In the year 2000, a new century of All-Stars took the field in Atlanta, though this time it was played at Turner Field instead of Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium as it had been twenty-eight years before. Surprisingly, this game allowed only one homerun, which came from the Brave's Chipper Jones who became the thirteenth player to hit an All-Star home run in his home ballpark. Despite this local hero's performance, the star of the game was Yankee Derek Jeter who was only filling in for an injured Alex Rodriguez.
Seven additional All-Stars voted to starting lineups by the fans were also injured and missing including Mark McGwire, Ken Griffey Jr., Barry Bonds, Mike Piazza, Pedro Martinez and Greg Maddux.
Despite the Yankees All-Star legacy, Jeter became the first in blue pinstripes ever to win an All-Star Most Valuable Player Award. He collected three hits, drove in two runs and scored another en route the honor.
During the game the National League stars managed nine hits off of eight American League pitchers, but couldn't break find their way home. Defensively, they contributed to their own downfall with two errors and a difficult third inning during which Dodgers right-handed Kevin Brown walked three batters.
On the other side, a combination of timely hitting, clutch pitching and capitalizing on poor defense lifted the Americans to their fourth straight All-Star victory and tenth in thirteen games.
"In due time, when I sit down and get a chance to reflect on it, then you realize how special it is. And I wasn't aware that no Yankee, no other Yankee, had won this award, and it's kind of hard to believe." - Derek Jeter on being the first Yankee to win the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award
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2000 All-Star Game Fast Facts | ||
Game Number | 71 | |
Date / Box Score | 07-11-2000 | |
Location | Turner Field | |
Attendance (Rank) | 51,323 | |
M.V.P. Award | Derek Jeter | |
The Star Spangled Banner | Undetermined | |
God Bless America | Undetermined | |
1st Pitch | From | To |
Hank Aaron | Jason Kendall | |
League Items | A.L. | N.L. |
Starting Pitchers | David Wells | Randy Johnson |
Managers | Joe Torre | Bobby Cox |
Coaches | Lou Piniella | Larry Dierker |
LarryRothschild | Buck Showalter | |
Honorary Captains | Dave Winfield | Dale Murphy |
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League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
American | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 2 |
National | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2 |
A.L. Pitcher(s) | N.L Pitcher(s) | |||||||||||
David Wells James Baldwin (3rd, W) Aaron Sele (4th) JasonIsringhausen(5th) Derek Lowe (6th) Todd Jones (7th) Tim Hudson (8th) Mariano Rivera (9th) |
Randy Johnson Danny Graves (2nd) Kevin Brown (3rd) Al Leiter (4th, L) Tom Glavine (5th) Darryl Kile (6th) Bob Wickman (8th) TrevorHoffman(9th) |
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A.L. Home Runs | N.L. Home Runs | |||||||||||
None |
Chipper Jones (3rd) |
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Lineup | Name | Team | Position | Notes |
1. | Roberto Alomar | Cleveland Indians | 2B | |
James Baldwin | Chicago White Sox | P | Winning Pitcher | |
Tony Batista | Toronto Blue Jays | 3B | ||
Mike Bordick | Baltimore Orioles | SS | ||
Carlos Delgado | Toronto Blue Jays | 1B | ||
Ray Durham | Chicago White Sox | 2B | ||
7. | Jermaine Dye | Kansas City Royals | OF | |
Darin Erstad | Anaheim Angels | OF | ||
5. | Carl Everett | Boston Red Sox | OF | |
Chuck Finley | Cleveland Indians | P | Did Not Pitch | |
8. | Travis Fryman | Cleveland Indians | 3B | |
