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1985 All-Star Game
The 1985 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 16, 1985. The National League won the fifty-sixth midsummer classic by a score of 6 to 1. The game was held at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, MN in front of 54,960 fans. The MVP was LaMarr Hoyt of the San Diego Padres.
The Teams[edit]
American League[edit]
The American League team was led by manager Sparky Anderson and coaches Bobby Cox and Dick Howser.
National League[edit]
The National League team was led by manager Dick Williams and coaches Jim Frey and Bob Lillis.
The Game[edit]
Starting Lineups[edit]
| National League | Batting Order |
American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Tony Gwynn | OF | San Diego Padres | 1 | Rickey Henderson | OF | New York Yankees | ||
| Tom Herr | 2B | St. Louis Cardinals | 2 | Lou Whitaker | 2B | Detroit Tigers | ||
| Steve Garvey | 1B | San Diego Padres | 3 | George Brett | 3B | Kansas City Royals | ||
| Dale Murphy | OF | Atlanta Braves | 4 | Eddie Murray | 1B | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Darryl Strawberry | OF | New York Mets | 5 | Cal Ripken, Jr. | SS | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Graig Nettles | 3B | San Diego Padres | 6 | Dave Winfield | OF | New York Yankees | ||
| Terry Kennedy | C | San Diego Padres | 7 | Jim Rice | OF | Boston Red Sox | ||
| Ozzie Smith | SS | St. Louis Cardinals | 8 | Carlton Fisk | C | Chicago White Sox | ||
| La Marr Hoyt | P | San Diego Padres | 9 | Jack Morris | P | Detroit Tigers | ||
Line Score[edit]
July 16, 1985 at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome (54960), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | 1 |
| American | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
Pitchers
National: La Marr Hoyt (W) - Nolan Ryan - Fernando Valenzuela - Jeff Reardon - Rich Gossage
American: Jack Morris (L) - Jimmy Key - Bert Blyleven - Dave Stieb - Donnie Moore - Dan Petry - Willie Hernandez
Home Runs
National: None
American: None
Umpires
HP: Larry McCoy, 1B: John Kibler, 2B: Nick Bremigan, 3B: Charlie Williams, LF: Drew Coble, RF: Randy Marsh
Related Sites[edit]
| Major League Baseball's All-Star Game
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