1975 All-Star Game

1975 All-Star Game

It was the middle of the 1970's in America and change appeared to be going on everywhere. Everywhere that is, except at the All-Star Game.

Once again, the Nationals let the Americans get so close, only to take it away in dramatic fashion. Things looked pretty even as a tense eight innings passed and the teams were tied, 3-3, going into the ninth. Then it happened... Reggie Smith opened the inning with a single that Claudell Washington dropped after a long run. Al Oliver, pinch-hitting for Jon Matlack, doubled to left. Goose Gossage replaced Catfish Hunter to face Larry Bowa and promptly plunked him with a pitch, loading the bases. That brought Gossage eye-to-eye with Bill Madlock, who singled to left, scoring two runs. A third scored on Pete Rose's sacrifice fly.

Much like in past decades when one side dominated the other, the sports press began to speculate about the future of the All-Star game. The event was becoming a routine and America's passion for baseball began to sway as professional football took center stage. America's favorite past-time was no longer the favorite, and many felt that it would never fully recover.

"The pitcher has to find out if the hitter is timid and if the hitter is timid, he has to remind the hitter he's timid." - Don Drysdale

1975 All-Star Game 1975 All-Star Game Official Program
1975 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	46
Date / Box Score	07-15-1975
Location	County Stadium
Attendance^(Rank⁾	51,480
M.V.P. Award	Bill Madlock
	Jon Matlack
1^st Pitch	From	To
	Henry Kissinger^{(Sec. of State)}	Thurman Munson
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Vida Blue	Jerry Reuss
Managers	Alvin Dark	Walter Alston
Coaches	Del Crandall	Danny Murtaugh
	Billy Martin	Red Scoendienst
Honorary Captains	Mickey Mantle	Stan Musial
1975 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1975 All-Star Game Line Score
1975 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	6	13	1
American	0	0	0	0	0	3	0	0	0	3	10	1
N.L. Pitcher(s)						A.L. Pitcher(s)
Jerry Reuss Don Sutton (4^th) Tom Seaver (6^th) Jon Matlack (W, 7^th) Randy Jones (9^th)						Vida Blue Steve Busby (3^rd) Jim Kaat (5^th) Catfish Hunter (L, 7^th) Rich Gossage (9^th)
N.L. Home Runs						A.L. Home Runs
Steve Garvey (2^nd) Jimmy Wynn (2^nd)						Carl Yastrzemski (6^th) -

1975 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
4.	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C
	Larry Bowa	Philadelphia Phillies	SS
2.	Lou Brock	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Gary Carter	Montreal Expos	C
	Dave Cash	Philadelphia Phillies	2B
7.	Ron Cey	Los Angeles Dodgers	3B
8.	Dave Concepcion	Cincinnati Reds	SS
5.	Steve Garvey	Los Angeles Dodgers	1B
	Randy Jones	San Diego Padres	P
	Greg Luzinski	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
	Bill Madlock	Chicago Cubs	3B
	Mike Marshall	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Did Not Pitch
	Jon Matlack	New York Mets	P
	Tug McGraw	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Did Not Pitch
	Andy Messersmith	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Did Not Pitch
3.	Joe Morgan	Cincinnati Reds	2B
	Bobby Murcer	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Phil Niekro	Atlanta Braves	P	Did Not Pitch
	Al Oliver	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Tony Perez	Cincinnati Reds	1B
9.	Jerry Reuss	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Starting Pitcher
1.	Pete Rose	Cincinnati Reds	OF
	Manny Sanguillen	Pittsburgh Pirates	C	Did Not Play
	Tom Seaver	New York Mets	P
	Reggie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Don Sutton	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
	Bob Watson	Houston Astros	1B
6.	Jimmy Wynn	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1975 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Hank Aaron	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
9.	Vida Blue	Oakland Athletics	P	Starting Pitcher
1.	Bobby Bonds	New York Yankees	OF
	Steve Busby	Kansas City Royals	P
8.	Bert Campaneris	Oakland Athletics	SS
2.	Rod Carew	Minnesota Twins	2B
	Dave Chalk	California Angels	3B	Did Not Play
	Bucky Dent	Chicago White Sox	SS
	Rollie Fingers	Oakland Athletics	P	Did Not Pitch
	Bill Freehan	Detroit Tigers	C	Did Not Play
	Rich Gossage	Chicago White Sox	P
	Mike Hargrove	Texas Rangers	OF
	Toby Harrah	Texas Rangers	SS	Did Not Play
	George Hendrick	Cleveland Indians	OF
	Catfish Hunter	New York Yankees	P
4.	Reggie Jackson	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Jim Kaat	Chicago White Sox	P
	Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Hal McRae	Kansas City Royals	OF
3.	Thurman Munson	New York Yankees	C
6.	Graig Nettles	New York Yankees	3B
	Jorge Orta	Chicago White Sox	2B	Injured
	Jim Palmer	Baltimore Orioles	P	Did Not Pitch
5.	Joe Rudi	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Nolan Ryan	California Angels	P	Did Not Pitch
	George Scott	Milwaukee Brewers	1B
7.	Gene Tenace	Oakland Athletics	1B
	Claudell Washington	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Carl Yastrzemski	Boston Red Sox	1B
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

Did you know that National League All-Stars Steve Garvey and Jimmy Wynn led off the second inning with back-to-back homers.

This was the first and only year two players shared the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. Do you remember who they were?

In the sixth inning, Yaz hit a three run home run served up by Tom Seaver and tied the game, but the National League pulled away in the ninth inning to win another one.

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