2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

2003 American baseball competition November 2013 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game logo.svg 2003 National League 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 6 11 1 American League 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 x 7 9 0 July 15, 2003 U.S. Cellular Field Chicago, Illinois Dusty Baker CHC Mike Scioscia ANA Garret Anderson ANA LeBron James Fox (United States)MLB International (International) Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox)Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (MLB International) ESPN Dan Shulman and Dave Campbell 47,609 The 2003 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 74th midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues constituting Major League Baseball, and celebrated the 70th anniversary of the inaugural All-Star Game played in Chicago, Illinois in 1933. The game was held on July 15, 2003 at U.S. Cellular Field, the home of the Chicago White Sox of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 7–6, thus awarding an AL team (which was eventually the New York Yankees) home-field advantage in the 2003 World Series. This game was the first All-Star Game to award home-field advantage in the World Series to the winning league, a rule that stemmed from a controversial 7–7 tie in the previous year's edition. In the days leading up to the game, Fox advertised it with the tagline: "This time it counts." Subsequent editions altered the slogan to "This one counts" to reflect the new method of determining the World Series' home-field advantage; that arrangement ended with the 2016 edition, where the AL team (which became the Cleveland Indians, now the Cleveland Guardians) also won home-field advantage; the AL would win the next six years, as well as the last four. The winning league had a 9–5 record in the corresponding year's World Series, with the AL going 6–5 in the 11 years it won the All Star Game and the NL going 3–0 in the three years it won the All Star Game. This All-Star Game marked the seventh All-Star appearance for the Naval Station Great Lakes color guard from North Chicago, Illinois, who this year was joined by police officers from the Kane County Sheriff's Department who presented the Canadian and American flags in the outfield. Both the five-man color guard and the sheriff's department officers accompanied jazz singer-songwriter Michael Bublé, who sang O Canada, and singer-songwriter Vanessa Carlton, who sang The Star-Spangled Banner accompanied by a celloist. Contemporary Christian music singer Amy Grant performed "God Bless America during the seventh inning stretch. Bublé's performance of "O Canada" was not televised until after the game in the Chicago area, while Carlton's performance was followed by fireworks that shot off the U.S. Cellular Field scoreboard. This was also the last All-Star game to have the stadium's public address announcer announce the all-star rosters and coaches; the game's play-by-play announcer (in this case, Joe Buck) proceeds that custom starting the next year's game and onwards. Rosters Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame. National League + StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPJason SchmidtGiants1CJavy LópezBraves31BTodd HeltonRockies42BJosé VidroExpos33BScott RolenCardinals2SSÉdgar RenteríaCardinals3OFJim EdmondsCardinals3OFAlbert PujolsCardinals2OFGary SheffieldBraves7DHBarry BondsGiants12 + PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPArmando BenítezMets1PKevin BrownDecline a aDodgers6PShawn ChacónDecline a aRockies1PÉric GagnéDodgers2PRuss OrtizBraves1PMark PriorCubs1PJohn SmoltzBraves6PBilly WagnerAstros3PMike WilliamsPirates2PWoody WilliamsCardinals1PDontrelle WillisReplacement c cMarlins1PRandy WolfPhillies1PKerry WoodReplacement c cCubs1 + ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCPaul Lo DucaDodgers11BRichie SexsonBrewers22BLuis CastilloReplacement c cMarlins22BMarcus GilesInjured Starter b bBraves13BAaron BooneReds13BMike LowellMarlins2SSRafael FurcalBraves1OFLuis GonzalezDiamondbacks4OFGeoff JenkinsFinal vote FV FVBrewers1OFAndruw JonesBraves3OFRondell WhitePadres1OFPreston WilsonRockies1 American League + StartersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPEsteban LoaizaWhite Sox1CJorge PosadaYankees41BCarlos DelgadoBlue Jays22BAlfonso SorianoYankees23BTroy GlausAngels3SSAlex RodriguezRangers7OF Manny RamirezInjured Starter b bRed Sox7OFHideki MatsuiYankees1OFIchiro SuzukiMariners3DHEdgar MartínezMariners7 + PitchersPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesPLance CarterDevil Rays1PRoger ClemensReplacement c cYankees9PBrendan DonnellyAngels1PKeith FoulkeAthletics1PEddie GuardadoTwins2PRoy HalladayBlue Jays2PShigetoshi HasegawaMariners1PMike MacDougalRoyals1PJamie MoyerMariners1PMark MulderAthletics1PCC SabathiaIndians1PBarry ZitoDecline a aAthletics2 + ReservesPositionPlayerTeamAll-Star GamesCRamón HernándezAthletics1CJason VaritekFinal vote FV FVRed Sox11BJason GiambiReplacement c cYankees41BMike SweeneyDecline a aRoyals42BBret BooneMariners33BHank BlalockRangers1SSNomar GarciaparraRed Sox5OFMelvin MoraOrioles1OFMagglio OrdóñezReplacement c cWhite Sox4OFGarret AndersonReplacement c cAngels2OFVernon WellsBlue Jays1DHCarl EverettWhite Sox2DHDmitri YoungTigers1 Notes Decline a a Player