2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 12, 2005
Venue	Comerica Park
City	Detroit, Michigan
Managers	Tony La Russa (STL) Terry Francona (BOS)
MVP	Miguel Tejada (BAL)
Attendance	41,617
First pitch	Al Kaline and Willie Horton
Television	Fox
TV announcers	Joe Buck and Tim McCarver
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Dan Shulman and Dave Campbell

The 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 76th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game 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 12, 2005 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, the home of the Detroit Tigers of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 7-5, thus awarding an AL team (which eventually came to be the Chicago White Sox) home-field advantage in the 2005 World Series. The game was when Rawlings first previewed the Coolflo batting helmets.

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 12 1B Derrek Lee Cubs 1 2B Jeff Kent Dodgers 5 3B Aramis Ramírez Cubs 1 SS David Eckstein Cardinals 1 OF Bobby Abreu Phillies 2 OF Carlos Beltrán Mets 2 OF Jim Edmonds Cardinals 4 DH Albert Pujols Cardinals 4 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Chris Carpenter Cardinals 1 P Chad Cordero Nationals 1 P Brian Fuentes Rockies 1 P Liván Hernández Nationals 2 P Jason Isringhausen Cardinals 2 P Brad Lidge Astros 1 P Pedro Martínez^[a] Mets 7 P Roy Oswalt^[FV] Astros 1 P Jake Peavy Padres 1 P John Smoltz Braves 7 P Billy Wagner^[b] Phillies 4 P Dontrelle Willis Marlins 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Paul Lo Duca Marlins 3 2B Luis Castillo Marlins 3 3B Morgan Ensberg^[b] Astros 1 3B Scott Rolen^[a] Cardinals 4 SS César Izturis^[a] Dodgers 1 SS Felipe López Reds 1 SS Jimmy Rollins^[b] Phillies 3 OF Moisés Alou Giants 6 OF Jason Bay Pirates 1 OF Miguel Cabrera Marlins 2 OF Luis Gonzalez Diamondbacks 5 OF Andruw Jones Braves 4 OF Carlos Lee Brewers 1

American League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Jason Varitek Red Sox 2 1B Mark Teixeira Rangers 1 2B Brian Roberts Orioles 1 3B Alex Rodriguez Yankees 9 SS Miguel Tejada Orioles 3 OF Johnny Damon Red Sox 2 OF Vladimir Guerrero Angels 6 OF Manny Ramírez Red Sox 9 DH David Ortiz Red Sox 2 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Danys Báez Devil Rays 1 P Mark Buehrle White Sox 2 P Matt Clement^[b] Red Sox 1 P Bartolo Colón Angels 2 P Justin Duchscherer Athletics 1 P Jon Garland White Sox 1 P Roy Halladay^[a] Blue Jays 3 P Joe Nathan Twins 2 P Mariano Rivera Yankees 7 P Kenny Rogers Rangers 3 P B.J. Ryan Orioles 1 P Johan Santana Twins 1 P Bob Wickman Indians 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Iván Rodríguez Tigers 12 1B Shea Hillenbrand Blue Jays 2 1B Paul Konerko White Sox 2 2B Alfonso Soriano Rangers 4 3B Melvin Mora Orioles 2 SS Michael Young Rangers 2 DH Mike Sweeney Royals 5 OF Garret Anderson Angels 3 OF Scott Podsednik^[FV] White Sox 1 OF Gary Sheffield Yankees 9 OF Ichiro Suzuki Mariners 5

Notes

• ^a Player declined or was unable to play.
• ^b Player replaced vacant spot on roster.
• ^FV Player was voted onto roster via the All-Star Final Vote.

