1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
American League 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 8 1[1][2]
National League 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 4 X 7 10 0[1][2]
DateJuly 11, 1978[1][2]
VenueSan Diego Stadium[1][2]
CitySan Diego
Managers
MVPSteve Garvey[2] (LA)
Attendance51,549[1][2]
Ceremonial first pitchRay Kroc[2]
TelevisionABC
TV announcersKeith Jackson, Howard Cosell and Don Drysdale
RadioCBS
Radio announcersVin Scully, Brent Musburger and Jerry Coleman

The 1978 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 49th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was played on July 11, 1978, at San Diego Stadium in San Diego, home of the San Diego Padres of the National League. The game resulted in a 7–3 victory for the NL.

This was the first All-Star Game to be played in San Diego. It would return in 1992 to be played in the same stadium, though it was renamed Jack Murphy Stadium by that time.

The honorary captains were Brooks Robinson (for the AL) and Eddie Mathews (for the NL).[2]

  1. ^ a b c d e Total Baseball, 5th ed., 1997, Viking Press, Thorn, John et al. ed, p. 255
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j 1978 All-Star Game summary @baseball almanac.com; accessed 11 November 2008