1975 All-Star Game

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The 1975 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 15, 1975. The National League won the forty-sixth midsummer classic by a score of 6 to 3. The game was played at County Stadium in Milwaukee, WI in front of 51,480 fans. The MVP was shared between Bill Madlock of the Chicago Cubs and Jon Matlack of the New York Mets.

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The Teams[edit]

American League[edit]

The American League team was led by manager Alvin Dark and coaches Del Crandall and Billy Martin.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Hank Aaron Milwaukee Brewers OF
Vida Blue Oakland Athletics P Fan's Selection
Bobby Bonds New York Yankees OF Fan's Selection
Steve Busby Kansas City Royals P
Bert Campaneris Oakland Athletics SS Fan's Selection
Rod Carew Minnesota Twins 2B Fan's Selection
Dave Chalk California Angels 3B did not play
Bucky Dent Chicago White Sox SS
Rollie Fingers Oakland Athletics P did not play
Bill Freehan Detroit Tigers C did not play
Rich Gossage Chicago White Sox P
Mike Hargrove Texas Rangers OF
Toby Harrah Texas Rangers SS did not play
George Hendrick Cleveland Indians OF
Catfish Hunter New York Yankees P
Reggie Jackson Oakland Athletics OF Fan's Selection
Jim Kaat Chicago White Sox P
Fred Lynn Boston Red Sox OF
Hal McRae Kansas City Royals OF
Thurman Munson New York Yankees C Fan's Selection
Graig Nettles New York Yankees 3B Fan's Selection
Jorge Orta Chicago White Sox 2B replaced due to injury
Jim Palmer Baltimore Orioles P did not play
Joe Rudi Oakland Athletics OF Fan's Selection
Nolan Ryan California Angels P did not play
George Scott Milwaukee Brewers 1B
Gene Tenace Oakland Athletics 1B Fan's Selection
Claudell Washington Oakland Athletics OF
Carl Yastrzemski Boston Red Sox 1B

National League[edit]

The National League team was led by manager Walter Alston and coaches Danny Murtaugh and Red Schoendienst.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Johnny Bench Cincinnati Reds C Fan's Selection
Larry Bowa Philadelphia Phillies SS
Lou Brock St. Louis Cardinals OF Fan's Selection
Gary Carter Montreal Expos C
Dave Cash Philadelphia Phillies 2B
Ron Cey Los Angeles Dodgers 3B Fan's Selection
Dave Concepcion Cincinnati Reds SS Fan's Selection
Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers 1B Fan's Selection
Randy Jones San Diego Padres P
Greg Luzinski Philadelphia Phillies OF
Bill Madlock Chicago Cubs 3B
Mike Marshall Los Angeles Dodgers P did not play
Jon Matlack New York Mets P
Tug McGraw Philadelphia Phillies P did not play
Andy Messersmith Los Angeles Dodgers P did not play
Joe Morgan Cincinnati Reds 2B Fan's Selection
Bobby Murcer San Francisco Giants OF
Phil Niekro Atlanta Braves P did not play
Al Oliver Pittsburgh Pirates OF
Tony Perez Cincinnati Reds 1B
Jerry Reuss Pittsburgh Pirates P Fan's Selection
Pete Rose Cincinnati Reds OF Fan's Selection
Manny Sanguillen Pittsburgh Pirates C did not play
Tom Seaver New York Mets P
Reggie Smith St. Louis Cardinals OF
Don Sutton Los Angeles Dodgers P
Bob Watson Houston Astros 1B
Jimmy Wynn Los Angeles Dodgers OF Fan's Selection

The Game[edit]

Starting Lineups[edit]

National League Batting
Order
American League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Pete Rose OF Cincinnati Reds 1 Bobby Bonds OF New York Yankees
Lou Brock OF St. Louis Cardinals 2 Rod Carew 2B Minnesota Twins
Joe Morgan 2B Cincinnati Reds 3 Thurman Munson C New York Yankees
Johnny Bench C Cincinnati Reds 4 Reggie Jackson OF Oakland Athletics
Steve Garvey 1B Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Joe Rudi OF Oakland Athletics
Jimmy Wynn OF Los Angeles Dodgers 6 Graig Nettles 3B New York Yankees
Ron Cey 3B Los Angeles Dodgers 7 Gene Tenace 1B Oakland Athletics
Dave Concepcion SS Cincinnati Reds 8 Bert Campaneris SS Oakland Athletics
Jerry Reuss P Pittsburgh Pirates 9 Vida Blue P Oakland Athletics

Line Score[edit]

July 15, 1975 at County Stadium (51480), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 13 1
American 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 3 10 1

Pitchers

National: Jerry Reuss - Don Sutton - Tom Seaver - Jon Matlack (W) - Randy Jones

American: Vida Blue - Steve Busby - Jim Kaat - Catfish Hunter (L) - Rich Gossage

Home Runs

National: Steve Garvey (2nd), Jimmy Wynn (2nd)

American: Carl Yastrzemski (6th)

Umpires

HP: Bill Haller, 1B: Chris Pelekoudas, 2B: Marty Springstead, 3B: Bruce Froemming, LF: Russ Goetz, RF: John McSherry

Related Sites[edit]

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