Managers

National League: Tony LaRussa
American League: Terry Francona

Game

Renaissance Center with giant decal for the 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

Umpires

Home Plate	Joe West
First Base	Tim Welke
Second Base	Eric Cooper
Third Base	Mike DiMuro
Left Field	C. B. Bucknor
Right Field	Andy Fletcher

Starting lineups

National League				American League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Bobby Abreu	Phillies	RF	1	Johnny Damon	Red Sox	CF
2	Carlos Beltrán	Mets	LF	2	Alex Rodriguez	Yankees	3B
3	Albert Pujols	Cardinals	DH	3	David Ortiz	Red Sox	DH
4	Derrek Lee	Cubs	1B	4	Manny Ramírez	Red Sox	LF
5	Jim Edmonds	Cardinals	CF	5	Miguel Tejada	Orioles	SS
6	Aramis Ramírez	Cubs	3B	6	Vladimir Guerrero	Angels	RF
7	Mike Piazza	Mets	C	7	Mark Teixeira	Rangers	1B
8	Jeff Kent	Dodgers	2B	8	Jason Varitek	Red Sox	C
9	David Eckstein	Cardinals	SS	9	Brian Roberts	Orioles	2B
	Chris Carpenter	Cardinals	P		Mark Buehrle	White Sox	P

Game summary

Before the game, a superchoir consisting of three choirs from Windsor, Ontario, sang "O Canada", the Canadian National Anthem. Then, a moment of silence for the victims of the 7 July London bombings, which took place a few days before the game, followed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra Brass Players' performance of "God Save the Queen", the national anthem of the United Kingdom. Brian McKnight sang The Star-Spangled Banner, the U.S. National Anthem. The colors presentation was by the Camp Grayling color guard, accompanied by University of Toledo ROTC officers who presented the flags in the outfield.

In the first inning, starters Mark Buehrle and Chris Carpenter each induced a double play, from Carlos Beltran and Manny Ramírez respectively, to end early threats. The American League would score in the bottom of the second, when the game's MVP, Miguel Tejada, crushed a solo shot off John Smoltz to give the AL a 1-0 lead. The AL would score two more in the third, on the strength of a David Ortiz RBI single, and an RBI groundout by Tejada, his second RBI in as many innings.

The NL wasted a scoring opportunity in the top of the fourth, when with two runners on, Aramis Ramirez grounded into a double play to end that threat. In the bottom of that inning, Ichiro Suzuki hit a broken-bat, bloop single to score two, but was then picked off first base by Liván Hernández. Then, in the bottom of the sixth, Mark Teixeira, a switch-hitter, hit an opposite field, two-run homer off Dontrelle Willis, his first home run off a left-hander that season, opening the AL's lead to 7-0.

During the seventh-inning stretch, Brian McKnight sang God Bless America.

The NL finally got on the board in the next inning, when Andruw Jones launched a two-run shot just inside the foul pole off Kenny Rogers to close the NL to within five. They scored another run in the eighth, when Moisés Alou scored on an RBI forceout by Miguel Cabrera.

In the top of the ninth, Luis Gonzalez scored Andruw Jones with a double off of Baltimore closer B.J. Ryan, and then scored himself on an RBI groundout by Carlos Lee. Mariano Rivera then came on to stop the NL's potential rally. Rivera struck out Morgan Ensberg to end the threat, and the game, securing a 7-5 win for the AL.

Hall-of-Fame Al Kaline joined the ceremonial first pitch ceremonies.

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	2	5	11	0
American League	0	1	2	2	0	2	0	0	-	7	11	1
WP: Mark Buehrle (1-0)   LP: John Smoltz (0-1)   Sv: Mariano Rivera (1) Home runs: NL: Andruw Jones (1) AL: Miguel Tejada (1), Mark Teixeira (1)

Home Run Derby

In this event, the eight competitors each came from a different nation. This format dovetailed with the announcement of the launch of the World Baseball Classic the week before, as of the following year.

Comerica Park, Detroit—N.L. 66, A.L. 42
Player	Team	Round 1	Semis	Finals	Totals
Bobby Abreu	Philadelphia	24	6	11	41
Iván Rodríguez	Detroit	7	8	5	20
Carlos Lee	Milwaukee	11	4	–	15
David Ortiz	Boston	17	3	–	20
Hee-Seop Choi	Los Angeles	5	–	–	5
Andruw Jones	Atlanta	5	–	–	5
Mark Teixeira	Texas	2	–	–	2
Jason Bay	Pittsburgh	0	–	–	0

Footnotes and references

External links

• All-Star Game Home Page
• Home Run Derby
• July 12, 2005 All-Star Game at Comerica Park Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com