2007 All-Star Game

2007 All-Star Game

In 2007, the Midsummer Classic returned to the city of San Francisco for the third time in its 78-year incarnation. After being held at the "slightly windy"Candlestick Park (twice), the All-Stars traveled "back in time" to one of the newest additions to the city by the bay's skyline, AT&T Park - which opened in 2000 and was originally called SBC Park. Bringing forth the glory days of old-time baseball, the beautiful retro-designed ballpark provided a perfect stage for showcasing the modern game's best players.

The American League outslugged and outlasted the senior circuit yet again to win home field advantage in the 2007 World Series. An incentive Torii Hunter said isn't necessary, "We're competitors. You don't have to put the World Series on the end of that. We're going to play hard anyway."

Ichiro Suzuki played hard and provided us with an eternal memory, similar to the Fred Lynn first Midsummer Classic grand slam of 1978, when he hit a fifth inning drive off the quirky, yet charming right field wall to record the first ever inside-the-park home run in All-Star history.

"Major League Baseball is proud and excited to bring the All-Star Game back to San Francisco, one of our country's greatest and most beautiful cities. I am confident that Peter Magowan, Larry Baer, the entire Giants' staff and the city of San Francisco will make the 2007 Midsummer Classic one of our finest and most memorable. Under the leadership of Peter and Larry, the Giants are one of the most civic-minded of our franchises. The Giants' community programs touch more than a half-million people each year in the San Francisco area. Their attention to social responsibility not only helps the Giants ball club but will help facilitate their efforts to host a successful All-Star Game." - Commissioner Bud Selig (MLB Press Release, 02/09/2005)

2007 All-Star Game 2007 All-Star Game Program 2007 All-Star Game At-A-Glance
2007 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	78
Date / Box Score	07-10-2007
Location	AT&T Park
Attendance⁽^Rank⁾	43,965
M.V.P. Award	Ichiro Suzuki
The Star Spangled Banner	Chris Isaak & Kenny Dale Johnson
1^st Pitch	From	To
1^st Pitch	Willie Mays	Jose Reyes
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Dan Haren	Jake Peavy
Managers	Jim Leyland	Tony La Russa
Coaches	Ron Gardenhire	Bruce Bochy
Coaches	Ron Washington	Willie Randolph
Honorary Captains	Al Kaline	Willie Mays
2007 All-Star Game Fast Facts

2007 All Star Game Line Score
2007 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	0	5	10	0
National	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	9	1
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Dan Haren Josh Beckett (W, 3^rd) C.C. Sabathia (H, 5^th) Justin Verlander (H, 6^th) Johan Santana (H, 7^th) Jonathan Papelbon (H, 8^th) J.J. Putz (H, 9^th) Francisco Rodriguez (H, 9^th) -						Jake Peavy Brad Penny (H, 2^nd) Ben Sheets (H, 3^rd) Cole Hamels (H, 4^th) Chris Young (BS, L, 5^th) Francisco Cordero (6^th) Takashi Saito (7^th) Billy Wagner (8^th) Trevor Hoffman (9^th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
Ihciro Suzuki (5^th) Carl Crawford (6^th) Victor Martinez (8^th)						Alfonso Soriano (9^th) - -

2007 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
	Josh Beckett⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox	SP
	Carl Crawford⁽²⁾	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	OF
5.	Vladimir Guerrero⁽⁸⁾	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	OF
	Carlos Guillen⁽²⁾	Detroit Tigers	SS
9.	Dan Haren⁽¹⁾	Oakland Athletics	SP	Starting Pitcher
	Torii Hunter⁽²⁾	Minnesota Twins	OF
	Bobby Jenks⁽²⁾	Chicago White Sox	RP	Did Not Pitch
2.	Derek Jeter⁽⁸⁾	New York Yankees	SS
	John Lackey⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	SP	Did Not Pitch
	Mike Lowell⁽⁴⁾	Boston Red Sox	3B
	Victor Martinez⁽²⁾	Cleveland Indians	C
	Gil Meche⁽¹⁾	Kansas City Royals	SP	Did Not Pitch
	Justin Morneau⁽¹⁾	Minnesota Twins	1B
	Hideki Okajima⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox	RP	Monster Final Vote
6.	Magglio Ordonez⁽⁶⁾	Detroit Tigers	OF
3.	David Ortiz⁽⁴⁾	Boston Red Sox	1B
	Jonathan Papelbon⁽²⁾	Boston Red Sox	RP
8.	Placido Polanco⁽¹⁾	Detroit Tigers	2B
	Jorge Posada⁽⁵⁾	New York Yankees	C
	J.J. Putz⁽¹⁾	Seattle Mariners	RP
	Manny Ramirez⁽¹¹⁾	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Alex Rios⁽²⁾	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
	Brian Roberts⁽²⁾	Baltimore Orioles	2B
4.	Alex Rodriguez⁽¹¹⁾	New York Yankees	3B
	Francisco Rodriguez⁽²⁾	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	RP
7.	Ivan Rodriguez⁽¹⁴⁾	Detroit Tigers	C
	C.C. Sabathia⁽³⁾	Cleveland Indians	SP
	Johan Santana⁽³⁾	Minnesota Twins	SP
	Grady Sizemore⁽²⁾	Cleveland Indians	OF
1.	Ichiro Suzuki⁽⁷⁾	Seattle Mariners	OF	MVP
	Justin Verlander⁽¹⁾	Detroit Tigers	SP
	Michael Young⁽⁴⁾	Texas Rangers	SS	Did Not Play
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
Bold=Fan-Elected Starter. Italic=Manager Choice. Underline=Player Choices.

