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| Date | July 7, 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Coors Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Denver,Colorado | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Roberto Alomar (BAL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 51,267 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Elias Kurts | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Bob Costas andJoe Morgan (NBC) Gary Thorne andKen Singleton (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Charley Steiner andKevin Kennedy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1998 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 69th playing of the midsummer classic between theall-stars of theAmerican League (AL) andNational League (NL), the two leagues comprisingMajor League Baseball. The game was held on July 7, 1998, atCoors Field inDenver, Colorado, the home of theColorado Rockies of the National League. The first All-Star contest played in theMountain Time Zone, the game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 13-8. It remains the highest-scoring All-Star Game in MLB history. Also, it was the last MLB All Star Game not to be held on the 2nd or 3rd Tuesday of July, it was held on the 1st Tuesday of July, and thus the earliest ASG held since then.
The pregame ceremony honored theUnited States Air Force Academy who provided the five-mancolor guard, flag presentations, and, at the end ofcountry music singerFaith Hill's performance ofthe U.S. National Anthem, theflyover ceremonies. Hill's National Anthem performance was preceded by actressGloria Reuben's performance ofThe Canadian National Anthem.
Twelve-year-old Elias Kurts was given the honor of throwing out theceremonial first pitch, the first "non-celebrity" so honored.
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Home Plate | Ed Montague (NL) |
| First Base | Derryl Cousins (AL) |
| Second Base | Brian Gorman (NL) |
| Third Base | Rick Reed (AL) |
| Left Field | Rich Rieker (NL) |
| Right Field | Tim McClelland (AL) |
| American League | National League | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Kenny Lofton | Indians | LF | 1 | Craig Biggio | Astros | 2B |
| 2 | Roberto Alomar | Orioles | 2B | 2 | Tony Gwynn | Padres | RF |
| 3 | Ken Griffey Jr. | Mariners | CF | 3 | Mark McGwire | Cardinals | 1B |
| 4 | Juan González | Rangers | RF | 4 | Barry Bonds | Giants | LF |
| 5 | Jim Thome | Indians | 1B | 5 | Chipper Jones | Braves | 3B |
| 6 | Alex Rodriguez | Mariners | SS | 6 | Mike Piazza | Mets | C |
| 7 | Iván Rodríguez | Rangers | C | 7 | Larry Walker | Rockies | CF |
| 8 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Orioles | 3B | 8 | Walt Weiss | Braves | SS |
| 9 | David Wells | Yankees | P | 9 | Greg Maddux | Braves | P |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 19 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP:Bartolo Colón (1-0) LP:Ugueth Urbina (0-1) Home runs: AL:Alex Rodriguez (1),Roberto Alomar (1) NL:Barry Bonds (1) Boxscore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TheHome Run Derby was won byKen Griffey Jr., who did not decide to enter the competition until hearing boos from fans during batting practice.[3]
| Coors Field, Denver | |||||
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| Player | Team | Round 1 | Round 2 | Finals | Total[c] |
| Ken Griffey Jr. | Seattle | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
| Jim Thome | Cleveland | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
| Vinny Castilla | Colorado | 7 | 5 | – | 12 |
| Rafael Palmeiro | Baltimore | 7 | 3 | – | 10 |
| Moisés Alou | Houston | 7[d] | – | – | 7 |
| Javy López | Atlanta | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Alex Rodriguez | Seattle | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Mark McGwire | St. Louis | 4 | – | – | 4 |
| Damion Easley | Detroit | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Chipper Jones | Atlanta | 1 | – | – | 1 |
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| External videos | |
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 1998 All-Star Game onYouTube |