The 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 67th 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 9, 1996, at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. This marked the 15th and final All-Star Game appearance of Ozzie Smith, who retired after the 1996 season. Smith entered the game in the top of the sixth inning. His first at-bat was greeted by chants of "Oz-zie, Oz-zie" from the Philadelphia crowd. Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr., who was in the midst of his record-breaking run of consecutive games played, broke his nose during the pre-game AL team picture.[1] However, he was ready to go at game time and started at SS.
This is the only All-Star Game in which not a single pitcher walked a batter; appropriately, Braves closer Mark Wohlers was the final pitcher of the game.
Veterans Stadium also held the "distinction" of being the most recent host stadium to be closed down, a distinction it lost after Yankee Stadium closed at the conclusion of the 2008 season. This is also, as of the end of the 2019 MLB season, the last MLB All-Star Game to be played on artificial turf (there are now five MLB stadiums with artificial turf, but all are of the next-generation variety).
^Chass, Murray (July 10, 1996). "BASEBALL;National League Subs Top American League's Best". New York Times. p. B13.
^Carchidi, Sam (July 9, 1996). "Carter Likes Even the Boos at the Vet". Philadelphia Inquirer. p. D6.
^Bodley, Hal (July 10, 1996). "To Phillie fans, Carter still Public Enemy No. 1". USA Today. p. 3C. Joe Carter...walked out onto the sizzling Veterans Stadium turf...held his head high...and heard the boos even before he was introduced. Hard-core Philly baseball fans...(will) never forgive Carter for the dramatic ninth-inning home run that won the 1993 World Series.
^Griffin, Richard (July 9, 1996). "This time, Phillies pitcher shuts down Carter". Toronto Star. p. C3. As Carter took his first swing and the on-field introduction was made, the boos rained down.
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This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources 1996 Major League Baseball All Star Game news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message The 1996 Major League Baseball All Star Game was the 67th 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 9 1996 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia the home of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League This marked the 15th and final All Star Game appearance of Ozzie Smith who retired after the 1996 season Smith entered the game in the top of the sixth inning His first at bat was greeted by chants of Oz zie Oz zie from the Philadelphia crowd Iron Man Cal Ripken Jr who was in the midst of his record breaking run of consecutive games played broke his nose during the pre game AL team picture 1 However he was ready to go at game time and started at SS 1996 Major League Baseball All Star Game1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EAmerican League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0National League 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 x 6 12 1DateJuly 9 1996VenueVeterans StadiumCityPhiladelphiaManagersMike Hargrove CLE Bobby Cox ATL MVPMike Piazza LA Attendance62 670Ceremonial first pitchMike Schmidt Richie Ashburn Jim Bunning Steve Carlton and Robin RobertsTelevisionNBC United States MLB International International TV announcersBob Costas Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker NBC Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton MLB International RadioCBSRadio announcersJohn Rooney and Jim Hunter 1995 Major League Baseball All Star Game 1997 During the pregame ceremonies Kelsey Grammer of Frasier sang the American National Anthem and Canadian singer Sarah McLachlan sang the Canadian National Anthem U S Congressman Jim Bunning who was elected to the baseball hall of fame in 1996 joined other Phillies hall of fame alumni Mike Schmidt Steve Carlton Richie Ashburn and Robin Roberts in tossing the ceremonial first pitches Joe Carter the Toronto Blue Jays representative to the All Star Game received boos from the crowd for his home run that ended the 1993 World Series 2 3 4 The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 6 0 The National League would not win another All Star Game until 2010 Then Chairman of the Executive Committee Bud Selig presented the All Star Game MVP Award to Mike Piazza Bobby Brown had presented the MVP Award in 1993 while National League President Len Coleman had presented the award in 1994 and 1995 After presenting the MVP Award at the 1998 Major League Baseball All Star Game Selig was officially named