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On this date ...
1977: "The Thorn Birds" was the best-selling fiction book, according to Publisher's Weekly. The family saga covered six decades and became a television miniseries in 1983.
The best-selling non-fiction book was "Your Erroneous Zones." The self-help book was on the New York Times bestseller list for 64 weeks, including most of 1977.
1977: Los Angeles Dodgers first baseman Steve Garvey was the first player to receive more than 4 million votes from fans, leading the list of National League players selected for the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.
Johnny Bench, Ron Cey, Joe Morgan and Dave Parker were among others selected to the NL team, which would be managed by Cincinnati's Sparky Anderson.
American League all-stars in 1977 would include George Brett, Rod Carew, Carlton Fisk and Reggie Jackson.
The National League won the game, 7-5.
Don Sutton pitched three shutout innings and won the game's Most Valuable Player award.
Joe Garagiola and Tony Kubek handled play-by-play for television viewers. Radio broadcasters were Vin Scully and Brent Musburger.
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