1996 All-Star Game

1996 All-Star Game

Once again, the All-Star Game returned to the City of Brotherly Love as the National League pounded their rivals and shut them out, but not before a unique record would be set.

Neither pitching staff allowed a single walk during the entire game! Despite the lack of walks, the American League had no problem giving up runs. Once again Mike Piazza was at his best, driving in two runs with a homer and double to win Most Valuable Player honors. He became the first player to homer in consecutive All-Star Games since Fred Lynn in 1979-80. Combined with his homer in his last at-bat in the 1995, he also became the first to homer in consecutive All-Star at-bats since Gary Carter in 1981.

The game would have had a lot more, if not for the absence of Ken Griffey, Jr., Tony Gwynn, Frank Thomas and Matt Williams due to injuries. The victory was the National League's third in a row and extended its series lead to 40-26-1.

"The words are hard to express. For something like this (on winning the All-Star Game Most Valuable Player Award) to happen in Philadelphia is just unbelievable." - Mike Piazza

1996 All-Star Game 1996 All-Star Game Official Program
1996 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	67
Date / Box Score	07-09-1996
Location	Veterans Stadium
Attendance^(Rank⁾	62,670
M.V.P. Award	Mike Piazza
O' Canada	Sarah MacLachlan^{(Singer / Recording Artist)}
The Star Spangled Banner	Kelsey Grammer^(Actor)
1^st Pitch	From	To
	Richie Ashburn	Undetermined
	Jim Bunning	Undetermined
	Steve Carlton	Undetermined
	Robin Roberts	Undetermined
	Mike Schmidt	Mike Piazza
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Charles Nagy	John Smoltz
Managers	Mike Hargrove	Bobby Cox
Coaches	Terry Bevington	Jim Fregosi
Coaches	Bob Boone	Tommy Lasorda
Honorary Captains	Earl Weaver	Johnny Podres
1996 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1996 All-Star Game Line Score
1996 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
National	1	2	1	0	0	2	0	0	x	6	12	1
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Charles Nagy (L) Chuck Finley (3rd) Roger Pavlik (5th) Troy Percival (7th) Roberto Hernandez (8th) - - - -						John Smoltz (W) Kevin Brown (3rd) Tom Glavine (4th) Ricky Bottalico (5th) Pedro Martinez (6th) Steve Trachsel (7th) Todd Worrell (8th) Mark Wohlers (9th) Al Leiter (9th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None -						Mike Piazza (2nd) Ken Caminiti (6th)

1996 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
3.	Roberto Alomar	Baltimore Orioles	2B
	Sandy Alomar, Jr.	Cleveland Indians	C
8.	Brady Anderson	Baltimore Orioles	OF
4.	Albert Belle	Cleveland Indians	OF
2.	Wade Boggs	New York Yankees	3B
	Jay Buhner	Seattle Mariners	OF
	Joe Carter	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
	Chuck Finley	California Angels	P
	Travis Fryman	Detroit Tigers	3B
	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Seattle Mariners	OF	Injured
	Roberto Hernandez	Chicago White Sox	P
	Chuck Knoblauch	Minnesota Twins	2B
1.	Kenny Lofton	Cleveland Indians	OF
	Edgar Martinez	Seattle Mariners	DH
	Mark McGwire	Oakland Athletics	1B
	Jose Mesa	Cleveland Indians	P	Did Not Pitch
	Jeff Montgomery	Kansas City Royals	P	Did Not Pitch
9.	Charles Nagy	Cleveland Indians	P	Starting Pitcher
	Roger Pavlik	Texas Rangers	P
	Troy Percival	California Angels	P
	Andy Pettitte	New York Yankees	P	Did Not Pitch
7.	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	SS
	Alex Rodriguez	Seattle Mariners	SS
6.	Ivan Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	C
	Frank Thomas	Chicago White Sox	1B	Injured
	Greg Vaughn	Milwaukee Brewers	OF	Did Not Play
5.	Mo Vaughn	Boston Red Sox	1B
	John Wetteland	New York Yankees	P	Did Not Pitch
	Dan Wilson	Seattle Mariners	C
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1996 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Jeff Bagwell	Houston Astros	1B
6.	Dante Bichette	Colorado Rockies	OF
8.	Craig Biggio	Houston Astros	2B
3.	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Ricky Bottalico	Philadelphia Phillies	P
	Kevin Brown	Florida Marlins	P
	Ellis Burks	Colorado Rockies	OF
	Ken Caminiti	San Diego Padres	3B
	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves	P
	Mark Grudzielanek	Montreal Expos	3B
	Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	OF	Injured
	Todd Hundley	New York Mets	C
1.	Lance Johnson	New York Mets	OF
7.	Chipper Jones	Atlanta Braves	3B
	Jason Kendall	Pittsburgh Pirates	C
2.	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	SS
	Al Leiter	Florida Marlins	P
	Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves	P	Did Not Pitch
	Pedro Martinez	Montreal Expos	P
4.	Fred McGriff	Atlanta Braves	1B
5.	Mike Piazza	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
	Henry Rodriguez	Montreal Expos	OF
	Gary Sheffield	Florida Marlins	OF
	Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
9.	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves	P	Starting Pitcher
	Steve Trachsel	Chicago Cubs	P
	Matt Williams	San Francisco Giants	3B	Injured
	Mark Wohlers	Atlanta Braves	P
	Todd Worrell	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
	Eric Young	Colorado Rockies	2B
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

The 1996 Midsummer Classic started with not one, but five first pitches thrown simultaneously by Richie Ashburn, Jim Bunning, Steve Carlton, Robin Roberts and Mike Schmidt.

Mike Piazza, who is from Norristown Pennsylvania, caught the first pitch from his childhood hero Mike Schmidt then went on to be the game's Most Valuable Player.

The crowd some great pitching throughout the game by both clubs. However, when Mark Wohlers came in and started throwing pitches over one-hundred miles per hour they truly went wild.

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