1981 National League All-Star team

Catcher >> Gary Carter, Expos

First base >> Keith Hernandez, Cardinals

Second base >> Ron Oester, Reds

Third base >> Mike Schmidt, Phillies

Shortstop >> Dave Concepcion, Reds

Left field >> George Foster, Reds

Center field >> Andre Dawson, Expos

Right field >> Pedro Guerrero, Dodgers

Starting pitchers >> Steve Carlton, Phillies

>> Fernando Valenzuela, Dodgers
>> Nolan Ryan, Astros
>> Tom Seaver, Reds
>> Burt Hooton, Dodgers

Reliever >> Rick Camp, Atlanta

Toughest omission >> Tim Raines, Expos
— Kevin Brewer

1981 NL All-Star voting

Catcher >> Gary Carter, Expos, 834,136

2. Johnny Bench, Cincinnati, 433,953.  3. Bob Boone, Philadelphia, 289,679. 4. Darrell Porter, St. Louis, 256,132. 5. Steve Yeager, Los Angeles, 239,894. 6. Alan Ashby, Houston, 163,240. 7. Terry Kennedy, San Diego, 129,885. 8. John Stearns, New York, 106,511.



First base >> Pete Rose, Phillies, 726,170

2. Steve Garvey, Los Angeles, 575,563.  3. Keith Hernandez, St. Louis, 383,980. 4. Willie Montanez, Montreal, 245,313. 5. Willie Stargell, Pittsburgh, 209,583. 6. Bill Buckner, Chicago, 147,380. 7. Chris Chambliss, Atlanta, 136,000. 8. Dan Dreissen, Cincinnati, 81,879.

Second base >> Davey Lopes, Dodgers, 536,368

2. Manny Trillo, Philadelphia, 523,830.  3. Rodney Scott, Montreal, 498,806. 4. Phil Garner, Pittsburgh, 224,117. 5. Doug Flynn, New York, 218,265. 6. Ron Oester, Cincinnati, 179,544. 7. Rafael Landestoy, Cincinnati, 153,924. 8. Glenn Hubbard, Atlanta, 84,381.

Third base >> Mike Schmidt, Phillies, 1,037,307

2. Ron Cey, Los Angeles, 363,347.  3. Larry Parrish, Montreal, 341,103. 4. Bill Madlock, Pittsburgh, 183,571. 5. Ray Knight, Cincinnati, 156,951. 6. Ken Oberkfell, St. Louis, 153,603. 7. Bob Horner, Atlanta, 111,613. 8. Ken Reitz, Chicago, 84,777.

Shortstop >> Dave Concepcion, Reds, 590,336

2. Garry Templeton, St. Louis, 428,129.  3. Chris Speier, Montreal, 413,705. 4. Larry Bowa, Philadelphia, 412,990. 5. Bill Russell, Los Angeles, 180,919. 6. Tim Foli, Pittsburgh, 145,266. 7. Ivan DeJesus, Chicago, 121,781. 8. Ozzie Smith, San Diego, 112,651.

Outfield >> 1. Andre Dawson, Expos, 611,825.  2. George Foster, Reds, 491,479.  3. Dave Parker, Pirates, 446,101.

4. x-Tim Raines, Montreal, 412, 364.  5. Garry Maddox, Philadelphia, 387,435. 6. Dusty Baker, Los Angeles, 381,969. 7. Jose Cruz, Houston, 375,071. 8. Bake McBride, Philadelphia, 343,849. 9. Warren Cromartie, Montreal, 337,805. 10. Dave Kingman, New York, 313,299. 11. Ken Landreaux, Los Angeles, 304,043. 12. Gary Matthews, Philadelphia, 281,815. 13. George Hendrick, St. Louis, 272,297. 14. Ellis Valentine, New York, 268,633. 15. Dave Collins, Cincinnati, 260,830. 16. Ken Griffey, Cincinnati, 239,764.

x-write-in candidate

Kevin McReynolds

Player most similar to | Dave Henderson
Career statistics | 211 HRs, 807 RBIs, .265/.328/.447
Career year (1988) 27 HRs, 99 RBIs, .288/.336/.496

Teams | Padres (1983-86), Mets (87-91), Royals (92-93), Mets (94)
Acquired | Drafted by the Padres in the first round (sixth pick) of the 1981 amateur draft.
Gone | Traded by the Padres with Gene Walter and Adam Ging (minors) to the Mets for Kevin Mitchell, Stan Jefferson, Shawn Abner, Kevin Armstrong (minors) and Kevin Brown (not that one) on Dec. 11, 1986.

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• Top 10 MVP voting (1988)

Tony Gwynn

Player most similar to >> Rod Carew
Career statistics >> .338/.388/.459, 3,141 hits, 543 doubles

Teams >> Padres (1982-2001)
Drafted >> by the Padres in the third round of the amateur draft on June 8, 1981, the same day that he was drafted by the San Diego Clippers.

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>> Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame (2007)
>> 3,141 hits
>> .338 batting average
>> 15-time All-Star (1984-87, 89-99)
>> Top 10 MVP voting (1984, 86-87, 89, 94-95, 97)
>> Five Gold Glove awards (1986-87, 89-91)

League leader
>> Eight batting titles (1984, 87-89, 94-97)
>> On-base percentage (1994)
>> Hits (1984, 86-87, 89, 94-95, 97)
>> Runs (1986)



1. Career year | 1987 >> 7 HRs, 54 RBIs, .370/.447/.511, 218 hits, 119 runs, 13 triples, 56 SBs

2. Career year | 1997 >> 17 HRs, 119 RBIs, .372/.409/.547, 220 hits, 49 doubles

3. Career year | 1984 >> 5 HRs, 71 RBIs, .351/.410/.444, 213 hits, 10 triples, 33 SBs

The Tony Gwynn Library
>> Tony Gwynn, through the shortstop hole ... | Lee Jenkins, Sports Illustrated (June 23, 2002)
>> How Tony Gwynn Cracked Baseball’s Code And Became A Legend | Tim Marchman, Deadspin (June 16, 2002)
>> Tony Gwynn was a joy to watch | Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated (June 3, 2002)
>> Bat Man | Tom Verducci, Sports Illustrated (July 28, 1997)