ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Metro Atlanta is hosting its third Major League Baseball All-Star Game on July 15, at Truist Park.
Current Atlanta Braves stars Ronald Acuña Jr., Chris Sale and Matt Olson will be on their home field - as National League all stars.
In 1972, Atlanta Braves legend and future home run king Hank Aaron was a starter when the contest came to Atlanta Stadium (in 1976, Fulton County leaders threatened to withdraw financial support if the stadium’s name wasn’t changed to Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium).
Aaron went 1-for-3 in that game with a home run and two RBIs; he was the only Brave on the NL All-Star roster in 1972, as the National League won 4-3 in 10 innings against the American League.
Here is the roster of the 1972 MLB All-Star Game at Atlanta Stadium:
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National League starters
- 2B: Joe Morgan, Cincinnati Reds
- LF: Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh Pirates
- RF: Al Oliver, Pittsburgh Pirates
- C: Johnny Bench, Cincinnati Reds
- 1B: Hank Aaron, Atlanta Braves
- SS: Glenn Beckert, Chicago Cubs
- CF: Willie Mays, San Francisco Giants
- 3B: Ron Santo, Chicago Cubs
- P: Steve Carlton, Philadelphia Phillies
National League pitchers
- Steve Blass, Pittsburgh Pirates
- Clay Carroll, Cincinnati Reds
- Bob Gibson, St. Louis Cardinals
- Ferguson Jenkins, Chicago Cubs
- Tug McGraw, New York Mets
- Gary Nolan, Cincinnati Reds
- Tom Seaver, New York Mets
- Bill Stoneman, Montreal Expos
- Don Sutton, Los Angeles Dodgers
National League reserves
- C: Manny Sanguillen, Pittsburgh Pirates
- C: Ted Simmons, St. Louis Cardinals
- 1B: Nate Colbert, San Diego Padres
- 2B: Glenn Beckert, Chicago Cubs
- Chris Speier, San Francisco Giants
- Lou Brock, St. Louis Cardinals
- Cesar Cedeno, Houston Astros
- Billy Williams, Chicago Cubs
Manager
- Danny Murtaugh, Pittsburgh Pirates
American League starters
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- C: Bill Freehan, Detroit Tigers
- 1B: Dick Allen, Chicago White Sox
- 2B: Rod Carew, Minnesota Twins
- 3B: Brooks Robinson, Baltimore Orioles
- SS: Luis Aparicio, Boston Red Sox
- OF: Reggie Jackson, Oakland Athletics
- OF: Bobby Murcer, New York Yankees
- OF: Carl Yastrzemski, Boston Red Sox
- P: Jim Palmer, Baltimore Orioles
American League pitchers
- Joe Coleman, Detroit Tigers
- Pat Dobson, Baltimore Orioles
- Ken Holtzman, Oakland Athletics
- Catfish Hunter, Oakland Athletics
- Mickey Lolich, Detroit Tigers
- Dave McNally, Baltimore Orioles
- Gaylord Perry, Cleveland Indians
- Nolan Ryan, California Angels
- Wilbur Wood, Chicago White Sox
American League reserves
- C: Carlton Fisk, Boston Red Sox
- C: Ellie Rodríguez, Milwaukee Brewers
- 1B: Norm Cash, Detroit Tigers
- 2B: Cookie Rojas, Kansas City Royals
- 3B: Sal Bando, Oakland Athletics
- SS: Bert Campaneris, Oakland Athletics
- SS: Bobby Grich, Baltimore Orioles
- SS: Toby Harrah, Texas Rangers
- SS: Freddie Patek, Kansas City Royals
- OF: Carlos May, Chicago White Sox
- OF: Amos Otis, Kansas City Royals
- OF: Lou Piniella, Kansas City Royals
- OF Joe Rudi, Oakland Athletics
- OF Richie Scheinblum, Kansas City Royals
- OF Reggie Smith, Boston Red Sox
Manager
- Earl Weaver, Baltimore Orioles
In 2000, the All-Star Game came to Turner Field, when Braves third-baseman Chipper Jones, on his way to a Hall of Fame career himself, went 3-for-3 with a home run, an RBI and a run scored.
