1985 NL All-Star voting

Catcher >> Gary Carter, Mets, 1,129,018

2. Terry Kennedy, San Diego, 777,485.  3. Jody Davis, Chicago, 430,021. 4. Tony Pena, Pittsburgh, 413,170. 5. Darrell Porter, St. Louis, 332,510. 6. Ozzie Virgil, Philadelphia, 228,669. 7. Mike Scioscia, Dodgers, 228,504. 8. Mike Fitzgerald, Montreal, 173,727.

First base >> Steve Garvey, Padres, 1,310,111

2. Keith Hernandez, New York, 841,951.  3. Pete Rose, Cincinnati, 748,121. 4. Leon Durham, Chicago 362,740. 5. Dan Driessen, Montreal, 198,020. 6. Greg Brock, Dodgers, 147,795. 7. Enos Cabell, Dodgers, 146,654. 8. Jason Thompson, Pittsburgh, 90,081.

Second base >> Tommy Herr, Cardinals, 1,109,178

2. Ryne Sandberg, Chicago, 1,050,549.  3. Steve Sax, Dodgers, 379,526. 4. Manny Trillo, San Francisco, 223,149. 5. Juan Samuel, Philadelphia, 190,362. 6. Bill Doran, Houston, 188,833. 7. Glenn Hubbard, Atlanta, 163,896. 8. Johnny Ray, Pittsburgh, 85,957.

Third base >> Graig Nettles, Padres, 1,032,335

2. Mike Schmidt, Philadelphia, 739,793.  3. Ron Cey, Chicago, 643,288. 4. Tim Wallach, Montreal 384,480. 5. Terry Pendleton, St. Louis, 287,848. 6. Bob Horner, Atlanta, 195,525. 7. Bill Madlock, Pittsburgh, 177,695. 8. Phil Garner, Houston, 167,921.

Shortstop >> Ozzie Smith, Cardinals, 1,349,362

2. Garry Templeton, San Diego, 820,449.  3. Dave Concepcion, Cincinnati, 369,094. 4. Hubie Brooks, Montreal, 310,432. 5. Larry Bowa, Chicago, 279,226. 6. Craig Reynolds, Houston, 211,394. 7. Bill Russell, Dodgers,182,607. 8. Rafael Ramirez, Atlanta, 127,810.

Outfield >> Dale Murphy, Atlanta, 1,425,952.  2. Tony Gwynn, Padres, 968,262.  3. Darryl Strawberry, Mets, 907,197.

4. Kevin McReynolds, San Diego, 664,888.  5. Willie McGee, St. Louis, 630,075. 6. Jack Clark, St. Louis, 601,159. 7. Dave Parker, Cincinnati, 509,060. 8. Pedro Guerrero, Dodgers, 460,905. 9. Jose Cruz, Houston, 450,915. 10. Tim Raines, Montreal, 448,160. 11. Andre Dawson, Montreal, 430,269. 12. Keith Moreland, Chicago, 378,340. 13. Bob Dernier, Chicago, 346,606. 14. Gary Matthews, Chicago, 344,271. 15. Terry Puhl, Houston, 265,485. 16. Jerry Mumphrey, Houston, 237,135.

1984 NL All-Star voting

Catcher >> Gary Carter, Expos, 1,067,704

2. Terry Kennedy, San Diego, 866,790.  3. Darrell Porter, St. Louis, 623,515. 4. Steve Yeager, Los Angeles, 579,376. 5. Jody Davis, Chicago, 555,376.  6. Tony Pena, Pittsburgh, 448,846. 7. Bruce Benedict, Atlanta, 275,356. 8. Bo Diaz, Philadelphia, 196,641.

First base >> Steve Garvey, Padres, 1,701,083

2. Keith Hernandez, Mets, 1,041,428.  3. Al Oliver, San Francisco, 555,995. 4. Chris Chambliss, Atlanta, 443,293. 5. Jason Thompson, Pittsburgh, 248,153.  6. Ray Knight, Houston, 240,178. 7. Dan Driessen, Cincinnati, 162,481. 8. David Green, St. Louis, 146,737.

