1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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Date July 14, 1987 Venue Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum City Oakland, California Managers Davey Johnson (NYM )John McNamara (BOS )MVP Tim Raines (MON )Attendance 49,671 Ceremonial first pitch Larry Doby Television NBC TV announcers Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola Radio CBS Radio announcers Brent Musburger , Jerry Coleman and Johnny Bench
← 1986
Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1988 →
The 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 58th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball . The game was held on July 14, 1987, at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California , the home of the Oakland Athletics of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 2-0 in 13 innings. Montreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines was named the Most Valuable Player.
Rosters [ ]
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
National League [ ]
Starters
Position
Player
Team
P
Mike Scott
Astros
C
Gary Carter
Mets
1B
Jack Clark
Cardinals
2B
Ryne Sandberg
Cubs
3B
Mike Schmidt
Phillies
SS
Ozzie Smith
Cardinals
OF
Andre Dawson
Cubs
OF
Darryl Strawberry
Mets
OF
Eric Davis
Reds
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
P
Steve Bedrosian
Phillies
P
Sid Fernandez
Mets
P
John Franco
Reds
P
Orel Hershiser
Dodgers
P
Rick Reuschel
Pirates
P
Lee Smith
Cubs
P
Rick Sutcliffe
Cubs
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
C
Bo Díaz
Reds
C
Ozzie Virgil, Jr.
Braves
1B
Keith Hernandez
Mets
2B
Juan Samuel
Phillies
3B
Tim Wallach
Expos
SS
Hubie Brooks
Expos
OF
Pedro Guerrero
Dodgers
OF
Tony Gwynn
Padres
OF
Jeffrey Leonard
Giants
OF
Willie McGee
Cardinals
OF
Dale Murphy
Braves
OF
Tim Raines
Expos
American League [ ]
Starters
Position
Player
Team
P
Bret Saberhagen
Royals
C
Terry Kennedy
Orioles
1B
Don Mattingly
Yankees
2B
Willie Randolph
Yankees
3B
Wade Boggs
Red Sox
SS
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Orioles
OF
George Bell
Blue Jays
OF
Rickey Henderson
Yankees
OF
Dave Winfield
Yankees
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
P
Tom Henke
Blue Jays
P
Jay Howell
Athletics
P
Bruce Hurst
Red Sox
P
Mark Langston
Mariners
P
Jack Morris
Tigers
P
Dan Plesac
Brewers
P
Dave Righetti
Yankees
P
Mike Witt
Angels
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
C
Matt Nokes
Tigers
1B
George Brett
Royals
1B
Dwight Evans
Red Sox
1B
Mark McGwire
Athletics
1B
Pat Tabler
Indians
2B
Harold Reynolds
Mariners
2B
Lou Whitaker [1]
Tigers
3B
Kevin Seitzer
Royals
SS
Tony Fernández
Blue Jays
SS
Alan Trammell
Tigers
OF
Harold Baines
White Sox
OF
Larry Parrish
Rangers
OF
Kirby Puckett
Twins
Game [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
Description
NL
AL
Managers
Davey Johnson
John McNamara
Coaches
Roger Craig
Jim Fregosi
Coaches
Hal Lanier
Tony La Russa
Honorary Captains
Billy Williams
Catfish Hunter
Umpires [ ]
Home Plate
Don Denkinger (AL)
First Base
Dick Stello (NL)
Second Base
Vic Voltaggio (AL)
Third Base
Joe West (NL)
Left Field
Derryl Cousins (AL)
Right Field
Bob Davidson (NL)
Starting lineups [ ]
National League
American League
Order
Player
Team
Position
Order
Player
Team
Position
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Eric Davis
Reds
OF
1
Rickey Henderson
Yankees
OF
2
Ryne Sandberg
Cubs
2B
2
Don Mattingly
Yankees
1B
3
Andre Dawson
Cubs
OF
3
Wade Boggs
Red Sox
3B
4
Mike Schmidt
Phillies
3B
4
George Bell
Blue Jays
OF
5
Jack Clark
Cardinals
1B
5
Dave Winfield
Yankees
OF
6
Darryl Strawberry
Mets
OF
6
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Orioles
SS
7
Gary Carter
Mets
C
7
Terry Kennedy
Orioles
C
8
Ozzie Smith
Cardinals
SS
8
Willie Randolph
Yankees
2B
9
Mike Scott
Astros
P
9
Bret Saberhagen
Royals
P
Game summary [ ]
Tuesday, July 14, 1987 5:35 pm (PT ) at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland , California
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WP : Lee Smith (1-0) LP : Jay Howell (0-1) Sv : Sid Fernandez (1)Home runs : NL: no AL: noAttendance: 49,671, Time of Game : 3:39
While the previous three All-Star games had had good pitching, the 1987 Midsummer Classic had great pitching. Never before was an All-Star game scoreless after five innings, however, the 1987 game did not see a run until the 13th inning.
After 12 scoreless innings, National League catcher Ozzie Virgil began the 13th with a single off American League pitcher Jay Howell . Howell would get pitcher Lee Smith to strike out trying to bunt, however, shortstop Hubie Brooks followed with a single, moving Virgil up to 2nd base. Outfielder Willie McGee lined out for the second out of the inning, bringing up outfielder Tim Raines . Raines delivered in the clutch, with a two-run triple, giving the National League a 2-0 lead. Second baseman Juan Samuel lined out, ending the inning. In the bottom of the 13th, Sid Fernandez walked leadoff man Kevin Seitzer , but retired the next three batters in order to give the National League the victory.
Due to the length of the game, Lee Smith, a Cubs pitcher at the time, needed to bat. He did not bring his Cubs helmet so he used a Montreal Expos helmet likely from either Tim Wallach or Hubie Brooks.
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