Ozzie Smith, Canseco Lead All-Star Voting : Cardinal Shortstop Gets 2,106,757 Votes, Tops for 2nd Straight Season

Shortstop Ozzie Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals led all vote-getters for the second straight year, collecting 2,106,757 votes to become the National League’s starting shortstop for Tuesday’s All-Star game at Cincinnati.

Smith will start at shortstop for the sixth straight season. He is the first player to repeat as the top vote-getter since Rod Carew of Minnesota did it three consecutive years, 1977-79.

Oakland outfielder Jose Canseco, one of three Athletics voted to the team, led the American League with 1,765,499 votes.

No Dodgers or Angels were voted to the starting teams. The Dodgers’ highest-placing vote-getter was Steve Sax (540,051), who was third at second base. Placing fourth were Pedro Guerrero (445,606) at first base and Alfredo Griffin (334,046) at shortstop. Mike Scioscia (375,709) was sixth at catcher and Kirk Gibson (540,981) ninth in the outfield. Placing highest for the Angels was Bob Boone (386,725), who was fourth at catcher. Wally Joyner (199,955) was sixth at first.

Joining Smith in the National League infield will be first baseman Will Clark of San Francisco (1,128,048), second baseman Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs (1,196,386) and Pittsburgh third baseman Bobby Bonilla (966,390).

The NL outfield has New York’s Darryl Strawberry (1,683,588), Chicago’s Andre Dawson (1,124,694) and Vince Coleman of St. Louis (871,263).

The NL catcher is Gary Carter of the New York Mets, who got 825,407 votes and was selected to start for the eighth straight season, tying Philadelphia third baseman Mike Schmidt’s record run--which ended with Bonilla’s selection.

Joining Canseco in the American League outfield are New York Yankees Dave Winfield (1,737,729) and Rickey Henderson (910,573). The catcher will be Oakland’s Terry Steinbach (690,438).

On the infield for the AL will be Oakland first baseman Mark McGwire (1,255,858), second baseman Paul Molitor of Milwaukee (847,278), Boston third baseman Wade Boggs (1,252,976) and Detroit shortstop Alan Trammell (917,213), who was placed on the disabled list Tuesday with a broken left elbow.

Winfield was named to his eighth All-Star starting berth, including six straight and seven overall as a Yankee. He is hitting .347 with 15 home runs and 62 runs batted in.

Henderson has been named a starter four straight years and also was elected a starter while with Oakland in 1982. He is batting .318 with a league-high 42 stolen bases.

A total of 6,146,477 votes were cast by fans, the most since 1984.

Several players will collect contract bonuses for being elected All-Star starters. In the American League, McGwire, the 1987 rookie of the year, gets $20,000, Molitor collects $25,000, Boggs makes $50,000, Canseco gets $20,000 and Winfield receives $50,000.

In the National League, Clark gets $25,000, Sandberg makes $10,000, Bonilla receives $15,000, Dawson collects $50,000, Strawberry makes $25,000 and Coleman gets $15,000.

The acrobatic Smith long has been known as the game’s premier fielding shortstop. His offense hasn’t been bad, either, and he was hitting .281 with 27 stolen bases and 52 runs scored.

Clark was hitting .269 through July 5 with 19 home runs and 64 RBIs. Sandberg was at .260, 10, 36, and Bonilla was batting .298 with 17 homers and 57 RBIs.

Coleman, who had 45 stolen bases, was hitting .285, while Strawberry was at .297 with 20 homers and 53 RBIs. Dawson was batting .305 with 14 homers and 45 RBIs. Carter was hitting .243 with 8 home runs and 32 RBIs.

Canseco led the AL with 23 home runs, 69 runs and 65 runs batted in and was fourth with 22 stolen bases.

Boggs, a four-time batting champion again was on top in the AL with a .358 mark. Trammell was batting .330 with 10 home runs and 40 RBIs.

McGwire, who hit 49 homers last season, has struggled a bit with a .244 average, but had 15 home runs and 47 RBIs, while Steinbach, was at .214 average in just 140 at-bats after spending time on the disabled list.

Molitor, used solely as a designated hitter by Milwaukee, had a .319 average, with 56 runs and 25 stolen bases.

Outfielders Kirby Puckett (.344, 62 RBIs) of Minnesota, Mike Greenwell (.342, 65 RBIs) and Ellis Burks (.328) of Boston and first baseman George Brett (.322) of Kansas City--all in the top 10 in AL batting--were not elected.

In the NL, none of the top six batting leaders was picked as starters.

Whitey Herzog of St. Louis will manage the NL team and Minnesota’s Tom Kelly the AL. They will announce their pitchers and reserves Thursday.

LEADING ALL-STAR VOTE-GETTERS AMERICAN LEAGUE

Po Player Team Votes 1B Mark McGwire Oakland 1,255,858 2B Paul Molitor Milwaukee 847,278 SS *Alan Trammell Detroit 917,213 3B Wade Boggs Boston 1,252,976 C T. Steinbach Oakland 690,438 OF Jose Canseco Oakland 1,765,499 OF Dave Winfield N.Y. Yankees 1,737,729 OF R. Henderson N.Y. Yankees 910,573

NATIONAL LEAGUE

Po Player Team Votes 1B Will Clark San Francisco 1,128,048 2B Ryne Sandberg Chicago Cubs 1,196,386 SS Ozzie Smith St. Louis 2,106,757 3B Bobby Bonilla Pittsburgh 966,390 C Gary Carter N.Y. Mets 825,407 OF D. Strawberry N.Y. Mets 1,683,588 OF Andre Dawson Chicago Cubs 1,124,694 OF Vince Coleman St. Louis 871,263

* Trammell will not play in the All-Star game. He is on the disabled list with a broken left elbow.