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| Date | July 13, 1976[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Veterans Stadium[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Philadelphia,Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| MVP | George Foster (CIN[2]) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 63,974[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | PresidentGerald Ford[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Bob Prince,Warner Wolf andBob Uecker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jack Buck,Brent Musburger andAndy Musser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 47th midseason exhibition between theall-stars of theAmerican League (AL) and theNational League (NL), the two leagues comprisingMajor League Baseball. The game was played on July 13, 1976, atVeterans Stadium inPhiladelphia,Pennsylvania, home of thePhiladelphia Phillies of the National League. The game resulted in a 7–1 victory for the NL.
This was the third time that the All-Star Game had been played in Philadelphia, though the first to be played in Veteran's Stadium. Both the1943 and1952 games were played in Philadelphia'sShibe Park with the thenPhiladelphia Athletics hosting in 1943 and the Phillies hosting in 1952. The All-Star Game would return to Veterans Stadium in1996.
The game was held to celebrate the200th anniversary of theSigning of the United States Declaration of Independence. The2026 Major League Baseball All-Star Game is also scheduled to be in Philadelphia to mark the250th anniversary.
The honorary captains wereRobin Roberts (for the NL) andBob Lemon (for the AL).[2]
Starting with this All-Star Game, both "O Canada" and "The Star-Spangled Banner" would be sung as part of the annual pregame ceremonies.
The American League roster included 7 futureHall of Fame players, denoted initalics.[2][3]
| Throws | Pitcher | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH | Mark Fidrych | Detroit Tigers | starting pitcher |
| RH | Rollie Fingers | Oakland Athletics | did not pitch |
| RH | Goose Gossage | Chicago White Sox | did not pitch |
| RH | Catfish Hunter | New York Yankees | |
| LH | Dave LaRoche | Cleveland Indians | did not pitch |
| LH | Sparky Lyle | New York Yankees | did not pitch |
| LH | Frank Tanana | California Angels | |
| RH | Luis Tiant | Boston Red Sox | |
| LH | Bill Travers | Milwaukee Brewers | did not pitch |
| Position | Player | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Carlton Fisk | Boston Red Sox | |
| C | Butch Wynegar | Minnesota Twins | |
| 1B | Chris Chambliss | New York Yankees | |
| 2B | Phil Garner | Oakland Athletics | |
| 2B | Willie Randolph | New York Yankees | injured |
| 3B | Don Money | Milwaukee Brewers | |
| SS | Mark Belanger | Baltimore Orioles | |
| SS | Freddie Patek | Kansas City Royals | |
| OF | Hal McRae | Kansas City Royals | |
| OF | Amos Otis | Kansas City Royals | |
| OF | Mickey Rivers | New York Yankees | |
| OF | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox |
| Position | Manager | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Darrell Johnson | Boston Red Sox |
| Coach | Gene Mauch | Minnesota Twins |
| Coach | Frank Robinson | Cleveland Indians |
The National League roster included 5 futureHall of Fame players, denoted initalics.[3][4]
| Position | Player | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | |
| 1B | Steve Garvey | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| 2B | Joe Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | |
| 3B | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | |
| SS | Dave Concepción | Cincinnati Reds | |
| OF | George Foster | Cincinnati Reds | |
| OF | Dave Kingman | New York Mets | |
| OF | Greg Luzinski | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Throws | Pitcher | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| RH | Ken Forsch | Houston Astros | |
| LH | Woodie Fryman | Montreal Expos | did not pitch |
| LH | Randy Jones | San Diego Padres | starting pitcher |
| LH | Jon Matlack | New York Mets | did not pitch |
| RH | Andy Messersmith | Atlanta Braves | injured |
| RH | John Montefusco | San Francisco Giants | |
| RH | Rick Rhoden | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| RH | Dick Ruthven | Atlanta Braves | did not pitch |
| RH | Tom Seaver | New York Mets |
| Position | Player | Team | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| C | Bob Boone | Philadelphia Phillies | |
