1987 All-Star Game

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The 1987 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 14, 1987. The National League won the fifty-eighth midsummer classic by a score of 2 to 0 in 13 innings. The game was held at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, CA in front of 49,671 fans. The MVP was Tim Raines of the Montreal Expos.

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The Teams[edit]

American League[edit]

The American League team was led by manager John McNamara and coaches Jim Fregosi and Tony LaRussa.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Harold Baines Chicago White Sox OF
George Bell Toronto Blue Jays OF Fan's Selection
Wade Boggs Boston Red Sox 3B Fan's Selection
Dwight Evans Boston Red Sox OF
Tony Fernandez Toronto Blue Jays SS
Rickey Henderson New York Yankees OF Fan's Selection
Tom Henke Toronto Blue Jays P
Jay Howell Oakland Athletics P
Bruce Hurst Boston Red Sox P did not play
Terry Kennedy Baltimore Orioles C Fan's Selection
Mark Langston Seattle Mariners P
Don Mattingly New York Yankees 1B Fan's Selection
Mark McGwire Oakland Athletics 1B
Jack Morris Detroit Tigers P
Matt Nokes Detroit Tigers C
Larry Parrish Texas Rangers 3B
Dan Plesac Milwaukee Brewers P
Kirby Puckett Minnesota Twins OF
Willie Randolph New York Yankees 2B Fan's Selection
Harold Reynolds Seattle Mariners 2B
Dave Righetti New York Yankees P
Cal Ripken, Jr. Baltimore Orioles SS Fan's Selection
Bret Saberhagen Kansas City Royals P Fan's Selection
Kevin Seitzer Kansas City Royals 3B
Pat Tabler Cleveland Indians 1B
Alan Trammell Detroit Tigers SS
Lou Whitaker Detroit Tigers 2B replaced due to injury
Dave Winfield New York Yankees OF Fan's Selection
Mike Witt California Angels P did not play

National League[edit]

The National League team was led by manager Davey Johnson and coaches Roger Craig and Hal Lanier.

Player Team Position Selection Notes
Steve Bedrosian Philadelphia Phillies P
Hubie Brooks Montreal Expos SS
Gary Carter New York Mets C Fan's Selection
Jack Clark St. Louis Cardinals 1B Fan's Selection
Eric Davis Cincinnati Reds OF Fan's Selection
Andre Dawson Chicago Cubs OF Fan's Selection
Bo Diaz Cincinnati Reds C
Sid Fernandez New York Mets P
John Franco Cincinnati Reds P
Pedro Guerrero Los Angeles Dodgers OF
Tony Gwynn San Diego Padres OF
Keith Hernandez New York Mets 1B
Orel Hershiser Los Angeles Dodgers P
Jeffrey Leonard San Francisco Giants OF
Willie McGee St. Louis Cardinals OF
Dale Murphy Atlanta Braves OF
Tim Raines Montreal Expos OF
Rick Reuschel Pittsburgh Pirates P
Juan Samuel Philadelphia Phillies 2B
Ryne Sandberg Chicago Cubs 2B Fan's Selection
Mike Schmidt Philadelphia Phillies 3B Fan's Selection
Mike Scott Houston Astros P Fan's Selection
Lee Smith Chicago Cubs P
Ozzie Smith St. Louis Cardinals SS
Darryl Strawberry New York Mets OF Fan's Selection
Rick Sutcliffe Chicago Cubs P
Ozzie Virgil Atlanta Braves C
Tim Wallach Montreal Expos 3B

The Game[edit]

Starting Lineups[edit]

National League Batting
Order
American League
Player Position Team Player Position Team
Eric Davis OF Cincinnati Reds 1 Rickey Henderson OF New York Yankees
Ryne Sandberg 2B Chicago Cubs 2 Don Mattingly 1B New York Yankees
Andre Dawson OF Chicago Cubs 3 Wade Boggs 3B Boston Red Sox
Mike Schmidt 3B Philadelphia Phillies 4 George Bell OF Toronto Blue Jays
Jack Clark 1B St. Louis Cardinals 5 Dave Winfield OF New York Yankees
Darryl Strawberry OF New York Mets 6 Cal Ripken, Jr. SS Baltimore Orioles
Gary Carter C New York Mets 7 Terry Kennedy C Baltimore Orioles
Ozzie Smith SS St. Louis Cardinals 8 Willie Randolph 2B New York Yankees
Mike Scott P Houston Astros 9 Bret Saberhagen P Kansas City Royals

Line Score[edit]

July 14, 1987 at Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum (49671), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
National 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 2
American 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1

Pitchers

National: Mike Scott - Rick Sutcliffe - Orel Hershiser - Rick Reuschel - John Franco - Steve Bedrosian - Lee Smith (W) - Sid Fernandez (S)

American: Bret Saberhagen - Jack Morris - Mark Langston - Dan Plesac - Dave Righetti - Tom Henke - Jay Howell (L)

Home Runs

National: None

American: None

Umpires

HP: Don Denkinger, 1B: Dick Stello, 2B: Vic Voltaggio, 3B: Joe West, LF: Derryl Cousins, RF: Bob Davidson

Related Sites[edit]

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