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 Game1982 All-Star Game Official Program |
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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 | SparkyAnderson | Jim Fanning |
Dick Howser | JohnMcNamara | |
Honorary Captains | Yogi Berra | Duke Snider |
1982 All-Star Game Fast Facts |
1982 All-Star GameLine Score |
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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) FernandoValenzuela(8th) Greg Minton (8th) Steve Howe (9th) Tom Hume (9th) |
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A.L. Home Runs | N.L. Home Runs | |||||||||||
None | Dave Concepcion (2nd) |
1982 All-Star GameAmerican League All-Star Squad |
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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 | StartingPitcher |
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. | RickeyHenderson | 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 | MilwaukeeBrewers | SS | |
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher). |
1982 All-Star GameNational League All-Star Squad |
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Lineup | Name | Team | Position | Notes |
Dusty Baker | LosAngelesDodgers | 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 | LosAngelesDodgers | 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 | StartingPitcher |
2. | Pete Rose | Philadelphia Phillies | 1B | |
Steve Sax | LosAngelesDodgers | 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 | |
FernandoValenzuela | LosAngelesDodgers | P | ||
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).Game / Box Links: 1982 Box Score | 1982 Play-by-Play |
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).