1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 66th 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 11, 1995, at The Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas, the home of the Texas Rangers of the American League. It was the third All-Star Game held in the state of Texas (with the previous two hosted by Houston) and the first All-Star Game held in the area of Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.^{[lower-alpha 1]} In this All-Star Game, American League pitchers held National League batters to just three base hits, but all three were home runs as the National League defeated the American League 3–2. This is also the most recent All-Star Game to be televised by the ABC television network.

1995 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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Date	July 11, 1995
Venue	The Ballpark in Arlington
City	Arlington, Texas
Managers	Felipe Alou (MON) Buck Showalter (NYY)
MVP	Jeff Conine (FLA)
Attendance	50,920
Ceremonial first pitch	Nolan Ryan
Television	ABC
TV announcers	Al Michaels, Tim McCarver and Jim Palmer
Radio	CBS
Radio announcers	John Rooney, Jerry Coleman and Jeff Torborg
← 1994 Major League Baseball All-Star Game 1996 →

Because of the 1994–95 Major League Baseball strike and the lack of official champions, the leagues chose to designate the managers of the unofficial league champions (teams with the best record at the time of abandonment of the season) as managers for this All-Star Game. The All-Star break that season was actually only two days - because of the strike induced schedule in 1995, there were games scheduled for the next day. As a result, by the time this game ended, several players had already flown out of Texas to get to where their teams were playing the next day.

There were two color guards participating in the pregame ceremonies. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police National Color Guard from Ottawa, Ontario, carried the Canadian flag, while the 1995-96 Del Rio (TX) High School ROTC Color Guard carried the American flag. Country singer Michelle Wright later sang "O Canada", while fellow country singer (and native Texan) Lyle Lovett sang "The Star-Spangled Banner". Nolan Ryan threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

National League President Len Coleman presented Jeff Conine with the All-Star Game MVP Award in lieu of the Commissioner of Baseball, marking the second year in a row that Coleman presided over the MVP Award presentation.

Rosters

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

National League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Mike Piazza Dodgers 3 1B Fred McGriff Braves 3 2B Craig Biggio Astros 4 3B Matt Williams[1] Giants 3 SS Ozzie Smith[1] Cardinals 14 OF Barry Bonds Giants 5 OF Lenny Dykstra Phillies 3 OF Tony Gwynn Padres 11 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Tyler Green Phillies 1 P Randy Myers Cubs 3 P Denny Neagle Pirates 1 P Hideo Nomo Dodgers 1 P Carlos Pérez Expos 1 P Greg Maddux Braves 4 P Heathcliff Slocumb Phillies 1 P John Smiley Reds 2 P Tom Henke Cardinals 2 P Todd Worrell Dodgers 2 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Darren Daulton Phillies 3 1B Mark Grace Cubs 2 2B Mickey Morandini Phillies 1 3B Bobby Bonilla Mets 6 3B Vinny Castilla Rockies 1 SS Barry Larkin Reds 7 SS José Offerman Dodgers 1 OF Jeff Conine Marlins 2 OF Ron Gant Reds 2 OF Raúl Mondesí Dodgers 1 OF Sammy Sosa Cubs 1 OF Reggie Sanders Reds 1 OF Dante Bichette Rockies 2

American League Elected starters Position Player Team All-Star Games C Iván Rodríguez Rangers 4 1B Frank Thomas White Sox 3 2B Carlos Baerga Indians 3 3B Wade Boggs Yankees 11 SS Cal Ripken Jr. Orioles 13 OF Albert Belle Indians 3 OF Ken Griffey Jr.[1] Mariners 6 OF Kirby Puckett Twins 10 DH Edgar Martínez Mariners 2 Pitchers Position Player Team All-Star Games P Erik Hanson Red Sox 1 P Dennis Martínez Indians 4 P José Mesa Indians 1 P Chuck Finley Angels 3 P Randy Johnson Mariners 4 P Steve Ontiveros Athletics 1 P Kenny Rogers Rangers 1 P Kevin Appier Royals 1 P Lee Smith Angels 7 P David Wells Tigers 1 Reserves Position Player Team All-Star Games C Mike Stanley Yankees 1 1B Tino Martinez Mariners 1 1B Mark McGwire Athletics 7 1B Mo Vaughn Red Sox 1 2B Roberto Alomar Blue Jays 6 3B Kevin Seitzer Brewers 2 SS Gary DiSarcina Angels 1 OF Jim Edmonds Angels 1 OF Kenny Lofton Indians 2 OF Paul O'Neill Yankees 3 OF Manny Ramirez Indians 1

