Starting Lineups
While the starters were elected by the fans, the batting orders and starting pitchers were selected by the managers.
| American League | National League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | 2B | 1 | Joe Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | 2B |
| 2 | Bobby Murcer | New York Yankees | CF | 2 | Willie Mays | New York Mets | CF |
| 3 | Reggie Jackson | Oakland Athletics | RF | 3 | Hank Aaron | Atlanta Braves | RF |
| 4 | Dick Allen | Chicago White Sox | 1B | 4 | Willie Stargell | Pittsburgh Pirates | LF |
| 5 | Carl Yastrzemski | Boston Red Sox | LF | 5 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | C |
| 6 | Bobby Grich | Baltimore Orioles | SS | 6 | Lee May | Houston Astros | 1B |
| 7 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | 7 | Joe Torre | St. Louis Cardinals | 3B |
| 8 | Bill Freehan | Detroit Tigers | C | 8 | Don Kessinger | Chicago Cubs | SS |
| 9 | Jim Palmer | Baltimore Orioles | P | 9 | Bob Gibson | St. Louis Cardinals | P |
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