Clemente's long throws were probably the most accurate.

[@joangravitz3280]

He could throw a strike from right field

[@r.crompton2286]

@@joangravitz3280 Strikes were common! The ball would regularly come in on the fly with the catcher taking no more than one step to apply the tag.

[@joangravitz3280]

@@r.crompton2286 he doesn't get the honor he deserves

[@r.crompton2286]

@@joangravitz3280 A .317 lifetime B.A. (better than Jackie Robinson, Mantle, Mays, Aaron, Greenberg, and Frank Robinson (just to name a few) ; 3000 hits, four times hitting more than 200 hits a season (better than Ted Williams) ; rated by most statisticians/sports journalists as having the strongest arm of any outfielder ; 12 Golden Gloves -- tied for first with Mays ; probably the best at running from 1st to third. He and Di Maggio were never thrown out. Near the top for all-time career outfielder assists. Should be in the top 12 to 14 all-time (no pitchers) ball players.

[@brianfergus839]

@@joangravitz3280 real baseball fans know 👍

[@kennymoore2951]

I will alwaysremember June 18th 2024 my birthday. I turned 69 years old but the thing I always will remember is my favorite baseball player when I was a child passed away the great Willie Mays.😢

[@brianfergus839]

That was tough to see Say Hey Willie go 😢

[@kennymoore2951]

When I was a child I was in the grocery store with my little league uniform on. this would have been around 1967 give or take. I still remember this. a man said to me you must be Mickey Mantle. And I said no sir I'm Willie Mays. I still remember that about 57 years later.​I'm a big Ronald acuna Jr fan now II sure wouldn't trade those days for anything@@brianfergus839

[@georgeinfante1106]

Roberto. !!!!!! ⚾ legend and others great legends

[@joselopezmoya9786]

MAYS, CLEMENTE and HANK AARON were teamates, in the 50's, playing with same team at the PUERTO RICAN WINTER LEAGUE. They played together for one yr.

[@ScottPalmer-mp1we]

If I were the pitcher against those three on the same team, I would just throw the ball into the outfield bleachers. It was going to end up there anyway!

[@javiergaviria8536]

😂😂😂😂​@@ScottPalmer-mp1we

[@brianfergus839]

Greatest outfield ever

[@prisonersforprofit]

back when pitchers dominated, they'd lower the mound 5 inches after 1968, they also tightened the strike zone, still we had some of the greatest hitters of all time in that era, mays, aaron, clemente, yastremski, kaline, mccovey, frank robinson, tony oliva, killebrew...

[@ron88303]

They had actually enlarged the strike zone in 1963, only to reduce it like you said.

[@garylobo3]

Yes. They lowered the mound after the Cardinal's Bob Gibson pitched a 1.12 ERA after 1968 season. He started to dominate in 1967, which is why he wasn't in this 1966 ASG.

[@ron88303]

@@garylobo3 He made the all-star team in 1966 but didn't pitch because of injury. He went 21-12 that year with a 2.44 era; not as dominate as 1968 but pretty good. And it was the continued decline in league's overall ERA from 1963 through 1968 that prompted the pitching changes. And as you point out, Gibson highlighted that decline in '68.

[@bobma6342]

​@@garylobo3it wasn't just because of Bob Gibson

[@joselopezmoya9786]

Those were the days, when baseball was truly baseball. Each league had its own president. NO stupid DH, no overpaid starting pitchers, no runner at second base starting thrv10th inning. No stupid rule whereby a pitcher can't throw more than three times to first base and no bigger bases.

[@Brotherken1234]

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[@traderduke2]

I, too, used to be a huge baseball fan. The day I first discovered they started a runner on 2B base in the 10th inning, I was so dumbfounded that I had to look it up. Unbelievable rule change. I have not watched an MLB game since. My favorite all star game was 1971 in Detroit.

[@ron88303]

I live in STL and was thirteen at the time. It was bloody hot that day!

[@144Donn]

Amazing historical footage! I had many of these guys' baseball cards from the 1970 collection. To see them in their prime is otherworldly!

[@franktorres3300]

Que diferencia entre los juegos de Estrellas de esta época, pues los peloteros que participaban en los años 60, 70, 80 y 90, casi todos están en el Salón de la Fama, esa fue la flor innata del Béisbol de todos los tiempos.

[@joselopezmoya9786]

1966 was the year ROBERTO CLEMENTE was elected the NATIONA LEAGUR'S MVP.

[@johnsrous1616]

As an LA Dodger fan I can honestly say that, while the Big Blue hated playing Roberto Clemente, we respected him for his peerless arm and the ability to knock the cover off of any pitch.

[@eandsm4620]

RIP Say Hey kid.

[@ssweeps]

Wearing my Roberto Clemente jersey right now!

[@WilliamFlickinger-y8f]

The great roberto

[@lgude]

Interesting how time warps perspectives. The music is all from a much earlier era than the 60s, which is fine but a bit jarring for someone who was an adult at the time. I remember listening to the Dodgers games on the Radio with my mother in the late 40s so 1966 was only yesterday to me.

