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2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
File:2012 mlb all star game.jpg
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National League 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 0
American League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
DateJuly 10, 2012
VenueKauffman Stadium
CityKansas City, Missouri
Managers
MVPMelky Cabrera (San Francisco Giants)
Attendance40,933
Ceremonial first pitchGeorge Brett
TelevisionFox
TV announcersJoe Buck, Tim McCarver
RadioESPN
Radio announcersJon Sciambi and Chris Singleton

The 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 83rd edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It was held on July 10, 2012, during the 2012 Major League Baseball season at Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri, home of the Kansas City Royals. This marked the third time the Midsummer Classic had been played in Kansas City, with Kauffman Stadium (then named Royals Stadium) last hosting the event in 1973, the stadium's first year of existence. The event was also held at Municipal Stadium in 1960, when the Athletics were still based there, one of two played that season. The game was televised in the United States by Fox.

The National League shut out the American League for the sixth time. [1]

Host selection

Kauffman Stadium underwent a US $250 million renovation, funded by a 0.375% sales tax increase by the residents of Jackson County, Missouri for the Harry S. Truman Sports Complex, which also houses Arrowhead Stadium, the home of the Kansas City Chiefs.[2][3] The referendum passed in an election on April 4, 2006.[2] As a result of the deal, Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig promised the area that the team would host a future All-Star Game no later than 2014. On June 16, 2010, Selig officially awarded the rights to host the game to Kansas City for the 2012 season.[2][4]

Fenway Park was also in contention for hosting the 2012 All-Star Game to celebrate that park's centennial.[5] However Boston had most recently hosted the 1999 All-Star game.[6]

Fan balloting

Starters

Balloting for the 2012 All-Star Game starters began online April 20 and continued through June 28.[7] Fan voting also took place in each MLB stadium, beginning May 8 (at the latest) and ended on June 22.[7] The top vote-getters at each position (including the designated hitter for the American League) and the top three among outfielders, were named the starters for their respective leagues. The results were announced on July 1.[8] A record 40.2 million votes were cast[9], beating out the previous record from 2011 (32.5 million) by a little under eight million. Josh Hamilton was the leading vote-getter with 11,073,744 votes, shattering the record that José Bautista set last year with 7,454,753 votes.[8] Buster Posey set a new NL record for votes this year with 7,621,370 votes.

Final roster spot

After the rosters were revealed, voting was held to decide the final fan-voted addition to each team. The online balloting was conducted from Sunday afternoon, July 1, through Thursday afternoon, July 5. The winners of the All-Star Final Vote were Yu Darvish of the Texas Rangers (AL) and David Freese of the St. Louis Cardinals (NL). Chipper Jones, of the Atlanta Braves, was removed from the ballot on July 3 after he replaced Matt Kemp on the roster due to injury.[10]

Player Team Pos. Player Team Pos.
American League National League
Jonathan Broxton KC P Michael Bourn ATL OF
Yu Darvish TEX P David Freese STL 3B
Ernesto Frieri LAA P Bryce Harper WAS OF
Jason Hammel BAL P Aaron Hill ARI 2B
Jake Peavy CWS P      

Rosters

  1. ^ C. J. Wilson replaced CC Sabathia on the roster due to injury.
  2. ^ Chipper Jones replaced Matt Kemp on the roster due to injury.
  3. ^ Bryce Harper replaced Giancarlo Stanton on the roster due to injury.
  4. ^ Michael Bourn replaced Ian Desmond on the roster due to injury.
  5. ^ Denotes Final Vote Winner.
  6. ^ Matt Holliday replaced Yadier Molina on the roster due to Molina being placed on the bereavement list
  7. ^ Jake Peavy replaced C. J. Wilson on the roster due to injury.
#: Indicates player would not play (replaced as per reference notes above).
†: Indicates player was designated as his team's closer.

