1978 All-Star Game

The 1978 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 11, 1978. The National League won the forty-ninth midsummer classic by a score of 7 to 3. The game was played at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, CA in front of 51,549 fans. The MVP was Steve Garvey of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Teams[edit]

The American League team was led by manager Billy Martin and coaches Whitey Herzog and Don Zimmer.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	3B	Fan's Selection
Rick Burleson	Boston Red Sox	SS		replaced due to injury
Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	1B	Fan's Selection
Dwight Evans	Boston Red Sox	OF
Carlton Fisk	Boston Red Sox	C	Fan's Selection
Mike Flanagan	Baltimore Orioles	P		did not play
Rich Gossage	New York Yankees	P
Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	P
Larry Hisle	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
Roy Howell	Toronto Blue Jays	3B
Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Matt Keough	Oakland Athletics	P
Jim Kern	Cleveland Indians	P
Chet Lemon	Chicago White Sox	OF
Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	OF
Don Money	Milwaukee Brewers	2B	Fan's Selection
Thurman Munson	New York Yankees	C		replaced due to injury
Eddie Murray	Baltimore Orioles	1B		did not play
Graig Nettles	New York Yankees	3B
Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	P	Fan's Selection
Freddie Patek	Kansas City Royals	SS	Fan's Selection
Darrell Porter	Kansas City Royals	C
Jerry Remy	Boston Red Sox	2B		did not play
Craig Reynolds	Seattle Mariners	SS		did not play
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection
Lary Sorensen	Milwaukee Brewers	P
Jim Sundberg	Texas Rangers	C
Frank Tanana	California Angels	P		did not play
Jason Thompson	Detroit Tigers	1B
Frank White	Kansas City Royals	2B
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF		replaced due to injury
Richie Zisk	Texas Rangers	OF	Fan's Selection

The National League team was led by manager Tommy Lasorda and coaches Danny Ozark and Chuck Tanner.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Vida Blue	San Francisco Giants	P	Fan's Selection
Bob Boone	Philadelphia Phillies	C
Larry Bowa	Philadelphia Phillies	SS	Fan's Selection
Jeff Burroughs	Atlanta Braves	OF		did not play
Ron Cey	Los Angeles Dodgers	3B
Jack Clark	San Francisco Giants	OF
Dave Concepcion	Cincinnati Reds	SS
Rollie Fingers	San Diego Padres	P
George Foster	Cincinnati Reds	OF	Fan's Selection
Steve Garvey	Los Angeles Dodgers	1B	Fan's Selection
Ross Grimsley	Montreal Expos	P		did not play
Tommy John	Los Angeles Dodgers	P		did not play
Davey Lopes	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B
Greg Luzinski	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	Fan's Selection
Rick Monday	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	Fan's Selection
Joe Morgan	Cincinnati Reds	2B	Fan's Selection
Phil Niekro	Atlanta Braves	P
Biff Pocoroba	Atlanta Braves	C
Terry Puhl	Houston Astros	OF		did not play
Steve Rogers	Montreal Expos	P
Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	3B	Fan's Selection
Tom Seaver	Cincinnati Reds	P		did not play
Ted Simmons	St. Louis Cardinals	C
Reggie Smith	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B
Bruce Sutter	Chicago Cubs	P
Dave Winfield	San Diego Padres	OF
Pat Zachry	New York Mets	P		did not play

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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