1983 All-Star Game

The 1983 All-Star Game was played on Wednesday, July 6, 1983. The American League won the fifty-fourth midsummer classic by a score of 13 to 3. The game was played at Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL in front of 43,801 fans. The MVP was Fred Lynn of the California Angels. The game marked the fiftieth anniversary of the midsummer classic; the first All-Star Game had also been played in Comiskey Park, back in 1933.

Carl Yastrzemski and Johnny Bench were added to their respective teams at the request of Commissioner Bowie Kuhn, as both future Hall of Famers had announced that they would retire at the end of the season.

Fred Lynn hit the first grand slam in All-Star Game annals, connecting off Atlee Hammaker in the 3rd inning. Hammaker's 7 runs allowed in an inning set an All-Star Game record which still stands.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Harvey Kuenn and coaches Joe Altobelli and Billy Gardner.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Bob Boone	California Angels	C
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	3B	Fan's Selection
Rod Carew	California Angels	1B	Fan's Selection
Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers	1B
Doug DeCinces	California Angels	3B
Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	P		replaced due to injury
Rickey Henderson	Oakland Athletics	OF
Rick Honeycutt	Texas Rangers	P
Reggie Jackson	California Angels	OF	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Ron Kittle	Chicago White Sox	OF
Aurelio Lopez	Detroit Tigers	P		did not play
Fred Lynn	California Angels	OF	Fan's Selection
Tippy Martinez	Baltimore Orioles	P		did not play
Eddie Murray	Baltimore Orioles	1B
Ben Oglivie	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
Lance Parrish	Detroit Tigers	C
Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals	P
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	OF
Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	SS
Ted Simmons	Milwaukee Brewers	C	Fan's Selection
Bob Stanley	Boston Red Sox	P
Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	P	Fan's Selection
Rick Sutcliffe	Cleveland Indians	P		did not play
Manny Trillo	Cleveland Indians	2B	Fan's Selection
Gary Ward	Minnesota Twins	OF
Lou Whitaker	Detroit Tigers	2B
Willie Wilson	Kansas City Royals	OF
Dave Winfield	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	1B	Commissioner's Selection
Matt Young	Seattle Mariners	P
Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	SS	Fan's Selection

National League

The National League team was led by manager Whitey Herzog and coaches Pat Corrales and Tommy Lasorda.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C	Commissioner's Selection
Bruce Benedict	Atlanta Braves	C
Gary Carter	Montreal Expos	C	Fan's Selection
Bill Dawley	Houston Astros	P
Andre Dawson	Montreal Expos	OF	Fan's Selection
Dave Dravecky	San Diego Padres	P
Leon Durham	Chicago Cubs	OF
Darrell Evans	San Francisco Giants	1B
Pedro Guerrero	Los Angeles Dodgers	3B
Atlee Hammaker	San Francisco Giants	P
George Hendrick	St. Louis Cardinals	1B		did not play
Glenn Hubbard	Atlanta Braves	2B
Terry Kennedy	San Diego Padres	C		did not play
Gary Lavelle	San Francisco Giants	P		did not play
Bill Madlock	Pittsburgh Pirates	3B
Willie McGee	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	OF	Fan's Selection
Al Oliver	Montreal Expos	1B	Fan's Selection
Jesse Orosco	New York Mets	P
Pascual Perez	Atlanta Braves	P
Tim Raines	Montreal Expos	OF	Fan's Selection
Steve Rogers	Montreal Expos	P		did not play
Steve Sax	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B	Fan's Selection
Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	3B	Fan's Selection
Lee Smith	Chicago Cubs	P
Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	SS	Fan's Selection
Mario Soto	Cincinnati Reds	P	Fan's Selection
Dickie Thon	Houston Astros	SS
Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers	P		did not play

The Game

Starting Lineups

National League				Batting Order		American League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Steve Sax	2B	Los Angeles Dodgers		1		Rod Carew	1B	California Angels
Tim Raines	OF	Montreal Expos		2		Robin Yount	SS	Milwaukee Brewers
Andre Dawson	OF	Montreal Expos		3		Fred Lynn	OF	California Angels
Al Oliver	1B	Montreal Expos		4		Jim Rice	OF	Boston Red Sox
Dale Murphy	OF	Atlanta Braves		5		George Brett	3B	Kansas City Royals
Mike Schmidt	3B	Philadelphia Phillies		6		Ted Simmons	C	Milwaukee Brewers
Gary Carter	C	Montreal Expos		7		Dave Winfield	OF	New York Yankees
Ozzie Smith	SS	St. Louis Cardinals		8		Manny Trillo	2B	Cleveland Indians
Mario Soto	P	Cincinnati Reds		9		Dave Stieb	P	Toronto Blue Jays

Line Score

July 6, 1983 at Comiskey Park (43801), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	3	8	3
American	1	1	7	0	0	0	2	2	x	13	15	2

Pitchers

National: Mario Soto (L) - Atlee Hammaker - Bill Dawley - Dave Dravecky - Pascual Perez - Jesse Orosco - Lee Smith

American: Dave Stieb (W) - Rick Honeycutt - Bob Stanley - Matt Young - Dan Quisenberry

Home Runs

National: None

American: Fred Lynn (3rd), Jim Rice (3rd)

Umpires

HP: George Maloney, 1B: Harry Wendelstedt, 2B: Ted Hendry, 3B: Jim Quick, LF: John Shulock, RF: Dave Pallone