2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

2007 American baseball competition November 2013 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.svg 2007 American League 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 10 0 National League 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 9 1 July 10, 2007 AT&T Park San Francisco, California Jim Leyland DET Tony La Russa STL Ichiro Suzuki SEA Fox (United States)MLB International (International) Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox)Dave O'Brien and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International) ESPN Dan Shulman and Dave Campbell 43,965 Willie Mays The 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 78th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 10, 2007, at AT&T Park, the home of the NL's San Francisco Giants. It marked the third time that the Giants hosted the All Star Game since moving to San Francisco for the 1958 season. The 1961 and 1984 All Star Games were played at the Giants former home Candlestick Park, and the fourth overall in the Bay Area, with the Giants bay area rivals the Oakland Athletics hosting once back in 1987, and the second straight held in an NL ballpark. The American League defeated the National League by a score of 5–4. Ichiro Suzuki won the MVP award for the game for hitting the first inside-the-park home run in All-Star history. As per the 2006 Collective Bargaining Agreement, the American League champion (which eventually came to be the Boston Red Sox) received home field advantage in the 2007 World Series.http://mlb.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/news/article.jsp?ymd=20061024&content_id=1722211&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb MLB, union announce new labor deal Barry M. Bloom MLB.com October 25, 2006 October 30, 2006 The victory was the 10th consecutive (excluding the 2002 tie) for the AL, and their 11-game unbeaten streak is only beaten by the NL's 11-game winning streak from 1972 to 1982 in All-Star history. Background As with each All-Star Game since 1970, the eight starting position players (with no designated hitter due to playing in an NL stadium) of each league were elected by fan balloting. The remaining players were selected by a players' vote, each league's team manager, and a second fan balloting to add one more player to each roster. In all, 32 players were selected to each league's team, not including players who decline to play due to injuries or personal reasons. The Giants were awarded the game on February 9, 2005.http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050208&content_id=940943&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=null Giants to host 2007 All-Star Game Barry M. Bloom MLB.com February 9, 2005 June 6, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070712191605/http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20050208&content_id=940943&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp&c_id=null July 12, 2007 dead mdy-all The game marked the first time since 1962 that one league hosted consecutive All-Star Games, after Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, hosted the game in 2006. The game was the fifth straight All-Star Game to decide home-field advantage in the World Series. The AL entered the game on a ten-game unbeaten streak (nine wins, with one tie in 2002). The NL was looking for their first win since the 1996 game in Philadelphia. Fan balloting Starters Balloting for the 2007 All-Star Game starters (excluding pitchers) began on April 27 and continued through June 28. The top vote-getters at each position and the top three among outfielders are named the starters for their respective leagues. The results were announced on July 1.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070701&content_id=2059925&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Best of veterans, youngsters at Classic Barry M. Bloom MLB.com July 1, 2007 July 1, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070703180830/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070701&content_id=2059925&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp July 3, 2007 live About 18.5 million votes were cast by close to 12 million fans. Alex Rodriguez was the leading vote-getter with 3,890,515 votes, easily outpacing his Yankees teammate Derek Jeter by over 700,000 votes. Ken Griffey Jr., was the top vote-getter in the National League, with 2,986,818 votes. Final roster spot After the rosters were announced, a second round of fan voting, the Monster All-Star Final Vote, was commenced to determine the occupant of the final roster spot for each team.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070701&content_id=2060174&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Monster All-Star Final Vote is under way Mark Newman MLB.com July 1, 2007 July 1, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070703180200/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070701&content_id=2060174&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp July 3, 2007 live This round lasted until July 5. Chris Young and Hideki Okajima were elected to represent the National League and American League, respectively, in the All-Star Game as first time All-Stars.