2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 76th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game 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 12, 2005 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, the home of the Detroit Tigers of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 7-5, thus awarding an AL team (which eventually came to be the Chicago White Sox) home-field advantage in the 2005 World Series.

Rosters

National League

Elected starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Mike Piazza	Mets	12
1B	Derrek Lee	Cubs	1
2B	Jeff Kent	Dodgers	5
3B	Aramis Ramírez	Cubs	1
SS	David Eckstein	Cardinals	1
OF	Bobby Abreu	Phillies	2
OF	Carlos Beltrán	Mets	2
OF	Jim Edmonds	Cardinals	4

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Chris Carpenter	Cardinals	1
P	Roger Clemens	Astros	11
P	Chad Cordero	Nationals	1
P	Brian Fuentes	Rockies	1
P	Liván Hernández	Nationals	2
P	Jason Isringhausen	Cardinals	2
P	Brad Lidge	Astros	1
P	Pedro Martínez	Mets	7
P	Roy Oswalt	Astros	1
P	Jake Peavy	Padres	1
P	John Smoltz	Braves	7
P	Billy Wagner	Phillies	4
P	Dontrelle Willis	Marlins	2

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Paul Lo Duca	Marlins	3
1B	Albert Pujols	Cardinals	4
2B	Luis Castillo	Marlins	3
3B	Morgan Ensberg	Astros	1
3B	Scott Rolen	Cardinals	4
SS	César Izturis	Dodgers	1
SS	Felipe López	Reds	1
SS	Jimmy Rollins	Phillies	3
OF	Moisés Alou	Giants	6
OF	Jason Bay	Pirates	1
OF	Miguel Cabrera	Marlins	2
OF	Luis Gonzalez	Diamondbacks	5
OF	Andruw Jones	Braves	4
OF	Carlos Lee	Brewers	1

American League

Elected starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Jason Varitek	Red Sox	2
1B	Mark Teixeira	Rangers	1
2B	Brian Roberts	Orioles	1
3B	Alex Rodriguez	Yankees	9
SS	Miguel Tejada	Orioles	3
OF	Johnny Damon	Red Sox	2
OF	Vladimir Guerrero	Angels	6
OF	Manny Ramírez	Red Sox	9
DH	David Ortiz	Red Sox	2

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Danys Báez	Devil Rays	1
P	Mark Buehrle	White Sox	2
P	Matt Clement	Red Sox	1
P	Bartolo Colón	Angels	2
P	Justin Duchscherer	Athletics	1
P	Jon Garland	White Sox	1
P	Roy Halladay	Blue Jays	3
P	Joe Nathan	Twins	2
P	Mariano Rivera	Yankees	7
P	Kenny Rogers	Rangers	3
P	B.J. Ryan	Orioles	1
P	Johan Santana	Twins	1
P	Bob Wickman	Indians	2

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Iván Rodríguez	Tigers	12
1B	Shea Hillenbrand	Blue Jays	2
1B	Paul Konerko	White Sox	2
2B	Alfonso Soriano	Rangers	4
3B	Melvin Mora	Orioles	2
SS	Michael Young	Rangers	2
DH	Mike Sweeney	Royals	5
OF	Garret Anderson	Angels	3
OF	Scott Podsednik	White Sox	1
OF	Gary Sheffield	Yankees	9
OF	Ichiro Suzuki	Mariners	5

Game

Umpires

Home Plate	Joe West
First Base	Tim Welke
Second Base	Eric Cooper
Third Base	Mike DiMuro
Left Field	C. B. Bucknor
Right Field	Andy Fletcher

Starting lineups

National League				American League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Bobby Abreu	Phillies	RF	1	Johnny Damon	Red Sox	CF
2	Carlos Beltrán	Mets	LF	2	Alex Rodriguez	Yankees	3B
3	Albert Pujols	Cardinals	DH	3	David Ortiz	Red Sox	DH
4	Derrek Lee	Cubs	1B	4	Manny Ramírez	Red Sox	LF
5	Jim Edmonds	Cardinals	CF	5	Miguel Tejada	Orioles	SS
6	Aramis Ramírez	Cubs	3B	6	Vladimir Guerrero	Angels	RF
7	Mike Piazza	Mets	C	7	Mark Teixeira	Rangers	1B
8	Jeff Kent	Dodgers	2B	8	Jason Varitek	Red Sox	C
9	David Eckstein	Cardinals	SS	9	Brian Roberts	Orioles	2B
	Chris Carpenter	Cardinals	P		Mark Buehrle	White Sox	P

Game summary

In the first inning, starters Mark Buehrle and Chris Carpenter each induced a double play, from Carlos Beltran and Manny Ramírez respectively, to end early threats. The American League would score in the bottom of the second, when the game's MVP, Miguel Tejada, crushed a solo shot off John Smoltz to give the AL a 1-0 lead. The AL would score two more in the third, on the strength of a David Ortiz RBI single, and an RBI groundout by Tejada, his second RBI in as many innings.

The NL wasted a scoring opportunity in the top of the fourth, when with two runners on, Aramis Ramirez grounded into a double play to end that threat. In the bottom of that inning, Ichiro Suzuki hit a broken-bat, bloop single to score two, but was then picked off first base by Liván Hernández. Then, in the bottom of the sixth, Mark Teixiera, a switch-hitter, hit an opposite field, two-run homer off Dontrelle Willis, his first home run off a left-hander that season, opening the AL's lead to 7-0.

The NL finally got on the board in the next inning, when Andruw Jones launched a two-run shot just inside the foul pole off Kenny Rogers to close the NL to within five. They scored another run in the eighth, when Moisés Alou scored on an RBI forceout by Miguel Cabrera.

In the top of the ninth, Luis Gonzalez scored Andruw Jones with a double, and then scored himself on an RBI groundout by Carlos Lee. Mariano Rivera then came on to stop the NL's potential rally. Rivera struck out Morgan Ensberg to end the threat, and the game, securing a 7-5 win for the AL.

Home Run Derby

Comerica Park, Detroit -- N.L. 66, A.L. 42
Player	Team	Round 1	Semis	Finals	Totals
	Philadelphia	24	6	11	41
align="center"	align="center"|Detroit	7	8	5	20
align="left"	align="center"|Milwaukee	11	4	–	15
align="left"	align="center"|Boston	17	3	–	20
align="center"	align="center"|Los Angeles (N)	5	–	–	5
align="left"	align="center"|Atlanta	5	–	–	5
align="left"	align="center"|Texas	2	–	–	2
align="left"	align="center"|Pittsburgh	0	–	–	0

Footnotes and references

External links

• All-Star Game Home Page
• Home Run Derby
• July 12, 2005 All-Star Game at Comerica Park Box Score and Play by Play - Baseball-Reference.com