1978 All-Star Game
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The 1978 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 11, 1978. The National League won the forty-ninth midsummer classic by a score of 7 to 3. The game was held at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, CA in front of 51,549 fans. The MVP was Steve Garvey of the Dodgers.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Billy Martin and coaches Whitey Herzog and Don Zimmer.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Tommy Lasorda and coaches Danny Ozark and Chuck Tanner.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Rod Carew | 1B | Minnesota Twins | 1 | Pete Rose | 3B | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| George Brett | 3B | Kansas City Royals | 2 | Joe Morgan | 2B | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Jim Rice | OF | Boston Red Sox | 3 | George Foster | OF | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Richie Zisk | OF | Texas Rangers | 4 | Greg Luzinski | OF | Philadelphia Phillies | ||
| Carlton Fisk | C | Boston Red Sox | 5 | Steve Garvey | 1B | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
| Fred Lynn | OF | Boston Red Sox | 6 | Ted Simmons | C | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Don Money | 2B | Milwaukee Brewers | 7 | Rick Monday | OF | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
| Freddie Patek | SS | Kansas City Royals | 8 | Larry Bowa | SS | Philadelphia Phillies | ||
| Jim Palmer | P | Baltimore Orioles | 9 | Vida Blue | P | San Francisco Giants | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 11, 1978 at San Diego Stadium (51549), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| National | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | x | 7 | 10 | 0 |
Pitchers
American: Jim Palmer - Matt Keough - Lary Sorensen - Jim Kern - Ron Guidry - Rich Gossage (L)
National: Vida Blue - Steve Rogers - Rollie Fingers - Bruce Sutter (W) - Phil Niekro
Home Runs
American: None
National: None
Umpires
HP: Paul Pryor, 1B: Nestor Chylak, 2B: Terry Tata, 3B: Bill Deegan, LF: Paul Runge, RF: Larry McCoy
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