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070705&content_id=2069109&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Young, Okajima win Final Vote July 5, 2007 July 5, 2007 Newman, Mark MLB Advanced Media, L.P. All ten players included in the balloting were pitchers, a first for the event. Player Team Pos. Experience(All Star/Seasons) Player Team Pos. Experience(All Star/Seasons) American League National League Hideki Okajima BOS RP (0/1) Chris Young SD SP (0/4) Jeremy Bonderman DET SP (0/5) Carlos Zambrano CHC SP (2/7) Pat Neshek MIN RP (0/2) Roy Oswalt HOU SP (2/7) Kelvim Escobar LAA SP (0/11) Brandon Webb ARZ SP (1/5) Roy Halladay TOR SP (4/10) Tom Gorzelanny PIT SP (0/3) Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. American League Elected startersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCIván RodríguezTigers141BDavid OrtizRed Sox42BPlácido PolancoTigers13BAlex RodriguezYankees11SSDerek JeterYankees8OFVladimir GuerreroAngels8OFMagglio OrdóñezTigers6OFIchiro SuzukiMariners7 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPJosh BeckettRed Sox1PDan HarenAthletics1PBobby Jenks noplay aWhite Sox2PJohn Lackey noplay aAngels1PGil Meche noplay aRoyals1PHideki Okajima final b noplay aRed Sox1PJonathan PapelbonRed Sox2PJ. J. PutzMariners1PFrancisco RodríguezAngels2PCC SabathiaIndians3PJohan SantanaTwins3PJustin VerlanderTigers1 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCVíctor MartínezIndians2CJorge PosadaYankees51BJustin MorneauTwins12BBrian RobertsOrioles23BMike LowellRed Sox4SSCarlos GuillénTigers2SSMichael Young noplay aRangers4OFCarl CrawfordDevil Rays2OFTorii HunterTwins2OFManny RamírezRed Sox11OFAlex RíosBlue Jays2OFGrady SizemoreIndians2 National League Elected startersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCRussell MartinDodgers11BPrince FielderBrewers12BChase UtleyPhillies23BDavid WrightMets2SSJosé ReyesMets2OFCarlos BeltránMets4OFBarry BondsGiants14OFKen Griffey Jr.Reds13 PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPFrancisco CorderoBrewers1PBrian Fuentes inj cRockies3PCole HamelsPhillies1PTrevor HoffmanPadres6PRoy Oswalt noplay aAstros3PJake PeavyPadres2PBrad PennyDodgers2PTakashi SaitoDodgers1PBen SheetsBrewers3PJohn Smoltz inj dBraves8PJosé Valverde noplay aDiamondbacks1PBilly WagnerMets5PBrandon Webb noplay aDiamondbacks2PChris Young final bPadres1 ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCBrian McCannBraves21BDerrek LeeCubs21BAlbert Pujols noplay aCardinals61BDmitri YoungNationals22BOrlando HudsonDiamondbacks12BFreddy SanchezPirates23BMiguel CabreraMarlins4SSJ. J. HardyBrewers1OFMatt HollidayRockies2OFCarlos LeeAstros3OFAaron RowandPhillies1OFAlfonso SorianoCubs6 noplay aThese players did not see action in the game. final bVoted onto the roster through the All-Star Final Vote. inj cUnable to play due to injury. Brandon Webb took his roster spot.https://www.espn.com/mlb/news/story?id=2929165 Webb replaces Fuentes, will make second All-Star appearance Associated Press ESPN July 8, 2007 May 22, 2008 inj dUnable to play due to injury. Roy Oswalt took his roster spot.https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/07/05/AR2007070502166.html Smoltz to Miss Next Start, All-Star Game The Washington Post E7 July 6, 2007 May 22, 2008 Managers National League: Tony La Russa American League: Jim Leyland Game O Canada was played by members of the San Francisco Symphony. The Star-Spangled Banner was sung by Chris Isaak.http://www.tbo.com/sports/MGBL2HJ7Z3F.html Selig Still Won't Commit to Witnessing History Gaddis, Carter TBO.com July 11, 2007 October 17, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20080615202823/http://www.tbo.com/sports/MGBL2HJ7Z3F.html June 15, 2008 Before the game, there was a tribute to former San Francisco Giants slugger Willie Mays. Mays threw the ceremonial first pitch to New York Mets shortstop José Reyes. Paula Cole sang God Bless America during the seventh-inning stretch. The first pitch was thrown by the National League's starter, Jake Peavy at 8:54 EDT The game was completed in 3 hours, 6 minutes under an overcast sky and a gametime temperature of 68 F C.https://www.espn.com/mlb/boxscore?gameId=270710132 American League vs. National League – Boxscore ESPN July 20, 2007 July 14, 2008 Umpires Umpires for the game were announced on June 14.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070614&content_id=2026346&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Umpires, official scorers announced for 78th All-Star Game MLB.com June 14, 2007 July 19, 2007 Bruce Froemming, the most tenured current umpire in Major League Baseball, was named crew chief for the game. It was also revealed that day that Froemming would retire following the 2007 season.http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/10225957 Veteran Froemming set to retire after 50 years in pro ball CBS Sportsline June 14, 2007 July 19, 2007 https://archive.today/20130203064433/http://www.sportsline.com/mlb/story/10225957 February 3, 2013 dead mdy-all Position Umpire MLB seasons Home Plate Bruce Froemming 37 First Base Charlie Reliford 