1978 All-Star Game

1978 All-Star Game

Once again the American League started off with solid hitting that gave them the lead early in the game. Rod Carew started the rally with a triple and George Brett followed with a double. Brett then scored on a Carlton Fisk sacrifice fly putting the American League up 3-0.

The American League was on a roll, but all that would change in the bottom of the third. Larry Bowa opened with a single. Then, Jim Palmer uncharacteristically walked Joe Morgan, George Foster and Greg Luzinski, forcing in a run. He found the plate against Steve Garvey, who tied it with a single.

The National League closed it out with four runs in the bottom of the eighth. Manager, Billy Martin brought in Goose Gossage, who ran into a nightmare inning. He gave up four runs on four hits for the American League's seventh straight loss. Garvey led off with a triple and scored on Gossage's wild pitch. Dave Concepcion walked and Dave Winfield followed with a single. Chet Lemon misplayed Winfield's ball, with Concepcion and Winfield moving up. Bob Boone then single up the middle, driving in two runs and later scored on a bloop hit by Davey Lopes.

"The worst thing is the day you realize you want to win more than your players do." - Gene Mauch

1978 All-Star Game 1978 All-Star Game Official Program
1978 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	49
Date / Box Score	07-11-1978
Location	San Diego Stadium
Attendance^(Rank)	51,549
1^st Pitch	(Former) President Gerald Ford
M.V.P. Award	Steve Garvey
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Jim Palmer	Vida Blue
Managers	Billy Martin	Tommy Lasorda
Coaches	Whitey Herzog	Danny Ozark
	Don Zimmer	Chuck Tanner
Honorary Captains	Brooks Robinson	Eddie Mathews
1978 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1978 All-Star Game Line Score
1978 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8	1
National	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	4	x	7	10	0
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Jim Palmer Matt Keough (3rd) Lary Sorensen (4th) Jim Kern (7th) Ron Guidry (7th) Rich Gossage (L, 8th)						Vida Blue Steve Rogers (4th) Rollie Fingers (6th) Bruce Sutter (W, 8th) Phil Niekro (9th) -
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None						None

1978 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
2.	George Brett	Kansas City Royals	3B
	Rick Burleson	Boston Red Sox	SS	Injured
1.	Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	1B
	Dwight Evans	Boston Red Sox	OF
5.	Carlton Fisk	Boston Red Sox	C
	Mike Flanagan	Baltimore Orioles	P	Did Not Pitch
	Rich Gossage	New York Yankees	P
	Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	P
	Larry Hisle	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
	Roy Howell	Toronto Blue Jays	3B
	Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees	OF	Did Not Play
	Matt Keough	Oakland Athletics	P
	Jim Kern	Cleveland Indians	P
	Chet Lemon	Chicago White Sox	OF
6.	Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	OF
7.	Don Money	Milwaukee Brewers	2B
	Thurman Munson	New York Yankees	C	Injured
	Eddie Murray	Baltimore Orioles	1B	Did Not Play
	Graig Nettles	New York Yankees	3B
9.	Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	P	Starting Pitcher
8.	Freddie Patek	Kansas City Royals	SS
	Darrell Porter	Kansas City Royals	C
	Jerry Remy	Boston Red Sox	2B	Did Not Play
	Craig Reynolds	Seattle Mariners	SS
3.	Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Lary Sorensen	Milwaukee Brewers	P
	Jim Sundberg	Texas Rangers	C
	Frank Tanana	California Angels	P	Did Not P...
	Jason Thompson	Detroit Tigers	P
	Frank White	Kansas City Royals	2B
	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF	Injured
4.	Richie Zisk	Texas Rangers	OF
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1978 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C	Injured
9.	Vida Blue	San Francisco Giants	P	Starting Pitcher
	Bob Boone	Philadelphia Phillies	C
8.	Larry Bowa	Philadelphia Phillies	SS
	Jeff Burroughs	Atlanta Braves	OF	Did Not Play
	Ron Cey	Los Angeles Dodgers	3B
	Jack Clark	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Dave Concepcion	Cincinnati Reds	SS
	Rollie Fingers	San Diego Padres	P
3.	George Foster	Cincinnati Reds	OF
5.	Steve Garvey	Los Angeles Dodgers	1B
	Ross Grimsley	Montreal Expos	P	Did Not Pitch
	Tommy John	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Did Not Pitch
	Davey Lopes	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B
4.	Greg Luzinski	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
7.	Rick Monday	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
2.	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati Reds	2B
	Phil Niekro	Atlanta Braves	P
	Biff Pocoroba	Atlanta Braves	C
	Terry Puhl	Houston Astros	OF	Did Not Play
	Steve Rogers	Montreal Expos	P
1.	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	3B
	Tom Seaver	Cincinnati Reds	P	Did Not Pitch
6.	Ted Simmons	St. Louis Cardinals	C
	Reggie Smith	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
	Willie Stargell	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B
	Bruce Sutter	Chicago Cubs	P
	Dave Winfield	San Diego Padres	OF
	Pat Zachry	New York Mets	P	Did Not Pitch
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

Rod Carew set an All-Star triples record by leading off with a triple in the first then hitting another triple in the third.

Did you know that this was the first All-Star Game ever held in the "San Diego Stadium"? Why the quotes? The 1992 All-Star Game was played in the same stadium which was then called Jack Murphy Stadium.

With the score tied 3-3 in the eighth, Steve Garvey hit leadoff with a triple and scored the winning run on a wild pitch which earned him the All-Star Most Valuable Player.

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