The Greatest Baseball Game Never Played

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

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
  1. 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 ...
  2. 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 .
  3. 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 ...
  4. 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 ...
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