1980 All-Star Game
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The 1980 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 8, 1980. The National League won the fifty-first midsummer classic by a score of 4 to 2. The game was held at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA in front of 56,088 fans. The MVP was Ken Griffey, Sr. 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 Jim Frey and Frank Robinson.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Chuck Tanner and coaches John McNamara and Bill Virdon.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| American League | Batting Order | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Willie Randolph | 2B | New York Yankees | 1 | Davey Lopes | 2B | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
| Rod Carew | 1B | California Angels | 2 | Reggie Smith | OF | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
| Fred Lynn | OF | Boston Red Sox | 3 | Dave Parker | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
| Reggie Jackson | OF | New York Yankees | 4 | Steve Garvey | 1B | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
| Ben Oglivie | OF | Milwaukee Brewers | 5 | Johnny Bench | C | Cincinnati Reds | ||
| Carlton Fisk | C | Boston Red Sox | 6 | Dave Kingman | OF | Chicago Cubs | ||
| Graig Nettles | 3B | New York Yankees | 7 | Ken Reitz | 3B | St. Louis Cardinals | ||
| Bucky Dent | SS | New York Yankees | 8 | Bill Russell | SS | Los Angeles Dodgers | ||
| Steve Stone | P | Baltimore Orioles | 9 | J.R. Richard | P | Houston Astros | ||
[edit] Line Score
July 8, 1980 at Dodger Stadium (56088), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | x | 4 | 7 | 0 |
Pitchers
American: Steve Stone - Tommy John (L) - Ed Farmer - Dave Stieb - Rich Gossage
National: J.R. Richard - Bob Welch - Jerry Reuss (W) - Jim Bibby - Bruce Sutter (S)
Home Runs
American: Fred Lynn (5th)
National: Ken Griffey (5th)
Umpires
HP: John Kibler, 1B: Larry Barnett, 2B: Nick Colosi, 3B: Jim McKean, LF: Jerry Dale, RF: Rich Garcia
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