1997 All-Star Game
The 1997 All-Star Game of Major League Baseball was the 68th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the
American League and National League. The game was played on July 11th, 1997 at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, Ohio, home of the
American Leagues Cleveland Indians. The game was won by the American League 3-1.
Playing in front of the hometown crowd, Sandy Alomar Jr. led the American League to a 3-1 victory by hitting a two-run homer in
the seventh inning. The AL victory ended a three-game losing streak.
Coming in his only at-bat, the two-out line drive came against San Francisco's Shawn Estes and earned Alomar the MVP award.
Alomar earned the distinction of being the first player to win the MVP award in his home ballpark.
1997 All-Star Game
1997 All-Star Game
| 1997 |
All-Star Game |
| Date |
July 8th, 1997 |
| Location |
Jacobs Field |
| Attendance |
44,916 |
| Time |
2:36 |
| National Anthem |
LeAnn Rimes |
| O'Canada |
The McAuley Boys |
| First Pitch |
Larry Doby |
| Managers |
Joe Torre (AL), Bobby Cox (NL) |
| MVP |
Sandy Alomar Jr. |
|
1997 All-Star Game-Line Score
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| National |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| American |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
7 |
0 |
1997 All-Star Game-Box Score
National League 1, American League 3
| National League |
American League |
| Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
Player |
ab |
r |
h |
rbi |
| Craig Biggio 2b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Brady Anderson lf-rf |
4 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Tony Womack 2b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Alex Rodriguez ss |
3 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Tony Gwynn dh |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Nomar Garciaparra ss |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Andres Galarraga ph-dh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ken Griffey Jr. cf |
4 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Barry Bonds lf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Tino Martinez 1b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Steve Finley lf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Mark McGwire 1b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Mike Piazza c |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Edgar Martinez dh |
2 |
1 |
2 |
1 |
| Javy Lopez c |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Jim Thome ph-dh |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Charles Johnson c |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Paul O'Neill rf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jeff Bagwell 1b |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Bernie Williams lf |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Mark Grace 1b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Cal Ripken Jr. 3b |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| Larry Walker rf |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Joey Cora pr-2b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Moises Alou rf |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Chuck Knoblauch 2b |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Ken Caminiti 3b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Ivan Rodriguez c |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Chipper Jones 3b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Sandy Alomar Jr. c |
1 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
| Ray Lankford cf |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Roberto Alomar 2b |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jeff Blauser ss |
2 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
Jeff Cirillo 3b |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Royce Clayton ss |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Randy Johnson p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Greg Maddux p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Roger Clemens p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Curt Schilling p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
David Cone p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Kevin Brown p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Justin Thompson p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pedro Martinez p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Pat Hentgen p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Shawn Estes p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Jose Rosado p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Bobby Jones p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Randy Myers p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| - |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Mariano Rivera p |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total |
29 |
1 |
3 |
1 |
Total |
30 |
3 |
7 |
3 |
| Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
R |
H |
E |
| National |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
| American |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
x |
3 |
7 |
0 |
| National League |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Greg Maddux |
2.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| Curt Schilling |
2.0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| Kevin Brown |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Pedro Martinez |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Shawn Estes (L) |
1.0 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
| Bobby Jones |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Total |
8.0 |
7 |
3 |
3 |
1 |
8 |
| American League |
IP |
H |
R |
ER |
BB |
SO |
| Randy Johnson |
2.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
| Roger Clemens |
1.0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| David Cone |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
| Justin Thompson |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Pat Hentgen |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Jose Rosado (W) |
1.0 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
| Randy Myers |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Mariano Rivera (SV) |
1.0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total |
9.0 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
7 |
1997 All-Star Game
NL-HR: J Lopez (1, off J Rosado; 7th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF).
TB: J Lopez 4; J Blauser; M Alou.
RBI: J Lopez (1).
Team LOB: 5.
With RISP: 0 for 4.
Fielding
PB: J Lopez (1).
Baserunning
SB: B Bonds (1, 2nd base off D Cone/I Rodriguez).
AL-2B: B Anderson (1, off C Schilling).
HR: E Martinez (1, off G Maddux; 2nd inn, 0 on, 0 outs to LF); S Alomar (1, off S Estes; 7th inn, 1 on, 2 outs to LF).
TB: E Martinez 5; S Alomar 4; B Anderson 3; A Rodriguez; C Ripken.
RBI: S Alomar 2 (2); E Martinez (1).
2-out RBI: S Alomar 2.
Team LOB: 4.
With RISP: 1 for 5.
Baserunning
CS: E Martinez (1, 2nd base by C Schilling/J Lopez).
Balks: None.
WP: C Schilling (1); S Estes (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.
