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The 2004 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 75th edition 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 the AL home-field advantage in the 2004 World Series.
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Date | July 13, 2004 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Minute Maid Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Houston, Texas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Managers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
MVP | Alfonso Soriano (TEX) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 41,886 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ceremonial first pitch | Muhammad Ali | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
TV announcers | Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox) Gary Thorne and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Dave Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Notes
Home Plate | Ed Montague |
First Base | John Hirschbeck |
Second Base | Doug Eddings |
Third Base | Jim Reynolds |
Left Field | Marvin Hudson |
Right Field | Sam Holbrook |
American League | National League | ||||||
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Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
1 | Ichiro Suzuki | Mariners | CF | 1 | Édgar 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 |
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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) Home runs: AL: Manny Ramírez (1), Alfonso Soriano (1), David Ortiz (1) NL: None |
The Canadian national anthem was sung by The Tragically Hip lead vocalist Gord Downie. The American national anthem was sung by American Idol Season 3 winner Fantasia Barrino.
Minute Maid Park, Houston—A.L. 47, N.L. 41 | |||||
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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 |