1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1975 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 46th 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 15, 1975, at Milwaukee County Stadium in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, home of the Milwaukee Brewers of the American League. The game resulted in a 6–3 victory for the NL.
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| Date | July 15, 1975 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Milwaukee County Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Bill Madlock and Jon Matlack (CHC, NYM) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,480 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Secretary of State Henry Kissinger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Curt Gowdy, Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Jim Simpson and Maury Wills | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
While this was the first time that the Brewers were acting as hosts of the All-Star Game, this was not the first time the game had been played at Milwaukee County Stadium. The 1955 game had been played there when the Braves had called Milwaukee home. Thus, Milwaukee County Stadium joined Sportsman's Park in St. Louis and Shibe Park in Philadelphia as the only stadiums to host All-Star Games with two different franchises as host.
This would also be the last time Milwaukee County Stadium would host the game. When the game returned to Milwaukee in 2002, the Brewers had moved into their new home at Miller Park.
The 1975 All-Star Game saw the start of the tradition of naming honorary captains to the All-Star teams. The first honorary captains were Mickey Mantle (for the AL) and Stan Musial (for the NL).
It would also mark the final All-Star Game in which only "The Star-Spangled Banner", sung this year by Glen Campbell, was performed prior to the game. Beginning the following year, "O Canada" would also be performed as part of the All-Star pregame ceremonies.