2001 All-Star Game

The 2001 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 10, 2001. The American League won the seventy-second midsummer classic by a score of 4 to 1. The game was held at Safeco Field in Seattle, WA in front of 51,223 fans. The MVP was Cal Ripken, Jr. of the Baltimore Orioles.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Joe Torre and coaches Tony Muser and Lou Piniella.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Roberto Alomar	Cleveland Indians	2B
Bret Boone	Seattle Mariners	2B	Fan's Selection
Mike Cameron	Seattle Mariners	OF		replaced Vaughn
Tony Clark	Detroit Tigers	1B
Roger Clemens	New York Yankees	P
Freddy Garcia	Seattle Mariners	P
Jason Giambi	Oakland Athletics	1B
Troy Glaus	Anaheim Angels	3B
Juan Gonzalez	Cleveland Indians	OF	Fan's Selection
Cristian Guzman	Minnesota Twins	SS
Derek Jeter	New York Yankees	SS
Edgar Martinez	Seattle Mariners	DH	Fan's Selection
Joe Mays	Minnesota Twins	P
Eric Milton	Minnesota Twins	P		did not play
Jeff Nelson	Seattle Mariners	P		replaced Rivera
John Olerud	Seattle Mariners	1B	Fan's Selection
Magglio Ordonez	Chicago White Sox	OF
Troy Percival	Anaheim Angels	P
Andy Pettitte	New York Yankees	P
Jorge Posada	New York Yankees	C
Paul Quantrill	Toronto Blue Jays	P
Manny Ramirez	Boston Red Sox	OF	Fan's Selection
Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	3B	Fan's Selection
Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees	P		replaced due to injury
Alex Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	SS	Fan's Selection
Ivan Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	C	Fan's Selection
Kazuhiro Sasaki	Seattle Mariners	P
Mike Stanton	New York Yankees	P
Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle Mariners	OF	Fan's Selection
Mike Sweeney	Kansas City Royals	1B
Greg Vaughn	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	OF		replaced due to injury
Bernie Williams	New York Yankees	OF

National League

The National League team was led by manager Bobby Valentine and coaches Dusty Baker and Bruce Bochy.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Moises Alou	Houston Astros	OF
Rich Aurilia	San Francisco Giants	SS	Fan's Selection
Lance Berkman	Houston Astros	OF
Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF	Fan's Selection
John Burkett	Atlanta Braves	P
Sean Casey	Cincinnati Reds	1B
Cliff Floyd	Florida Marlins	OF		replaced Reed
Brian Giles	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Luis Gonzalez	Arizona Diamondbacks	OF	Fan's Selection
Vladimir Guerrero	Montreal Expos	OF
Mike Hampton	Colorado Rockies	P
Todd Helton	Colorado Rockies	1B	Fan's Selection
Charles Johnson	Florida Marlins	C
Randy Johnson	Arizona Diamondbacks	P
Chipper Jones	Atlanta Braves	3B	Fan's Selection
Jeff Kent	San Francisco Giants	2B	Fan's Selection
Ryan Klesko	San Diego Padres	1B
Jon Lieber	Chicago Cubs	P
Matt Morris	St. Louis Cardinals	P
Phil Nevin	San Diego Padres	3B
Chan Ho Park	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
Mike Piazza	New York Mets	C	Fan's Selection
Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	3B
Rick Reed	New York Mets	P		replaced due to injury
Jimmy Rollins	Philadelphia Phillies	SS
Curt Schilling	Arizona Diamondbacks	P		did not play
Jeff Shaw	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
Ben Sheets	Milwaukee Brewers	P
Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	OF	Fan's Selection
Billy Wagner	Houston Astros	P
Larry Walker	Colorado Rockies	OF	Fan's Selection

The Game

Starting Lineups

National League				Batting Order		American League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Luis Gonzalez	OF	Arizona Diamondbacks		1		Ichiro Suzuki	OF	Seattle Mariners
Todd Helton	1B	Colorado Rockies		2		Alex Rodriguez	SS	Texas Rangers
Barry Bonds	OF	San Francisco Giants		3		Manny Ramirez	OF	Boston Red Sox
Sammy Sosa	OF	Chicago Cubs		4		Bret Boone	2B	Seattle Mariners
Larry Walker	OF	Colorado Rockies		5		Juan Gonzalez	OF	Cleveland Indians
Mike Piazza	C	New York Mets		6		John Olerud	1B	Seattle Mariners
Chipper Jones	3B	Atlanta Braves		7		Edgar Martinez	DH	Seattle Mariners
Jeff Kent	2B	San Francisco Giants		8		Cal Ripken, Jr.	3B	Baltimore Orioles
Rich Aurilia	SS	San Francisco Giants		9		Ivan Rodriguez	C	Texas Rangers
Randy Johnson	P	Arizona Diamondbacks		SP		Roger Clemens	P	New York Yankees

Line Score

July 10, 2001 at Safeco Field (51223), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	1
American	0	0	1	0	1	2	0	0	x	4	8	0

Pitchers

National: Randy Johnson - Chan Ho Park (L) - John Burkett - Mike Hampton - Jon Lieber - Matt Morris - Jeff Shaw - Billy Wagner - Ben Sheets

American: Roger Clemens - Freddy Garcia (W) - Andy Pettitte - Joe Mays - Paul Quantrill - Mike Stanton - Jeff Nelson - Troy Percival - Kazuhiro Sasaki (S)

Home Runs

National: None

American: Cal Ripken, Jr. (3rd), Derek Jeter (6th), Magglio Ordonez (6th)

Umpires

HP: Dana Demuth, 1B: Dale Scott, 2B: Jim Joyce, 3B: Jerry Layne, LF: Ron Kulpa, RF: Tony Randazzo

Further Reading

• Gary Belleville: "July 10, 2001: Cal Ripken Jr. steals the All-Star spotlight in Seattle," SABR Baseball Games Project.

Related Sites

2001 MLB season by team