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| Date | July 17, 1979 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Kingdome | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Seattle, Washington | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Dave Parker (PIT) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 58,905 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Danny Kaye | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Garagiola, Tony Kubek, and Tom Seaver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Vin Scully, Brent Musburger, and Jerry Coleman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1979 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 50th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball.
It was held on Tuesday, July 17, at the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington, the home of the third-year Seattle Mariners of the American League. The National League won 7–6 for their eighth consecutive win.[1][2][3]
The game featured memorable defensive play by starting right fielder Dave Parker, as he had two assists on putouts: one at third base in the seventh inning and another at home plate to end the eighth. With Parker receiving the MVP award for this game,[4][5] and teammate Willie Stargell winning the National League MVP, NLCS MVP, and World Series MVP, all four possible MVP awards for the season were won by members of the Pittsburgh Pirates. The game was also notable for the play of Lee Mazzilli, providing the margin of victory. In his only All-Star appearance, Mazzilli tied the game in the eighth inning with a pinch hit home run off of Jim Kern of the Texas Rangers, and then put the National League ahead for good in the ninth, drawing a bases-loaded walk against Ron Guidry of the New York Yankees.
This was the only All-Star Game at the Kingdome. When it returned to Seattle in 2001, the Mariners had moved across the street to their new home at Safeco Field.
It was the second All-Star Game held indoors, the first was eleven years earlier at the Astrodome in Houston. The weather outdoors was unseasonably hot in Seattle, with a high temperature of 96 °F (36 °C).[6]
- ^ "All-Star Game still a National pastime, 7-6". Eugene Register-Guard. wire services. July 18, 1979. p. 1B.
- ^ "Walks decide exciting Star clash". Spokane Daily Chronicle. Associated Press. July 18, 1979. p. 21.
- ^ "Nationals win another". The Bend Bulletin. UPI. July 18, 1979.
- ^ Feeney, Charley (July 18, 1979). "Pirates' Parker MVP as NL edges AL, 7-6". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. p. 16.
- ^ Donovan, Dan (July 18, 1979). "All-Star MVP Parker guns down AL, 7-6". Pittsburgh Press. p. C10.
- ^ "Traveler's roundup". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. July 18, 1979. p. 14.