[@rongoodrich8130]

National League had 3 GOATS in the outfield at one time…it’ll never happen again

[@benedontwon4359]

The Say Hey Kid the Goat

[@Frank_E_Scialdone]

That field books in rough shape

[@johnleonardjr.3875]

Koufax was the best pitcher in baseball for 6 years. You could ask Aaron or Mays , two of the best hitters of all time . They both said facing Koufax was the toughest ever . Clemente was my all time favorite ballplayer , Wills was my favorite shortstop back then , & Jim Fregosi taught me how to hit .

[@anthonytripp2251]

Yogi Berra faced Koufax in World Series when Koufax was 25-5. He said "I can see how he won 25, but how did he lose 5?"

[@davkatjenn]

As I'm watching this I am counting the players that I was fortunate enough to see in person.......so many of them and all were so great. I regret that I was never able to see Brooks Robinson play....the human vacuum cleaner at 3rd base. Of those that I saw play, Clemente was my favorite. I saw McCovey play late in his career in San Diego and while there I saw him hit a foul ball way up and down the right field side and hit the base of the light poles in Jack Murphy Stadium that had to be over 500 feet away. He went on to hit a home run in that at bat, but it was so anti climactic because it traveled about 400 feet. That was something McCovey could do, hit a foul ball so hard that the home run seemed less......he was great and a great ambassador for the game.

[@lawrencetaylor4101]

My 10 year old self remembers this game. Wow. Merci.

[@bcask61]

Loved that video. The music, the style. Perfect.

[@hisoverlorduponhigh90]

Just yesterday, I found my long-lost Brooks Robinson autograph.

[@brianfergus839]

Super! I’ve got two Clemente autographs- my most cherished childhood mementos

[@hisoverlorduponhigh90]

@@brianfergus839 I am from Baltimore. Although, I no longer live there. I am still an Orioles fan. I still see them in Chicago, when I can.

[@brianfergus839]

@@hisoverlorduponhigh90 we had some games against you guys. WS 1971 and ‘79 I was 10 and 18 yrs old. Remember Brooks’ helmet with the abbreviated bill?

[@mikeaustin1323]

1st to comment from Western North Carolina. Denny McLain struck out some great NL Hall of Famers.

[@RetroSeasons]

For sure, that NL lineup is stacked. I think the NL starting lineup had 7 HOFs in it , with Stargell, Alou, Morgan, and McCarver on the bench! www.retroseasons.com/?s=1966+NL+All-Star+Starting+Lineup

[@ManuelGuzman067]

Think that most of these MLB ⚾🌍 Legends are Gone 🕊️

[@phishfearme2]

Mays Clemente Aaron McCovey may be the best first 4 ever

[@petercondos1018]

Mickey Mantle #7

[@phishfearme2]

@@petercondos1018 agreed - for the AL

[@billlashure2008]

The golden age-- they were all great and didn't take steroids.

[@daddyguerrero]

I remember watching this game as a kid. I didn’t realize the greatness I was witnessing on the field at one time. Life was so simple back then. None of the political nonsense that we see today.

[@williammoses6460]

I watched the same game. I was 17 and the politics around baseball were greater than they are today. And your “political nonsense” is a player’s “ life story.” I’d guess you see it as nonsense because you don’t want to acknowledge injustice.

[@daddyguerrero]

@@williammoses6460 You’re a perfect example of what’s wrong with America today. You see victimization in everything.

[@williammoses6460]

@@daddyguerrero Well,like that’s your opinion,dude.

[@williammoses6460]

@@daddyguerrero There really were a ton of great players in the decades after the Color Line was broken. Read “Ball Four” to get an inside look at the temper of the times. Willie Mays was batting lead off! The manager wanted him to get more at bats in the late innings. And it worked. Even watching it on a 19” b&w tv it was gripping drama.

[@daddyguerrero]

@@williammoses6460 I read that book. Great read. One thing I liked about the All-Star game from back then is how both sides competed to win. They played for league pride. Today’s game is just an exhibition. It all changed after Pete Rose took out Ray Fosse in that famous home plate collision to win that game. No owner wants to risk injury to any of their franchise players, so now they play these All-Stars an inning or two. Pitchers used to consider it an honor to pitch three innings to start a game. All of these high priced contracts have forever changed the game. Well, at least we have highlights to remember those great days.

[@bipolarvortex]

According to the posted lineup for the American League, they had both Bobby Knoop and Dick McAuliffe playing 2B, but had no SS. McAuliffe played SS, not 2B.

[@beatlejim64]

Remember when you knew the guys on the All Star teams? Now it's...who?...who?...who?

[@Wixom2200]

Good point. Who are these new bums?

