1971 All-Star Game

The 1971 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 13, 1971. The American League won the forty-second midsummer classic by a score of 6 to 4. The game was played at Tiger Stadium in Detroit, MI in front of 53,559 fans. The MVP was Frank Robinson of the Baltimore Orioles.

The Teams[edit]

The American League team was led by manager Earl Weaver and coaches Billy Hunter and Billy Martin.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Luis Aparicio	Boston Red Sox	SS	Fan's Selection
Vida Blue	Oakland Athletics	P	Fan's Selection
Don Buford	Baltimore Orioles	OF
Leo Cardenas	Minnesota Twins	SS		did not play
Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	2B	Fan's Selection
Norm Cash	Detroit Tigers	1B
Mike Cuellar	Baltimore Orioles	P
Dave Duncan	Oakland Athletics	C		did not play
Ray Fosse	Cleveland Indians	C	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Bill Freehan	Detroit Tigers	C
Frank Howard	Washington Senators	OF
Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics	OF
Al Kaline	Detroit Tigers	OF
Harmon Killebrew	Minnesota Twins	3B
Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers	P
Sam McDowell	Cleveland Indians	P		replaced due to injury
Bill Melton	Chicago White Sox	3B		did not play
Andy Messersmith	California Angels	P		did not play
Thurman Munson	New York Yankees	C
Bobby Murcer	New York Yankees	OF
Tony Oliva	Minnesota Twins	OF	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Amos Otis	Kansas City Royals	OF
Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	P
Marty Pattin	Milwaukee Brewers	P		did not play
Jim Perry	Minnesota Twins	P		did not play
Boog Powell	Baltimore Orioles	1B	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Fan's Selection
Frank Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	OF	Fan's Selection
Cookie Rojas	Kansas City Royals	2B
Sonny Siebert	Boston Red Sox	P		did not play
Wilbur Wood	Chicago White Sox	P		did not play
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection

The National League team was led by manager Sparky Anderson and coaches Walter Alston and Preston Gomez, Danny Murtaugh.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Hank Aaron	Atlanta Braves	OF	Fan's Selection
Glenn Beckert	Chicago Cubs	2B	Fan's Selection
Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C	Fan's Selection
Bobby Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF
Lou Brock	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
Steve Carlton	St. Louis Cardinals	P		did not play
Clay Carroll	Cincinnati Reds	P		did not play
Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Nate Colbert	San Diego Padres	1B
Willie Davis	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
Larry Dierker	Houston Astros	P		replaced due to injury
Dock Ellis	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Fan's Selection
Bud Harrelson	New York Mets	SS	Fan's Selection
Fergie Jenkins	Chicago Cubs	P
Don Kessinger	Chicago Cubs	SS
Juan Marichal	San Francisco Giants	P
Lee May	Cincinnati Reds	1B
Willie Mays	San Francisco Giants	OF	Fan's Selection
Willie McCovey	San Francisco Giants	1B	Fan's Selection
Felix Millan	Atlanta Braves	2B
Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	OF
Manny Sanguillen	Pittsburgh Pirates	C		did not play
Ron Santo	Chicago Cubs	3B
Tom Seaver	New York Mets	P		did not play
Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Fan's Selection
Rusty Staub	Montreal Expos	OF		did not play
Joe Torre	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	Fan's Selection
Don Wilson	Houston Astros	P
Rick Wise	Philadelphia Phillies	P		did not play