was unable to play due to injury. Injured Starter b b Player was selected to start, but was unable to play due to injury. Replacement c c Player replaced an injured player. Final vote FV FV Player was selected by the fans through the All-Star Final Vote. Game Coaching staffs + National LeagueCoachPositionTeamDusty Baker Manager Chicago CubsLloyd McClendon Pittsburgh Pirates managerTony La Russa St. Louis Cardinals managerDick Pole Bench coach Chicago CubsLarry Rothschild Pitching coachGary Matthews Hitting coachJuan López Bullpen coachGene Clines First base coachWendell Kim Third base coach 1em + American LeagueCoachPositionTeamMike Scioscia Manager Anaheim AngelsJerry Manuel Chicago White Sox managerRon Gardenhire Minnesota Twins managerJoe Maddon Bench coach Anaheim AngelsBud Black Pitching coachMickey Hatcher Hitting coachOrlando Mercado Bullpen coachAlfredo Griffin First base coachRon Roenicke Third base coach Umpires + Position Umpire Home Plate Tim McClelland First Base Larry Young Second Base Gary Darling Third Base Gary Cederstrom Left Field Mark Carlson Right Field Bill Welke Starting lineups National LeagueAmerican LeagueOrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition1Édgar RenteríaCardinalsSS1Ichiro SuzukiMarinersRF2Jim EdmondsCardinalsCF2Alfonso SorianoYankees2B3Albert PujolsCardinalsLF3Carlos DelgadoBlue Jays1B4Barry BondsGiantsDH4Alex RodriguezRangersSS5Gary SheffieldBravesRF5Garret AndersonAngelsLF6Todd HeltonRockies1B6Edgar MartínezMarinersDH7Scott RolenCardinals3B7Hideki MatsuiYankeesCF8Javy LópezBravesC8Troy GlausAngels3B9José VidroExpos2B9Jorge PosadaYankeesC Jason SchmidtGiantsP Esteban LoaizaWhite SoxP Game summary Tuesday, July 15, 2003 7:38pm (CDT) U.S. Cellular Field in Chicago, Illinois National League NL 0 0 0 0 5 0 1 0 0 6 11 1 American League AL 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 3 X 7 9 0 Brendan Donnelly (1–0) Éric Gagné (0–1) Keith Foulke (1) Todd Helton (1), Andruw Jones (1) Garret Anderson (1), Jason Giambi (1), Hank Blalock (1) yes Starters Esteban Loaiza and Jason Schmidt were sharp early on, each throwing a scoreless couple of innings to start the game. In the third, Roger Clemens relieved Loaiza and threw a scoreless inning himself. Randy Wolf could not do the same, allowing Carlos Delgado to single home Ichiro Suzuki with the game's first run, and a 1–0 lead for the AL. The lead would stand until the fifth inning, when Todd Helton gave the NL the lead with a two-run homer off Shigetoshi Hasegawa. The National League would go on to score three more runs that inning, on the strength of a two-run double from Andruw Jones and an RBI single from Albert Pujols, giving the NL a 5–1 lead. In the sixth, Garret Anderson hit a two-run homer off Woody Williams to bring the AL back within two. Andruw Jones would get one of those runs back the next inning by hitting a solo shot off Mark Mulder. Jason Giambi got the run right back with a solo shot off Billy Wagner in the seventh. In the eighth came Éric Gagné, who did not blow any saves in the 2003 regular season. The All-Star Game would prove to be the one blemish on his record for the year. Staked to a 6–4 lead, Gagne gave up a one-out double to Garret Anderson, who was replaced by pinch-runner Melvin Mora. Vernon Wells singled Mora home to make it a one-run game. Then Hank Blalock hit a dramatic, two-out go-ahead home run to put the AL up 7–6. Keith Foulke came in the ninth to try to earn the save. Foulke closed the door and set the side down 1-2-3. Garret Anderson, who batted 3–4 with a double, home run and two RBI, was awarded the game's MVP honors, a night after winning the 2003 Home Run Derby. Home Run Derby U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago—A.L. 47, N.L. 39PlayerTeamRound 1SemisFinalsTotalsGarret AndersonAngels76922Albert PujolsCardinals414826Jason GiambiYankees1211–23Jim EdmondsCardinals44–8Gary SheffieldBraves4––4Carlos DelgadoBlue Jays2––2Richie SexsonBrewers1––1Bret BooneMariners0––0 Semifinals Finals 1 Jason Giambi 11 4 Albert Pujols 14 2 Garret Anderson 6 3 Jim Edmonds 4 4 Albert Pujols 8 2 Garret Anderson 9 Notes For the first time since 1978 (Reds: Pete Rose, Joe Morgan, and George Foster) an all-star team had the first three hitters from the same regular season team (Cardinals: Renteria, Edmonds, and Pujols). From 1997-July 1998, Jason Schmidt and Esteban Loaiza were teammates in Pittsburgh. The honorary captains for the game were Hall of Famers Gary Carter (N.L.) and Luis Aparicio (A.L.). This was Eric Gagné's only blown save of 2003, as he went a perfect 55 for 55 in save opportunities in the regular season. This was the first All-Star Game in which one of the managers was not the manager of the team he had taken to the World Series the year before. NL manager Dusty Baker had led the San Francisco Giants to the NL pennant in 2002, but during the offseason had left the Giants to become manager of the Chicago Cubs. Baker, and not his San Francisco replacement, Felipe Alou, still managed the team. External links All-Star Game Home Page Home Run Derby Boxscore Game Recap Category:Major League Baseball All-Star Game Major League Baseball All-Star Game Category:2003 in Chicago Category:Baseball competitions in Chicago Category:July 2003 sports events in the United States Category:2003 in sports in Illinois Category:Events at Guaranteed Rate Field