18 Second Base Mike Winters 18 Third Base Kerwin Danley 10 Left Field Ted Barrett 9 Right Field Bill Miller 9 Starting lineups no American League National League Ichiro Suzuki Mariners CF Derek Jeter Yankees SS David Ortiz Red Sox 1B Alex Rodriguez Yankees 3B Vladimir Guerrero Angels RF Magglio Ordóñez Tigers LF Iván Rodríguez Tigers C Plácido Polanco Tigers 2B Dan Haren Athletics P José Reyes Mets SS Barry Bonds Giants LF Carlos Beltrán Mets CF Ken Griffey Jr. Reds RF David Wright Mets 3B Prince Fielder Brewers 1B Russell Martin Dodgers C Chase Utley Phillies 2B Jake Peavy Padres P Game summary Tuesday, July 10, 2007 5:54pm (PDT) AT&T Park in San Francisco, California American League AL 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 5 10 0 National League NL 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 4 9 1 Dan Haren Jake Peavy Josh Beckett (1–0) Chris Young (0–1) Francisco Rodríguez (1) Ichiro Suzuki (1), Carl Crawford (1), Víctor Martínez (1) Alfonso Soriano (1) yes thumb|300px|Barry Bonds (batter) vs Dan Haren (pitcher) The National League got things started in the bottom of the first when José Reyes led off with a base hit off American League starter Dan Haren and proceeded to steal second.https://www.espn.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=270710132 All-Star Game Play-by-Play ESPN July 10, 2007 October 17, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070917070348/http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/playbyplay?gameId=270710132 September 17, 2007 live He scored on an RBI single by Ken Griffey Jr. to give the NL a 1–0 lead. Barry Bonds nearly gave his hometown fans something to cheer for in the bottom of the third when, with Reyes on second, he lofted a high fly ball to left field, but it was snared at the warning track by Magglio Ordóñez. The AL nearly tied the game in the fourth when Alex Rodriguez attempted to score on a two-out single by Iván Rodríguez. However, the throw to home plate by Griffey allowed Russell Martin to tag Rodriguez out at the plate to end the inning. The AL would score one inning later when, after Chris Young issued a leadoff walk to Brian Roberts, Ichiro Suzuki hit a long fly ball off the right field wall. Instead of caroming straight to Griffey, the ball took an unusual bounce off a sign and ricocheted to Griffey's right. This allowed Ichiro to score on what is still the only inside-the-park home run in All-Star Game history.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070710&content_id=2080667&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Ichiro runs into record book July 10, 2007 July 10, 2007 Brock, Corey MLB.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070713174247/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070710&content_id=2080667&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp July 13, 2007 live The homer gave the AL a 2–1 lead and resulted in Ichiro's MVP win. The lead would be augmented in the sixth when Carl Crawford hit a line drive that just cleared the right field wall for a home run. Though it appeared a fan may have reached over the wall to catch it, NL manager Tony La Russa did not challenge the umpires' call.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/gameday_recap.jsp?ymd=20070710&content_id=2079841&vkey=recap&fext=.jsp&c_id=mlb Ichiro leads the way in AL victory July 10, 2007 July 10, 2007 Haft, Chris MLB.com The NL got a run back in the bottom of the inning when Carlos Beltrán led off with a triple and scored on a sacrifice fly by Griffey. The AL added some insurance runs in the eighth when Víctor Martínez hit a two-run home run just inside the left field foul pole to give the AL a 5–2 lead. The American League's closers then entered the game, with Jonathan Papelbon pitching a scoreless bottom of the eighth. In the ninth, J. J. Putz tried to earn the save and began by inducing a weak pop-up and striking out Brian McCann. Pinch-hitter Dmitri Young rolled a ground ball deep in the hole to Brian Roberts, but he could not come up with it. Alfonso Soriano followed with a two-run home run to right field to cut the NL's deficit to one. After Putz walked J. J. Hardy, AL manager Jim Leyland replaced him with Francisco Rodríguez. However, Rodriguez had trouble consistently locating his pitches and walked Derrek Lee on a check-swing 3–2 pitch and then Orlando Hudson to load the bases. In a move that drew criticism,http://www.stltoday.com/blogs/sports-bird-land/2007/07/pcd-wednesday-the-pujols-kerfuffle/#more-13279 PCD Wednesday: The Pujols Kerfuffle July 11, 2007 July 11, 2007 Goold, Derrick STLtoday.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070714220614/http://www.stltoday.com/blogs/sports-bird-land/2007/07/pcd-wednesday-the-pujols-kerfuffle/#more-13279 July 14, 2007 live mdy La Russa elected not to pinch-hit his last player on the bench, Albert Pujols, and instead let Aaron Rowand hit. Rowand lofted a fly ball to right field that was caught by Alex Ríos to close the game, earning the American League their tenth consecutive victory. Home Run Derby thumb|McCovey Cove 2007 Major League Baseball Home Run Derby The State Farm Home Run Derby was held the night before the All-Star Game, July 9, and broadcast on ESPN. Four players from each league competed to hit as many home runs as they could in each round to advance and eventually win the contest. This year, a five-swing swing-off would be used to break ties occurring in any round. This became necessary when Albert Pujols and Justin Morneau tied for fourth in the first round. The champion of last year's Derby, Ryan Howard of the Philadelphia Phillies, competed even though he was not named to the NL All-Star roster.