1987 All-Star Game

1987 All-Star Game

If the last three games represented good pitching, then the '87 All-Star Game represented great pitching. Never in history had an All Star game gone beyond five innings without a run. This year no one would score until the thirteenth!

Ozzie Virgil singled to center. Lee Smith struck out trying to bunt and Hubie Brooks singled Virgil to second. Willie McGee flied out and Tim Raines drilled his third hit of the game, a two-run triple to left-center.

For the National League, the dominant pitchers were Mike Scott, Rick Sutcliffe, Orel Hershiser, Rick Reuschel, John Franco, Steve Bedrosian, Lee Smith and Sid Fernandez.

For the American League, it was Bret Saberhagen, Jack Morris, Mark Langston, Dan Plesac, Dave Righetti and Tom Henke.

The so-called "power hitters" from both leagues were being shut down repeatedly and the fans were beginning to get disappointed in their weak performances at the plate. Many missed the excitement of homeruns and scoring derbies that were supposed take place during the meetings of the league's top sluggers. The pitchers on the other hand, weren't complaining.

"There are two things I teach the boys that are all American. One's the good old flag and one's baseball." - Tim Murnane

1987 All-Star Game 1987 All-Star Game Official Program
1987 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	58
Date / Box Score	07-14-1987
Location	Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Attendance (Rank)	49,671
M.V.P. Award	Tim Raines
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Bret Saberhagen	Mike Scott
Managers	John McNamara	Davey Johnson
Coaches	Jim Fregosi	Roger Craig
	Tony LaRussa	Hal Lanier
Honorary Captains	Catfish Hunter	Billy Williams
1987 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1987 All-Star Game Line Score
1987 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
National	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2	8	2
American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	1
N.L. Pitcher(s)								A.L. Pitcher(s)
Mike Scott Rick Sutcliffe (3rd) Orel Hershiser (5th) Rick Reuschel (7th) John Franco (8th) Steve Bedrosian (9th) Lee Smith (W, 10th) Sid Fernandez (S, 13)								Bret Saberhagen Jack Morris (4th) Mark Langston (6th) Dan Plesac (8th) Dave Righetti (9th) Tom Henke (9th) Jay Howell (L, 10th) -
N.L. Home Runs								A.L. Home Runs
None								None

1987 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Steve Bedrosian	Philadelphia Philles	P
	Hubie Brooks	Montreal Expos	SS
7.	Gary Carter	New York Mets	C
5.	Jack Clark	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
1.	Eric Davis	Cincinnati Reds	OF
3.	Andre Dawson	Chicago Cubs	OF
	Bo Diaz	Cincinnati Reds	C
	Sid Fernandez	New York Mets	P
	John Franco	Cincinnati Reds	P
	Pedro Guerrero	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
	Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	OF
	Keith Hernandez	New York Mets	1B
	Orel Hershiser	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
	Jeffrey Leonard	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Willie McGee	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	OF
	Tim Raines	Montreal Expos	OF	MVP
	Rick Reuschel	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
	Juan Samuel	Philadelphia Phillies	2B
2.	Ryne Sandberg	Chicago Cubs	2B
4.	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	3B
9.	Mike Scott	Houston Astros	P	Starting Pitcher
	Lee Smith	Chicago Cubs	P
8.	Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
6.	Darryl Strawberry	New York Mets	OF
	Rick Sutcliffe	Chicago Cubs	P
	Ozzie Virgil	Atlanta Braves	C
	Tim Wallach	Montreal Expos	3B
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1987 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Harold Baines	Chicago White Sox	OF
4.	George Bell	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
3.	Wade Boggs	Boston Red Sox	3B
	Dwight Evans	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Tony Fernandez	Toronto Blue Jays	SS
1.	Rickey Henderson	New York Yankees	OF
	Tom Henke	Toronto Blue Jays	P
	Jay Howell	Oakland Athletics	P
	Bruce Hurst	Boston Red Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
7.	Terry Kennedy	Baltimore Orioles	C
	Mark Langston	Seattle Mariners	P
2.	Don Mattingly	New York Yankees	1B
	Mark McGwire	Oakland Athletics	1B
	Jack Morris	Detroit Tigers	P
	Matt Nokes	Detroit Tigers	C
	Larry Parrish	Texas Rangers	3B
	Dan Plesac	Milwaukee Brewers	P
	Kirby Puckett	Minnesota Twins	OF
8.	Willie Randolph	New York Yankees	2B
	Harold Reynolds	Seattle Mariners	2B
	Dave Righetti	New York Yankees	P
6.	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	SS
9.	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals	P	Starting Pitcher
	Kevin Seitzer	Kansas City Royals	3B
	Pat Tabler	Cleveland Indians	1B
	Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers	SS
	Lou Whitaker	Detroit Tigers	2B	Injured
5.	Dave Winfield	New York Yankees	OF
	Mike Witt	California Angels	P	Did Not Pitch
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

Why did Tim Raines win the Most Valuable Player Award? His triple in the thirteenth inning drove in the 1987 All-Star Games only runs.

In the ninth inning an exciting play occurred when Dave Winfield broke for home from second baseon a blown double play, but pitcher Steve Bedrosian threw him out at the plate.

Lee Smith entered during the tenth inning and threw three shutout innings � including a situation where Larry Parrish reached third base with two outs and Smith had to strike out Tony Fernandez to earn the National League win.

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