The Greatest Baseball Game Never Played
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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 on the evening of July 14, 1982,[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]
- 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.