1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 25, 1972
Venue	Atlanta Stadium[1]
City	Atlanta
Managers	Earl Weaver[2] (BAL) Danny Murtaugh[2] (PIT)
MVP	Joe Morgan[2] (CIN)
Attendance	53,107[1]
Television	NBC
TV announcers	Curt Gowdy and Tony Kubek
Radio	NBC
Radio announcers	Jim Simpson and Sandy Koufax
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The 1972 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, the 43rd such game, was played on July 25, 1972.^[1] 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.^[1]

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.^[3]

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.^[3] This was also the final All-Star Game for Roberto Clemente before his death in a plane crash on New Year's Eve.