| C | Steve Swisher | Chicago Cubs | did not play |
| 1B | Tony Pérez | Cincinnati Reds | |
| 2B | Dave Cash | Philadelphia Phillies | |
| 3B | Ron Cey | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| 3B | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia Phillies | |
| SS | Larry Bowa | Philadelphia Phillies | |
| SS | Bill Russell | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
| OF | César Cedeño | Houston Astros | |
| OF | Ken Griffey | Cincinnati Reds | |
| OF | Bake McBride | St. Louis Cardinals | did not play |
| OF | Al Oliver | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Position | Manager | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Manager | Sparky Anderson | Cincinnati Reds |
| Coach | John McNamara | San Diego Padres |
| Coach | Danny Ozark | Philadelphia Phillies |
While the starters were elected by the fans, the batting orders and starting pitchers were selected by the managers.[2][5]
| American League | National League | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Ron LeFlore | Detroit Tigers | LF | 1 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | 3B |
| 2 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | 1B | 2 | Steve Garvey | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B |
| 3 | George Brett | Kansas City Royals | 3B | 3 | Joe Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | 2B |
| 4 | Thurman Munson | New York Yankees | C | 4 | George Foster | Cincinnati Reds | CF |
| 5 | Fred Lynn | Boston Red Sox | CF | 5 | Greg Luzinski | Philadelphia Phillies | LF |
| 6 | Toby Harrah | Texas Rangers | SS | 6 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | C |
| 7 | Rusty Staub | Detroit Tigers | RF | 7 | Dave Kingman | New York Mets | RF |
| 8 | Bobby Grich | Baltimore Orioles | 2B | 8 | Dave Concepción | Cincinnati Reds | SS |
| 9 | Mark Fidrych | Detroit Tigers | P | 9 | Randy Jones | San Diego Padres | P |
| Position | Umpire[5] |
|---|---|
| Home Plate | Harry Wendelstedt (NL) |
| First Base | Jerry Neudecker (AL) |
| Second Base | Andy Olsen (NL) |
| Third Base | Don Denkinger (AL) |
| Left Field | Satch Davidson (NL) |
| Right Field | Jim Evans (AL) |
Following the pattern of many of the previous All-Star Games, the NL scored first and early, putting up tworuns in the bottom of the first inning. Pete Roseled off with asingle, and scored when the next batter, Steve Garvey,tripled. After Joe Morganflew out, George Foster grounded out, allowing Garvey to score from third base.[6][7]
The National League added two more runs in the bottom of the third inning, with Catfish Hunter pitching inrelief. With one out, Joe Morgan singled. George Foster then hit ahome run, scoring Morgan to bring the NL lead to 4–0.[6][7]
The lone AL run came in the top of the third inning, with Tom Seaver pitching for the NL in relief of Randy Jones. With two outs, Fred Lynn hit a home run to reduce the NL lead to 4–1.[6][7]
The game's scoring was closed out in the bottom of the eighth, as the NL scored three runs off of AL relief pitcher Frank Tanana. Dave Cash led off with a single, and went to second base when Tony Pérezwalked. Bill Russell grounded into a 5–4–3double play, with Pérez out at second base, Russell out at first base, but Cash advancing to third base. Ken Griffey singled, scoring Cash. César Cedeño then hit a home run, scoring Griffey, and giving the NL a 7–1 lead that would hold up as the final score.[6][7]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Randy Jones (1-0) LP:Mark Fidrych (0-1) Home runs: AL:Fred Lynn (1) NL:George Foster (1),César Cedeño (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Randy Jones was credited with thewin. Mark Fidrych was credited with theloss.[5]
Mark Fidrych was only the second rookie to ever start as a pitcher in an All-Star Game (Dave Stenhouse had started thesecond All-Star Game of 1962).[8]
The five Cincinnati Reds selected by the fans to start the game, and the two reserves selected by manager Sparky Anderson combined for seven hits, four runs scored, and fourruns batted in.[1]
As part of theUnited States Bicentennial observances, the city ofPhiladelphia – site of theContinental Congress and the signing of theDeclaration of Independence – was selected to host the1976 NBA All-Star Game, the1976National Hockey League All-Star Game, and the1976 NCAA Final Four in addition to the 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.[9]