1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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| Date | July 11, 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | San Diego Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | San Diego | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Steve Garvey (LA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,549 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First pitch | Gerald Ford | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Keith Jackson, Howard Cosell and Don Drysdale | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Vin Scully and Brent Musburger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 49th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 11, 1978, at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, home of the San Diego Padres of the National League. The game resulted in a 7-3 victory for the NL.
This was the first All-Star Game to be played in San Diego. It would return in 1992 to be played in the same stadium, though it was renamed Jack Murphy Stadium by that time.
The honorary captains were Brooks Robinson (for the AL) and Eddie Mathews (for the NL).
The American League roster included 9 future Hall of Fame players.
The National League roster included 8 future Hall of Fame players.
While the starters were elected by the fans, the batting orders and starting pitchers were selected by the managers.
The American League opened the scoring immediately off of NL starter Vida Blue. Rod Carew tripled, and scored when George Brett doubled. Brett advanced to third base on a Jim Rice ground out. Richie Zisk walked. Fisk hit a sacrifice fly to Joe Morgan, permitting Brett to score.
The AL added another run in the top of the third inning, again started by a Rod Carew lead off triple. George Brett followed up with a sacrifice fly to George Foster that allowed Carew to score and extend the AL lead to 3-0.
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