DON WILSON 1971 All Star Game 8th INNING

[mediatoon]

Don Wilson was an excellent pitcher. Good to see some footage reflecting his talent.

[awilliams352005]

Please watch the direspectful comments about my uncle! I post this video for my family to enjoy and the hateful comments are causing pain. Thank you for respecting my family's wishes.

[comfortat]

@awilliams352005 I saw your uncle pitch many times, and he was terrific! Thank you for posting this!

God bless you!

[Darwyn7]

Whatever happend to this guy? I heard he hot boxed his whole family or something?

[awilliams352005]

@Darwyn7 The comment left was very disrespectful to our family! My uncle was murdered and if his daughter (my cousin) who was present in the house and suffered injury saw this comment she would be so hurt! I don't know if you meant to be rude but my mother, his sister is offended and so am I! Get the facts about someone before you go posting harmful comments. My grandma and pop which are his parents would slip back into a deep depression if they saw this! Please watch what you say

[801liveable]

Wilson was fast..They say about as fast as Bob Feller..He threw a couple of no-hitters before he passed..Too bad..Great talent...

[xSoccerxCorex]

@AmsterdamKutscheet nice trawlin', not falling for it!

[SlapDickInYourMouth]

@xSoccerxCorex Don Wilsons boyfriend was Wade Blassingame

[Paulmancieri67]

I was a Red Sox fan in those days but rooted for the Astros in the NL. I was devastated when he passed away. He was quite a pitcher and I got to see him pitch on an NBC game of the week. The Astros could really have used him in the later 70's when they got good.

[TheWeaselSqueezer]

@Paulmancieri67 who was queerer,Dick Pole or Dave Morehead?

[brianwells456comcast]

This is the same All Star game that Reggie Jackson hit that moon shot off of Doc Ellis!

[jerryg1964]

@brianwells456comcast That's the one ... 1971 at Tiger Stadium in Detroit

[brianwells456comcast]

@jerryg1964 Surprised that Curt Gowdy and his cohort aren`t still talking about that 3 inning blast during their play by play in this video.I read that Doc Ellis finally got to face Reggie Jackson some years later and,in retaliation,stuck a fastball in his face that smashed his glasses.Reggie said that he was lucky not to have been killed!

[ikonoklast44]

"Yaz" a base stealing threat? lmao.

[oldredbarnman]

My favorite All-Star game, played in my hometown ballpark. 20 future hall of famers, 11 NL & 9 AL, played in this game. Also Sparky and Earl, the managers. I have the complete original broadcast of this game on dvd.

[pepjrp]

@oldredbarnman This was the first All-Star game I ever watched.... and you are so right as it is my favorite as well. Plus Curt Gowdy broadcasting the game was icing on the cake.

[asprun]

When did baseball do away with the stirrup sock, today's uniform looks like a softball uniform.

[elvispresley718]

@asprun amen brother it look slike thy're wearing pajamas

[huggybobo88]

do you realize that your uncle is the greatest houston astros pitcher of all time thats amazing:)

[donneric]

I see Yaz wearing the traditional uniform when did they start with the red caps my heroes as a Sox I think our best era

[Ariamaluum]

@donneric. I think it was 1975 till 1978.

[tomitstube]

wow, curt gowdy was the best.

amazing inning in 1971. don wilson vs. yastrzemski, kaline, and killebrew.

bench behind the plate.

great stuff.

[tallguy1963]

@awilliams352005 Who was your Uncle? Does anyone have the entire game?

[SFFOOL76]

This is great footage, r.i.p. Don Wilson.

[awilliams352005]

Thank you all for taking time out to view this footage and leave your wonderful comments about my uncle! You put a smile on my familys hearts to know people still appreciate him! God bless your hearts!

[steagle9000]

I remember your uncle very well. Not only was he a great pitcher, he was one of the better, if not the best hitting pitchers of his time. I was in 10th grade and I remember hearing on the radio when they announced his death. It was so sad.

[armandx10]

Great video! I remember watching this on TV when I was 10 years old. Now I'm about 15 to 25 years older than any of those guys at that time - can't believe Killebrew is gone.

[JENDALL714]

Pause at 4:32 it looks like the MLB logo, even though MLB claims it isn't Killebrew, Killbrew swears it was him, I think MLB just said it wasn't, just in case Harmon wanted to get paid for it! You be the judge.

[tomitstube]

@JENDALL714 ~ a stretch. you mean the logo with the opposite view?

[Gossage54]

@JENDALL714 I always heard it was him. If they claim it wasn't supposed to be him it's a lie for financial reasons. BTW it's no wonder games last 5 hours now, just watch how fast the game goes from pitch to pitch and batter to batter. Along with just Gowdy calling it, no fanfare in between every pitch and microanalysis of everything etc.

[JENDALL714]

Nice, no stupid graphics to distract from the game! No coming up on FOX at the bottom of the screen! I like the split screens they use to do in the 70's so you can see the runner also, they don't use the split screen as much anymore.

[Dietpepsivanilla]

Wilson could bring the heat. It's so tragic that he died young and then later on J.R. Richard, who was also brilliant had a stroke and later died. The Astros seemed cursed. Well that and some bad trades.

[DAngelo136]

@Dietpepsivanilla Correction: J.R.Richard is still alive. He's a minister now.

[awilliams352005]

I will ask my aunt, his wife if she has the whole game.

[jhesrv]

Anybody have this whole game in great condition?

[donnyvike]

surprisingly easy delivery for a power arm

[JustinVerlander35]

Man do I miss Tiger Stadium. Great video, favored.

[invaderVjypree7]

Great movement and speed.

[jerseypitt]

How many hall of famers in this game?

[jerseypitt]

@jerseypitt 20. A who's who--Mays, Aaron, Clemente, Killebrew, Reggie, Brooks, Stargell, Yaz, Kaline etc. etc.

[coolsouthernrain75]

Ironic that Wilson was pitching to Johnny Bench. Those two did not like each other and had several run-ins during their careers. Similar to when Clemens had to pitch to Piazza in an All-Star game. Don Wilson was a bad dude. Bill Buckner was flat out afraid of him.

[agarza1097]

Nice to see old school Astros highlights. Not too many people think of Wilson when they think of the Stros, but truly a great.

[alstoer1]

Wilson had some serious gas.

[pistongreg]

@alstoer1 You Are Right! Some Heat.