Umpires: HP - Larry Barnett, 1B - Gerry Davis, 2B - Drew Coble, 3B - Jeff Kellogg, LF - Terry Craft, RF - Wally Bell.
Time of Game: 2:36.
Attendance: 44,916.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.
1997 All-Star Game
1997 All-Star Game
National League Roster
| Players Name |
Team |
Pos |
Notes |
| Moises Alou |
Florida Marlins |
of |
- |
| Jeff Bagwell |
Houston Astros |
1b |
Starter |
| Rod Beck |
San Francisco Giants |
p |
Did not Play |
| Craig Biggio |
Houston Astros |
2b |
Starter |
| Jeff Blauser |
Atlanta Braves |
ss |
Starter |
| Barry Bonds |
San Francisco Giants |
of |
Starter |
| Kevin Brown |
Florida Marlins |
p |
- |
| Ken Caminiti |
San Diego Padres |
3b |
Starter |
| Royce Clayton |
St. Louis Cardinals |
ss |
- |
| Shawn Estes |
San Francisco Giants |
p |
- |
| Steve Finley |
San Diego Padres |
of |
- |
| Andres Galarraga |
Colorado Rockies |
1b |
- |
| Tom Glavine |
Atlanta Braves |
p |
Injured |
| Mark Grace |
Chicago Cubs |
1b |
- |
| Tony Gwynn |
San Diego Padres |
dh |
Starter |
| Todd Hundley |
New York Mets |
c |
Injured |
| Charles Johnson |
Florida Marlins |
c |
- |
| Bobby Jones |
New York Mets |
p |
- |
| Chipper Jones |
Atlanta Braves |
3b |
- |
| Darryl Kile |
Houston Astros |
p |
Did not Play |
| Ray Lankford |
St. Louis Cardinals |
of |
Starter |
| Barry Larkin |
Cincinnati Reds |
ss |
Injured |
| Kenny Lofton |
Atlanta Braves |
of |
Injured |
| Javy Lopez |
Atlanta Braves |
c |
- |
| Greg Maddux |
Atlanta Braves |
p |
Starter |
| Pedro Martinez |
Montreal Expos |
p |
- |
| Denny Neagle |
Atlanta Braves |
p |
Did not Play |
| Mike Piazza |
Los Angeles Dodgers |
c |
Starter |
| Curt Schilling |
Philadelphia Phillies |
p |
- |
| Larry Walker |
Colorado Rockies |
of |
Starter |
| Tony Womack |
Pittsburgh Pirates |
2b |
- |
1997 All-Star Game
1997 All-Star Game
American League Roster
| Players Name |
Team |
Pos |
Notes |
| Roberto Alomar |
Baltimore orioles |
2b |
Starter |
| Sandy Alomar Jr. |
Cleveland Indians |
c |
MVP |
| Brady Anderson |
Baltimore Orioles |
of |
Starter |
| Albert Belle |
Chicago White Sox |
of |
Did not Play |
| Jeff Cirillo |
Milwaukee Brewers |
3b |
- |
| Roger Clemens |
Toronto Blue Jays |
p |
- |
| David Cone |
New York Yankees |
p |
- |
| Joey Cora |
Seattle Mariners |
2b |
- |
| Jason Dickson |
Anaheim Angels |
p |
Did not Play |
| Nomar Garciaparra |
Boston Red Sox |
ss |
- |
| Ken Griffey Jr. |
Seattle Mariners |
of |
Starter |
| Pat Hentgen |
Toronto Blue Jays |
p |
- |
| Randy Johnson |
Seattle Mariners |
p |
Starter |
| David Justice |
Cleveland Indians |
of |
Starter |
| Chuck Knoblauch |
Minnesota Twins |
2b |
- |
| Tino Martinez |
New York Yankees |
1b |
Starter |
| Edgar Martinez |
Seattle Mariners |
dh |
Starter |
| Mark McGwire |
Oakland Athletics |
1b |
- |
| Mike Mussina |
Baltimore Orioles |
p |
Did not Play |
| Randy Myers |
Baltimore Orioles |
p |
- |
| Paul O'Neill |
New York Yankees |
of |
Starter |
| Cal Ripken Jr. |
Baltimore Orioles |
ss |
Starter |
| Mariano Rivera |
New York Yankees |
p |
- |
| Alex Rodriguez |
Seattle Mariners |
ss |
Starter |
| Ivan Rodriguez |
Texas Rangers |
c |
Starter |
| Jose Rosado |
Kansas City Royals |
p |
- |
| Frank Thomas |
Chicago White Sox |
1b |
Injured |
| Jim Thome |
Cleveland Indians |
1b |
- |
| Justin Thompson |
Detroit Tigers |
p |
- |
| Bernie Williams |
New York Yankees |
of |
- |
1997 All-Star Game
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