1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 64th playing of the midsummer classic 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, 1993, at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland, the home of the Baltimore Orioles of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 9-3.

1993 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 13, 1993
Venue	Oriole Park at Camden Yards
City	Baltimore, Maryland
Managers	Bobby Cox (ATL) Cito Gaston (TOR)
MVP	Kirby Puckett (MIN)
Attendance	48,147
Ceremonial first pitch	Al Kaline, Brooks Robinson and Leon Day
Television	CBS
TV announcers	Sean McDonough and Tim McCarver
Radio	CBS
Radio announcers	John Rooney, Jerry Coleman and Johnny Bench
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This is also the last Major League Baseball All-Star Game to date to be televised by CBS and to be held in Baltimore. During the pregame broadcast coverage, CBS announced the death of NASCAR driver Davey Allison from a helicopter accident the previous day.^[1]

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

National League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Terry Mulholland Phillies 1 C Darren Daulton Phillies 2 1B John Kruk Phillies 3 2B Ryne Sandberg Cubs 10 3B Gary Sheffield Marlins 2 SS Barry Larkin Reds 5 OF Barry Bonds Giants 3 OF Marquis Grissom Expos 1 OF David Justice Braves 1 DH Mark Grace Cubs 1 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Steve Avery Braves 1 P Rod Beck Giants 1 P Andy Benes Padres 1 P John Burkett Giants 1 P Tom Glavine Braves 3 P Bryan Harvey Marlins 2 P Darryl Kile Astros 1 P Lee Smith Cardinals 5 P John Smoltz Braves 3 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Mike Piazza Dodgers 1 1B Andrés Galarraga Rockies 2 1B Gregg Jefferies Cardinals 1 2B Robby Thompson[2] Giants 2 3B Dave Hollins Phillies 1 SS Jay Bell Pirates 1 SS Jeff Blauser Braves 1 OF Bobby Bonilla Mets 5 OF Tony Gwynn Padres 9 OF Roberto Kelly Reds 2 OF Andy Van Slyke[2] Pirates 3 Manager Manager Team Bobby Cox Atlanta Braves Coaches Coach Team Jimy Williams Atlanta Braves Pat Corrales Atlanta Braves Leo Mazzone Atlanta Braves Tommy Lasorda Los Angeles Dodgers Jim Fregosi Philadelphia Phillies The trainers for the National League were Dave Labossiere of the Houston Astros, and Gene Gieselmann of the St.Louis Cardinals American League Starters Position Player Team All-Star Games P Mark Langston Angels 4 C Iván Rodríguez Rangers 2 1B John Olerud Blue Jays 1 2B Roberto Alomar Blue Jays 4 3B Wade Boggs Yankees 9 SS Cal Ripken Jr. Orioles 11 OF Joe Carter Blue Jays 3 OF Ken Griffey Jr. Mariners 4 OF Kirby Puckett Twins 8 DH Paul Molitor Blue Jays 6 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Rick Aguilera Twins 3 P Pat Hentgen Blue Jays 1 P Randy Johnson Mariners 2 P Jimmy Key Yankees 3 P Jack McDowell White Sox 3 P Jeff Montgomery Royals 2 P Mike Mussina Orioles 2 P Duane Ward Blue Jays 1 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Terry Steinbach Athletics 3 1B Cecil Fielder Tigers 3 1B Frank Thomas White Sox 1 2B Carlos Baerga Indians 2 3B Scott Cooper Red Sox 1 SS Travis Fryman Tigers 2 OF Albert Belle Indians 1 OF Juan González Rangers 1 OF Greg Vaughn Brewers 1 OF Devon White Blue Jays 2 Manager Manager Team Cito Gaston Blue Jays Coaches Position Coach Team Third Base Sparky Anderson Tigers Pitching Galen Cisco Blue Jays Hitting Larry Hisle Blue Jays First Base Johnny Oates Orioles Bullpen John Sullivan Blue Jays Bench Gene Tenace Blue Jays The trainers for the American League were Richie Bancells of the Baltimore Orioles, and Barry Weinberg of the Oakland Athletics.

Game

Umpires

Home Plate	Jim McKean (AL)
First Base	Bob Davidson (NL)
Second Base	Mike Reilly (AL)
Third Base	Gary Darling (NL)
Left Field	Dale Scott (AL)
Right Field	Mark Hirschbeck (NL)

Starting lineups

National League				American League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Marquis Grissom	Expos	CF	1	Roberto Alomar	Blue Jays	2B
2	Barry Bonds	Giants	LF	2	Paul Molitor	Blue Jays	DH
3	Gary Sheffield	Marlins	3B	3	Ken Griffey Jr.	Mariners	CF
4	John Kruk	Phillies	1B	4	Joe Carter	Blue Jays	RF
5	Barry Larkin	Reds	SS	5	John Olerud	Blue Jays	1B
6	Mark Grace	Cubs	DH	6	Kirby Puckett	Twins	LF
7	David Justice	Braves	RF	7	Cal Ripken Jr.	Orioles	SS
8	Darren Daulton	Phillies	C	8	Wade Boggs	Yankees	3B
9	Ryne Sandberg	Cubs	2B	9	Iván Rodríguez	Rangers	C
	Terry Mulholland	Phillies	P		Mark Langston	Angels	P