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070702&content_id=2062619&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Howard will defend HR Derby crown Ken Mandel MLB.com July 2, 2007 July 6, 2007 In the finals, Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim defeated Alex Ríos of the Toronto Blue Jays by a score of 3–2. http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070709&content_id=2078659&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Vlad captures first Derby crown MLB.com Bloom, Barry M. July 10, 2007 July 15, 2007 Guerrero hit 17 home runs in all, second only to Ríos' 19. Guerrero also hit the longest blast of the competition, a 503 ft m on drive to left field that just missed hitting a giant replica glove and baseball set up on the concourse beyond the left field bleachers. AT&T Park is distinguished by having the San Francisco Bay beyond its right field bleachers. The body of water located adjacent to the ballpark is known as McCovey Cove, named for legendary Giants slugger Willie McCovey. McCovey Cove is known for having many fans sitting in the water in kayaks and boats hoping to retrieve a long home run ball hit there. Though dozens of fans waited in the cove during the Derby, no home runs were actually hit into the water, either on the fly or off the promenade next to the right field seats, though, two foul balls hit by Justin Morneau and Prince Fielder did reach the water.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070710&content_id=2079099&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Fans pack McCovey Cove for Derby MLB.com Urban, Mychael July 10, 2007 July 15, 2007 This was largely due to the three left-handed competitors all exiting in the first round, as well as wind currents blowing toward left field. Prior to the All-Star break, a total of 58 home runs were hit into the cove on the fly during the park's history.http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/ballpark/splashhits.jsp Splash Hits July 15, 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070804021330/http://sanfrancisco.giants.mlb.com/sf/ballpark/splashhits.jsp August 4, 2007 dead Gold balls were utilized whenever any player had one out remaining during his round. Any home runs hit with the balls meant Major League Baseball and State Farm would pledge to donate money to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. Due to the change in sponsors from Century 21 to State Farm, each ball's value was reduced to US$17,000 to reflect the 17,000 State Farm agents in the United States and Canada. In all, twelve gold ball home runs were hit, which, along with a $50,000 "bonus" constituted $254,000 raised for charity.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070709&content_id=2078069&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Gold balls go deep for good cause MLB.com Newman, Mark July 10, 2007 July 15, 2007 AT&T Park, San Francisco—A.L. 42, N.L. 32PlayerTeamRound 1Round 2SubtotalFinalsTotalDOM Vladimir GuerreroLos Angeles (AL)59143 outs a17Alex RíosToronto512 172 19Matt HollidayColorado5813–13Albert PujolsSt. Louis4 swingoff b9 13– 13Justin MorneauMinnesota4–4–4Prince FielderMilwaukee3–3–3Ryan HowardPhiladelphia3–3–3Magglio OrdóñezDetroit2–2–2 outs aRecorded only seven of ten outs before hitting winning home run. swingoff bAdvanced after defeating Morneau 2–1 in a swing-off. Futures Game The 2007 XM All-Star Futures Game took place on July 8, showcasing the top minor league prospects from all thirty teams' farm systems. The contest is seven innings regardless of the score with pitchers limited to no more than one inning of work. The World team defeated the United States by a score of 7–2.http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20070708&content_id=2076058&vkey=allstar2007&fext=.jsp Futures spoils belong to the World July 8, 2007 July 12, 2007 Castrovince, Anthony MLB.com Chin-Lung Hu of the Los Angeles Dodgers organization won the Larry Doby MVP award after driving in two runs on a single and double, plus a stolen base and a run. World Wor 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 7 8 0 United States USA 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 5 1 Rick van den Hurk (1–0) Jeff Niemann (0–1) Joey Votto (1), James Van Ostrand (1) Justin Upton (1), John Whittleman (1) Footnotes and references External links Official website of the All-Star Game 2007 Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Baseball Reference Category:Major League Baseball All-Star Game All-Star Game Category:Baseball competitions in San Francisco Major League Baseball All Star Game Major League Baseball All Star Game Major League Baseball All-Star Game