The Greatest Baseball Game Never Played was a 1982 [1] simulated broadcast of a hypothetical baseball game between all-time Major League Baseball greats. The broadcast was aired on 200 radio stations [2] in the United States and Canada and also released as a record album.
The simulated game was announced by Jack Buck and Lindsey Nelson and set in Philadelphia's Shibe Park. Following the format of the All-Star Game, [3] it featured National League players against players from the American League. The National League won 5-4. [4]
Starting lineups
- American League: Phil Rizzuto, SS; Ty Cobb, CF; Ted Williams, LF; Babe Ruth, RF; Lou Gehrig, 1B; Rod Carew, 2B; Yogi Berra, C; Brooks Robinson, 3B; Whitey Ford, P.
- National League: Pete Rose, 1B; Mike Schmidt, 3B; Stan Musial, RF; Hank Aaron, LF; Willie Mays, CF; Rogers Hornsby, 2B; Honus Wagner, SS; Roy Campanella, C; Sandy Koufax, P.
Legacy
The Greatest Game Never Played documents the perception of who the greatest players were 17 years before the selection of the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. All of the players in both starting lineups made the All-Century team except for American League shortstop Phil Rizzuto, as the 1980s saw the emergence of several all-time great shortstops: Cal Ripken Jr., Ozzie Smith, and Robin Yount.
References
- ^ Jan 28, 1982 - Those questions and several others may be answered in a unique computer played all star baseball game being arranged by a St Louis promotion company. Billed as The Greatest Game Never Played the contest will feature all time all star lineups from the National League against the American ...
- ^ Jul 13, 1982 - Wednesday night, Greatest Baseball Game Never Played," will be aired on a nationwide network of radio stations. It is a computer produced game pitting the alleged greatest stars of all-time against one another. Again, they fouled up. picked the starting lineups did one devil of a .
- ^ Jul 13, 1982 - The 53rd All Star game tonight in Montreal will feature many modern superstars. But one of baseball's greatest stars never played on an all-star squad. Tyrus Raymond Cobb set multitudinous Major League records, many of which still stand — most hits most runs 2244 and highest lifetime ...
- ^ Jul 15, 1982 - league baseball's all time career home run leader ended the Greatest Game Never Played Wednesday night with a solo homer as the National rallied to a 5-4 triumph over the American league. to the plate Aaron led off the ninth by sending a Walter John son fastball over the left field ...