All Star Game 1976
American League roster[ edit]The American League roster included 7 future Hall of Fame players. [2] [3]
Elected starters[ edit]PositionPlayerTeamNotesPitchers[ edit]ThrowsPitcherTeamNotesReserve position players[ edit]PositionPlayerTeamNotesCoaching staff[ edit]PositionManagerTeamNational League roster[ edit]The National League roster included 5 future Hall of Fame players. [3] [4]
Elected starters[ edit]PositionPlayerTeamNotesPitchers[ edit]ThrowsPitcherTeamNotesReserve position players[ edit]PositionPlayerTeamNotesCoaching staff[ edit]PositionManagerTeamStarting lineups[ edit]While the starters were elected by the fans, the batting orders and starting pitchers were selected by the managers. [2] [5]
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| 1 | Ron LeFlore | Detroit Tigers | LF | 1 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | 3B | | 2 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 2 | Steve Garvey | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B | | 3 | George Brett | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 3 | Joe Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | | 4 | Thurman Munson | New York Yankees | C | 4 | George Foster | Cincinnati Reds | CF | | 5 | Fred Lynn | Boston Red Sox | CF | 5 | Greg Luzinski | Philadelphia Phillies | LF | | 6 | Toby Harrah | Texas Rangers | SS | 6 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | C | | 7 | Rusty Staub | Detroit Tigers | RF | 7 | Dave Kingman | New York Mets | RF | | 8 | Bobby Grich | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 8 | Dave Concepción | Cincinnati Reds | SS | | 9 | Mark Fidrych | Detroit Tigers | P | 9 | Randy Jones | San Diego Padres | P |
Umpires[ edit]PositionUmpire [5]Scoring summary[ edit]Following the pattern of many of the previous All-Star Games, the NL scored first and early, putting up two runs in the bottom of the first inning. Pete Rose led off with a single, and scored when the next batter, Steve Garvey, tripled. After Joe Morgan flew out, George Foster grounded out, allowing Garvey to score from third base. [6] [7]
The National League added two more runs in the bottom of the third inning, with Catfish Hunter pitching in relief. With one out, Joe Morgan singled. George Foster then hit a home run, scoring Morgan to bring the NL lead to 4-0. [6] [7]
The lone AL run came in the top of the third inning, with Tom Seaver pitching for the NL in relief of Randy Jones. With two outs, Fred Lynn hit a home run to reduce the NL lead to 4-1. [6] [7]
The game's scoring was closed out in the bottom of the eighth, as the NL scored three runs off of AL relief pitcher Frank Tanana. Dave Cash led off with a single, and went to second base when Tony Pérez walked. Bill Russell grounded into a 5-4-3 double play, with Pérez out at second base, Russell out at first base, but Cash advancing to third base. Ken Griffey singled, scoring Cash. César Cedeño then hit a home run, scoring Griffey, and giving the NL a 7-1 lead that would hold up as the final score. [6] [7]
Game notes and records[ edit]Randy Jones was credited with the win. Mark Fidrych was credited with the loss. [5]
Mark Fidrych was only the second rookie to ever start as a pitcher in an All-Star Game ( Dave Stenhouse had started the second All-Star Game of 1962). [8]
The five Cincinnati Reds selected by the fans to start the game, and the two reserves selected by manager Sparky Anderson combined for seven hits, four runs scored, and four runs batted in. [1]
As site of the Continental Congress and signing of the Declaration of Independence, Philadelphia was selected to host the 1976 NBA All-Star Game, the 1976 National Hockey League All-Star Game, and the 1976 NCAA Final Four in addition to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game. [9] |
