1981 All-Star Game
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The 1981 All-Star Game was held on Sunday, August 9, 1981. The National League won the fifty-second midsummer classic by a score of 5 to 4. It was the first Major League game played after the settlement of the 1981 strike, which had stopped play on June 11. The game was held at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, OH in front of 72,086 fans. The MVP was Gary Carter of the Expos.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Jim Frey and coaches Dave Garcia and Don Zimmer.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Dallas Green and coaches Bill Virdon and Dick Williams.
[edit] The Game
[edit] Starting Lineups
| National League | Batting Order | American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Pete Rose | 1B | Philadelphia Phillies | 1 | Rod Carew | 1B | California Angels | ||
| Dave Concepcion | SS | Cincinnati Reds | 2 | Willie Randolph | 2B | New York Yankees | ||
| Dave Parker | OF | Pittsburgh Pirates | 3 | George Brett | 3B | Kansas City Royals | ||
| Mike Schmidt | 3B | Philadelphia Phillies | 4 | Dave Winfield | OF | New York Yankees | ||
| George Foster | OF | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | Ken Singleton | OF | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Andre Dawson | OF | Montreal Expos | 6 | Reggie Jackson | OF | New York Yankees | ||
| Gary Carter | C | Montreal Expos | 7 | Carlton Fisk | C | Chicago White Sox | ||
| Davey Lopes | 2B | Los Angeles Dodgers | 8 | Bucky Dent | SS | New York Yankees | ||
| Fernando Valenzuela | P | Los Angeles Dodgers | 9 | Jack Morris | P | Detroit Tigers | ||
[edit] Line Score
August 9, 1981 at Cleveland Stadium (72086), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
| American | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
Pitchers
National: Fernando Valenzuela - Tom Seaver - Bob Knepper - Burt Hooton - Dick Ruthven - Vida Blue (W) - Nolan Ryan - Bruce Sutter (S)
American: Jack Morris - Len Barker - Ken Forsch - Mike Norris - Ron Davis - Rollie Fingers (L) - Dave Stieb
Home Runs
National: Gary Carter (5th), Dave Parker (6th), Gary Carter (7th), Mike Schmidt (8th)
American: Ken Singleton (2nd)
Umpires
HP: Bill Haller, 1B: Ed Vargo, 2B: Lou DiMuro, 3B: Bob Engel, LF: Greg Kosc, RF: Jim Quick
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