1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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Date July 7, 1998 Venue Coors Field City Denver , Colorado Managers Mike Hargrove (CLE )Jim Leyland (FLA )MVP Roberto Alomar (BAL )Attendance 51,267 Ceremonial first pitch Elias Kurts Television NBC (United States )MLB International (International)TV announcers Bob Costas and Joe Morgan (NBC)Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (MLB International)Radio ESPN Radio announcers Charley Steiner and Kevin Kennedy
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The 1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 69th 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 7, 1998, at Coors Field in Denver, Colorado , the home of the Colorado Rockies of the National League. The first All-Star contest played in the Mountain Time Zone , the game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-8. It remains the highest-scoring All-Star Game in MLB history. Also, it was the last MLB All Star Game not to be held on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of July, it was held on the 1st Tuesday of July, and thus the earliest ASG held since then.
The pregame ceremony honored the United States Air Force Academy who provided the five-man color guard , flag presentations, and, at the end of country music singer Faith Hill 's performance of the U.S. National Anthem , the flyover ceremonies. Hill's National Anthem performance was preceded by actress Gloria Reuben 's performance of The Canadian National Anthem .
Twelve-year-old Elias Kurts was given the honor of throwing out the ceremonial first pitch , the first "non-celebrity" so honored.
Rosters [ ]
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame .
American League [ ]
Elected starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
Iván Rodríguez
Rangers
7
1B
Jim Thome
Indians
2
2B
Roberto Alomar
Orioles
9
3B
Cal Ripken Jr.
Orioles
16
SS
Alex Rodriguez
Mariners
3
OF
Juan González
Rangers
2
OF
Ken Griffey Jr.
Mariners
9
OF
Kenny Lofton
Indians
5
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Rolando Arrojo
Devil Rays
1
P
Roger Clemens
Blue Jays
7
P
Bartolo Colón
Indians
1
P
Tom Gordon
Red Sox
1
P
Pedro Martínez
Red Sox
3
P
Troy Percival
Angels
2
P
Brad Radke
Twins
1
P
Aaron Sele
Rangers
1
P
David Wells
Yankees
2
P
John Wetteland
Rangers
2
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
Sandy Alomar, Jr.
Indians
6
1B
Rafael Palmeiro
Orioles
3
1B
Mo Vaughn [1]
Red Sox
3
2B
Damion Easley
Tigers
1
2B
Ray Durham
White Sox
1
3B
Scott Brosius
Yankees
1
3B
Dean Palmer
Royals
1
SS
Derek Jeter
Yankees
1
SS
Omar Vizquel
Indians
1
OF
Darin Erstad
Angels
1
OF
Ben Grieve
Athletics
1
OF
Paul O'Neill
Yankees
5
OF
Manny Ramirez
Indians
2
OF
Bernie Williams [1]
Yankees
2
National League [ ]
Elected starters
Position
Player
Team
All Star-Games
C
Mike Piazza
Mets
6
1B
Mark McGwire
Cardinals
10
2B
Craig Biggio
Astros
7
3B
Chipper Jones
Braves
3
SS
Walt Weiss
Braves
1
OF
Barry Bonds
Giants
8
OF
Tony Gwynn
Padres
14
OF
Larry Walker
Rockies
3
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Andy Ashby
Padres
1
P
Kevin Brown
Padres
4
P
Tom Glavine
Braves
6
P
Trevor Hoffman
Padres
1
P
Greg Maddux
Braves
7
P
Robb Nen
Giants
1
P
Rick Reed
Mets
1
P
Curt Schilling
Phillies
2
P
Jeff Shaw
Dodgers
1
P
Ugueth Urbina
Expos
1
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
Jason Kendall
Pirates
2
C
Javy López
Braves
2
1B
Andrés Galarraga
Braves
4
2B
Bret Boone
Reds
1
2B
Fernando Viña
Brewers
1
3B
Vinny Castilla
Rockies
2
SS
Édgar Rentería
Marlins
1
OF
Moisés Alou
Astros
3
OF
Dante Bichette
Rockies
4
OF
Gary Sheffield
Dodgers
4
OF
Sammy Sosa [1]
Cubs
2
OF
Greg Vaughn
Padres
3
OF
Devon White
Diamondbacks
3
Game [ ]
Umpires [ ]
Home Plate
Ed Montague (NL)
First Base
Derryl Cousins (AL)
Second Base
Brian Gorman (NL)
Third Base
Rick Reed (AL)
Left Field
Rich Rieker (NL)
Right Field
Tim McClelland (AL)
Starting lineups [ ]
American League
National League
Order
Player
Team
Position
Order
Player
Team
Position
1
Kenny Lofton
Indians
LF
1
Craig Biggio
Astros
2B
2
Roberto Alomar
Orioles
2B
2
Tony Gwynn
Padres
RF
3
Ken Griffey Jr.
Mariners
CF
3
Mark McGwire
Cardinals
1B
4
Juan González
Rangers
RF
4
Barry Bonds
Giants
LF
5
Jim Thome
Indians
1B
5
Chipper Jones
Braves
3B
6
Alex Rodriguez
Mariners
SS
6
Mike Piazza
Mets
C
7
Iván Rodríguez
Rangers
C
7
Larry Walker
Rockies
CF
8
Cal Ripken Jr.
Orioles
3B
8
Walt Weiss
Braves
SS
9
David Wells
Yankees
P
9
Greg Maddux
Braves
P
Game summary [ ]
Tuesday, July 7, 1998 6:29 pm (MT ) at Coors Field in Denver , Colorado
Team
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4
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7
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9
R
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American League
0
0
0
4
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3
1
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3
13
19
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National League
0
0
2
1
3
0
0
2
0
8
12
1
WP : Bartolo Colón (1-0) LP : Ugueth Urbina (0-1)Home runs : AL: Alex Rodriguez (1), Roberto Alomar (1) NL: Barry Bonds (1)
Home Run Derby [ ]
Coors Field , Denver—A.L. 54, N.L. 30
Player
Team
Round 1
Round 2
Finals
Total
Ken Griffey Jr.
Seattle
8
8
3
19
Jim Thome
Cleveland
7
8
2
17
Vinny Castilla
Colorado
7
5
–
12
Rafael Palmeiro
Baltimore
7
3
–
10
Moisés Alou
Houston
7
–
–
7
Javy López
Atlanta
5
–
–
5
Alex Rodriguez
Seattle
5
–
–
5
Mark McGwire
St. Louis
4
–
–
4
Damion Easley
Detroit
3
–
–
3
Chipper Jones
Atlanta
2
–
–
2
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