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Date | July 23, 1974[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Three Rivers Stadium[1][2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Steve Garvey (LA) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 50,706[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ceremonial first pitch | John W. Galbreath | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TV announcers | Curt Gowdy, Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Jim Simpson and Maury Wills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1974 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 45th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 23, 1974, at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania the home of the Pittsburgh Pirates of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 7–2.
This marked the third time the Pirates had been host for the All-Star Game (the first two having been in 1944 and the first game in 1959). This would be the first of two times that the game would be played at Three Rivers Stadium, with the stadium hosting again in 1994.
American League roster
The American League roster included 10 future Hall of Fame players, denoted in italics.[2][3]
Elected starters
Position | Player | Team | Notes |
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C | Carlton Fisk | Boston Red Sox | injured |
1B | Dick Allen | Chicago White Sox | |
2B | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | |
3B | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | |
SS | Bert Campaneris | Oakland Athletics | |
OF | Reggie Jackson | Oakland Athletics | |
OF | Bobby Murcer | New York Yankees | |
OF | Jeff Burroughs | Texas Rangers |
Pitchers
Throws | Pitcher | Team | Notes |
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RH | Steve Busby | Kansas City Royals | did not pitch |
RH | Mike Cuellar | Baltimore Orioles | did not pitch |
RH | Rollie Fingers | Oakland Athletics | |
LH | John Hiller | Detroit Tigers | did not pitch |
RH | Catfish Hunter | Oakland Athletics | |
RH | Gaylord Perry | Cleveland Indians | starting pitcher |
RH | Luis Tiant | Boston Red Sox | |
LH | Wilbur Wood | Chicago White Sox | did not pitch |
Reserve position players
Position | Player | Team | Notes |
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C | Ed Herrmann | Chicago White Sox | did not play |
C | Thurman Munson | New York Yankees | replaced Fisk in starting lineup |
C | Darrell Porter | Milwaukee Brewers | did not play |
C | Jim Sundberg | Texas Rangers | |
1B | John Mayberry | Kansas City Royals | |
1B | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox | |
2B | Bobby Grich | Baltimore Orioles | |
2B | Cookie Rojas | Kansas City Royals | |
3B | Sal Bando | Oakland Athletics | injured |
3B | Dave Chalk | California Angels | |
3B | Don Money | Milwaukee Brewers | |
OF | George Hendrick | Cleveland Indians | |
OF | Al Kaline | Detroit Tigers | |
OF | Frank Robinson | California Angels | |
OF | Joe Rudi | Oakland Athletics |
Coaching staff
Position | Manager | Team |
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Manager | Dick Williams | California Angels |
Coach | Whitey Herzog | California Angels |
Coach | Jack McKeon | Kansas City Royals |
Coach | Earl Weaver | Baltimore Orioles |
National League roster
The National League roster included 7 future Hall of Fame players, denoted in italics.[2][3]
Elected starters
Position | Player | Team | Notes |
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C | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | |
1B | Steve Garvey | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
2B | Joe Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | |
3B | Ron Cey | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
SS | Larry Bowa | Philadelphia Phillies | |
OF | Hank Aaron | Atlanta Braves | |
OF | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | |
OF | Jimmy Wynn | Los Angeles Dodgers |
Pitchers
Throws | Pitcher | Team | Notes |
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LH | Ken Brett | Pittsburgh Pirates | |
RH | Buzz Capra | Atlanta Braves | did not pitch |
LH | Steve Carlton | Philadelphia Phillies | did not pitch |
RH | Mike Marshall | Los Angeles Dodgers | |
LH | Jon Matlack | New York Mets | |
RH | Lynn McGlothen | St. Louis Cardinals | |
RH | Andy Messersmith | Los Angeles Dodgers | starting pitcher |
RH | Steve Rogers | Montréal Expos | did not pitch |
Reserve position players
Position | Player | Team | Notes |
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C | Jerry Grote | New York Mets | |
C | Ted Simmons | St. Louis Cardinals | did not play |
1B | Tony Pérez | Cincinnati Reds | |
2B | Dave Cash | Philadelphia Phillies | |
3B | Mike Schmidt | Philadelphia Phillies | |
SS | Don Kessinger | Chicago Cubs | |
SS | Chris Speier | San Francisco Giants | |
OF | Lou Brock | St. Louis Cardinals | |
OF | César Cedeño | Houston Astros | |
OF | Ralph Garr | Atlanta Braves | |
OF | Johnny Grubb | San Diego Padres | |
OF | Reggie Smith | St. Louis Cardinals |
Coaching staff
Position | Manager | Team |
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Manager | Yogi Berra | New York Mets |
Coach | Sparky Anderson | Cincinnati Reds |
Coach | Red Schoendienst | St. Louis Cardinals |
Starting lineups
While the starters were elected by the fans, the batting orders and starting pitchers were selected by the managers.[2][4]
American League | National League | ||||||
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Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
1 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 1 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | LF |
2 | Bert Campaneris | Oakland Athletics | SS | 2 | Joe Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | 2B |
3 | Reggie Jackson | Oakland Athletics | RF | 3 | Hank Aaron | Atlanta Braves | RF |
4 | Dick Allen | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 4 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | C |
5 | Bobby Murcer | New York Yankees | CF | 5 | Jimmy Wynn | Los Angeles Dodgers | CF |
6 | Jeff Burroughs | Texas Rangers | LF | 6 | Steve Garvey | Los Angeles Dodgers | 1B |
7 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 7 | Ron Cey | Los Angeles Dodgers | 3B |
8 | Thurman Munson | New York Yankees | C | 8 | Larry Bowa | Philadelphia Phillies | SS |
9 | Gaylord Perry | Cleveland Indians | P | 9 | Andy Messersmith | Los Angeles Dodgers | P |