| July 14, 1987 The 1987 MLB All-Star Game was played at the home of the AL Oakland A's, but the NL squad prevailed in a close contest 4-3. The score was 4-2 entering the bottom of the 9th. The AL scored one run and had the bases loaded with 1 out when Chicago Cub closer Lee Smith came in to pitch. Smith struck out the Twins Kirby Puckett and got A's rookie sensation Mark McGwire to ground out, preserving the NL victory 4-3. |
Strat-O-Matic Report
BOXSCORE: 1987 National 1987 NL All-Stars At 1987 American 1987 AL 7/14/1987
NL All-Stars AB R H RBI AVG AL All-Stars AB R H RBI AVG
E.Davis LF 1 0 0 0 .000 R.Henderson CF 2 0 0 0 .000
O.Hershiser P 0 0 0 0 ---- P-K.Puckett PH,CF 3 0 0 0 .000
F-P.Guerrero PH 1 0 0 0 .000 D.Mattingly 1B 2 0 0 0 .000
S.Fernandez P 0 0 0 0 ---- C-M.McGwire 1B 3 0 1 0 .333
R.Sutcliffe P 0 0 0 0 ---- W.Boggs 3B 4 0 0 0 .000
R-H.Brooks PH,SS 2 0 1 0 .500 G.Bell LF 3 0 1 0 .333
R.Sandberg 2B 3 0 1 1 .333 D.Winfield RF 2 0 0 0 .000
N-J.Samuel 2B 2 0 0 0 .000 D-D.Evans RF 2 0 1 0 .500
W.McGee CF 2 1 1 0 .500 C.Ripken SS 2 1 1 1 .500
G-D.Murphy PH,CF 2 1 1 1 .500 Q-A.Trammell SS 1 0 0 0 .000
L.Smith P 0 0 0 0 ---- V-T.Fernandez PH 0 1 0 0 ----
M.Schmidt 3B 2 0 0 0 .000 T.Kennedy C 1 0 0 0 .000
O-T.Wallach 3B 2 1 1 0 .500 I-K.Seitzer PH 1 0 0 0 .000
J.Clark 1B 2 0 0 0 .000 M.Langston P 0 0 0 0 ----
H-K.Hernandez 1B 2 0 0 0 .000 M.Witt P 0 0 0 0 ----
D.Strawberry RF 2 0 2 11.000 S-G.Brett PH 1 0 1 01.000
L-A.Dawson PH,RF 2 0 1 0 .500 T.Henke P 0 0 0 0 ----
G.Carter C 2 0 0 0 .000 D.Righetti P 0 0 0 0 ----
M-B.Diaz PH,C 2 0 1 1 .500 W-L.Parrish PH 1 0 1 01.000
O.Smith SS 3 1 1 0 .333 W.Randolph 2B 2 0 1 0 .500
R.Reuschel P 0 0 0 0 ---- J-L.Whitaker 2B 0 0 0 0 ----
J.Franco P 0 0 0 0 ---- T-H.Reynolds PH,2B 1 0 0 0 .000
U-O.Virgil PH 1 0 0 0 .000 B.Saberhagen P 0 0 0 0 ----
S.Bedrosian P 0 0 0 0 ---- B-H.Baines PH 1 0 0 0 .000
X-T.Gwynn CF 0 0 0 0 ---- J.Morris P 0 0 0 0 ----
M.Scott P 0 0 0 0 ---- B.Hurst P 0 0 0 0 ----
A-J.Leonard PH,LF 1 0 0 0 .000 K-M.Nokes C 3 1 3 21.000
E-T.Raines PH,LF 3 0 1 0 .333
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Totals 37 4 11 4 Totals 35 3 10 3
A-Pinch Hit For Scott In 3rd Inning
B-Pinch Hit For Saberhagen In 3rd Inning
C-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Mattingly In 5th Inning
D-Subbed Defensively (RF) For Winfield In 5th Inning
E-Pinch Hit For Leonard In 5th Inning
F-Pinch Hit For Hershiser In 5th Inning
G-Pinch Hit For McGee In 5th Inning
H-Subbed Defensively (1B) For Clark In 5th Inning
I-Pinch Hit For Kennedy In 5th Inning
J-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Randolph In 6th Inning
K-Subbed Defensively (C ) For Hurst In 6th Inning
L-Pinch Hit For Strawberry In 6th Inning
M-Pinch Hit For Carter In 6th Inning
N-Subbed Defensively (2B) For Sandberg In 6th Inning
O-Subbed Defensively (3B) For Schmidt In 6th Inning
