2003 AAA All-Star Game

The 2003 AAA All-Star Game was played on July 16, 2003 in Memphis, TN. The event was hosted by the Memphis Redbirds, the AAA affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The Pacific Coast League served as the home team. The PCL All-Stars were managed by Rick Sweet of the Portland Beavers. His assistants were Jim Eppard of the Salt Lake Stingers and Dyar Miller of the Memphis Redbirds. The International League team was managed by Marc Bombard of the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons. Bobby Floyd of the Norfolk Tides and Omar Malave of the Syracuse SkyChiefs served as his coaches. The game was broadcast on ESPN2 with Bob Carpenter, Buck Martinez and Lesley Swanson calling the game.

In the highest scoring AAA All-Star Game to date the International League team scored in seven different innings. The Pacific Coast League was able to keep pace with the IL through the early innings as the fifth inning started 6-5 lead for the PCL. But the IL took the lead with a 3 run fifth and were able to keep the PCL in check on their way to a 13-9 victory. The game saw six home runs as Lou Collier, Johnny Estrada, Anton French, Jason Jones, Rene Reyes and Jason Smith all went yard. Sam Marsonek of the Columbus Clippers got the win while the loss was given to Jason Ryan of the hometown Redbirds.

The Stars of Stars Awards were given to the game MVP from each team. The International League award went to Johnny Estrada of the Richmond Braves who went 3-3 with 3 RBI, 2 runs scored and a home run. Jason Jones of the Oklahoma Redhawks won the award for the PCL going 1-2 with a home run and 3 RBI.

The game featured a number of future big leaguers including Estrada, Chase Utley, Aaron Miles, Terrmel Sledge, Garrett Atkins, Chad Tracy, Ryan Madson, Bronson Arroyo and Justin Duchscherer.

Starting Lineups

International League				Batting Order		Pacific Coast League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Anton French	CF	Pawtucket Red Sox		1		Bernie Castro	2B	Portland Beavers
Lou Collier	LF	Pawtucket Red Sox		2		Alfredo Amezaga	SS	Salt Lake Stingers
Chase Utley	2B	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons		3		Terrmel Sledge	CF	Edmonton Trappers
Brandon Larson	DH	Louisville Bats		4		Robert Stratton	DH	Albuquerque Isotopes
Ross Gload	1B	Charlotte Knights		5		Bubba Crosby	LF	Las Vegas 51s
Johnny Estrada	C	Richmond Braves		6		Garrett Atkins	3B	Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Alex Escobar	RF	Buffalo Bisons		7		Tagg Bozied	1B	Portland Beavers
Jason Smith	SS	Durham Bulls		8		Pat Borders	C	Tacoma Rainiers
Travis Chapman	3B	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons		9		Rene Reyes	LF	Colorado Springs Sky Sox
Ryan Madson	P	Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Red Barons		SP		Justin Duchscherer	P	Sacramento River Cats

Box Score

Sources

AAA Baseball