1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the 43rd such game, was played on July 25, 1972. The all-stars from the American League and the National League faced each other at Atlanta Stadium, home of the Atlanta Braves. The National League came away with a 4–3 win in 10 innings.
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| Date | July 25, 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Atlanta Stadium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Atlanta | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Joe Morgan (CIN) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 53,107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | NBC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
This was the third All-Star Game hosted by the Braves (1936 and 1955), but the first All-Star Game to be hosted by the team in Atlanta (the previous two being hosted in their previous homes of Boston and Milwaukee, respectively). This would be the only All-Star Game played in Atlanta Stadium, as the Braves had moved to Turner Field when the exhibition returned to Atlanta in 2000.
After seeing their 8 All-Star Game winning streak ended in 1971, the game would mark the start of an 11-game winning streak for the NL, the longest winning streak by either league in the exhibition's history. This was also the final All-Star Game for Roberto Clemente before his death in a plane crash on New Year's Eve.