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ON THIS DATE
July 13
1971 – Oakland’s Reggie Jackson hits a mammoth home run off the power generator on the right-field roof at Tiger Stadium to highlight a barrage of six homers — three by each team — as the AL beats the NL 6-4 in the All-Star game. Jackson’s home run comes off Pittsburgh’s Dock Ellis. The Pirates’ Roberto Clemente homers for the National League.
2005 – The Frontier League All-Star Game is played in Washington for the first time. The Wild Things’ Mike Arbinger wins the pregame Home Run Derby and is named the game’s MVP after hitting a home run and scoring twice in the East’s 5-4 win before a crowd of 3,595.