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| Date | July 14, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Oakland, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Tim Raines (MON) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 49,671 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Larry Doby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Vin Scully andJoe Garagiola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Brent Musburger,Jerry Coleman andJohnny Bench | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 58th playing 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 14, 1987, at theOakland–Alameda County Coliseum inOakland, California, the home of theOakland Athletics of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 2-0 in 13 innings.Montreal Expos outfielderTim Raines was named the Most Valuable Player. This was the finalAll-Star Game to be hosted by the Athletics in Oakland, as the franchise has not hosted the All-Star Game since and relocated toSacramento after the2024 season.
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Description | NL | AL |
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| Managers | Davey Johnson | John McNamara |
| Coaches | Roger Craig | Jim Fregosi |
| Coaches | Hal Lanier | Tony La Russa |
| Honorary Captains | Billy Williams | Catfish Hunter |
| 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) |
| National League | American League | ||||||
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| 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 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||
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| 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 catcherOzzie Virgil Jr. began the 13th with a single offAmerican League pitcherJay Howell. Howell would get pitcherLee Smith to strike out trying to bunt, however, shortstopHubie Brooks followed with a single, moving Virgil up to second base. OutfielderWillie McGee lined out for the second out of the inning, bringing up outfielderTim Raines. Raines delivered in the clutch, with a two-run triple, giving the National League a 2-0 lead. Second basemanJuan Samuel lined out, ending the inning. In the bottom of the 13th,Sid Fernandez walked leadoff manKevin 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.
George Brett also declined/or unable to play. He was replaced by Kevin Seitzer