Jack McKeon became the oldest manager to manage an All-Star game after becoming the oldest manager to manage a World Series in 2003 with the Florida Marlins.
Roger Clemens gave up six runs in one inning for the first time in his major-league career.
In the top of the first inning, the American League hit for the cycle for the first time in All-Star Game history.
This was the first All-Star Game to be broadcast in high-definition.
This was also the first All-Star Game in which Joe Buck, the play-by-play announcer for Fox, announced the coaches, reserves, managers and starters for both the American League and National League.
Carlos Beltrán was originally selected to start in the outfield for the AL and represent the Kansas City Royals, but was traded to Houston a few weeks before this game, but still played in the game as a defensive substitution for Lance Berkman. Beltrán was on the roster because original starter Ken Griffey Jr. was hurt and Beltrán took his spot as a substitute.
This was also the last All-Star Game for Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin, as he would retire before the 2005 season.
The day after hosting the game, the Astros fired manager Jimy Williams and replaced him with Phil Garner.[1]
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The 2004 Major League Baseball All Star Game was the 75th edition 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 13 2004 at Minute Maid Park in Houston Texas the home of the Houston Astros of the National League The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 9 4 thus awarding the AL home field advantage in the 2004 World Series 2004 Major League Baseball All Star Game1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 14 0 National League 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1DateJuly 13 2004VenueMinute Maid ParkCityHouston TexasManagersJoe Torre NYY Jack McKeon FLA MVPAlfonso Soriano TEX Attendance41 886Ceremonial first pitchMuhammad AliTelevisionFox United States MLB International International TV announcersJoe Buck and Tim McCarver Fox Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe MLB International RadioESPNRadio announcersDan Shulman and Dave Campbell 2003 Major League Baseball All Star Game 2005 Contents 1 Rosters 1 1 American League 1 2 National League 2 Game 2 1 Umpires 2 2 Starting lineups 2 3 Game recap 3 National Anthems 4 Home Run Derby 5 Trivia 6 References 7 External linksRosters editPlayers in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame American League edit Elected starters Position Player Team All Star Games C Ivan Rodriguez Tigers 11 1B Jason Giambi Yankees 5 2B Alfonso Soriano Rangers 3 3B Alex Rodriguez Yankees 8 SS Derek Jeter Yankees 6 OF Vladimir Guerrero Angels 5 OF Manny Ramirez Red Sox 8 OF Ichiro Suzuki Mariners 4 Pitchers Position Player Team All Star Games P Francisco Cordero Rangers 1 P Tom Gordon Yankees 2 P Tim Hudson Athletics 2 P Ted Lilly Blue Jays 1 P Esteban Loaiza Yankees 2 P Mark Mulder Athletics 2 P Joe Nathan Twins 1 P Mariano Rivera Yankees 6 P Francisco Rodriguez Angels 1 P Kenny Rogers Rangers 2 P CC Sabathia Indians 2 P Curt Schilling Red Sox 6 P Javier Vazquez Yankees 1 P Jake Westbrook Indians 1 Reserves Position Player Team All Star Games C Victor Martinez Indians 1 1B Ken Harvey Royals 1 1B David Ortiz Red Sox 1 2B Ronnie Belliard Indians 1 3B Hank Blalock Rangers 2 SS Carlos Guillen Tigers 1 SS Miguel Tejada Orioles 2 SS Michael Young Rangers 1 OF Carl Crawford Devil Rays 1 OF Matt Lawton Indians 2 OF Hideki Matsui FV Yankees 2 OF Gary Sheffield Yankees 8 National League edit Elected starters Position Player Team All Star Games C Mike Piazza Mets 11 1B Albert Pujols Cardinals 3 2B Jeff Kent Astros 4 3B Scott Rolen Cardinals 3 SS Edgar Renteria Cardinals 4 OF Ken Griffey Jr a Reds 12 OF Barry Bonds Giants 13 OF Sammy Sosa Cubs 7 Pitchers Position Player Team All Star Games P Armando Benitez Marlins 2 P Roger Clemens Astros 10 P Eric Gagne Dodgers 3 P Tom Glavine Mets 9 P Danny Graves Reds 2 P