Second base >> Ryne Sandberg, Cubs, 1,099,824

2. Steve Sax, Los Angeles, 857,944.  3. Alan Wiggins, San Diego, 855,635. 4. Manny Trillo, San Francisco, 705,741. 5. Glenn Hubbard, Atlanta, 463,537.  6. Tommy Herr, St. Louis, 341,437. 7. Johnny Ray, Pittsburgh, 241,135. 8. Bill Doran, Houston, 178,089.

Third base >> Mike Schmidt, Phillies, 1,638,291

2. Graig Nettles, San Diego, 1,041,156.  3. Ron Cey, Chicago, 589,862. 4. Ken Oberkfell, Atlanta, 358,221. 5. Pedro Guerrero, Los Angeles, 312,936.  6. Bill Madlock, Pittsburgh, 302,361. 7. Tim Wallach, Montreal, 198,529. 8. Phil Garner, Houston, 160,926.

Shortstop >> Ozzie Smith, Cardinals, 1,514,455

2. Garry Templeton, San Diego, 905,935.  3. Dave Concepcion, Cincinnati, 466,567. 4. Rafael Ramirez, Atlanta, 428,683. 5. Bill Russell, 382,621. 6. Ivan DeJesus, Philadelphia, 280,861. 7. Johnny LeMaster, San Francisco, 278,778. 8. Dale Berra, Pittsburgh, 203,410.

Outfield >> 1. Darryl Strawberry, Mets, 1,565,044.  2. Dale Murphy, Atlanta, 1,379,722.  3. Tony Gwynn, Padres, 1,116,657.

4. Pete Rose, Montreal, 789,416.  5. Leon Durham, Chicago, 704,032. 6. Jack Clark, San Francisco, 606,716. 7. Claudell Washington, Atlanta, 538,714. 8. Andre Dawson, Montreal, 530,688. 9. Tim Raines, Montreal, 525,125. 10. Mike Marshall, Los Angeles, 504,372. 11. Dave Parker, Cincinnati, 460,504.  12. Gary Matthews, Chicago. 439,824.  13. Ken Landreaux, Los Angeles, 431,195. 14. Willie McGee, St. Louis, 405,652. 15. George Hendrick, St. Louis, 398,735. 16. Lonnie Smith, St. Louis, 352,154.

Steve Garvey

Players most similar to | Gil Hodges
Career statistics | 272 HRs, 1,308 RBIs, .294/.329/.446
Career year (1974) 21 HRs, 111 RBIs, .312/.342/.469, 200 hits

Teams | Dodgers (1969-82), Padres (83-87)
Acquired | Signed a five-year, $6.6 million contract with the Padres on Dec. 21, 1982.
Gone | Retired on Jan. 13, 1988.

Resume
• NL MVP award (1974)
• Top 10 in MVP voting (1974, 76-78, 80)
• 10-time All-Star (1974-81, 84-85)
• Four Gold Glove awards (1974-77)
• Two-time All-Star Game MVP (1974, 78)
• Two-time NLCS MVP (1978, 84)

League leader
• Hits (1978, 80)
• Games played (1977-78, 80-82, 85)

Records
• Consecutive games played, NL (1,207)

