1981 All-Star Game

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The 1981 All-Star Game was held on Sunday, August 9, 1981. The National League won the fifty-second midsummer classic by a score of 5 to 4. It was the first Major League game played after the settlement of the 1981 strike, which had stopped play on June 11th. The game was held at Cleveland Stadium in Cleveland, OH in front of 72,086 fans. The MVP was Gary Carter of the Montreal Expos.

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The Teams[edit]

American League[edit]

The American League team was led by manager Jim Frey and coaches Dave Garcia and Don Zimmer.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Tony Armas Oakland Athletics OF
Len Barker Cleveland Indians P
Buddy Bell Texas Rangers 3B
George Brett Kansas City Royals 3B Fan's Selection
Rick Burleson California Angels SS
Britt Burns Chicago White Sox P did not play
Rod Carew California Angels 1B Fan's Selection
Doug Corbett Minnesota Twins P did not play
Ron Davis New York Yankees P
Bucky Dent New York Yankees SS Fan's Selection
Bo Diaz Cleveland Indians C
Dwight Evans Boston Red Sox OF
Rollie Fingers Milwaukee Brewers P
Carlton Fisk Chicago White Sox C Fan's Selection
Ken Forsch California Angels P
Rich Gossage New York Yankees P replaced due to injury
Reggie Jackson New York Yankees OF Fan's Selection
Fred Lynn California Angels OF
Scott McGregor Baltimore Orioles P did not play
Jack Morris Detroit Tigers P Fan's Selection
Eddie Murray Baltimore Orioles 1B
Mike Norris Oakland Athletics P
Al Oliver Texas Rangers 1B
Tom Paciorek Seattle Mariners OF
Willie Randolph New York Yankees 2B Fan's Selection
Ted Simmons Milwaukee Brewers C
Ken Singleton Baltimore Orioles OF Fan's Selection
Dave Stieb Toronto Blue Jays P
Gorman Thomas Milwaukee Brewers OF
Frank White Kansas City Royals 2B
Dave Winfield New York Yankees OF Fan's Selection

National League[edit]

The National League team was led by manager Dallas Green and coaches Bill Virdon and Dick Williams.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Dusty Baker Los Angeles Dodgers OF
Bruce Benedict Atlanta Braves C
Vida Blue San Francisco Giants P
Bill Buckner Chicago Cubs 1B
Steve Carlton Philadelphia Phillies P did not play
Gary Carter Montreal Expos C Fan's Selection
Dave Concepcion Cincinnati Reds SS Fan's Selection
Andre Dawson Montreal Expos OF Fan's Selection
Mike Easler Pittsburgh Pirates OF
George Foster Cincinnati Reds OF Fan's Selection
Phil Garner Pittsburgh Pirates 2B
Steve Garvey Los Angeles Dodgers 1B
Pedro Guerrero Los Angeles Dodgers OF
Burt Hooton Los Angeles Dodgers P
Terry Kennedy San Diego Padres C
Bob Knepper Houston Astros P
Davey Lopes Los Angeles Dodgers 2B Fan's Selection
Bill Madlock Pittsburgh Pirates 3B
Dave Parker Pittsburgh Pirates OF Fan's Selection
Tim Raines Montreal Expos OF
Pete Rose Philadelphia Phillies 1B Fan's Selection
Dick Ruthven Philadelphia Phillies P
Nolan Ryan Houston Astros P
Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 3B Fan's Selection
Tom Seaver Cincinnati Reds P
Ozzie Smith San Diego Padres SS
Bruce Sutter St. Louis Cardinals P
Manny Trillo Philadelphia Phillies 2B
Fernando Valenzuela Los Angeles Dodgers P Fan's Selection
Joel Youngblood New York Mets OF

The Game[edit]

Starting Lineups[edit]

National League Batting
Order
American League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Pete Rose 1B Philadelphia Phillies 1 Rod Carew 1B California Angels
Dave Concepcion SS Cincinnati Reds 2 Willie Randolph 2B New York Yankees
Dave Parker OF Pittsburgh Pirates 3 George Brett 3B Kansas City Royals
Mike Schmidt 3B Philadelphia Phillies 4 Dave Winfield OF New York Yankees
George Foster OF Cincinnati Reds 5 Ken Singleton OF Baltimore Orioles
Andre Dawson OF Montreal Expos 6 Reggie Jackson OF New York Yankees
Gary Carter C Montreal Expos 7 Carlton Fisk C Chicago White Sox
Davey Lopes 2B Los Angeles Dodgers 8 Bucky Dent SS New York Yankees
Fernando Valenzuela P Los Angeles Dodgers 9 Jack Morris P Detroit Tigers

Line Score[edit]

August 9, 1981 at Cleveland Stadium (72086), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 2 0 5 9 1
American 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 4 11 1

Pitchers

National: Fernando Valenzuela - Tom Seaver - Bob Knepper - Burt Hooton - Dick Ruthven - Vida Blue (W) - Nolan Ryan - Bruce Sutter (S)

American: Jack Morris - Len Barker - Ken Forsch - Mike Norris - Ron Davis - Rollie Fingers (L) - Dave Stieb

Home Runs

National: Gary Carter (5th), Dave Parker (6th), Gary Carter (7th), Mike Schmidt (8th)

American: Ken Singleton (2nd)

Umpires

HP: Bill Haller, 1B: Ed Vargo, 2B: Lou DiMuro, 3B: Bob Engel, LF: Greg Kosc, RF: Jim Quick

Related Sites[edit]

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