1972 All-Star Game
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The 1972 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 25, 1972. The National League won the forty-third midsummer classic by a score of 4 to 3 in 10 innings. The game was held at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, GA in front of 53,107 fans. The MVP was Joe Morgan of the Reds.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Earl Weaver and coaches Bob Lemon and Dick Williams.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Danny Murtaugh and coaches Charlie Fox and Red Schoendienst.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Rod Carew | 2B | Minnesota Twins | 1 | Joe Morgan | 2B | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Bobby Murcer | OF | New York Yankees | 2 | Willie Mays | OF | New York Mets | ||
| Reggie Jackson | OF | Oakland Athletics | 3 | Hank Aaron | OF | Atlanta Braves | ||
| Dick Allen | 1B | Chicago White Sox | 4 | Willie Stargell | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Carl Yastrzemski | OF | Boston Red Sox | 5 | Johnny Bench | C | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Bobby Grich | SS | Baltimore Orioles | 6 | Lee May | 1B | Houston Astros | ||
| Brooks Robinson | 3B | Baltimore Orioles | 7 | Joe Torre | 3B | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Bill Freehan | C | Detroit Tigers | 8 | Don Kessinger | SS | Chicago Cubs | ||
| Jim Palmer | P | Baltimore Orioles | 9 | Bob Gibson | P | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 25, 1972 at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium (53107), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 0 |
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 0 |
Pitchers
American: Jim Palmer - Mickey Lolich - Gaylord Perry - Wilbur Wood - Dave McNally (L)
National: Bob Gibson - Steve Blass - Don Sutton - Steve Carlton - Bill Stoneman - Tug McGraw (W)
Home Runs
American: Cookie Rojas (8th)
National: Hank Aaron (6th)
Umpires
HP: Stan Landes, 1B: Lou DiMuro, 2B: Lee Weyer, 3B: Jerry Neudecker, LF: Jerry Dale, RF: Bill Kunkel
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