# 1987 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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 is set to relocate to Sacramento after the 2024 season.

## Rosters

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

## 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 League | National League | National League | National League | American League | American League | American League | American League |
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Eric Davis | Reds | OF | 1 | Rickey Henderson | Yankees | OF |
| 2 | Ryne Sandberg | Cubs | 2B | 2 | Don Mattingly | Yankees | 1B |
| 3 | Andre Dawson | Cubs | OF | 3 | Wade Boggs | Red Sox | 3B |
| 4 | Mike Schmidt | Phillies | 3B | 4 | George Bell | Blue Jays | OF |
| 5 | Jack Clark | Cardinals | 1B | 5 | Dave Winfield | Yankees | OF |
| 6 | Darryl Strawberry | Mets | OF | 6 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Orioles | SS |
| 7 | Gary Carter | Mets | C | 7 | Terry Kennedy | Orioles | C |
| 8 | Ozzie Smith | Cardinals | SS | 8 | Willie Randolph | Yankees | 2B |
| 9 | Mike Scott | Astros | P | 9 | Bret Saberhagen | Royals | P |

### Game summary

Tuesday, July 14, 1987 5:35 pm (PT) at Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, California :
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | R | H | E |
| National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 |
| WP: Lee Smith (1-0) LP: Jay Howell (0-1) Sv: Sid Fernandez (1) Home runs: NL: none AL: none Attendance: 49,671, Time of Game: 3:39 |||||||||||||||||
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.