MLB All-Star Game 2009
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date | July 14, 2009 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Venue | Busch Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
city | St. Louis , Missouri , United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manager |
American League - Joe Maddon ( TB ) National League - Charlie Manuel ( PHI ) |
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MVP | Carl Crawford ( TB ) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Visitors | 46,760 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First pitch | Barack Obama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The MLB All-Star Game 2009 was the 80th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game between the selection teams of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). It took place on July 14, 2009 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis . The American League team won the game for the seventh straight time. Thereby they secured the home advantage for the representative of the AL in the World Series 2009 .
Carl Crawford of the Tampa Bay Rays was named MVP of the game . The ceremonial first pitch was carried out by US President Barack Obama .
Last roster place
After the announcement of the roster, a second vote took place in order to allocate the last remaining place in the roster.
player | team | Item | player | team | Item |
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American League | National League | ||||
Brandon Inge | DET | 3B | Shane Victorino | PHI | OF |
Chone Figgins | LAA | 3B | Cristian Guzmán | WHAT | SS |
Ian Kinsler | TEX | 2 B | Mark Reynolds | ARI | 3B |
Adam Lind | GOAL | DH | Pablo Sandoval | SF | 3B |
Carlos Peña | TB | 1B | Matt Kemp | LAD | OF |
Roster
game
ceremony
The anthem " The Star-Spangled Banner " was sung by Sheryl Crow . The ball for the ceremonial first pitch was presented to US President Barack Obama by Hall of Fame member Stan Musial . The throw went in the direction of the winner of the All-Star Voting Albert Pujols .
Sara Evans sang " God Bless America " during the seventh-inning stretch .
The Canadian national anthem " O Canada " was only played as an instrumental version through the stadium speakers. Since this type of presentation attracted little attention, Canadian player Justin Morneau later criticized the ceremony. To make matters worse, the broadcasting television station FOX placed a commercial break during the Canadian anthem.
Starting grid
American League | National League | ||||||
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player | team | position | player | team | position | ||
1 | Ichirō Suzuki | Mariners | RF | 1 | Hanley Ramirez | Mariners | SS |
2 | Derek Jeter | Yankees | SS | 2 | Chase Utley | Phillies | 2 B |
3 | Joe Mauer | Twins | C. | 3 | Albert Pujols | Cardinals | 1B |
4th | Mark Teixeira | Yankees | 1B | 4th | Ryan Braun | Brewers | RF |
5 | Jason Bay | Red Sox | LF | 5 | Raúl Ibáñez | Phillies | LF |
6th | Josh Hamilton | Rangers | CF | 6th | David Wright | Mets | 3B |
7th | Michael Young | Rangers | 3B | 7th | Shane Victorino | Phillies | CF |
8th | Aaron Hill | Blue Jays | 2 B | 8th | Yadier Molina | Cardinals | C. |
9 | Roy Halladay | Blue Jays | P | 9 | Tim Lincecum | Giants | P |
Game summary
At the start of the game, the American League team got off to a good start. In the first half-linning they were able to book two runs . Derek Jeter got on base with a hit by pitch . Then Mark Teixeira was able to book an RBI by enabling points with a groundball jeter. The second RBI went to Josh Hamilton .
The National League team countered in the second inning. Three singles and a ground rule double from Prince Fielder put the team 3-2 ahead.
The AL team equalized in the 5th inning with a two-out double from Joe Mauer . The decision was made in the 8th inning by a sacrifice fly, which Curtis Granderson was able to use for the game-winning run.
statistics
July 14, 2009 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis , Missouri
team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | R. | H | E. |
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American League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4th | 8th | 1 |
National League | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
Starting Pitchers : AL - Roy Halladay NL - Tim Lincecum WP : Jonathan Papelbon (1-0) LP : Heath Bell (0-1) SV : Mariano Rivera (4)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Musial part of special moment at Classic: Cards' great hands ball to Obama after entering field on cart . MLB.com. July 14, 2009. Retrieved July 15, 2009.
- ↑ BC slugger not happy with instrumental O Canada . In: Canadian Press , CTV News, July 15, 2009.
- ↑ 2009 All-Star Game: Events . Archived from the original on July 30, 2009. Retrieved July 19, 2009.
- ↑ MLB.com Game Data