Starting Lineups
While the starters were elected by the fans, the batting orders and starting pitchers were selected by the managers.
| National League | American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Willie Mays | San Francisco Giants | CF | 1 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | 2B |
| 2 | Hank Aaron | Atlanta Braves | RF | 2 | Bobby Murcer | New York Yankees | CF |
| 3 | Joe Torre | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B | 3 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox | LF |
| 4 | Willie Stargell | Pittsburgh Pirates | LF | 4 | Frank Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | RF |
| 5 | Willie McCovey | San Francisco Giants | 1B | 5 | Norm Cash | Detroit Tigers | 1B |
| 6 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | C | 6 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | 3B |
| 7 | Glenn Beckert | Chicago Cubs | 2B | 7 | Bill Freehan | Detroit Tigers | C |
| 8 | Bud Harrelson | New York Mets | SS | 8 | Luis Aparicio | Boston Red Sox | SS |
| 9 | Dock Ellis | Pittsburgh Pirates | P | 9 | Vida Blue | Oakland Athletics | P |
Read more about this topic: 1971 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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