1983 All-Star Game
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The 1983 All-Star Game was held on Wednesday, July 6, 1983. The American League won the fifty-fourth midsummer classic by a score of 13 to 3. The game was held at Comiskey Park in Chicago, IL in front of 43,801 fans. The MVP was Fred Lynn of the Angels.
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.
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[edit] The Teams
[edit] American League
The American League team was led by manager Harvey Kuenn and coaches Joe Altobelli and Billy Gardner.
[edit] National League
The National League team was led by manager Whitey Herzog and coaches Pat Corrales and Tommy Lasorda.
[edit] The Game
[edit] 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 | ||
[edit] 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
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