1976 NPB All-Star Game
There were three 1976 NPB All-Star Games, and the Pacific League won twice while the Central League won another.
Game 1[edit]
Game 1 was July 17 with 25,544 fans coming to Kawasaki Stadium. Michiyo Arito was 2-for-4 to win MVP, and Yutaka Fukumoto added an insurance run with a solo shot in the 9th inning. The starter of the CL, Kojiro Ikegaya, struck out 5 in 3 shutout innings but ended up with a no-decision.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pacific | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 1 |
Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
Players used[edit]
Pacific League Starting Lineup
- Yutaka Fukumoto, CF (Hankyu Braves)
- Hiroyuki Yamazaki, SS (Lotte Orions)
- Hideji Kato,1B (Hankyu)
- Hiromitsu Kadota, RF (Nankai Hawks)
- Katsuya Nomura, C (Nankai)
- Masahiro Doi, LF (Taiheiyo Club Lions)
- Michiyo Arito, 3B (Lotte)
- Bobby Marcano, 2B (Hankyu)
- Hisashi Yamada, P (Hankyu)
Backups Used
- Yoshihito Oda, 1B (Nippon Ham Fighters)
- Chiaki Sadaoka, SS (Nankai)
- Tadayoshi Okuma, LF (Hankyu)
- Kohei Shimamoto, LF (Kintetsu Buffaloes)
- Mitsuru Fujiwara, 3B (Nankai)
- Shuzo Arita, C (Kintetsu)
- Bernie Williams, RF (Hankyu)
- Takuji Ota, PH (Taiheiyo)
- Osamu Higashio, P (Taiheiyo)
- Michio Sato, P (Nankai)
- Osamu Nomura, P (Nippon Ham)
Manager
Coaches
Central League Starting Lineup
- Shigeru Takada, 3B (Yomiuri Giants)
- Koji Yamamoto, CF (Hiroshima Carp)
- Isao Harimoto, LF (Yomiuri)
- Sadaharu Oh, 1B (Yomiuri)
- Koichi Tabuchi, C (Hanshin Tigers)
- Tsutomu Wakamatsu, RF (Yakult Swallows)
- Makoto Matsubara, 2B (Taiyo Whales)
- Taira Fujita, SS (Hanshin)
- Kojiro Ikegaya, P (Hiroshima)
Backups Used
- Gail Hopkins, PH (Hiroshima)
- Sachio Kinugasa, 3B (Hiroshima)
- Masayuki Kakefu, PH (Hanshin)
- Takashi Yoshida, C (Yomiuri)
- Kinji Shimatani, PH (Chunichi Dragons)
- Kenichi Yazawa, RF (Chunichi)
- Hisaaki Fukushima, C (Taiyo)
- Toshimitsu Suetsugu, CF (Yomiuri)
- Kazuyuki Yamamoto, P (Hanshin)
- Hideyuki Okue, P (Taiyo)
- Takamasa Suzuki, P (Chunichi)
Manager
Coaches
Umpires[edit]
- Yutaka Okada (Home), Hiroya Tomizawa (1B), Yoichi Igarashi (2B), Kiyoshi Hirakou (3B), Noriyuki Fujimoto (LF), Toshio Kashiwagi (RF)
Game 2[edit]
The next day, 44,864 fans came to Korakuen Stadium and the PL took the series. Hiromitsu Kadota was 4-for-5 with a homer to win the MVP, and Mitsuru Fujiwara went 3-for-3 while driving in 3 runs; all his 3 hits were doubles. Fukumoto collected 3 RBI with a homer, and Tadayoshi Okuma added an insurance run with a solo shot in the 9th inning. The CL prevented a perfect game thanks to Koji Yamamoto's homer.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pacific | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 16 | 0 |
Central | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Players used[edit]
Pacific League Starting Lineup
- Fukumoto, CF
- Yamazaki, 2B
- Kato, 1B
- Kadota, RF
- Arito, SS
- Shimamoto, LF
- Fujiwara, 3B
- Kenichiro Kawamura, C (Hankyu)
- Takashi Yamaguchi, P (Hankyu)
Backups Used
- Doi, PH
- Marcano, 2B
- Oda, 1B
- Sadaoka, SS
- Nomura, PH
- Okuma, LF
- Ota, PH
- Arita, C
- Williams, CF
- Keishi Suzuki, P (Kintetsu)
- Shinichi Yamauchi, P (Nankai)
- Choji Murata, P (Lotte)
Central League Starting Lineup
- Yamamoto, CF
- Fujita, SS
- Oh, 1B
- Harimoto, 2B
- Tabuchi, C
- Matsubara, PH
- Suetsugu, PH
- Takada, RF
- Shigeru Kobayashi, P (Yomiuri)
Backups Used
- Fukushima, PH
- Kinugasa, 3B
- Shimatani, 2B
- Yazawa, PH
- Yoshida, C
- Hopkins, PH
- Kakefu, SS
- Wakamatsu, PH
- Hiromu Matsuoka, P (Yakult)
- Masaji Hiramatsu, P (Taiyo)
- Hisao Niura, P (Yomiuri)
Umpires[edit]
- Tomoichi Tanimura (Home), Fujimoto (1B), Hirakou (2B), Igarashi (3B), Kashiwagi (LF), Masatoshi Kato (RF)
Game 3[edit]
Game 3 was held July 20 in Osaka Stadium; the attendance was 27,585. The CL drew 4 walks in the first inning and scored 2. Takashi Yoshida won the MVP with his 2-run triple. Their opponents only had 5 hits, and Kadota's double in the first inning drove in their only run.
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pacific | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
Players used[edit]
Central League Starting Lineup
- Yamamoto, CF
- Kinugasa, SS
- Harimoto, LF
- Oh, 1B
- Tabuchi, C
- Matsubara, 2B
- Suetsugu, RF
- Takada, 3B
- Takenori Emoto, P (Hanshin)
Backups Used
- Yazawa, PH
- Hopkins, PH
- Yoshida, PH
- Kakefu, 3B
- Fukushima, C
- Wakamatsu, LF
- Shimatani, 3B
- Fujita, SS
- Senichi Hoshino, P (Chunichi)
- Kazushi Saeki, P (Hiroshima)
- Yamamoto, P
- Hajime Kato, P (Yomiuri)
- Suzuki, P
Pacific League Starting Lineup
- Fukumoto, CF
- Fujiwara, 3B
- Kato, 1B
- Kadota, RF
- Nomura, PH
- Doi, PH
- Marcano, 2B
- Sadaoka, SS
- Yutaka Enatsu, P (Nankai)
Backups Used
- Oda, PH
- Williams, RF
- Arita, C
- Arito, SS
- Shimamoto, PH
- Ota, PH
- Yamazaki, PH
- Mitsuhiro Adachi, P (Hankyu)
- Yoshinori Toda, P (Hankyu)
- Higashio, P
- Nomura, P
- Sato, P
- Yamaguchi, P
- Murata, P
Umpires[edit]
- Kato (Home), Kashiwagi (1B), Fujimoto (2B), Tomizawa (3B), Okada (LF), Tanimura (RF)
Sources[edit]
Nippon Professional Baseball's All-Star Game
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