Game summary

Tuesday, July 13, 1993 8:37 pm (ET) at Oriole Park at Camden Yards in Baltimore, Maryland

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	7	2
American League	0	1	1	0	3	3	0	1	X	9	11	0
WP: Jack McDowell (1-0)   LP: John Burkett (0-1) Home runs: NL: Gary Sheffield (1) AL: Kirby Puckett (1), Roberto Alomar (1)

See also: "1993 All-Star Game Play by Play".^[3]

The pregame colors presentation was from the color guard of the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. Geddy Lee, lead singer of the band Rush later sang the Canadian National Anthem, while actor James Earl Jones recites the U.S. National Anthem, accompanied by the Morgan State University choir.^[4][5] At the conclusion of the National Anthem, fireworks exploded over Fort McHenry while airplanes from Andrews Air Force Base flew over Camden Yards.

To commemorate the 35th anniversary of the 1958 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which had been played at Memorial Stadium, Hall-of-Famer and Baltimore native Al Kaline joined the ceremonial first pitch ceremonies. Also joining the ceremonies was Orioles Hall-of-Famer Brooks Robinson. The visiting National League scored in the first inning off starting pitcher Mark Langston when Barry Bonds doubled with one out and Gary Sheffield followed with a home run for a 2-0 lead. The American League got a run back in the second when Kirby Puckett homered with one out off the NL starter, Terry Mulholland. Roberto Alomar tied the game at two in the third inning, leading off with a home run, off Andy Benes.

The AL went ahead to stay with three runs in the fifth. John Burkett came in to start the inning, and first batter Ivan Rodriguez doubled and scored on a single by Albert Belle, who went to second when Justice made an error on the play. Ken Griffey Jr., singled home Belle and went to second on the throw home. After Cecil Fielder was hit by a pitch, Kirby Puckett doubled home Griffey for the third run of the inning and a 5-2 AL lead. Steve Avery relieved to get the last out of the inning. The NL got a run back in the top of the sixth. Jimmy Key started the inning and gave up a double to Bonds, followed by a single to Sheffield and a sacrifice fly to Barry Larkin, making the score 5-3.

The AL broke the game open in the bottom of the sixth with three more runs. With two outs, Carlos Baerga reached on an error by shortstop Jeff Blauser, then Albert Belle walked. Devon White doubled home Baerga and after John Smoltz relieved Avery, Belle scored and White went to third on a wild pitch. Juan Gonzalez walked, then Smoltz threw his second wild pitch of the inning, allowing White to score the third run of the inning, giving the AL an 8-3 lead. Smoltz tied an All-Star game record with two wild pitches, but he was the first to throw them in the same inning.

The AL got the last run of the game in the seventh inning when Greg Vaughn led off with a single and scored on a two-out double by Terry Steinbach, both hits off Rod Beck, making the final score 9-3. The last out however ended strangely, when American League (Blue Jays) manager Cito Gaston allowed Blue Jays closer Duane Ward to close out the game in the ninth at Camden Yards, rather than hometown hero Mike Mussina. Fans cheered as the Orioles' Mike Mussina warmed up in the bullpen and chanted "We Want Mike!", but after the last out of the game, the fans booed Gaston for not putting in Mussina to close out the game. Fans began throwing various waste onto the field until an appeal from Mussina himself stopped the crowd. Mussina said that he warmed up so he would not mess up his regular pitching schedule, as he was going to pitch the next day. Despite this, many people believe that he started warming up so that the fans would get riled up, meaning that Gaston would most likely put him in.^[6][7][8] As it was, Mussina did not play in the All-Star Game, and Ward did not get the save.

Footnotes and references

1. Official Broadcast, timestamp 13 minutes, 50 second mark
2. Player declined or was unable to play.
3. Retrosheet. "1993 All-Star Game Play by Play". Geisler Young, LLC. Archived from the original on July 19, 2008. Retrieved July 4, 2009.
4. "James Earl Jones Recites National Anthem at the 1993 All Star game". You Tube. Major League Baseball. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 18, 2019.
5. Luke, Bob (January 14, 2016). Integrating the Orioles: Baseball and Race in Baltimore. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland and Company, Inc. ISBN 978-1-4766-6212-1.
6. "The Sad Decline of the MLB All-Star Game Began in 1993". The Atlantic. July 15, 2013.
7. "Orioles Top Ten All-Star Moments #7: Mike Mussina Gets Snubbed". July 7, 2011.
8. "1993: Cito and Mike Mussina: Blue Jay All-Star Moments". July 7, 2011.

External links

• Baseball Almanac