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 | Pete Rose | Cincinnati Reds | LF | 1 | Bert Campaneris | Oakland Athletics | SS |
| 2 | Joe Morgan | Cincinnati Reds | 2B | 2 | Rod Carew | Minnesota Twins | 2B |
| 3 | César Cedeño | Houston Astros | CF | 3 | John Mayberry | Kansas City Royals | 1B |
| 4 | Hank Aaron | Atlanta Braves | 1B | 4 | Reggie Jackson | Oakland Athletics | RF |
| 5 | Billy Williams | Chicago Cubs | RF | 5 | Amos Otis | Kansas City Royals | CF |
| 6 | Johnny Bench | Cincinnati Reds | C | 6 | Bobby Murcer | New York Yankees | LF |
| 7 | Ron Santo | Chicago Cubs | 3B | 7 | Carlton Fisk | Boston Red Sox | C |
| 8 | Chris Speier | San Francisco Giants | SS | 8 | Brooks Robinson | Baltimore Orioles | 3B |
| 9 | Rick Wise | St. Louis Cardinals | P | 9 | Catfish Hunter | Oakland Athletics | P |
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