1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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National League 011020002691
American League 100000000150
DateJuly 16, 1985
Venue Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome
City Minneapolis
Managers
MVP LaMarr Hoyt (SD)
Attendance54,960
Ceremonial first pitch Pete Rose and Nolan Ryan
Television NBC
TV announcers Vin Scully and Joe Garagiola
Radio CBS
Radio announcers Brent Musburger, Jerry Coleman and Johnny Bench

The 1985 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 56th playing of the game, annually played between the All-Stars of the National League and the All-Stars of the American League. The game was played on July 16, 1985, in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota, home of the Minnesota Twins.

Contents

Roster

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Starters

National League

NL Batting Order

American League

AL Batting Order

Pitchers

National League

American League

Reserves

National League

American League

Umpires

PositionUmpire
Home Plate Larry McCoy (AL)
First Base John Kibler (NL)
Second Base Nick Bremigan (AL)
Third Base Charlie Williams (NL)
Left Field Drew Coble (AL)
Right Field Randy Marsh (NL)

Game summary

Tuesday, July 16, 1985 7:40 pm (CT) at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis, Minnesota
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National League 011020002691
American League 100000000150
WP: LaMarr Hoyt (1-0)   LP: Jack Morris (0-1)

The National League won the game 61, with the winning pitcher being LaMarr Hoyt of the San Diego Padres and the losing pitcher being Jack Morris of the Detroit Tigers. Hoyt also won the game's MVP award. The National League was managed by the Padres' Dick Williams, while the American League was managed by Sparky Anderson of the Tigers.

Williams was backed by coaches Jim Frey and Bob Lillis and Anderson was aided by coaches Bobby Cox and Dick Howser.

The teams' honorary captains each starred in the 1965 All-Star game, also held in Minnesota -- Harmon Killebrew for the AL, and Sandy Koufax for the NL. In the game two decades ago, Koufax earned the NL win, and Killebrew hit the AL's second home run.

Attendance was announced as 54,960.

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