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1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 2
American League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
DateJuly 14, 1987
VenueOakland–Alameda County Coliseum
CityOakland, California
Managers
MVPTim Raines (MON)
Attendance49,671
Ceremonial first pitchLarry Doby
TelevisionNBC
TV announcersVin Scully and Joe Garagiola
RadioCBS
Radio announcersBrent Musburger, Jerry Coleman and Johnny Bench

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. This was the final All-Star Game to be hosted by the Athletics in Oakland, as the franchise has not hosted the All-Star Game since and is set to relocate to Sacramento after the 2024 season.

Rosters

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Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Game

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Coaching staff

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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

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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

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National League American League
Order Player Team Position Order Player Team Position
1 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

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Tuesday, July 14, 1987 5:35 pm (PT) at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 R H E
National League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 8 2
American League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 1
WP: Lee Smith (1-0)   LP: Jay Howell (0-1)   Sv: Sid Fernandez (1)
Home runs:
NL: none
AL: none
Attendance: 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 Jr. 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 second 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.

References

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  1. ^ Player declined or was unable to play.
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