1982 All-Star Game

1982 All-Star Game

In 1982, the All-Star Game moved across the border and was played in Canada's Olympic Stadium. It was the first Midsummer Classic ever to be held outside of the United States. It also represented one of the worst performances ever put on by the American League. Somehow they managed a single run in the first inning and were left swinging at air the rest of the game.

With two out in the second, Dennis Eckersley walked Dale Murphy and Dave Concepcion (with only one home run in three-hundred twenty-eight at-bats) homered. The National League scored again on Eckersley in the third when Ruppert Jones tripled and scored on Pete Rose's sacrifice fly.

The American League gave it a shot in the seventh, putting runners on second and third with one out, but Mario Soto struck out Willie Wilson and Buddy Bell. This marked the eleventh consecutive victory for the National League but unfortunately for them, things were finally about to change.

"I'm not sure I know what the hell charisma is, but I get the feeling it's Willie Mays." - Ted Kluszewski

1982 All-Star Game 1982 All-Star Game Official Program
1982 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	53
Date / Box Score	07-13-1982
Location	Olympic Stadium
Attendance (Rank)	59,057
M.V.P. Award	Dave Concepcion
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Dennis Eckersley	Steve Rogers
Managers	Billy Martin	Tommy Lasorda
Coaches	Sparky Anderson	Jim Fanning
	Dick Howser	John McNamara
Honorary Captains	Yogi Berra	Duke Snider
1982 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1982 All-Star Game Line Score
1982 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8	2
National	0	2	1	0	0	1	0	0	x	4	8	1
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Dennis Eckersley (L) Jim Clancy (4th) Floyd Bannister (5th) Dan Quisenberry (6th) Rollie Fingers (8th) - -						Steve Rogers (W) Steve Carlton (4th) Mario Soto (6th) Fernando Valenzuela (8th) Greg Minton (8th) Steve Howe (9th) Tom Hume (9th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None						Dave Concepcion (2nd)

1982 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Floyd Bannister	Seattle Mariners	P
	Buddy Bell	Texas Rangers	3B
3.	George Brett	Kansas City Royals	3B
	Rod Carew	California Angels	1B	Injured
	Jim Clancy	Toronto Blue Jays	P
	Mark Clear	Boston Red Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
5.	Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers	1B
9.	Dennis Eckersley	Boston Red Sox	P	Starting Pitcher
	Rollie Fingers	Milwaukee Brewers	P
8.	Carlton Fisk	Chicago White Sox	C
	Rich Gossage	New York Yankees	P	Did Not Pitch
7.	Bobby Grich	California Angels	2B
	Ron Guidry	New York Yankees	P	Did Not Pitch
	Toby Harrah	Cleveland Indians	3B	Did Not Play
1.	Rickey Henderson	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Kent Hrbek	Minnesota Twins	1B
4.	Reggie Jackson	California Angels	OF
2.	Fred Lynn	California Angels	OF
	Hal McRae	Kansas City Royals	OF
	Eddie Murray	Baltimore Orioles	1B
	Ben Oglivie	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
	Lance Parrish	Detroit Tigers	C
	Dan Quisenberry	Kansas City Royals	P
	Andy Thornton	Cleveland Indians	1B
	Frank White	Kansas City Royals	2B
	Willie Wilson	Kanas City Royals	OF
	Dave Winfield	New York Yankees	OF
	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	OF
6.	Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	SS
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1982 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Dusty Baker	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	P
5.	Gary Carter	Montreal Expos	C
7.	Dave Concepcion	Cincinnati Reds	SS	MVP
3.	Andre Dawson	Montreal Expos	OF
	Leon Durham	Chicago Cubs	OF	Did Not Play
	Bob Horner	Atlanta Braves	3B
	Steve Howe	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
	Tom Hume	Cincinnati Reds	P
	Ruppert Jones	San Diego Padres	OF
	Ray Knight	Houston Astros	3B
	Greg Minton	San Francisco Giants	P
6.	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	OF
	Phil Niekro	Atlanta Braves	P	Did Not Pitch
	Al Oliver	Montreal Expos	1B
	Tony Pena	Pittsburgh Pirates	C
1.	Tim Raines	Montreal Expos	OF
9.	Steve Rogers	Montreal Expos	P	Starting Pitcher
2.	Pete Rose	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
	Steve Sax	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B
4.	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	3B
	Lonnie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
	Mario Soto	Cincinnati Reds	P
	John Stearns	New York Mets	C
	Jason Thompson	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B
8.	Manny Trillo	Philadelphia Phillies	2B
	Fernando Valenzuela	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

Nearly fifty years of all-star history (1933 through 1981) and this was the first All-Star Game ever played outside of the United States of America.

In the bottom of the first inning you would have needed a '!' on your scorecard: with two men on and two outs, Ozzie Smith made a truly spectacular defensive play to rob the American League of two additional runs.

The final run in the sixth inning of the 1982 All-Star Game was made possible by two Canadians - Al Oliver (who doubled and scored) and Gary Carter (who singled and drove in Oliver).

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