2007 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
3.	Carlos Beltran⁽⁴⁾	New York Mets	OF
2.	Barry Bonds⁽¹⁴⁾	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Miguel Cabrera⁽⁴⁾	Florida Marlins	3B
	Francisco Cordero⁽²⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	RP
6.	Prince Fielder⁽¹⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	1B
	Brian Fuentes⁽³⁾	Colorado Rockies	RP	Replaced - Injury
4.	Ken Griffey, Jr.⁽¹³⁾	Cincinnati Reds	OF
	Cole Hamels⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	SP
	J.J. Hardy⁽¹⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	SS
	Trevor Hoffman⁽⁶⁾	San Diego Padres	RP
	Matt Holliday⁽²⁾	Colorado Rockies	OF
	Orlando Hudson⁽¹⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	2B
	Carlos Lee⁽³⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
	Derrek Lee⁽²⁾	Chicago Cubs	1B
7.	Russell Martin⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
	Brian McCann⁽²⁾	Atlanta Braves	C
	Roy Oswalt⁽³⁾	Houston Astros	SP	Replaced Smoltz
9.	Jake Peavy⁽²⁾	San Diego Padres	SP	Starting Pitcher
	Brad Penny⁽²⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers	SP
	Albert Pujols⁽⁶⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
1.	Jose Reyes⁽²⁾	New York Mets	SS
	Aaron Rowand⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
	Takashi Saito⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers	RP
	Freddy Sanchez⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates	2B
	Ben Sheets⁽³⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	SP
	John Smoltz⁽⁸⁾	Atlanta Braves	SP	Replaced - Injury
	Alfonso Soriano⁽⁶⁾	Washington Nationals	OF
8.	Chase Utley⁽²⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	2B
	Jose Valverde⁽¹⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	RP
	Billy Wagner⁽⁵⁾	New York Mets	RP
	Brandon Webb⁽²⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	SP	Replaced Fuentes
5.	David Wright⁽²⁾	New York Mets	3B
	Chris Young⁽¹⁾	San Diego Padres	1B	Monster Final Vote
	Dmitri Young⁽²⁾	Washington Nationals	1B
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
Bold=Fan-Elected Starter. Italic=Manager Choice. Underline=Player Choices.

2007 All-Star Game crew chief Bruce Froemming worked his 5,000th Major League game on August 16, 2006, at Fenway Park, joining hall of famer Bill Klem as the only other umpire to top 5,000 Major League games.

Did you know that during the 2007 All-Star Game, and for the first time ever, the Official All-Star Program was published with a different cover for each Major League Baseball team? The "standard" cover can be seen at the top of this page and those players selected to appear on their team specific covers appear below:

2007 Official All-Star Program Limited Player Editions

Team	Player	Team	Player
Arizona Diamondbacks	Orlando Hudson	Milwaukee Brewers	Prince Fielder
Atlanta Braves	John Smoltz	Minnesota Twins	Torii Hunter
Baltimore Orioles	Brian Roberts	New York Mets	Jose Reyes
Boston Red Sox	David Ortiz	New York Yankees	Derek Jeter
Chicago Cubs	Alfonso Soriano	Oakland Athletics	Dan Haren
Chicago White Sox	Bobby Jenks	Philadelphia Phillies	Chase Utley
Cincinnati Reds	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Pittsburgh Pirates	Freddy Sanchez
Cleveland Indians	Grady Sizemore	San Diego Padres	Jake Peavy
Colorado Rockies	Matt Holliday	San Francisco Giants	Barry Bonds
Detroit Tigers	Magglio Ordonez	Seattle Mariners	Ichiro Suzuki
Florida Marlins	Miguel Cabrera	St. Louis Cardinals	Albert Pujols
Houston Astros	Carlos Lee	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	Carl Crawford
Kansas City Royals	Gil Meche	Texas Rangers	Michael Young
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	Vladimir Guerrero	Toronto Blue Jays	Alex Rios
Los Angeles Dodgers	Russell Martin	Washington Nationals	Dmitri Young

The economic impact of All-Star Games on their host cities has been greater than thirty-seven million dollars since 1996 and MLB estimates the city of San Francisco will make between sixty and sixty-five million dollars.

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