1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 13, 1999
Venue	Fenway Park
City	Boston, Massachusetts
Managers	Bruce Bochy (SD) Joe Torre (NYY)
MVP	Pedro Martínez (BOS)
Attendance	34,187
First pitch	Ted Williams
Television	Fox
TV announcers	Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Charley Steiner and Dave Campbell

The 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 70th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 13, 1999 at Fenway Park in Boston, Massachusetts, the home of the Boston Red Sox of the American League.

Fenway Park was chosen as host because the owners at the time were planning to build a New Fenway Park in a few years but were unable to get the project off the ground in time for the game. This All-Star Game is particularly notable as it featured the nominees for the All-Century Team as well as Ted Williams.

In two innings, AL starting pitcher Pedro Martínez struck out the first four batters of the National League, becoming the first pitcher in history to begin the All-Star Game striking out the side. In all he struck out five of the six batters he faced, earning him Game MVP honors, becoming the second player in All-Star Game history to be named MVP as a member of the host team. The game resulted in a win for the American League by the final score of 4-1.

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

National League

Elected starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Mike Piazza	Mets	7
1B	Mark McGwire	Cardinals	11
2B	Jay Bell	Diamondbacks	2
3B	Matt Williams	Diamondbacks	5
SS	Barry Larkin	Reds	10
OF	Tony Gwynn	Padres	15
OF	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	3
OF	Larry Walker	Rockies	4
DH	Jeff Bagwell	Astros	4

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Andy Ashby	Padres	2
P	Kent Bottenfield	Cardinals	1
P	Paul Byrd	Phillies	1
P	Mike Hampton	Astros	1
P	Trevor Hoffman	Padres	2
P	Randy Johnson	Diamondbacks	6
P	José Lima	Astros	1
P	Kevin Millwood	Braves	1
P	Robb Nen	Giants	2
P	Curt Schilling	Phillies	3
P	Billy Wagner	Astros	1
P	Scott Williamson	Reds	1

Mike Lieberthal

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Mike Lieberthal	Phillies	1
C	Dave Nilsson	Brewers	1
1B	Sean Casey	Reds	1
2B	Jeff Kent	Giants	1
SS	Álex González	Marlins	1
3B	Phil Nevin	Padres	1
3B	Ed Sprague	Pirates	1
OF	Jeromy Burnitz	Brewers	1
OF	Luis Gonzalez	Diamondbacks	1
OF	Vladimir Guerrero	Expos	1
OF	Brian Jordan	Braves	1
OF	Gary Sheffield	Dodgers	5

American League

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Iván Rodríguez	Rangers	8
1B	Jim Thome	Indians	3
2B	Roberto Alomar	Indians	10
3B	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Orioles	17
SS	Nomar Garciaparra	Red Sox	2
OF	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Mariners	10
OF	Kenny Lofton	Indians	6
OF	Manny Ramírez	Indians	3
DH	Rafael Palmeiro	Rangers	4

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	David Cone	Yankees	5
P	Roberto Hernández	Devil Rays	2
P	Pedro Martínez	Red Sox	4
P	Mike Mussina	Orioles	5
P	Charles Nagy	Indians	3
P	Troy Percival	Angels	3
P	Mariano Rivera	Yankees	2
P	José Rosado	Royals	2
P	John Wetteland	Rangers	3
P	Jeff Zimmerman	Rangers	1

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Brad Ausmus	Tigers	1
1B	Ron Coomer	Twins	1
2B	José Offerman	Red Sox	2
3B	Tony Fernández	Blue Jays	5
SS	Derek Jeter	Yankees	2
SS	Omar Vizquel	Indians	2
OF	Shawn Green	Blue Jays	1
OF	Magglio Ordóñez	White Sox	1
OF	B.J. Surhoff	Orioles	1
OF	Bernie Williams	Yankees	3
DH	Harold Baines	Orioles	6
DH	José Canseco	Devil Rays	6
DH	John Jaha	Athletics	1

Game

Umpires

Home Plate	Jim Evans
First Base	Terry Tata
Second Base	Dale Ford
Third Base	Ángel Hernández
Left Field	Mark Johnson
Right Field	Larry Vanover

Starting lineups

National League				American League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Barry Larkin	Reds	SS	1	Kenny Lofton	Indians	LF
2	Larry Walker	Rockies	RF	2	Nomar Garciaparra	Red Sox	SS
3	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	CF	3	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Mariners	CF
4	Mark McGwire	Cardinals	1B	4	Manny Ramírez	Indians	RF
5	Matt Williams	Diamondbacks	3B	5	Jim Thome	Indians	1B
6	Jeff Bagwell	Astros	DH	6	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Orioles	3B
7	Mike Piazza	Mets	C	7	Rafael Palmeiro	Rangers	DH
8	Jeromy Burnitz	Brewers	LF	8	Iván Rodríguez	Rangers	C
9	Jay Bell	Diamondbacks	2B	9	Roberto Alomar	Indians	2B
	Curt Schilling	Phillies	P		Pedro Martínez	Red Sox	P

Game summary

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	1
American League	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	X	4	6	2
WP: Pedro Martínez (1-0)   LP: Curt Schilling (0-1)   Sv: John Wetteland (1)

Home Run Derby

Fenway Park, Boston—N.L. 39, A.L. 23
Player	Team	Home Runs
American League
Ken Griffey, Jr.	Seattle	16
Nomar Garciaparra	Boston	2
B.J. Surhoff	Baltimore	2
Shawn Green	Toronto	2
John Jaha	Oakland	1
National League
Jeromy Burnitz	Milwaukee	14
Mark McGwire	St. Louis	16 *
Jeff Bagwell	Houston	6
Larry Walker	Colorado	2
Sammy Sosa	Chicago	1

Notes

• Both the American and National League Starting Pitchers would be on the Red Sox 2004 World Series Championship team.
• After The Moffats sang "O Canada" and (Boston native) Donna Summer sang "The Star-Spangled Banner", Hall of Famer Ted Williams threw out the first pitch of the All-Star Game. Before throwing the first pitch he was announced at Fenway as the greatest hitter of all time. The post-anthem flyover was by the Vermont Air National Guard, aka the "Green Mountain Boys", while Camp Edwards provided the colors presentation. The outfield flag presentation was by the Lowell Police Department and the Middlesex County Sheriffs Department.
• This All-Star Game was originally to be awarded to the Milwaukee Brewers, to be played at Miller Park. However, the Brewers' move to the National League led then-Major League Baseball CEO Paul Beeston in 1997 to ask the Boston Red Sox to host this game. The Red Sox agreed to host this game; Miller Park would not open until 2001; by then, their former owner, Commissioner Bud Selig, had awarded the Brewers the 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which they hosted.

External links

• All-Star Game site
• Lineups, boxscore, and more