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All-Star Results - 1979

Game 50
July 17, 1979

 Kingdome, Seattle Game Final 
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
 National 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 1   7 10 0
 American 3 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0   6 10 0
 
MVP: Dave Parker, PIT (NL)
Pitchers: LaCoss (6), SUTTER (8) vs Ryan, Stanley (3), Clear (5), KERN (7), Guidry (9)
Home Runs: Lynn-A, Mazzilli-N
Attendance: 58,905

Game Recap

Lee Mazzilli clubbed an opposite-field homer in his first All-Star at-bat to tie the score in the eighth inning. In the ninth, he walked to force in the winning run.

Rosters
American League
  Don Baylor
  Bruce Bochte
  George Brett
  Rick Burleson
  Rod Carew*
  Mark Clear
  Cecil Cooper
  Brian Downing
  Bobby Grich
  Ron Guidry
  Reggie Jackson
  Tommy John+
  Steve Kemp
  Jim Kern
  Dave Lemanczyk+
  Chet Lemon
  Fred Lynn
  Sid Monge+
  Graig Nettles
  Jeff Newman+
  Darrell Porter
  Jim Rice
  Nolan Ryan
  Ken Singleton
  Roy Smalley
  Don Stanhouse+
  Bob Stanley
  Frank White
  Carl Yastrzemski
National League
  Joaquin Andujar
  Johnny Bench*
  Bob Boone
  Larry Bowa
  Lou Brock
  Steve Carlton
  Gary Carter
  Ron Cey
  Jack Clark
  Dave Concepcion*
  George Foster
  Steve Garvey
  Keith Hernandez
  Dave Kingman*
  Mike La Coss
  Davey Lopes
  Gary Matthewsn
  Lee Mazzilli
  Joe Morgan
  Joe Niekro+
  Dave Parker
  Larry Parrish
  Gaylord Perry
  Craig Reynolds
  Steve Rogers
  Pete Rose
  Joe Sambito
  Mike Schmidt
  Ted Simmons*
  John Stearns+
  Bruce Sutter
  Garry Templeton+
  Dave Winfield
* Named to team but replaced due to injury
+ Did not enter game

Ralph Kiner, right, Pittsburgh Pirate slugger, enjoys a chat with another slugging great, Boston's Ted Williams before the start of the All-Star game at Comiskey Park, Chicago, IL, July 11, 1950.