2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
American League 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 10 2
National League 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
Date July 11, 2000
Venue Turner Field
City Atlanta, Georgia
Managers American League - Joe Torre (NYY)
National League - Bobby Cox (ATL)
MVP Derek Jeter (NYY)
Attendance 51,323
First pitch Hank Aaron
Television NBC
TV announcers Bob Costas and Joe Morgan
Radio ESPN
Radio announcers Charley Steiner and Dave Campbell
< 1999 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 2001 >

The 2000 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 71st 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 11, 2000 at Turner Field in Atlanta, Georgia, home of the Atlanta Braves of the National League. The Florida Marlins were awarded the 2000 All-Star game in July 1995, but then-NL president Len Coleman took it away in November 1998 and gave it to the Atlanta Braves, saying the league wanted the game in new ballparks. The result of the game was the American League defeating the National League by a score of 6–3.

The 2000 All-Star Game was one of the few occurrences in which the manager of the host team also managed the home team of the game, in this case, the National League (Bobby Cox had led the Braves to the World Series the previous year earning the right to manage the National League).

It is remembered for Chipper Jones' home run off of James Baldwin.

Rosters

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

American League

Elected starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CIván RodríguezRangers9
1BJason GiambiAthletics1
2BRoberto AlomarIndians11
3BCal Ripken, Jr.[1]Orioles18
SSAlex Rodriguez[1]Mariners3
OFJermaine DyeRoyals1
OFManny Ramírez[1]Indians4
OFBernie WilliamsYankees4
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PJames BaldwinWhite Sox1
PChuck FinleyIndians5
PTim HudsonAthletics1
PJason IsringhausenAthletics1
PTodd JonesTigers1
PDerek LoweRed Sox1
PPedro Martínez[1]Red Sox5
PMariano RiveraYankees3
PAaron SeleMariners2
PDavid WellsBlue Jays4
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CJorge PosadaYankees1
1BCarlos DelgadoBlue Jays1
1BFred McGriffDevil Rays5
1BMike SweeneyRoyals1
2BRay DurhamWhite Sox2
3BTony BatistaBlue Jays1
3BTravis FrymanIndians5
3BTroy GlausAngels1
SSMike BordickOrioles1
SSNomar GarciaparraRed Sox3
SSDerek JeterYankees3
OFDarin ErstadAngels2
OFCarl EverettRed Sox1
OFMatt LawtonTwins1
OFMagglio OrdóñezWhite Sox2
DHEdgar MartínezMariners5
    • Baltimore Orioles 3B Cal Ripken, Jr. was selected to start by the fans but declined to play.
    • Seattle Mariners SS Alex Rodriguez was selected to start by the fans but unable to play due to a head injury.
    • Cleveland Indians RF Manny Ramírez was selected to start by the fans but declined to play.

National League

Elected starters
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CMike Piazza[1]Mets8
1BMark McGwire[1]Cardinals12
2BJeff KentGiants2
3BChipper JonesBraves4
SSBarry LarkinReds11
OFBarry Bonds[1]Giants9
OFKen Griffey, Jr.[1]Reds11
OFSammy SosaCubs4
Pitchers
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
PKevin BrownDodgers5
PRyan DempsterMarlins1
PTom GlavineBraves7
PDanny GravesReds1
PTrevor HoffmanPadres3
PRandy JohnsonDiamondbacks7
PDarryl KileCardinals3
PAl LeiterMets2
PGreg Maddux[1]Braves8
PShane ReynoldsAstros1
PBob WickmanBrewers1
Reserves
PositionPlayerTeamAll-Star Games
CJoe GirardiCubs1
CJason KendallPirates3
CMike LieberthalPhillies2
1BTodd HeltonRockies1
1BAndrés GalarragaBraves5
2BEdgardo AlfonzoMets1
2BJosé VidroExpos1
SSEdgar RenteríaCardinals2
3BJeff CirilloRockies2
OFJim EdmondsCardinals2
OFSteve FinleyDiamondbacks2
OFBrian GilesPirates1
OFVladimir GuerreroExpos2
OFJeffrey HammondsRockies1
OFAndruw JonesBraves1
OFGary SheffieldDodgers6
    • New York Mets C Mike Piazza was selected to start by the fans but was unable to play after being beamed in the head by Roger Clemens.
    • St. Louis Cardinals 1B Mark McGwire was selected to start by the fans but declined to play.
    • San Francisco Giants LF Barry Bonds was selected to start by the fans but was unable to play due to a thumb injury.
    • Cincinnati Reds CF Ken Griffey, Jr. selected to start by the fans but declined to play in the All Star Game but did participate in the Home Run Derby. He did not attend the All Star Game.

Game

Umpires

Home Plate Mike Reilly
First Base Mark Hirschbeck
Second Base Wally Bell
Third Base Paul Schrieber
Left Field Brian O'Nora
Right Field Laz Díaz

Starting lineups

American LeagueNational League
OrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition
1Roberto AlomarIndians2B1Barry LarkinRedsSS
2Derek JeterYankeesSS2Chipper JonesBraves3B
3Bernie WilliamsYankeesCF3Vladimir GuerreroExposLF
4Jason GiambiAthletics1B4Sammy SosaCubsRF
5Carl EverettRed SoxLF5Jeff KentGiants2B
6Iván RodríguezRangersC6Andrés GalarragaBraves1B
7Jermaine DyeRoyalsRF7Jim EdmondsCardinalsCF
8Travis FrymanIndians3B8Jason KendallPiratesC
9David WellsBlue JaysP9Randy JohnsonDiamondbacksP

Game summary

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
American League 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 10 2
National League 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 9 2
WP: James Baldwin (1-0)   LP: Al Leiter (0-1)
Home runs:
AL: None
NL: Chipper Jones (1)

Home Run Derby

Turner Field, Atlanta—N.L. 41, A.L. 21
PlayerTeamRound 1SemisFinalsTotal
Sammy SosaChicago (N)611926
Ken Griffey, Jr.Cincinnati63211
Carl EverettBoston66–12
Carlos DelgadoToronto51–6
Edgar MartínezSeattle2––2
Chipper JonesAtlanta2––2
Vladimir GuerreroMontreal2––2
Iván RodríguezTexas1––1
Semifinals Finals
      
1 Ken Griffey, Jr. 3
4 Carlos Delgado 1
1 Ken Griffey, Jr. 2
3 Sammy Sosa 9
2 Carl Everett 5
3 Sammy Sosa 11

Footnotes and references

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Player declined or was unable to play.

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