P-Pinch Hit For Henderson In 6th Inning
Q-Subbed Defensively (SS) For Ripken In 7th Inning
R-Pinch Hit For Sutcliffe In 7th Inning
S-Pinch Hit For Witt In 7th Inning
T-Pinch Hit For Whitaker In 7th Inning
U-Pinch Hit For Franco In 8th Inning
V-Pinch Hit For Trammell In 9th Inning
W-Pinch Hit For Righetti In 9th Inning
X-Subbed Defensively (CF) For Bedrosian In 9th Inning
NL All-Stars.... 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 - 4 11 0
AL All-Stars.... 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 - 3 10 1
NL All-Stars (1-0) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
M.Scott 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 4.50
O.Hershiser WIN(1-0) 2 2 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
S.Fernandez HOLD(1st) 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
R.Sutcliffe HOLD(1st) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
R.Reuschel HOLD(1st) 0 2/3 2 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
J.Franco HOLD(1st) 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
S.Bedrosian HOLD(1st) 1 1/3 3 2 2 1 1 1 13.50
L.Smith SAVE(1st) 0 2/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 10 3 3 3 4 2
AL All-Stars (0-1) IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
B.Saberhagen 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 0.00
J.Morris 1 2 1 1 1 1 0 9.00
B.Hurst LOSS(0-1) 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 9.00
M.Langston 1 2/3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
M.Witt 0 1/3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0.00
T.Henke 0 2/3 4 2 2 0 2 1 27.00
D.Righetti 1 1/3 1 0 0 1 1 0 0.00
Totals 9 11 4 4 3 7 1
ATTENDANCE- 46,335 DATE- Tuesday, July 14th 1987 TIME- Night
UMPIRES- Don Denkinger, Dick Stello, Vic Voltaggio, Joe West
T- 3:23
LEFT ON BASE- NL All-Stars: 9 AL All-Stars: 8
DOUBLE PLAYS- NL All-Stars: 2 AL All-Stars: 2
ERRORS- C.Ripken
DOUBLES- R.Sandberg(1st), A.Dawson(1st), L.Parrish(1st)
HOME RUNS- D.Murphy(1st), C.Ripken(1st), M.Nokes(1st)
WALKS- E.Davis, D.Murphy, M.Schmidt, G.Bell, T.Fernandez, H.Reynolds
STRIKE OUTS- H.Brooks, J.Samuel-2, J.Clark-2, K.Hernandez, O.Smith, K.Puckett,
W.Boggs-2, D.Evans
GIDP- P.Guerrero, G.Carter, D.Winfield-2
2-out RBI- C.Ripken, R.Sandberg, B.Diaz
RLISP 2-out- D.Mattingly, D.Murphy, H.Reynolds, O.Virgil, T.Wallach,
M.McGwire-2
46,335 fans were treated to a fine game at Oakland Co Stadium as only one run
separated the combatants at game's end. The National 1987 team won by the
slimmest of margins, 4 to 3.
National 1987 jumped on top of American 1987 in the 5th inning scoring a
single run using 3 hits. American 1987 tried unsuccessfully to come back in
the 9th.
The winning pitcher was Orel Hershiser(1-0) who allowed no runs in 2 innings.
Lee Smith earned his 1st save. Bruce Hurst(0-1) took the loss in relief.