1978 National League All-Star team

Catcher | Ted Simmons, Cardinals

First base | Steve Garvey, Dodgers

Second base | Davey Lopes, Dodgers

Third base | Ron Cey, Dodgers

Shortstop | Larry Bowa, Phillies

Left field | George Foster, Reds

Center field | Garry Maddox, Phillies

Right field | Dave Parker, Pirates

Starting pitchers | Phil Niekro, Atlanta

2. Vida Blue, Giants
3. Bob Knepper, Giants
4. J.R. Richard, Astros
5. Gaylord Perry, Padres

Reliever | Gene Garber, Phillies-Atlanta

Toughest omission | Jack Clark, Giants
— Kevin Brewer

1978 NL All-Star voting

Catcher >> Johnny Bench, Reds, 2,442,201

2. Steve Yeager, Dodgers, 1,952,494.  3. Bob Boone, Phillies, 1,842,080.  4. Ted Simmons, Cardinals, 1,815,712.  5. Biff Pocoroba, Atlanta, 395,355.  6. Joe Ferguson, Dodgers, 332,580.  7. John Stearns, Mets, 322,856.

First base >> Steve Garvey, Dodgers, 3,181,270

2. Dan Driessen, Reds, 1,137,364.  3. Willie Stargell, Pirates.  4. Willie Montanez, Mets.  5. Tony Perez, Expos.  6. Keith Hernandez, Cardinals.  7. Bob Watson, Astros.

Second base >> Joe Morgan, Reds, 2,838,250

2. Ted Sizemore, Phillies, 1,332,096.  3. Davey Lopes, Dodgers, 1,226,663.  4. Bill Madlock, Giants, 1,135,333.  5. Rennie Stennett, Pirates.  6. Manny Trillo, Cubs.  7. Mike Tyson, Cardinals.

Third base >> Pete Rose, Reds, 2,980,377

2. Mike Schmidt, Phillies, 2,562,147.  3. Ron Cey, Dodgers, 1,411,487.  4. Phil Garner, Pirates.  5. Enos Cabell, Astros.  6. Steve Ontiveros, Cubs.  7. Ken Reitz, Cardinals.

Shortstop >> Larry Bowa, Phillies, 3,396,054

2. Dave Concepcion, Reds, 2,457,433.  3. Bill Russell, Dodgers.  4. Garry Templeton, Cardinals.  5. Ivan de Jesus, Cubs.  6. Frank Taveras, Pirates.  7. Chris Speier, Expos.

Outfield >> Greg Luzinski, Phillies, 3,503,738.  2. George Foster, Reds, 2,543,815.  3. Rick Monday, Dodgers, 2,234,763.

4. Garry Maddox, Phillies, 2,059,418.  5. Bake McBride, Phillies.  6. Dave Parker, Pirates.  7. Ken Griffey, Reds.  8. Reggie Smith, Dodgers.  9. Cesar Geronimo, Reds.  10. Lou Brock, Cardinals.  11. Jeff Burroughs, Atlanta.  12. Dave Kingman, Cubs.

1976 National League All-Star team

Catcher | Johnny Bench, Reds

First base | Steve Garvey, Dodgers

Second base | Joe Morgan, Reds

Third base | Mike Schmidt, Phillies

Shortstop | Dave Concepcion, Reds

Left field | George Foster, Reds

Center field | Garry Maddox, Phillies

Right field | Dave Winfield, Padres

Starting pitchers | John Montefusco, Giants

2. Tom Seaver, Mets
3. Phil Niekro, Atlanta
4. Randy Jones, Padres
5. Jerry Koosman, Mets

Reliever | Rawly Eastwick, Reds

Toughest omission | Pete Rose, Reds
— Kevin Brewer

1975 National League All-Star team

Catcher | Johnny Bench, Reds

First base | Steve Garvey, Dodgers

Second base | Joe Morgan, Reds

Third base | Mike Schmidt, Phillies

Shortstop | Chris Speier, Giants

Left field | Greg Luzinski, Phillies

Center field | Jimmy Wynn, Dodgers

Right field | Dave Parker, Pirates

Starting pitchers | Tom Seaver, Mets

2. Andy Messersmith, Dodgers
3. Randy Jones, Padres
4. John Montefusco, Giants
5. Jerry Reuss, Pirates

Reliever | Al Hrabosky, Cardinals

Toughest omission | Ron Cey, Dodgers
— Kevin Brewer