Game

Umpires

Home Plate	Durwood Merrill (AL)
First Base	Charlie Williams (NL)
Second Base	Al Clark (AL) (crew chief)
Third Base	Mike Winters (NL)
Left Field	Ted Hendry (AL)
Right Field	Ed Rapuano (NL)

Starting lineups

National League				American League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Lenny Dykstra	Phillies	CF	1	Kenny Lofton	Indians	CF
2	Tony Gwynn	Padres	RF	2	Carlos Baerga	Indians	2B
3	Barry Bonds	Giants	LF	3	Edgar Martínez	Mariners	DH
4	Mike Piazza	Dodgers	C	4	Frank Thomas	White Sox	1B
5	Fred McGriff	Braves	1B	5	Albert Belle	Indians	LF
6	Ron Gant	Reds	DH	6	Cal Ripken Jr.	Orioles	SS
7	Barry Larkin	Reds	SS	7	Wade Boggs	Yankees	3B
8	Vinny Castilla	Rockies	3B	8	Kirby Puckett	Twins	RF
9	Craig Biggio	Astros	2B	9	Iván Rodríguez	Rangers	C
	Hideo Nomo	Dodgers	P		Randy Johnson	Mariners	P

Game summary

Tuesday, July 11, 1995 7:29 pm (CT) at The Ballpark in Arlington in Arlington, Texas

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National League	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	3	0
American League	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	8	0
WP: Heathcliff Slocumb (1-0)   LP: Steve Ontiveros (0-1) Home runs: NL: Craig Biggio (1), Mike Piazza (1), Jeff Conine (1) AL: Frank Thomas (1)

Broadcasting

The 1995 All-Star Game was the first Major League Baseball All-Star Game to be televised by ABC since the 1988 edition from Cincinnati. Just like in 1988, Al Michaels provided play-by-play duties for ABC alongside color commentators Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver. Also assisting in ABC's coverage were John Saunders (who interviewed players in the American League dugout), Lesley Visser (who interviewed players in the National League dugout as well as game MVP Jeff Conine), and Rick Dempsey (who interviewed players inside the bullpen at the Ballpark in Arlington).

The 1995 All-Star Game officially launched the second season for The Baseball Network, which was a consortium that ABC was in partnership with Major League Baseball as well as NBC. As previously alluded to, the inaugural season in 1994 was cut short due to a players' strike that began on August 12 and wound up causing the World Series (for which ABC was due to broadcast) to be cancelled. The strike proved to hurt the long term viability of The Baseball Network. The arraignment between Major League Baseball, ABC, and NBC was originally supposed to run at least through the 1999 season. But instead, both networks announced on June 22, 1995,^[2][3][4][5] that they would be dissolving The Baseball Network after that year's World Series.

Footnotes and references

1. Player declined or was unable to play.
2. Jack Craig (August 20, 1995). "Fans not wild about baseball". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on November 6, 2012. Retrieved May 31, 2011.
3. "Abc And Nbc Quit Baseball Network". The Philadelphia Inquirer. June 23, 1995. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2012.
4. Jack McCallum; Christian Stone (July 3, 1995). "Scorecard". Sports Illustrated.
5. Richard Sandomir (June 27, 1995). "TV SPORTS; All Are to Blame for Baseball Network's Demise". The New York Times.

1. It was also the third time the franchise hosted an All-Star Game. In 1962 and 1969, the franchise, then known as the Washington Senators, served as host with their venue in Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium.

External links

• Baseball Almanac
• Baseball-Reference.com