1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

MLB All-Star Game


year=1976
visitor=American League
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visitor_r=1
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home=National League
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home_r=7
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date=July 13, 1976
venue=Veterans Stadium
city=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
VisitorManager=Darrell Johnson
VisitorManagerTeam=BOS
HomeManager=Sparky Anderson
HomeManagerTeam=CIN
MVP=George Foster
MVPTeam=CIN
TVstation=ABC
TVcommentators=Bob Prince, Warner Wolf, and Bob Uecker
attendance=63,974
firstpitch=Gerald Ford|The 1976 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 47th 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 13, 1976 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, home of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. The game resulted in a 7-2 victory for the NL.

This was the third time that the All-Star Game had been played in Philadelphia (1943 and 1952, with the Phillies acting as host in 1952 (the then Philadelphia Athletics hosting in 1943). With both previous games having been played at Shibe Park, this was the first time that the All-Star Game was being played at Veterans Stadium. The All-Star Game would return to Veterans Stadium in 1996.

External links

* [http://baseball-almanac.com/asgbox/yr1976as.shtml Baseball Almanac]
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NLS/NLS197607130.shtml Baseball-Reference.com]