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| Date | July 6, 1983 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Comiskey Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Chicago,Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Fred Lynn (CAL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 43,801 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Lefty Gomez | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Vin Scully andJoe Garagiola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Brent Musburger,Duke Snider andBrooks Robinson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1983 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 54th edition of the midsummer classic between theall-stars of theAmerican League (AL) andNational League (NL), the two leagues comprisingMajor League Baseball. The game was held on July 6 atComiskey Park inChicago,Illinois, the home of theChicago White Sox of the American League.[1] The Wednesday night game resulted in a 13–3 American League victory.[2] The game celebrated the fiftieth anniversary of the All-Star Game,[1] and occurred exactly 50 years to the date of thefirst All-Star game, also at Comiskey Park. This was the 54th game, as no game was held in1945, while two were held each year from1959 through1962.
This was the fifth All-Star Game played in Chicago, and the third to be hosted by the White Sox at Comiskey Park (1933,1950), with two by theChicago Cubs atWrigley Field (1947,1962).
This was the last time the All-Star Game was played in the venue where the annual exhibition began. When the White Sox next hosted the All-Star Game 20 years later in2003, they had moved across the street to their new home atU.S. Cellular Field.
The game was the first American League winin 12 years, and only the second AL win since1962.[2] The 13 runs scored by the American League set a new record for one team in All-Star Game history. The 10-run margin of victory was the largest since the 12–0 American League victory in1946.
The game is perhaps best remembered forFred Lynn'sgrand slam offAtlee Hammaker of theGiants, part of a big third inning for the American League. As of 2025, it is still the only grand slam in the history of the Midsummer Classic. During that third inning, the American League set All-Star Game records for the most hits (6) and runs (7) by a single team in their half-inning - all off Hammaker.[3][4]
Prior to the first pitch,Chuck Mangione played theCanadian national anthem on hisflugelhorn, while theOak Ridge Boys sang theStar-Spangled Banner. Thecolors were presentated by theGreat Lakes Naval Training Center Color Guard, which previously presented at the1947,1950, and1963 games; they did the honors again in1990 and2003.
For thisgolden anniversary, there was also an "Old Timer's Game" played on Tuesday, the day before the All-Star game.[1] BecauseIndependence Day was on Monday this year, the All-Star break did not begin until that evening, as the holiday included a full slate of day games.[5]
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
George Maloney was the last home plate umpire to work an All-Star game wearing the outside chest protector long favored by umpires in the American League. Maloney was one of only four active umpires in 1983 still using the outside protector. He and Russ Goetz retired following the 1983 season. Bill Kunkel soldiered on while battling cancer, succumbing in May 1985.Jerry Neudecker, the last outside protector holdout, retired after the 1985 season.
| Home Plate | George Maloney (AL) |
| First Base | Harry Wendelstedt (NL) |
| Second Base | Ted Hendry (AL) |
| Third Base | Jim Quick (NL) |
| Left Field | John Shulock (AL) |
| Right Field | Dave Pallone (NL) |
| National League | American League | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Steve Sax | Dodgers | 2B | 1 | Rod Carew | Angels | 1B |
| 2 | Tim Raines | Expos | LF | 2 | Robin Yount | Brewers | SS |
| 3 | Andre Dawson | Expos | CF | 3 | Fred Lynn | Angels | CF |
| 4 | Al Oliver | Expos | 1B | 4 | Jim Rice | Red Sox | LF |
| 5 | Dale Murphy | Braves | RF | 5 | George Brett | Royals | 3B |
| 6 | Mike Schmidt | Phillies | 3B | 6 | Ted Simmons | Brewers | C |
| 7 | Gary Carter | Expos | C | 7 | Dave Winfield | Yankees | RF |
| 8 | Ozzie Smith | Cardinals | SS | 8 | Manny Trillo | Indians | 2B |
| 9 | Mario Soto | Reds | P | 9 | Dave Stieb | Blue Jays | P |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| National League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| American League | 1 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 13 | 15 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Dave Stieb (1-0) LP:Mario Soto (0-1) Home runs: NL: None AL:Fred Lynn (1),Jim Rice (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The first inning gave notice that this would be one of the sloppiest All-Star games in history.Steve Sax led off the game by reaching on an error by AL starting pitcherDave Stieb. Sax stole second and scored when next batterTim Raines grounded to Stieb and Stieb threw wildly pastRod Carew at first. Raines reached third, but couldn't score as Stieb struck out the side;Andre Dawson,Dale Murphy, andMike Schmidt all fanned.
The AL tied it in their half of the first on a sacrifice fly byGeorge Brett and took the lead in the second on another sac fly byRobin Yount. The Giants'Atlee Hammaker came in to pitch for the NL in the bottom of the third and promptly had one of the worst innings by a pitcher in All-Star Game history.Jim Rice led off with a homer, followed by a Brett triple.Dave Winfield singled home Brett.Manny Trillo singled, and Carew drove home Winfield with a two-out single. Hammaker then intentionally walked right-handed hitter Yount to faceFred Lynn, a left-handed hitter. Lynn made the NL pay for the move with the first-evergrand slam in All-Star game history. When the dust cleared, the AL had a 9-1 lead and Hammaker had given up six hits and seven runs in an inning, both All-Star game records that still stand.
The NL gamely fought back on RBI singles by Murphy in the fourth and Sax in the fifth, but that was all they would get. In the seventh,Lou Whitaker had an RBI triple andWillie Wilson an RBI double for the AL. The AL capped off the scoring when Brett scored on a fly ball hit by Whitaker thatPedro Guerrero dropped andRickey Henderson drove inCecil Cooper with a groundout.