1986 All-Star Game

The 1986 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 15, 1986. The American League won the fifty-seventh midsummer classic by a score of 3 to 2. The game was played at Astrodome in Houston, TX in front of 45,774 fans. The MVP was Roger Clemens of the Boston Red Sox.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Dick Howser and coaches Pat Corrales and John McNamara.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Don Aase	Baltimore Orioles	P
Harold Baines	Chicago White Sox	OF
Jesse Barfield	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
Wade Boggs	Boston Red Sox	3B
George Brett	Kansas City Royals	3B	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Jose Canseco	Oakland Athletics	OF		did not play
Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	P	Fan's Selection
Tony Fernandez	Toronto Blue Jays	SS
Rich Gedman	Boston Red Sox	C
Rickey Henderson	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Willie Hernandez	Detroit Tigers	P		did not play
Teddy Higuera	Milwaukee Brewers	P
Charlie Hough	Texas Rangers	P
Brook Jacoby	Cleveland Indians	3B
Wally Joyner	California Angels	1B	Fan's Selection
Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	1B
Lloyd Moseby	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
Eddie Murray	Baltimore Orioles	1B		did not play
Lance Parrish	Detroit Tigers	C	Fan's Selection
Jim Presley	Seattle Mariners	3B		did not play
Kirby Puckett	Minnesota Twins	OF	Fan's Selection
Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	OF
Dave Righetti	New York Yankees	P
Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	SS	Fan's Selection
Ken Schrom	Cleveland Indians	P		did not play
Lou Whitaker	Detroit Tigers	2B	Fan's Selection
Frank White	Kansas City Royals	2B
Dave Winfield	New York Yankees	OF	Fan's Selection
Mike Witt	California Angels	P		did not play

National League

The National League team was led by manager Whitey Herzog and coaches Davey Johnson and Tommy Lasorda.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Kevin Bass	Houston Astros	OF
Hubie Brooks	Montreal Expos	SS
Chris Brown	San Francisco Giants	3B
Gary Carter	New York Mets	C	Fan's Selection
Chili Davis	San Francisco Giants	OF
Glenn Davis	Houston Astros	1B
Jody Davis	Chicago Cubs	C
Sid Fernandez	New York Mets	P
John Franco	Cincinnati Reds	P		did not play
Dwight Gooden	New York Mets	P	Fan's Selection
Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	OF	Fan's Selection
Keith Hernandez	New York Mets	1B	Fan's Selection
Mike Krukow	San Francisco Giants	P
Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	OF	Fan's Selection
Dave Parker	Cincinnati Reds	OF
Tony Pena	Pittsburgh Pirates	C
Tim Raines	Montreal Expos	OF
Shane Rawley	Philadelphia Phillies	P		did not play
Jeff Reardon	Montreal Expos	P		did not play
Rick Rhoden	Pittsburgh Pirates	P		did not play
Ryne Sandberg	Chicago Cubs	2B	Fan's Selection
Steve Sax	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B
Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	3B	Fan's Selection
Mike Scott	Houston Astros	P
Dave Smith	Houston Astros	P		did not play
Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	SS	Fan's Selection
Darryl Strawberry	New York Mets	OF	Fan's Selection
Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers	P

The Game

Starting Lineups

American League				Batting Order		National League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Kirby Puckett	OF	Minnesota Twins		1		Tony Gwynn	OF	San Diego Padres
Rickey Henderson	OF	New York Yankees		2		Ryne Sandberg	2B	Chicago Cubs
Wade Boggs	3B	Boston Red Sox		3		Keith Hernandez	1B	New York Mets
Lance Parrish	C	Detroit Tigers		4		Gary Carter	C	New York Mets
Wally Joyner	1B	California Angels		5		Darryl Strawberry	OF	New York Mets
Cal Ripken, Jr.	SS	Baltimore Orioles		6		Mike Schmidt	3B	Philadelphia Phillies
Dave Winfield	OF	New York Yankees		7		Dale Murphy	OF	Atlanta Braves
Lou Whitaker	2B	Detroit Tigers		8		Ozzie Smith	SS	St. Louis Cardinals
Roger Clemens	P	Boston Red Sox		9		Dwight Gooden	P	New York Mets

Line Score

July 15, 1986 at Astrodome (45774), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

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

Pitchers

American: Roger Clemens (W) - Teddy Higuera - Charlie Hough - Dave Righetti - Don Aase

National: Dwight Gooden (L) - Fernando Valenzuela - Mike Scott - Sid Fernandez - Mike Krukow

Home Runs

American: Lou Whitaker (2nd), Frank White (7th)

National: None

Umpires

HP: Bruce Froemming, 1B: Steve Palermo, 2B: Paul Runge, 3B: Rick Reed, LF: Eric Gregg, RF: Tim McClelland