Nomar Garciaparra | Boston Red Sox | SS | ||
4. | Jason Giambi | Oakland Athletics | 1B | |
Troy Glaus | Anaheim Angels | 3B | ||
Tim Hudson | Oakland Athletics | P | ||
JasonIsringhausen | Oakland Athletics | P | ||
2. | Derek Jeter | New York Yankees | SS | |
Todd Jones | Detroit Tigers | P | ||
Matt Lawton | Minnesota Twins | OF | ||
Derek Lowe | Boston Red Sox | P | ||
Edgar Martinez | Seattle Mariners | DH | ||
Pedro Martinez | Boston Red Sox | P | Replaced - Injury | |
Fred McGriff | TampaBayDevilRays | 1B | ||
Magglio Ordonez | Chicago White Sox | OF | ||
Jorge Posada | New York Yankees | C | ||
Manny Ramirez | Cleveland Indians | OF | Replaced-Injury | |
Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore Orioles | 3B | Replaced-Injury | |
Mariano Rivera | New York Yankees | P | ||
Alex Rodriguez | Seattle Mariners | SS | Replaced-Injury | |
6. | Ivan Rodriguez | Texas Rangers | C | |
Aaron Sele | Seattle Mariners | P | ||
Mike Sweeney | Kansas City Royals | 1B | ||
9. | David Wells | Toronto Blue Jays | P | Starting Pitcher |
3. | Bernie Williams | New York Yankees | OF | |
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher). |
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Lineup | Name | Team | Position | Notes |
Edgardo Alfonzo | New York Mets | 2B | ||
Barry Bonds | San Francisco Giants | OF | Replaced-Injury | |
Kevin Brown | Los Angeles Dodgers | P | ||
Jeff Cirillo | Colorado Rockies | 3B | ||
Ryan Dempster | Florida Marlins | P | Did Not Pitch | |
7. | Jim Edmonds | St. Louis Cardinals | OF | |
Steve Finley | Arizona Diamondbacks | OF | ||
6. | Andres Galarraga | Atlanta Braves | 1B | |
Brian Giles | Pittsburgh Pirates | OF | ||
Tom Glavine | Atlanta Braves | P | ||
Danny Graves | Cincinnati Reds | P | ||
Ken Griffey, Jr. | Cincinnati Reds | OF | Replaced-Injury | |
3. | Vladimir Guerrero | Montreal Expos | OF | |
JeffreyHammonds | Colorado Rockies | OF | ||
Todd Helton | Colorado Rockies | 1B | ||
Trevor Hoffman | San Diego Padres | P | ||
9. | Randy Johnson | ArizonaDiamondbacks | P | Starting Pitcher |
Andruw Jones | Atlanta Braves | OF | ||
2. | Chipper Jones | Atlanta Braves | 3B | |
8. | Jason Kendall | Pittsburgh Pirates | C | |
5. | Jeff Kent | San Francisco Giants | 2B | |
Darryl Kile | St. Louis Cardinals | P | ||
1. | Barry Larkin | Cincinnati Reds | SS | |
Al Leiter | New York Mets | P | Losing Pitcher | |
Mike Lieberthal | Philadelphia Phillies | C | ||
Greg Maddux | Atlanta Braves | P | Replaced - Injury | |
Mark McGwire | St. Louis Cardinals | 1B | Replaced-Injury | |
Mike Piazza | New York Mets | C | Replaced-Injury | |
Edgar Renteria | St. Louis Cardinals | SS | ||
Shane Reynolds | Houston Astros | P | Did Not Play | |
Gary Sheffield | Los Angeles Dodgers | OF | ||
4. | Sammy Sosa | Chicago Cubs | OF | |
Jose Vidro | Montreal Expos | 2B | ||
Bob Wickman | Milwaukee Brewers | P | ||
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The quotation at the top of the page specifically speaks about Derek Jeter becoming the first New York Yankee player to ever win the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award — do you know who the other winners were and what teams they played for when the won?
The 2000 All-Star Game was originally scheduled to take place at Florida's Pro Player Park, but Major League Baseball "pulled the game" on November 30, 1998, upset by the 1997 dismantling of the franchise following a World Series title and the team's last-place finish during the 1998 season.
Did you know that during All-Star games, the American League has scored double digits (more than nine runs) six times and the National League has never scored more than nine?