Two more future Cooperstown, New York, inductees - pitchers Greg Maddux and Tom Glavine - were on the roster, as were first baseman Andrés Galarraga and outfielder Andruw Jones as reserves.
Braves manager Bobby Cox became one of the few men to ever manage an All-Star Game in his team’s home stadium.
The American League defeated the National League, 6-3, in the last All-Star Game ever broadcast on NBC.
Here is the roster of the 2000 All-Star Game at Turner Field:
American League starters
- C: Iván Rodríguez, Texas Rangers
- 1B: Jason Giambi, Oakland Athletics
- 2B: Roberto Alomar, Cleveland Indians
- 3B: Cal Ripken Jr., Baltimore Orioles
- SS: Alex Rodriguez, Seattle Mariners
- OF: Jermaine Dye, Kansas City Royals
- OF: Manny Ramirez, Cleveland Indians
- OF: Bernie Williams, New York Yankees
American League pitchers
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- James Baldwin, Chicago White Sox
- Chuck Finley, Cleveland Indians
- Tim Hudson, Oakland Athletics
- Jason Isringhausen, Oakland Athletics
- Todd Jones, Detroit Tigers
- Derek Lowe, Boston Red Sox
- Pedro Martínez, Boston Red Sox
- Mariano Rivera, New York Yankees
- Aaron Sele, Seattle Mariners
- David Wells, Toronto Blue Jays
American League reserves
- C: Jorge Posada, New York Yankees
- 1B: Carlos Delgado, Toronto Blue Jays
- 1B: Fred McGriff, Tampa Bay Devil Rays
- 1B: Mike Sweeney, Kansas City Royals
- 2B: Ray Durham, Chicago White Sox
- 3B: Tony Batista, Toronto Blue Jays
- 3B: Travis Fryman, Cleveland Indians
- 3B: Troy Glaus, Los Angeles Angels
- SS: Mike Bordick, Baltimore Orioles
- SS: Nomar Garciaparra, Boston Red Sox
- SS: Derek Jeter, New York Yankees
- OF: Darin Erstad, Los Angeles Angels
- OF: Carl Everett, Boston Red Sox
- OF: Matt Lawton, Minnesota Twins
- OF: Magglio Ordóñez, Chicago White Sox
- DH: Edgar Martínez, Seattle Mariners
Manager
- Joe Torre, New York Yankees
National League starters
- C: Mike Piazza, New York Mets
- 1B: Mark McGwire, St. Louis Cardinals
- 2B: Jeff Kent, San Francisco Giants
- 3B: Chipper Jones, Atlanta Braves
- SS: Barry Larkin, Cincinnati Reds
- OF: Barry Bonds, San Francisco Giants
- OF: Ken Griffey Jr., Cincinnati Reds
- OF: Sammy Sosa, Chicago Cubs
National League pitchers
- Kevin Brown, Los Angeles Dodgers
- Ryan Dempster, Florida Marlins
- Tom Glavine, Atlanta Braves
- Danny Graves, Cincinnati Reds
- Trevor Hoffman, San Diego Padres
- Randy Johnson, Arizona Diamondbacks
- Darryl Kile, St. Louis Cardinals
- Al Leiter, New York Mets
- Greg Maddux, Atlanta Braves
- Shane Reynolds, Houston Astros
- Bob Wickman, Milwaukee Brewers
National League reserves
- C: Joe Girardi, Chicago Cubs
- C: Jason Kendall, Pittsburgh Pirates
- C: Mike Lieberthal, Philadelphia Phillies
- 1B: Todd Helton, Colorado Rockies
- 1B: Andrés Galarraga, Atlanta Braves
- 2B: Edgardo Alfonzo, New York Mets
- 2B: José Vidro, Montreal Expos
- SS: Édgar Rentería, St. Louis Cardinals
- 3B: Jeff Cirillo, Colorado Rockies
- OF: Jim Edmonds, St. Louis Cardinals
- OF: Steve Finley, Arizona Diamondbacks
- OF: Brian Giles, Pittsburgh Pirates
- OF: Vladimir Guerrero, Montreal Expos
- OF: Jeffrey Hammonds, Colorado Rockies
- OF: Andruw Jones, Atlanta Braves
- OF: Gary Sheffield, Los Angeles Dodgers
Manager
- Bobby Cox, Atlanta Braves
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