1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1996 American baseball competition June 2020 November 2013 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.svg 1996 American League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 National League 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 x 6 12 1 July 9, 1996 Veterans Stadium Philadelphia Bobby Cox ATL Mike Hargrove CLE Mike Piazza LA NBC (United States)MLB International (International) Bob Costas, Joe Morgan and Bob Uecker (NBC)Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (MLB International) CBS John Rooney and Jim Hunter 62,670 Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn, Jim Bunning, Steve Carlton and Robin Roberts 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.BASEBALL;National League Subs Top American League's Best July 10, 1996 Murray Chass New York Times B13 However, he was ready to go at game time and started at SS. 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.Carter Likes Even the Boos at the Vet July 9, 1996 Sam Carchidi Philadelphia Inquirer D6To Phillie fans, Carter still Public Enemy No. 1 July 10, 1996 Hal Bodley USA Today 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.This time, Phillies pitcher shuts down Carter July 9, 1996 Richard Griffin Toronto Star C3 As Carter took his first swing and the on-field introduction was made, the boos rained down. 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. This was the second and final time Veterans Stadium hosted the All-Star Game. It was also the last Midsummer Classic to be played on artificial turf (there are now five MLB stadiums with artificial turf, but all are of the next-generation variety), as well as being the last time the event was held in a multi-purpose stadium that was actively hosting both a Major League Baseball and a National Football League franchise. Philadelphia would not host the All-Star Game again until 2026, which took place at Citizens Bank Park. Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. American League Elected startersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCIván RodríguezRangers51BFrank ThomasPlayer declined or was unable to play.White Sox42BRoberto AlomarOrioles73BWade BoggsYankees12SSCal Ripken Jr.Orioles14OFAlbert BelleIndians4OFKen Griffey Jr.Mariners7OFKenny LoftonIndians3 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPChuck FinleyAngels4PRoberto HernándezWhite Sox1PJosé MesaIndians2PJeff MontgomeryRoyals3PCharles NagyIndians2PRoger PavlikRangers1PTroy PercivalAngels1PAndy PettitteYankees1PJohn WettelandYankees1 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCSandy Alomar Jr.Indians4CDan WilsonMariners11BMark McGwireAthletics81BMo VaughnRed Sox22BChuck KnoblauchTwins33BTravis FrymanTigers4SSAlex RodriguezMariners1OFBrady AndersonOrioles2OFJay BuhnerMariners1OFJoe CarterBlue Jays5OFGreg VaughnBrewers2DHEdgar MartínezMariners3 National League Elected startersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCMike PiazzaDodgers41BFred McGriffBraves42BCraig BiggioAstros53BMatt WilliamsGiants4SSBarry LarkinReds8OFDante BichetteRockies3OFBarry BondsGiants6OFTony GwynnPadres12 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPRicky BottalicoPhillies1PKevin BrownMarlins2PTom GlavineBraves4PAl LeiterMarlins1PGreg MadduxBraves5PPedro MartínezExpos1PJohn SmoltzBraves4PSteve TrachselCubs1PMark WohlersBraves1PTodd WorrellDodgers3 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCTodd HundleyMets1CJason KendallPirates11BJeff BagwellAstros22BEric YoungRockies13BKen CaminitiPadres23BChipper JonesBraves1SSMark GrudzielanekExpos1SSOzzie SmithCardinals15OFEllis BurksRockies2OFLance JohnsonMets1OFHenry RodríguezExpos1OFGary SheffieldMarlins3 Game Umpires 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 American LeagueNational LeagueOrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition1Kenny LoftonIndiansCF1Lance JohnsonMetsCF2Wade BoggsYankees3B2Barry LarkinRedsSS3Roberto AlomarOrioles2B3Barry BondsGiantsLF4Albert BelleIndiansLF4Fred McGriffBraves1B5Mo VaughnRed Sox1B5Mike PiazzaDodgersC6Iván RodríguezRangersC6Dante BichetteRockiesRF7Cal Ripken Jr.OriolesSS7Chipper JonesBraves3B8Brady AndersonOriolesRF8Craig BiggioAstros2B9Charles NagyIndiansP9John SmoltzBravesP Game summary Tuesday, July 9, 1996 8:29pm (ET) Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania American League AL 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 0 National League NL 1 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 - 6 12 1 John Smoltz (1–0) Charles Nagy (0–1) Ken Caminiti (1), Mike Piazza (1) yes References External links Baseball Almanac Baseball-Reference Category:Major League Baseball All-Star Game Category:Baseball competitions in Philadelphia Category:1996 in Philadelphia Major League Baseball All-Star Game Major League Baseball All Star Game Category:July 1996 sports events in the United States