[@michaelthompson729]

I could name every position player from the Baltimore Orioles including the starting pitching staff and I was a diehard Cleveland Indians fan...knew most of the Boston, Detroit and Minnesota lineups as well...back then

[@zachkatsihtis4152]

Roberto Clemente was the most fundamentally sound player I ever saw; for me, he is the poster child of 5 tool GREATNESS …. and …played the game CORRECTLY and with RESPECT…not like some of these fat heads TODAY who throw bats and “skip to my Lou” around the bases showing up opposing pitchers and being disrespectful to the opposition. Can you imagine Juan Soto doing his “I’m the greatest” dance facing Bob Gibson, or Don Drysdale, or Sal “the Barber” Maglie!? And Kudos to ICHIRO …who was also cut from this fundamentally sound “cloth”…. not too many others in the modern game… There are some, but far and few between these fabulous bookends of baseball history; Sorry, that’s how I feel… I’m sure some of you feel the same way… Thank you for your time.🥃🥃🥃….

[@rongoodrich8130]

The GREATEST ALLSTAR game ever was played in 1971 Tiger Stadium. The GREATEST no question

[@Shopmyst]

The baseball players in this all-star game were much better players than the current players in 2024,

[@rufust.firefly4890]

When the ASG wasn't the BS it is now. The stars of my youth and young adulthood. Mays, McCovey, Marichal, Perry. Cepeda was hurt in 66. All HOFers. 👏👍Only Juan and Orlando still around.

[@orlandovaca8478]

It could still be a big deal if FOX would stop televising it like it was the Battle of the Network Stars Softball game.

[@markwade2258]

God don’t makem any better…!!!🙏🏻

[@myronlarimer1943]

Notice no names on the back of the jerseys. Everyone knew all the players by their number. The only name that should ever be on a jersey is the name of the team.

[@annamariaisland1960]

Brooks at it again kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4jNZICJj9ied9k and kzbin.info/www/bejne/l4jNZICJj9ied9k

[@davidhadden-ii5hs]

No errors either.....

[@jamesm.3967]

Jack Brickhouse on the narrative. ❤

[@chuckinhouston9952]

Brickhead did a nice job, as always.

[@garylobo3]

Did a nice job, but it should've been the other Jack... Jack Buck... Who was a Cardinals announcer at the time, along with Harry Caray. What a combo they were!

[@patgalvez4563]

You don't see ballplayers like Robby anymore

[@chuckinhouston9952]

This was when real men played the game, and they didn’t go on the IL for left testicle discomfort or a broken nail.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

👍

[@b.w.barbee2269]

And a "Sprained Eyebrow".......LOL.......You are so right!

[@RobertStambaugh-l5r]

NL rules .

[@jimanderson7648]

1966 Frank Robinson won the triple crown

[@garylobo3]

Hey Ron Santo? Can you hit it somewhere BESIDES third base, where Brooks Robinson was waiting for you each and every time?

[@waldolydecker8118]

Compare the MUSIC of 1960's-70's MLB, NBA, NHL, and NFL films. What the Sabol family was doing at NFL films was light years ahead of their sports peers. The MLB guys here demonstrate they were still knee-deep in corn mode.

[@cliffordyamasaki6169]

Ex gold glover hammerin hank misplays a popup into a run scoring triple.bob wasnt revered back then,some called him a dogger,but actually he suffered from insomnia,like mcqueen.he did have all the tools like no other mlb player then or now

[@larryfer4526]

Mcauliffe was the ss

[@TheDinonino]

Should’ve been titled “brooks Robinson” highlights

[@patgalvez4563]

1970 world series was the same

[@NoswalEvad]

All these documentaries from the 50s and 60s would have benefited from music contemporary to their time period instead of music clearly outdated by several decades.

[@CaptainKirk1963]

Whal what an Era. The Orioles would go on and sweep the Dogers.

[@davkatjenn]

Yeah, the fans were the big winners when Wills drove in McCarver to win the game because they could now get out of the heat.

[@Jubbable]

Back when All Star games were great and not the BS they are now.

[@Gwan-so..]

Over 600 of mays home runs came off white pitchers, how many Ruth hit off blacks??? NONE!!!!!THEY WERENT ALLOWED TO PLAY!🤨

[@rpc717]

What incredible lineups! Needs Mickey Mantle, Don Drysdale, Frank Howard, and Sam McDowell, but the number of Hall of Famers and should bes is astounding.

[@rufust.firefly4890]

Marichal, Gibson

[@Mike-g1p]

good pitching will beat good hitting every time and vice versa

[@danacoleman4007]

Yogi?

[@rufust.firefly4890]

and vice versa

[@Mike-g1p]

@@rufust.firefly4890 what?

[@danacoleman4007]

kofax is the most overrated sports figure of all time

[@patgalvez4563]

In what way?

[@garylobo3]

For a 5 year stretch, he was the best there ever was.

[@Donald-my3oo]

You are all time ignorant, Listen to Rose and others talk about Koufax

[@danacoleman4007]

educate yourselves, folks. do some deep dives and really learn about the game of baseball and its history. then you'll see.

[@Paladin70]

Don’t ever take baseball advice from anyone named Dana or from anyone who can’t even spell Koufax.😁

[@RussKline-x8p]

Mays Clemente Aaron McCovey, holy crap

[@robertpeter3550]

Great players and a horrible stadium.

[@EugeneDrabek-uv2pm]

Got to see McLain in 68 beat my guys 9 0 he won 31 that is the best and last 30 win season

[@kincamell2]

Gratitude