1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

MLB All-Star Game


year=1996
visitor=American League
top1=0
top2=0
top3=0
top4=0
top5=0
top6=0
top7=0
top8=0
top9=0
visitor_r=0
visitor_h=7
visitor_e=0
home=National League
bot1=1
bot2=2
bot3=1
bot4=0
bot5=0
bot6=2
bot7=0
bot8=0
bot9=x
home_r=6
home_h=12
home_e=1
date=July 9, 1996
venue=Veterans Stadium
city=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
HomeManager=Bobby Cox
HomeManagerTeam=ATL
VisitorManager=Mike Hargrove
VisitorManagerTeam=CLE
MVP=Mike Piazza
MVPTeam=LA
TVstation=NBC
TVcommentators=Bob Costas, Joe Morgan, Bob Uecker
attendance=62,670
firstpitch=Mike Schmidt, Richie Ashburn, Jim Bunning, Steve Carlton, Robin Roberts|

The 1996 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 67th 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 9, 1996 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the home of the Philadelphia Phillies of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 6-0. This also marked the fifteenth and final all star game appearance of Ozzie Smith, who retired after the 1996 season. Smith entered the game in the top of the sixth inning. As of 2008, this is the last time that the National League has won an All-Star Game.

Veteran's Stadium also holds the "distinction" of being the most recent host stadium to be closed down, a distinction it will lose after Yankee Stadium closes in late 2008.

Rosters

American League

National League

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Game

Umpires

tarting lineups

Game summary

Linescore
Road=American League|RoadAbr=AL
R1=0|R2=0|R3=0|R4=0|R5=0|R6=0|R7=0|R8=0|R9=0
RR=0|RH=7|RE=0
Home=National League|HomeAbr=NL
H1=1|H2=2|H3=1|H4=0|H5=0|H6=2|H7=0|H8=0|H9=-
HR=6|HH=12|HE=1
RSP= |HSP=
WP=John Smoltz (1-0) |LP=Charles Nagy (0-1)
HomeHR=Ken Caminiti (1), Mike Piazza (1) | HRH=yes|