1972 All-Star Game

The 1972 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 25, 1972. The National League won the forty-third midsummer classic by a score of 4 to 3 in 10 innings. The game was held at Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta, GA in front of 53,107 fans. The MVP was Joe Morgan of the Cincinnati Reds.

The Teams[edit]

The American League team was led by manager Earl Weaver and coaches Bob Lemon and Dick Williams.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Dick Allen	Chicago White Sox	1B	Fan's Selection
Luis Aparicio	Boston Red Sox	SS	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Sal Bando	Oakland Athletics	3B
Bert Campaneris	Oakland Athletics	SS		did not play
Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	2B	Fan's Selection
Norm Cash	Detroit Tigers	1B
Joe Coleman	Detroit Tigers	P		replaced due to injury
Pat Dobson	Baltimore Orioles	P		did not play
Carlton Fisk	Boston Red Sox	C
Bill Freehan	Detroit Tigers	C	Fan's Selection
Bobby Grich	Baltimore Orioles	SS
Toby Harrah	Texas Rangers	SS		replaced due to injury
Ken Holtzman	Oakland Athletics	P		did not play
Catfish Hunter	Oakland Athletics	P		did not play
Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics	OF	Fan's Selection
Mickey Lolich	Detroit Tigers	P
Carlos May	Chicago White Sox	OF		did not play
Dave McNally	Baltimore Orioles	P
Bobby Murcer	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Amos Otis	Kansas City Royals	OF		replaced due to injury
Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	P	Fan's Selection
Freddie Patek	Kansas City Royals	SS		replaced due to injury
Gaylord Perry	Cleveland Indians	P
Lou Piniella	Kansas City Royals	OF
Brooks Robinson	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Fan's Selection
Ellie Rodriguez	Milwaukee Brewers	C		did not play
Cookie Rojas	Kansas City Royals	2B
Joe Rudi	Oakland Athletics	OF
Nolan Ryan	California Angels	P		did not play
Richie Scheinblum	Kansas City Royals	OF
Reggie Smith	Boston Red Sox	OF
Wilbur Wood	Chicago White Sox	P
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection

The National League team was led by manager Danny Murtaugh and coaches Charlie Fox and Red Schoendienst.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Hank Aaron	Atlanta Braves	OF	Fan's Selection
Glenn Beckert	Chicago Cubs	2B
Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C	Fan's Selection
Steve Blass	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
Lou Brock	St. Louis Cardinals	OF		did not play
Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	P
Clay Carroll	Cincinnati Reds	P		did not play
Cesar Cedeno	Houston Astros	OF
Roberto Clemente	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Nate Colbert	San Diego Padres	1B
Bob Gibson	St. Louis Cardinals	P	Fan's Selection
Fergie Jenkins	Chicago Cubs	P		did not play
Don Kessinger	Chicago Cubs	SS	Fan's Selection
Lee May	Houston Astros	1B	Fan's Selection
Willie Mays	New York Mets	OF
Tug McGraw	New York Mets	P
Joe Morgan	Cincinnati Reds	2B	Fan's Selection
Gary Nolan	Cincinnati Reds	P		replaced due to injury
Al Oliver	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Manny Sanguillen	Pittsburgh Pirates	C
Ron Santo	Chicago Cubs	3B
Tom Seaver	New York Mets	P		did not play
Ted Simmons	St. Louis Cardinals	C		did not play
Chris Speier	San Francisco Giants	SS
Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF	Fan's Selection
Bill Stoneman	Montreal Expos	P
Don Sutton	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
Joe Torre	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	Fan's Selection
Billy Williams	Chicago Cubs	OF

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
American	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	3	6	0
National	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	1	1	4	8	0

Pitchers

American: Jim Palmer - Mickey Lolich - Gaylord Perry - Wilbur Wood - Dave McNally (L)

National: Bob Gibson - Steve Blass - Don Sutton - Steve Carlton - Bill Stoneman - Tug McGraw (W)

Home Runs

American: Cookie Rojas (8th)

National: Hank Aaron (6th)

Umpires

HP: Stan Landes, 1B: Lou DiMuro, 2B: Lee Weyer, 3B: Jerry Neudecker, LF: Jerry Dale, RF: Bill Kunkel

Major League Baseball's All-Star Game

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