Commissioner of Baseball This is the only All Star Game in which not a single pitcher walked a batter appropriately Braves closer Mark Wohlers was the final pitcher of the game Veterans Stadium also held the distinction of being the most recent host stadium to be closed down a distinction it lost after Yankee Stadium closed at the conclusion of the 2008 season This is also as of the end of the 2019 MLB season the last MLB All Star Game to be played on artificial turf there are now five MLB stadiums with artificial turf but all are of the next generation variety Contents 1 Rosters 1 1 American League 1 2 National League 2 Game 2 1 Umpires 2 2 Starting lineups 2 3 Game summary 3 References 4 External linksRosters EditPlayers in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame American League Edit Elected startersPosition Player Team All Star GamesC Ivan Rodriguez Rangers 51B Frank Thomas 5 White Sox 42B Roberto Alomar Orioles 73B Wade Boggs Yankees 12SS Cal Ripken Jr Orioles 14OF Albert Belle Indians 4OF Ken Griffey Jr 5 Mariners 7OF Kenny Lofton Indians 3PitchersPosition Player Team All Star GamesP Chuck Finley Angels 4P Roberto Hernandez White Sox 1P Jose Mesa Indians 2P Jeff Montgomery Royals 3P Charles Nagy Indians 2P Roger Pavlik Rangers 1P Troy Percival Angels 1P Andy Pettitte Yankees 1P John Wetteland Yankees 1ReservesPosition Player Team All Star GamesC Sandy Alomar Jr Indians 4C Dan Wilson Mariners 11B Mark McGwire Athletics 81B Mo Vaughn Red Sox 22B Chuck Knoblauch Twins 33B Travis Fryman Tigers 4SS Alex Rodriguez Mariners 1OF Brady Anderson Orioles 2OF Jay Buhner Mariners 1OF Joe Carter Blue Jays 5OF Greg Vaughn Brewers 2DH Edgar Martinez Mariners 3 National League Edit Elected startersPosition Player Team All Star GamesC Mike Piazza Dodgers 41B Fred McGriff Braves 42B Craig Biggio Astros 53B Matt Williams 5 Giants 4SS Barry Larkin Reds 8OF Dante Bichette Rockies 3OF Barry Bonds Giants 6OF Tony Gwynn 5 Padres 12PitchersPosition Player Team All Star GamesP Ricky Bottalico Phillies 1P Kevin Brown Marlins 2P Tom Glavine Braves 4P Al Leiter Marlins 1P Greg Maddux Braves 5P Pedro Martinez Expos 1P John Smoltz Braves 4P Steve Trachsel Cubs 1P Mark Wohlers Braves 1P Todd Worrell Dodgers 3ReservesPosition Player Team All Star GamesC Todd Hundley Mets 1C Jason Kendall Pirates 11B Jeff Bagwell Astros 22B Eric Young Rockies 13B Ken Caminiti Padres 23B Chipper Jones Braves 1SS Mark Grudzielanek Expos 1SS Ozzie Smith Cardinals 15OF Ellis Burks Rockies 2OF Lance Johnson Mets 1OF Henry Rodriguez Expos 1OF Gary Sheffield Marlins 3Game EditUmpires Edit Home Plate Randy Marsh NL First Base Larry McCoy AL Second Base Charlie Reliford NL Third Base Joe Brinkman AL Left Field Larry Poncino NL Right Field Chuck Meriwether AL Starting lineups Edit American League National LeagueOrder Player Team Position Order Player Team Position1 Kenny Lofton Indians CF 1 Lance Johnson Mets CF2 Wade Boggs Yankees 3B 2 Barry Larkin Reds SS3 Roberto Alomar Orioles 2B 3 Barry Bonds Giants LF4 Albert Belle Indians LF 4 Fred McGriff Braves 1B5 Mo Vaughn Red Sox 1B 5 Mike Piazza Dodgers C6 Ivan Rodriguez Rangers C 6 Dante Bichette Rockies RF7 Cal Ripken Jr Orioles SS 7 Chipper Jones Braves 3B8 Brady Anderson Orioles RF 8 Craig Biggio Astros 2B9 Charles Nagy Indians P 9 John Smoltz Braves PGame summary Edit Tuesday July 9 1996 8 29 pm ET at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia Pennsylvania Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EAmerican League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0National League 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 6 12 1WP John Smoltz 1 0 LP Charles Nagy 0 1 Home runs AL NoneNL Ken Caminiti 1 Mike Piazza 1 References Edit Chass Murray July 10 1996 BASEBALL National League Subs Top American League s Best New York Times p B13 Carchidi Sam July 9 1996 Carter Likes Even the Boos at the Vet Philadelphia Inquirer p D6 Bodley Hal July 10 1996 To Phillie fans Carter still Public Enemy No 1 USA Today p 3C Joe Carter walked out onto the sizzling Veterans Stadium turf held his head high and heard the boos even before he was introduced Hard core Philly baseball fans will never forgive Carter for the dramatic ninth inning home run that won the 1993 World Series Griffin Richard July 9 1996 This time Phillies pitcher shuts down Carter Toronto Star p C3 As Carter took his first swing and the on field introduction was made the boos rained down a b c d Player declined or was unable to play External links EditBaseball Almanac Baseball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1996 Major League Baseball All Star Game amp oldid 1125636750, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
