1980 All-Star Game

1980 All-Star Game

As baseball ushered in the 80's the National League was riding a three decade winning streak much like the American League had from the 30's-50's. Surprisingly, most of their wins came after late-inning comebacks and extra-innings.

The American League knew that great pitching would be the key to victory as many of the new players who were replacing the retiring All-Star journeymen were major threats at the plate. They got their wish as starter Steve Stone pitched three perfect innings (becoming the first to do so since Denny McLain in 1966). Tommy John did the same for another 1 2/3 innings. By then, the American League even had a 2-0 lead.

The American League pitchers kept the National League in check by throwing a perfect game into the fifth. Then as expected, the National League made a spectacular comeback that had become their signature at the midsummer classic. Ken Griffey started the rally off with a homerun. With one out, singles by Ray Knight, Phil Garner and George Hendrick tied it. Ed Farmer replaced John and Dave Winfield blistered a ground ball that Willie Randolph couldn't handle. Garner scored the go-ahead run and the American League went down to their ninth straight loss. Much like 1960 and 1970, it was the start of a new decade, but the same old All-Star Game.

"The National League has better individual players, more true superstars, and it's that talent that comes out in the end." - Los Angeles Dodger Outfielder Reggie Smith

1980 All-Star Game 1980 All-Star Game Official Program
1980 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	51
Date / Box Score	07-08-1980
Location	Dodger Stadium
Attendance (Rank)	56,088
M.V.P. Award	Ken Griffey
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Steve Stone	J.R. Richard
Managers	Earl Weaver	Chuck Tanner
Coaches	Jim Frey	John McNamara
	Frank Robinson	Bill Virdon
Honorary Captains	Al Kaline	Roy Campanella
1980 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1980 All-Star Game Line Score
1980 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	7	1
National	0	0	0	0	1	2	1	0	x	4	7	0
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Steve Stone Tommy John (L, 4th) Ed Farmer (6th) Dave Stieb (7th) Rich Gossage (8)						J.R. Richard Bob Welch (3rd) Jerry Reuss (W, 6th) Jim Bibby (7th) Bruce Sutter (S, 8th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
Fred Lynn (5th)						Ken Griffey (5th)

1980 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Buddy Bell	Texas Rangers	3B
	George Brett	Kansas City Royals	3B	Injured
	Al Bumbry	Baltimore Orioles	OF
	Tom Burgmeier	Boston Red Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
2.	Rod Carew	California Angels	1B
	Cecil Cooper	Milwaukee Brewers	1B
8.	Bucky Dent	New York Yankees	SS
	Ed Farmer	Chicago White Sox	P
6.	Carlton Fisk	Boston Red Sox	C
	Rich Gossage	New York Yankees	P
	Bobby Grich	California Angels	2B
	Larry Gura	Kansas City Royals	P	Did Not Pitch
	Rickey Henderson	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Rick Honeycutt	Seattle Mariners	P	Did Not Pitch
4.	Reggie Jackson	New York Yankees	OF
	Tommy John	New York Yankees	P
	Ken Landreaux	Minnesota Twins	OF
3.	Fred Lynn	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Paul Molitor	Milwaukee Brewers	2B	Injured
7.	Graig Nettles	New York Yankees	3B
5.	Ben Oglivie	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
	Al Oliver	Texas Rangers	OF
	Jorge Orta	Cleveland Indians	OF	Did Not Play
	Lance Parrish	Detroit Tigers	C
	Darrell Porter	Kansas City Royals	C
1.	Willie Randolph	New York Yankees	2B
	Jim Rice	Boston Red Sox	OF	Injured
	Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	P
9.	Steve Stone	Baltimore Orioles	P	Starting Pitcher
	Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers	SS
	Robin Yount	Milwaukee Brewers	SS
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1980 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
5.	Johnny Bench	Cincinnati Reds	C
	Jim Bibby	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
	Vida Blue	San Francisco Giants	P	Injured
	Steve Carlton	Philadelphia Phillies	P	Did Not Pitch
	Gary Carter	Montreal Expos	C
	Dave Concepcion	Cincinnati Reds	SS
	Jose Cruz	Houston Astros	OF	Did Not Play
	Phil Garner	Pittsburgh Pirates	2B
4.	Steve Garvey	Los Angeles Dodgers	1B
	Ken Griffey	Cincinnati Reds	OF
	George Hendrick	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Keith Hernandez	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
6.	Dave Kingman	Chicago Cubs	OF
	Ray Knight	Cincinnati Reds	3B
1.	Davey Lopes	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B
	Dale Murphy	Atlanta Braves	OF
3.	Dave Parker	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
7.	Ken Reitz	St. Louis Cardinals	3B
	Jerry Reuss	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
9.	J.R. Richard	Houston Astros	P	Starting Pitcher
	Pete Rose	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
8.	Bill Russell	Los Angeles Dodgers	SS
	Mike Schmidt	Philadelphia Phillies	3B	Injured
2.	Reggie Smith	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF
	John Stearns	New York Mets	C
	Bruce Sutter	Chicago Cubs	P
	Kent Tekulve	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Did Not Pitch
	Bob Welch	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
	Ed Whitson	San Francisco Giants	P	Did Not Pitch
	Dave Winfield	San Diego Padres	OF
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

The home run hit by Fred Lynn during the fifth inning was his third career All-Star home run. His earlier long balls were hit during the 1976 All-Star Game and 1979 All-Star Game.

Ken Griffey broke up the no-hit gem by slamming a home run during the fifth inning off Tommy John which earned him the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award.

Did you know that this was the first and only All-Star Game ever held / played in Dodger Stadium?

Copyright © 2000-2007. All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy. Design by Geisler Young. Hosted by Hosting 4 Less.
Part of the Baseball Almanac family: 755 Home Runs | Baseball Box Scores | Baseball Fever | Today in Baseball History.