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**2004 MLB All-Star Game**
Date	July 13, 2004
Venue	Minute Maid Park
City	Houston, Texas
Managers	American League - Joe Torre (NYY); National League - Jack McKeon (FLA)
MVP	Alfonso Soriano (TEX)
Attendance	41,886
First pitch	Muhammad Ali
Television	Fox
TV announcers	Joe Buck, Tim McCarver
Radio	ESPN
Radio announcers	Dan Shulman, Dave Campbell

The 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 75th playing 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 an AL team (which would eventually be the Boston Red Sox) home-field advantage in the 2004 World Series.

[edit] Rosters

[edit] American League

Elected starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Iván Rodríguez	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 Ramírez	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	White Sox	2
P	Mark Mulder	Athletics	2
P	Joe Nathan	Twins	1
P	Mariano Rivera	Yankees	6
P	Francisco Rodríguez	Angels	1
P	Kenny Rogers	Rangers	2
P	C. C. Sabathia	Indians	2
P	Curt Schilling	Red Sox	6
P	Javier Vázquez	Yankees	1
P	Jake Westbrook	Indians	1

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Víctor Martínez	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 Guillén	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 -z	Yankees	2
OF	Gary Sheffield	Yankees	8

[edit] National League

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 Rentería	Cardinals	4
OF	Ken Griffey, Jr. -xx	Reds	12
OF	Barry Bonds	Giants	13
OF	Sammy Sosa	Cubs	7

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Armando Benítez	Marlins	2
P	Roger Clemens	Astros	10
P	Éric Gagné	Dodgers	3
P	Tom Glavine	Mets	9
P	Danny Graves	Reds	2
P	Liván Hernández	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 -z	Phillies	1
OF	Moisés Alou	Cubs	5
OF	Carlos Beltrán	Astros	1
OF	Miguel Cabrera	Marlins	1
OF	Lance Berkman-yy	Astros	3

-x - Injured and could not play
-xx - Selected to start, unable to play due to injury
-y - Injury replacement
-yy- Selected as reserve, became starting replacement
-z - Selected by the fans as the final player on roster

[edit] Game

[edit] Umpires

Home Plate	Ed Montague
First Base	John Hirschbeck
Second Base	Doug Eddings
Third Base	Jim Reynolds
Left Field	Marvin Hudson
Right Field	Sam Holbrook

[edit] Starting lineups

American League				National League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Ichiro Suzuki	Mariners	CF	1	Edgar Rentería	Cardinals	SS
2	Iván Rodríguez	Tigers	C	2	Albert Pujols	Cardinals	1B
3	Vladimir Guerrero	Angels	RF	3	Barry Bonds	Giants	LF
4	Manny Ramírez	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

[edit] Game recap

This wasn't exactly what Houston fans had in mind when they envisioned Roger Clemens starting the 75th All-Star Game on July 13, 2004 at Minute Maid Park. Clemens put the National League in a first inning six-run hole, which led to a 9-4 American League win.

Iván Rodríguez and Manny Ramírez gave the AL an immediate 3-0 lead. With two outs, Alfonso Soriano (game MVP) cranked a 3-run shot to put the American League up 6-0. Soriano finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs and one run scored.

The six-run inning was the most one team has scored in an inning in an All-Star Game since the AL tallied a record seven runs in the third inning in 1983. It was also only the second time in All-Star history a team has scored six runs in a single inning.

Clemens threw one inning and was taken out by the manager, Jack McKeon.

The National League finally scored 3 in the 4th inning when Jeff Kent knocked a two-out single, followed by a base hit by Carlos Beltrán. Edgar Rentería plated Kent with a ground-rule double down the left-field line, and two more runs scored on a double by Albert Pujols.

David Ortiz hit another home run in the 6th to up the American League's lead to 5 and the score to 9-4.

American League starter Mark Mulder was credited with the win after holding the NL to one run over two innings of work.

Since the American League won, they were given home-field advantage in the 2004 World Series.

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)
HRs: AL – Manny Ramírez (1), Alfonso Soriano (1), David Ortiz (1)

[edit] Home Run Derby

Minute 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	–	–	3

[edit] Trivia

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.

[edit] External links

Game Recap

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