Livan Hernandez Expos 1 P Randy Johnson Diamondbacks 10 P Dan Kolb Brewers 1 P Carl Pavano Marlins 1 P Jason Schmidt Giants 2 P Ben Sheets Brewers 2 P Carlos Zambrano Cubs 1 Reserves Position Player Team All Star Games C Johnny Estrada Braves 1 C Paul Lo Duca Dodgers 2 1B Sean Casey Reds 3 1B Todd Helton Rockies 5 1B Jim Thome Phillies 4 2B Mark Loretta Padres 1 3B Mike Lowell Marlins 3 SS Barry Larkin Reds 12 SS Jack Wilson Pirates 1 OF Bobby Abreu FV Phillies 1 OF Moises Alou Cubs 5 OF Carlos Beltran Astros 1 OF Miguel Cabrera Marlins 1 OF Lance Berkman b Astros 3 Notes a Player was selected to start but did not play due to injury b Player was selected as a reserve but became a starting replacement FV Player was selected by the fans through the All Star Final Vote Game editUmpires edit Home Plate Ed Montague First Base John Hirschbeck Second Base Doug Eddings Third Base Jim Reynolds Left Field Marvin Hudson Right Field Sam Holbrook Starting lineups edit American League National League Order Player Team Position Order Player Team Position 1 Ichiro Suzuki Mariners CF 1 Edgar Renteria Cardinals SS 2 Ivan Rodriguez Tigers C 2 Albert Pujols Cardinals 1B 3 Vladimir Guerrero Angels RF 3 Barry Bonds Giants LF 4 Manny Ramirez Red Sox LF 4 Scott Rolen Cardinals 3B 5 Alex Rodriguez Yankees 3B 5 Sammy Sosa Cubs RF 6 Jason Giambi Yankees 1B 6 Mike Piazza Mets C 7 Derek Jeter Yankees SS 7 Lance Berkman Astros CF 8 Alfonso Soriano Rangers 2B 8 Jeff Kent Astros 2B 9 Mark Mulder Athletics P 9 Roger Clemens Astros P Game recap edit nbsp All Star Game participants gather around the mound before the first pitch Tuesday July 13 2004 7 35 pm CDT at Minute Maid Park in Houston Texas Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E American League 6 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 9 14 0 National League 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 9 1 WP Mark Mulder 1 0 LP Roger Clemens 0 1 Home runs AL Manny Ramirez 1 Alfonso Soriano 1 David Ortiz 1 NL NoneNational Anthems editThe Canadian national anthem was sung by The Tragically Hip lead vocalist Gord Downie The American national anthem was sung by American Idol Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino Home Run Derby editMinute Maid Park Houston A L 47 N L 41 Player Team Round 1 Semis Finals Total Miguel Tejada Baltimore 7 15 5 27 Lance Berkman Houston 7 10 4 21 Rafael Palmeiro Baltimore 9 5 14 Barry Bonds San Francisco 8 3 11 Sammy Sosa Chicago N 5 5 Jim Thome Philadelphia 4 4 Hank Blalock Texas 3 3 David Ortiz Boston 3 3Trivia editJack McKeon became the oldest manager to manage an All Star game after becoming the oldest manager to manage a World Series in 2003 with the Florida Marlins Roger Clemens gave up six runs in one inning for the first time in his major league career In the top of the first inning the American League hit for the cycle for the first time in All Star Game history This was the first All Star Game to be broadcast in high definition This was also the first All Star Game in which Joe Buck the play by play announcer for Fox announced the coaches reserves managers and starters for both the American League and National League Carlos Beltran was originally selected to start in the outfield for the AL and represent the Kansas City Royals but was traded to Houston a few weeks before this game but still played in the game as a defensive substitution for Lance Berkman Beltran was on the roster because original starter Ken Griffey Jr was hurt and Beltran took his spot as a substitute This was also the last All Star Game for Hall of Fame shortstop Barry Larkin as he would retire before the 2005 season The day after hosting the game the Astros fired manager Jimy Williams and replaced him with Phil Garner 1 References edit Williams Fired by Sinking Astros Los Angeles Times July 15 2004 External links editGame Recap Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2004 Major League Baseball All Star Game amp oldid 1198417408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
