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 Ceremonial first pitch Ted Williams Television Fox (United States )MLB International (International)TV announcers Joe Buck , Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Fox)Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (MLB International)Radio ESPN Radio announcers Charley Steiner and Dave Campbell
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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.[1] The closing of Tiger Stadium in Detroit, Michigan , along with the move of the Milwaukee Brewers to the National League and the delay in the construction of Miller Park also played a role in the Red Sox being awarded the game. This All-Star Game is particularly notable as it featured the nominees for the All-Century Team as well as Ted Williams .[2]
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.
Starting with the 1999 All-Star Game, the games would always be held either on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of July, from 1999 to 2017, it was held between July 9 and July 16, and on July 17 in 2018.
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 [3]
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 [3]
Giants
2
P
Curt Schilling
Phillies
3
P
Billy Wagner
Astros
1
P
Scott Williamson
Reds
1
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
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 [ ]
Elected 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
Jose Canseco
Devil Rays
6
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
John Jaha
Athletics
1
DH
Rafael Palmeiro
Rangers
4
Game [ ]
Umpires [ ]
Home Plate
Jim Evans (AL)
First Base
Terry Tata (NL)
Second Base
Dale Ford (AL)
Third Base
Ángel Hernández (NL)
Left Field
Mark Johnson (AL)
Right Field
Larry Vanover (NL)
This was the last All-Star Game with umpires from separate leagues. In 2000, Major League Baseball unified the umpiring staffs under its control. Five of the umpires in this game (Evans, Tata, Ford, Johnson, and Vanover) lost their jobs less than two months later as part of the 1999 Major League Umpires Association mass resignation . However, through an arbitration process, Vanover was rehired before the 2002 season.
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 [ ]
Tuesday, July 13, 1999 8:30 pm (ET ) at Fenway Park in Boston , Massachusetts
Team
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5
6
7
8
9
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National League
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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
- eliminated in second round after hitting 13 HRs in the first round.[4]
Notes [ ]
Both the American and National League Starting Pitchers would be on the Red Sox 2004 World Series Championship team.
Tampa Bay Slugger Jose Canseco was selected by the fans as the starting DH for the American League, his first selection in 7 years. By the All Star Break he was leading the AL with 31 Home Runs but he injured his back days prior to the game. He was replaced by Rafael Palmeiro. Canseco was also unable to participate in the Home Run Derby.
After The Moffatts 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 Fighter Squadron 31 from NAS Oceana, while Camp Edwards provided the colors presentation. The outfield flag presentation was by the Lowell Police Department and the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office .
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