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 first All-Star contest played in the Mountain Time Zone, the game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-8. It remains the highest-scoring All-Star Game in MLB history. Also, it was the last MLB All Star Game not to be held on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of July, it was held on the 1st Tuesday of July, and thus the earliest ASG held since then.
Cohen, Alan. "July 7, 1998: AL hitters erupt for 13 runs in highest-scoring All-Star Game in Denver". SABR. Retrieved June 19, 2022.
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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 first All Star contest played in the Mountain Time Zone the game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13 8 It remains the highest scoring All Star Game in MLB history Also it was the last MLB All Star Game not to be held on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of July it was held on the 1st Tuesday of July and thus the earliest ASG held since then 1998 Major League Baseball All Star Game1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EAmerican League 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 3 13 19 2National League 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 8 12 1DateJuly 7 1998VenueCoors FieldCityDenver ColoradoManagersMike Hargrove CLE Jim Leyland FLA MVPRoberto Alomar BAL Attendance51 267Ceremonial first pitchElias KurtsTelevisionNBC United States MLB International International TV announcersBob Costas and Joe Morgan NBC Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton MLB International RadioESPNRadio announcersCharley Steiner and Kevin Kennedy 1997 Major League Baseball All Star Game 1999 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 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 Home Run Derby 4 Notes 5 References 6 Further reading 7 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 71B Jim Thome Indians 22B Roberto Alomar Orioles 93B Cal Ripken Jr Orioles 16SS Alex Rodriguez Mariners 3OF Juan Gonzalez Rangers 2OF Ken Griffey Jr Mariners 9OF Kenny Lofton Indians 5PitchersPosition Player Team All Star GamesP Rolando Arrojo Devil Rays 1P Roger Clemens Blue Jays 7P Bartolo Colon Indians 1P Tom Gordon Red Sox 1P Pedro Martinez Red Sox 3P Troy Percival Angels 2P Brad Radke Twins 1P Aaron Sele Rangers 1P David Wells Yankees 2P John Wetteland Rangers 2ReservesPosition Player Team All Star GamesC Sandy Alomar Jr Indians 61B Rafael Palmeiro Orioles 31B Mo Vaughn a Red Sox 32B Damion Easley Tigers 12B Ray Durham White Sox 13B Scott Brosius Yankees 13B Dean Palmer Royals 1SS Derek Jeter Yankees 1SS Omar Vizquel Indians 1OF Darin Erstad Angels 1OF Ben Grieve Athletics 1OF Paul O Neill Yankees 5OF Manny Ramirez Indians 2OF Bernie Williams a Yankees 2 National League Edit Elected startersPosition Player Team All Star GamesC Mike Piazza Mets 61B Mark McGwire Cardinals 102B Craig Biggio Astros 73B Chipper Jones Braves 3SS Walt Weiss Braves 1OF Barry Bonds Giants 8OF Tony Gwynn Padres 14OF Larry Walker Rockies 3PitchersPosition Player Team All Star GamesP Andy Ashby Padres 1P Kevin Brown Padres 4P Tom Glavine Braves 6P Trevor Hoffman Padres 1P Greg Maddux Braves 7P Robb Nen Giants 1P Rick Reed Mets 1P Curt Schilling Phillies 2P Jeff Shaw Dodgers b 1P Ugueth Urbina Expos 1ReservesPosition Player Team All Star GamesC Jason Kendall Pirates 2C Javy Lopez Braves 21B Andres Galarraga Braves 42B Bret Boone Reds 12B Fernando Vina Brewers 13B Vinny Castilla Rockies 2SS Edgar Renteria Marlins 1OF Moises Alou Astros 3OF Dante Bichette Rockies 4OF Gary Sheffield Dodgers 4OF Sammy Sosa a Cubs 2OF Greg Vaughn Padres 3OF Devon White Diamondbacks 3Game EditUmpires Edit Home Plate Ed Montague NL First Base Derryl Cousins AL Second Base Brian Gorman NL Third Base Rick Reed AL Left Field Rich Rieker NL Right Field Tim McClelland AL Starting lineups Edit American League National LeagueOrder Player Team Position Order Player Team Position1 Kenny Lofton Indians LF 1 Craig Biggio Astros 2B2 Roberto Alomar Orioles 2B 2 Tony Gwynn Padres RF3 Ken Griffey Jr Mariners CF 3 Mark McGwire Cardinals 1B4 Juan Gonzalez Rangers RF 4 Barry Bonds Giants LF5 Jim Thome Indians 1B 5 Chipper Jones Braves 3B6 Alex Rodriguez Mariners SS 6 Mike Piazza Mets C7 Ivan Rodriguez Rangers C 7 Larry Walker Rockies CF8 Cal Ripken Jr Orioles 3B 8 Walt Weiss Braves SS9 David Wells Yankees P 9 Greg Maddux Braves PSource 2 Game summary Edit Tuesday July 7 1998 6 29 pm MT at Coors Field in Denver Colorado Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H EAmerican League 0 0 0 4 1 3 1 1 3 13 19 2National League 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 2 0 8 12 1WP Bartolo Colon 1 0 LP Ugueth Urbina 0 1 Home runs AL Alex Rodriguez 1 Roberto Alomar 1 NL Barry Bonds 1 BoxscoreHome Run Derby EditThe Home Run Derby was won by Ken Griffey Jr who did not decide to enter the competition until hearing boos from fans during batting practice 3 Coors Field DenverPlayer Team Round 1 Round 2 Finals Total c Ken Griffey Jr Seattle 8 8 3 19Jim Thome Cleveland 7 8 2 17Vinny Castilla Colorado 7 5 12Rafael Palmeiro Baltimore 7 3 10Moises Alou Houston 7 d 7Javy Lopez Atlanta 5 5Alex Rodriguez Seattle 5 5Mark McGwire St Louis 4 4Damion Easley Detroit 2 2Chipper Jones Atlanta 1 1Source 4 Notes Edit a b c Player declined or was unable to play Shaw was selected to the All Star Game while a member of the Cincinnati Reds then was traded to the Los Angeles Dodgers on July 4 1 Competition results were based on the individual totals during each round Alou did not advance to the second round based on having a lower number of regular season home runs References Edit Jeff Shaw Retrosheet Retrieved June 19 2022 American League 13 National League 8 Retrosheet July 7 1998 Retrieved June 19 2022 Late entry Griffey wins Home Run Derby North County Times Oceanside California AP July 7 1998 p C 3 Retrieved June 19 2022 via newspapers com Correction Fort Worth Star Telegram July 8 1998 p D2 Retrieved June 19 2022 via newspapers com Further reading EditExternal video 1998 All Star Game on YouTubeCohen Alan July 7 1998 AL hitters erupt for 13 runs in highest scoring All Star Game in Denver SABR Retrieved June 19 2022 External links EditBaseball Almanac Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1998 Major League Baseball All Star Game amp oldid 1130182615, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
