1978 All-Star Game Box Score

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present the box score to the 1978 Midsummer Classic which was played on July 11, 1978 at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, California.

"I've got a solution (to not being able to play every All-Star). Extend the All-Star Game to sixty-eight innings and we'll play everybody." - American League Manager Billy Martin

1978 All-Star Game

American League 3 vs National League 7
July 11, 1978 San Diego Stadium

American League
Name Pos AB R H RBI

Rod Carew

1b 4 2 2 0

George Brett

3b 3 1 2 2

   Rich Gossage

p 0 0 0 0

Jim Rice

lf 4 0 0 0

   Chet Lemon

lf 0 0 0 0

Richie Zisk

rf 2 0 1 0
   Dwight Evans rf 1 0 0 0

Carlton Fisk

c 2 0 0 1
   Jim Sundberg c 0 0 0 0
   Jason Thompson ph 1 0 0 0

Fred Lynn

cf 4 0 1 0

Don Money

2b 2 0 0 0

   Frank White

2b 1 0 0 0
   Darrell Porter ph 1 0 0 0

Freddie Patek

ss 3 0 1 0

Jim Palmer

p 1 0 0 0

   Matt Keough

p 0 0 0 0
   Roy Howell ph 1 0 0 0

   Lary Sorensen

p 0 0 0 0

   Larry Hisle

ph

1

0

1

0

   Jim Kern

p

0

0

0

0

   Ron Guidry

p

0

0

0

0

   Graig Nettles

3b

0

0

0

0

Totals 31 3 8 3

 

National League
Name Pos AB R H RBI

Pete Rose

3b 4 0 1 0
   Davey Lopes pr-2b 1 0 1 1

Joe Morgan

2b 3 1 0 0
   Jack Clark rf 1 0 0 0

George Foster

cf 2 1 0 0

Greg Luzinski

lf 2 0 1 1
   Rollie Fingers p 0 0 0 0

   Willie Stargell

ph 1 0 0 0
   Bruce Sutter p 0 0 0 0

   Phil Niekro

p 0 0 0 0

Steve Garvey

1b 3 1 2 2

Ted Simmons

c 3 0 1 0
   Dave Concepcion ss 0 1 0 0

Rick Monday

rf 2 0 0 0

   Steve Rogers

p 0 0 0 0
   Dave Winfield lf 2 1 1 0

Larry Bowa

ss 3 1 2 0
   Bob Boone c 1 1 1 2

   Biff Pocoroba

c 0 0 0 0

Vida Blue

p

0

0

0

0

   Reggie Smith

ph-rf

3

0

0

0

   Ron Cey

3b

1

0

0

0

Totals 32 7 10 6

 

Caught Stealing: Carew, Lopes.
Doubles
: Brett, Rose.
Double Play: Brett-Money-Carew.
Error: Lemon.
Ground into Double Play: Monday.
Left on Base: A.L. 4, N.L. 7.
Sacrifice Fly: .Brettm Fisk
Stolen Bases: Brett, Bowa.
Triples: Carew 2, Garvey.

All-Star Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E

American League

2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1

National League

0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 x 7 10 0
American League
Name IP H R ER BB SO

Jim Palmer

2.2 3 3 3 4 4
   Matt Keough 0.1 1 0 0 0 0
   Lary Sorensen 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
   Jim Kern 0.2 1 0 0 1 1
   Ron Guidry 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
   Rich Gossage 1.0 4 4 4 1 1

 

National League
Name IP H R ER BB SO

Vida Blue

3.0 5 3 3 1 2
   Steve Rogers 2.0 2 0 0 0 2
   Rollie Fingers 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
   Bruce Sutter 1.2 0 0 0 0 2
   Phil Niekro 0.1 0 0 0 0 0

 

Losing Pitcher: Gossage.
Passed Ball: Sundberg.
Wild Pitch: Gossage, Rogers.
Winning Pitcher: Sutter.

Attendance: 51,549.
Length of Game: 2:32.
Umpires: HP: Paul Pryor, 1B: Nestor Chylak, 2B: Terry Tata, 3B: Bill Deegan, LF: Paul Runge, RF: Larry McCoy.


The voting by the fans during the 1978 All-Star Game was widely criticized — even by the players themselves. Johnny Bench, who was on the disabled list for the five weeks prior to this game but named to the starting catcher's position, said, "The whole thing hands me a laugh. Two years after I'm dead I'll still be getting All-Star votes."

Two triples were hit during the 1978 Midsummer Classic; an extra-base hitting feat matched only (through this game) during the 1934 All-Star Game, 1951 All-Star Game & 1976 All-Star Game.

Did you know that Rich Gossage was the first All-Star to play for the American League All-Star team, then the National League, and now back in the American League?