The 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 58th 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 14, 1987, at the Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California, the home of the Oakland Athletics of the American League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 2-0 in 13 innings. Montreal Expos outfielder Tim Raines was named the Most Valuable Player. This was the final All-Star Game to be hosted by the Athletics in Oakland, as the franchise has not hosted the All-Star Game since and relocated to Sacramento after the 2024 season.
Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
National League StartersPositionPlayerTeamPMike ScottAstrosCGary CarterMets1BJack ClarkCardinals2BRyne Sandberg Cubs3BMike SchmidtPhilliesSSOzzie SmithCardinalsOFAndre DawsonCubsOFDarryl StrawberryMetsOFEric DavisReds
PitchersPositionPlayerTeamPSteve BedrosianPhilliesPSid FernandezMetsPJohn FrancoRedsPOrel HershiserDodgersPRick ReuschelPiratesPLee SmithCubsPRick SutcliffeCubs
ReservesPositionPlayerTeamCBo DíazRedsCOzzie Virgil Jr.Braves1BKeith HernandezMets2BJuan SamuelPhillies3BTim WallachExposSSHubie BrooksExposOFPedro GuerreroDodgersOFTony Gwynn PadresOFJeffrey LeonardGiantsOFWillie McGeeCardinalsOFDale MurphyBravesOFTim RainesExpos
American League StartersPositionPlayerTeamPBret SaberhagenRoyalsCTerry KennedyOrioles1BDon MattinglyYankees2BWillie RandolphYankees3BWade BoggsRed SoxSSCal Ripken Jr.OriolesOFGeorge BellBlue JaysOFRickey HendersonYankeesOFDave WinfieldYankees
PitchersPositionPlayerTeamPTom HenkeBlue JaysPJay HowellAthleticsPBruce HurstRed SoxPMark LangstonMarinersPJack MorrisTigersPDan PlesacBrewersPDave RighettiYankeesPMike WittAngels ReservesPositionPlayerTeamCMatt NokesTigers1BGeorge BrettRoyals1BDwight EvansRed Sox1BMark McGwireAthletics1BPat TablerIndians2BHarold ReynoldsMariners2BLou WhitakerPlayer declined or was unable to play.Tigers3BKevin SeitzerRoyalsSSTony FernándezBlue JaysSSAlan TrammellTigersOFHarold BainesWhite SoxOFLarry ParrishRangersOFKirby PuckettTwins
Game
Coaching staff Description NL AL Managers Davey Johnson John McNamara Coaches Roger Craig Jim Fregosi Coaches Hal Lanier Tony La Russa Honorary Captains Billy Williams Catfish Hunter
Umpires Home Plate Don Denkinger (AL) First Base Dick Stello (NL) Second Base Vic Voltaggio (AL) Third Base Joe West (NL) Left Field Derryl Cousins (AL) Right Field Bob Davidson (NL)
Starting lineups National LeagueAmerican LeagueOrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition1Eric DavisRedsOF1Rickey HendersonYankeesOF2Ryne SandbergCubs2B2Don MattinglyYankees1B3Andre DawsonCubsOF3Wade BoggsRed Sox3B4Mike SchmidtPhillies3B4George BellBlue JaysOF5Jack ClarkCardinals1B5Dave WinfieldYankeesOF6Darryl StrawberryMetsOF6Cal Ripken Jr.OriolesSS7Gary CarterMetsC7Terry KennedyOriolesC8Ozzie SmithCardinalsSS8Willie RandolphYankees2B9Mike ScottAstrosP9Bret SaberhagenRoyalsP
Game summary
While the previous three All-Star games had had good pitching, the 1987 Midsummer Classic had great pitching. Never before was an All-Star game scoreless after five innings; however, the 1987 game did not see a run until the 13th inning.
After 12 scoreless innings, National League catcher Ozzie Virgil Jr. began the 13th with a single off American League pitcher Jay Howell. Howell would get pitcher Lee Smith to strike out trying to bunt, however, shortstop Hubie Brooks followed with a single, moving Virgil up to second base. Outfielder Willie McGee lined out for the second out of the inning, bringing up outfielder Tim Raines. Raines delivered in the clutch, with a two-run triple, giving the National League a 2-0 lead. Second baseman Juan Samuel lined out, ending the inning. In the bottom of the 13th, Sid Fernandez walked leadoff man Kevin Seitzer, but retired the next three batters in order to give the National League the victory. Due to the length of the game, Lee Smith, a Cubs pitcher at the time, needed to bat. He did not bring his Cubs helmet so he used a Montreal Expos helmet likely from either Tim Wallach or Hubie Brooks.
References
George Brett also declined/or unable to play. He was replaced by Kevin Seitzer
External links 1987 All-Star Game on Baseball Almanac 1987 All-Star Game on Baseball-Reference.com