1979 All-Star Teams
American League
Name Team Avg OBP Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB HBP SO SB CS
CATCHERS Brian Downing Cal .331 .413 .500 302 53 100 18 3 9 41 40 1 2 30 0 0
Darrell Porter* KC .270 .385 .414 326 57 88 12 10 5 43 61 1 4 36 1 0
INFIELDERS Cecil Cooper* Mil .301 .354 .513 339 50 102 27 0 15 55 31 1 0 43 7 0
Bobby Grich Cal .273 .350 .467 330 51 90 20 4 12 59 39 3 2 42 0 1
George Brett* KC .310 .353 .501 397 67 123 28 9 10 58 28 2 1 23 6 3
Rick Burleson Bos .294 .332 .396 364 60 107 19 3 4 29 22 0 1 38 2 0
Eddie Murray# Bal .304 .394 .468 342 58 104 14 0 14 48 52 1 1 38 10 1
Paul Molitor Mil .301 .351 .469 352 62 106 16 14 5 41 27 2 1 31 31 6
Buddy Bell Tex .297 .328 .508 394 63 117 34 2 15 63 17 1 3 27 2 0
Toby Harrah Cle .287 .397 .487 314 58 90 19 1 14 55 57 1 2 41 5 5
Alfredo Griffin# Tor .302 .351 .383 371 43 112 9 6 3 30 24 0 6 23 9 9
Roy Smalley# Min .274 .361 .425 372 55 102 13 2 13 57 51 0 2 36 0 0
OUTFIELDERS Jim Rice Bos .312 .369 .564 365 74 114 17 3 23 100 31 4 3 56 1 0
Fred Lynn* Bos .351 .444 .712 316 77 111 28 1 28 80 53 4 2 47 2 0
Steve Kemp* Det .325 .421 .569 311 55 101 13 0 21 66 51 3 3 55 1 0
Ruppert Jones* Sea .305 .396 .504 361 66 110 19 10 11 51 50 2 5 51 17 4
Chet Lemon ChA .320 .405 .530 328 60 105 31 1 12 48 31 1 18 40 3 5
Gorman Thomas Mil .272 .378 .591 313 65 85 19 0 27 79 56 1 2 75 1 0
Sixto Lezcano Mil .286 .382 .572 290 56 83 13 2 22 55 44 1 1 53 2 0
Ken Singleton# Bal .276 .365 .537 352 53 97 19 2 23 74 51 0 0 76 0 0
Name Team W L ERA G GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO HR OAVG
PITCHERS Larry Gura* KC 13 6 2.31 20 18 11 4 0 151.2 108 41 39 37 58 14 .198
Mike Marshall Min 7 4 1.94 51 0 0 0 20 88.1 69 23 19 32 62 6 .217
Tommy John* NYY 13 4 1.95 21 21 11 4 0 185.0 143 43 40 48 79 7 .213
Aurelio Lopez Det 4 3 2.24 36 0 0 0 21 64.1 49 17 16 25 45 6 .209
Mike Caldwell* Mil 9 6 2.59 19 19 9 4 0 149.2 149 49 43 30 64 6 .260
Nolan Ryan Cal 14 4 2.70 20 20 9 3 0 156.2 118 55 47 65 178 13 .205
Steve Comer Tex 8 8 3.18 20 20 7 2 0 147.1 130 59 52 47 55 16 .234
Mike Flanagan* Bal 15 4 3.49 22 22 9 1 0 175.1 166 72 68 41 117 22 .250
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National League
Name Team Avg OBP Slug AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB IBB HBP SO SB CS
CATCHERS Gary Carter Mon .291 .360 .513 302 48 88 20 1 15 50 31 0 3 41 0 0
Johnny Bench Cin .248 .314 .464 274 38 68 11 0 16 47 27 6 2 51 1 2
Joe Ferguson LAD .329 .425 .543 210 27 69 10 1 11 34 36 4 0 44 1 0
INFIELDERS Bill Buckner* ChC .357 .373 .568 373 61 133 28 9 11 60 10 1 1 16 2 1
Phil Garner Pit .320 .363 .465 284 39 91 18 4 5 39 20 4 0 35 6 5
Larry Parrish Mon .300 .345 .587 303 51 91 17 2 22 46 20 4 1 72 1 0
Garry Templeton# StL .341 .367 .523 352 65 120 22 15 4 32 13 1 2 37 12 8
Steve Garvey LAD .303 .326 .444 383 49 116 12 0 14 63 14 0 1 44 3 2
Pete Rose# Phi .316 .400 .408 358 55 113 24 3 1 50 54 2 0 17 6 1
Bill Madlock Pit .329 .367 .506 316 49 104 21 1 11 45 20 2 1 29 15 2
Ron Cey LAD .278 .382 .548 299 56 83 10 1 23 48 48 3 3 50 0 0
Mike Schmidt Phi .252 .360 .576 330 67 83 13 2 30 85 59 2 1 75 7 3
Dave Concepcion Cin .264 .354 .342 345 48 91 9 0 6 33 48 3 0 55 30 4
OUTFIELDERS George Foster Cin .330 .417 .650 297 60 98 12 4 25 98 45 3 2 67 0 0
Lee Mazzilli# NYM .333 .422 .551 312 55 104 20 6 12 52 52 2 2 28 24 7
Dave Parker* Pit .358 .404 .573 344 65 123 28 2 14 76 25 1 6 55 22 0
Dave Kingman ChC .346 .395 .759 315 68 109 13 0 39 89 28 14 2 83 1 0
Andre Dawson Mon .280 .315 .511 364 66 102 22 4 18 68 14 2 5 72 26 7
Jerry Martin ChC .325 .386 .538 314 44 102 26 1 13 48 32 3 1 44 0 0
Gary Matthews Atl .288 .332 .522 385 58 111 17 5 21 70 27 0 0 50 13 4
Willie McCovey* SF .338 .423 .571 198 38 67 7 0 13 34 28 2 1 30 1 0
   Willie McCovey added to the roster as an honorary gesture in his final season and for his contributions to the game
Name Team W L ERA G GS CG Sho Sv IP H R ER BB SO HR OAVG
PITCHERS Steve Carlton* Phi 16 2 2.37 21 21 10 2 0 167.0 127 47 44 51 135 8 .209
Joe Sambito* Hou 4 1 0.98 35 0 0 0 19 55.0 34 7 6 15 51 1 .177
Kent Tekulve Pit 9 1 1.71 44 0 0 0 18 63.0 48 19 12 13 38 3 .209
Don Sutton LAD 11 4 2.02 20 20 8 3 0 160.1 122 39 36 42 104 10 .209
Bruce Sutter ChC 4 3 2.33 41 0 0 0 20 69.2 40 20 18 25 73 7 .163
Mike LaCoss Cin 6 6 2.45 18 18 4 1 0 121.0 113 39 33 43 52 5 .249
Rick Sutcliffe LAD 7 7 2.55 23 15 4 0 1 130.2 101 45 37 41 66 9 .214
Joe Niekro Hou 9 9 2.86 21 21 7 3 0 157.1 120 55 50 57 74 6 .213
J.R. Richard Hou 13 3 2.26 22 22 7 4 0 171.1 100 50 43 73 192 7 .166
   J.R. Richard, Hou pitched on the last day before the All-Star Break, and was replaced by Joe Niekro, Hou
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