Game summary

Starters

National American
Order Player Team Position Order Player Team Position
1 Carlos González Rockies DH 1 Derek Jeter Yankees SS
2 Melky Cabrera Giants CF 2 Robinson Canó Yankees 2B
3 Ryan Braun Brewers LF 3 Josh Hamilton Rangers LF
4 Joey Votto Reds 1B 4 José Bautista Blue Jays RF
5 Carlos Beltrán Cardinals RF 5 Prince Fielder Tigers 1B
6 Buster Posey Giants C 6 Adrián Beltré Rangers 3B
7 Pablo Sandoval Giants 3B 7 David Ortiz Red Sox DH
8 Dan Uggla Braves 2B 8 Mike Napoli Rangers C
9 Rafael Furcal Cardinals SS 9 Curtis Granderson Yankees CF
  Matt Cain Giants P   Justin Verlander Tigers P

Box score

July 10, 2012
Kauffman Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
National League 5 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 8 10 0
American League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
Starting pitchers:
NL: Matt Cain (W, 1-0)
AL: Justin Verlander (L, 0-1)
WP: Matt Cain (1-0)   LP: Justin Verlander (0-1)
Home runs:
NL: Melky Cabrera (1)
AL: None

Umpires: Home Plate – Gerry Davis (crew chief); First Base – Jim Joyce; Second Base – Brian Runge; Third Base – Tony Randazzo; Left Field – Lance Barksdale; Right Field – Brian Knight
Weather: Temperature: 90 °F (32 °C), clear; Wind: 11 mph, in from left field
Time of Game: 2:59
Attendance: 40,933

Notes

Though he retired after the 2011 season, Tony La Russa managed the National League All-Stars, becoming only the second retired manager to manage an All-Star Game after John McGraw did it in 1933 .[11]

Bryce Harper's selection to the All-Star Game at age 19 made him the third youngest player ever to be named an All-Star, behind Dwight Gooden and Bob Feller[12], and the youngest ever position player.

Gerry Davis umpired his fourth All-Star Game, second behind the plate - the other time he called balls and strikes was the 2002 tie game.

The National League recorded a five-run inning for the fourth time, in the opening frame for the first time (1954 (4th inning), 1969 (3rd inning), 2003 (5th inning)). The A.L. has previously had three bigger innings.

Pablo Sandoval highlighted the National League's big first inning with the first bases-loaded triple in the history of the Midsummer Classic. It was the first of the senior circuit's All-Star Game record three triples in the game - the others coming in the third inning from Rafael Furcal and Ryan Braun, who became the first All-Star teammates to each triple in the same half-inning.

Fox, broadcaster of the game in the United States, showed commercials instead of broadcasting live Luke Bryan's performance of "The Star-Spangled Banner", as well as "O Canada". Kellie Pickler sang God Bless America in the 7th inning stretch.

61 players (32 N.L., 29 A.L.) took part in the game, surpassing the nine-inning record of 60 set in 2011.

It was the last time the Houston Astros were represented as a team from the National League. They will be moving to the American League West in 2013.

See also

References

  1. ^ All-Star Game winners
  2. ^ a b c Kaegel, Dick (6 April 2006). "Stadium vote goes Royals' way". MLB.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  3. ^ Vrooman, John (21 March 2006). "Stadium Deal between Jackson County Sports Complex Authority and Kansas City Royals and Kansas City Chiefs" (PDF). Vanderbilt University. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  4. ^ Mellinger, Sam (16 June 2010). "Selig Coming to KC For Formal All-Star Game Announcement". Kansas City Star.
  5. ^ Finn, Chad (7 November 2008). "Red Sox ask to host 2012 All-Star Game". Boston.com. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  6. ^ Vockrodt, Steve (13 June 2010). "Kansas City will host 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game". Kansas City Business Journal. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Voting now under way for 2012 All-Star Game" (Press release). Major League Baseball. April 20, 2011. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "Rosters unveiled for 83rd All-Star Game" (Press release). Major League Baseball. July 1, 2012. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  9. ^ http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/multimedia/photo_gallery/1107/mlb-top-all-star-vote-getters/content.1.html
  10. ^ "Darvish and Freese win, going to All-Star Game". Major League Baseball. July 5, 2012.
  11. ^ "Most Popular E-mail Newsletter". USA Today. 24 January 2012.
  12. ^ "Miami Marlins' Giancarlo Stanton needs knee surgery; Bryce Harper in as All-Star Game replacement". ESPN.com. 8 July 2012.
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