Major League Baseball: 2009 All-Star Game

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The 80^th edition of major league baseball’s all-star game plays out later today in St. Louis. The event, which began in 1933 at Comiskey Park in Chicago and featured a two-run homer by Babe Ruth to give the junior circuit the win, has been held in this Missouri city four times.

The last All-Star game held here was in 1966 at brand new Busch Memorial Stadium where, despite the blistering heat (rising above 105′), fans were treated to some fine pitching from the likes of Denny McLain, Juan Marichal and Sandy Koufax. The Dodgers’ Maury Wills singled home the Cardinals’ Tim McCarver in the 10^th inning to give the National League a 2-1 victory.

The Midsummer Classic kicks off at 8 p.m. ET and will be nationally televised on FOX. President and White Sox fan Barack Obama will throw out the first pitch. Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays and Charlie Manuel of the Philadelphia Phillies will manage their respective AL and NL squads.

Zack Greinke

Tim Lincecum

The President

2009 All-Stars
AL Starters			NL Starters
Pos.	Player	Team	Pos.	Player	Team
C	Joe Mauer	Twins	C	Yadier Molina	Cardinals
1B	Mark Teixeira	Yankees	1B	Albert Pujols	Cardinals
2B	Dustin Pedroia	Red Sox	2B	Chase Utley	Phillies
3B	Evan Longoria	Rays	3B	David Wright	Mets
SS	Derek Jeter	Yankees	SS	Hanley Ramirez	Marlins
OF	Jason Bay	Red Sox	OF	Ryan Braun	Brewers
OF	Ichiro Suzuki	Mariners	OF	Raul Ibanez	Phillies
OF	Josh Hamilton	Rangers	OF	Jayson Werth*	Phillies
AL Reserves			NL Reserves
SP	Zack Greinke	Royals	SP	Matt Cain	Giants
SP	Roy Halladay	Blue Jays	SP	Ted Lilly	Cubs
SP	Justin Verlander	Tigers	SP	Dan Haren	D’backs
SP	Tim Wakefield	Red Sox	SP	Tim Lincecum	Giants
SP	Mark Buehrle	Wh. Sox	SP	Chad Billingsley	Dodgers
SP	Felix Hernandez	Mariners	SP	Josh Johnson	Marlins
SP	Josh Beckett	Red Sox	SP	Johan Santana	Mets
SP	Edwin Jackson	Tigers	SP	Jason Marquis	Rockies
RP	Jonathan Papelbon	Red Sox	RP	Ryan Franklin	Cardinals
RP	Joe Nathan	Twins	RP	Heath Bell	Padres
RP	Mariano Rivera	Yankees	RP	Jonathan Broxton	Dodgers
RP	Brian Fuentes	Angels	RP	Francisco Rodriguez	Mets
RP	Andrew Bailey	Athletics	RP	Francisco Cordero	Reds
C	Victor Martinez	Indians	C	Brian McCann	Braves
1B	Kevin Youkilis	Red Sox	1B	Prince Fielder	Brewers
1B	Justin Morneau	Twins	1B	Ryan Howard	Phillies
2B	Aaron Hill	Blue Jays	2B	Orlando Hudson	Dodgers
3B	Michael Young	Rangers	3B	Ryan Zimmerman	Nationals
SS	Jason Bartlett	Rays	SS	Miguel Tejada	Astros
OF	Adam Jones	Orioles	OF	Justin Upton	D’backs
OF	Curtis Granderson	Tigers	OF	Brad Hawpe	Rockies
OF	Nelson Cruz*	Rangers	OF	Hunter Pence	Astros
OF	Carl Crawford	Rays	1B	Adrian Gonzalez	Padres
UT	Ben Zobrist	Rays	2B	Freddy Sanchez	Pirates
3B	Brandon Inge	Tigers	OF	Shane Victorino	Phillies

* — Indicates player replaced an injured All-Star selection. Players who were selected to appear in St. Louis, but will not: Carlos Beltran (Mets); Torii Hunter (Angels)

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