1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 7, 1998
Venue	Coors Field
City	Denver, Colorado
Managers	American - Mike Hargrove (CLE) National - Jim Leyland (FLA)
MVP	Roberto Alomar (BAL)
Attendance	51,267
First pitch	Elias Kurts
Television	NBC
TV announcers	Bob Costas and Joe Morgan
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 game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-8. It was (and remains) the highest-scoring All-Star Game in MLB history.

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.

Game

Umpires

Starting lineups

Game summary

Home Run Derby

Footnotes and references

External links

• Baseball Almanac