2006 All-Star Game

Coast Guard canine units walk up a ramp at Station Square here after inspecting the clipper ship fleet along the Monogahela River Tuesday, July 11, 2006. during the All Star Game

The 2006 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 11, 2006. The American League won the seventy-seventh midsummer classic by a score of 3 to 2. The game was held at PNC Park in Pittsburgh, PA in front of 38,904 fans. The MVP was Michael Young of the Texas Rangers. Going in to the game, the National League had not won the Midsummer Classic in the last ten meetings.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Ozzie Guillen and undetermined coaches.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Mark Buehrle	Chicago White Sox	P
Robinson Cano	New York Yankees	2B
Jose Contreras	Chicago White Sox	P
Jermaine Dye	Chicago White Sox	OF
Troy Glaus	Toronto Blue Jays	3B
Vladimir Guerrero	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	OF
Roy Halladay	Toronto Blue Jays	P
Bobby Jenks	Chicago White Sox	P
Derek Jeter	New York Yankees	SS
Scott Kazmir	Tampa Bay Devil Rays	P
Paul Konerko	Chicago White Sox	1B
Francisco Liriano	Minnesota Twins	P
Jose Lopez	Seattle Mariners	2B
Mark Loretta	Boston Red Sox	2B
Gary Matthews	Texas Rangers	OF
Joe Mauer	Minnesota Twins	C
Magglio Ordonez	Detroit Tigers	OF
David Ortiz	Boston Red Sox	DH
Jonathan Papelbon	Boston Red Sox	P
A.J. Pierzynski	Chicago White Sox	C	Final Man Vote
Manny Ramirez	Boston Red Sox	OF
Mark Redman	Kansas City Royals	P
Alexis Rios	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
Mariano Rivera	New York Yankees	P
Alex Rodriguez	New York Yankees	3B
Ivan Rodriguez	Detroit Tigers	C
Kenny Rogers	Detroit Tigers	P
B.J. Ryan	Toronto Blue Jays	P
Johan Santana	Minnesota Twins	P
Grady Sizemore	Cleveland Indians	OF
Ichiro Suzuki	Seattle Mariners	OF
Miguel Tejada	Baltimore Orioles	SS
Jim Thome	Chicago White Sox	DH
Vernon Wells	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
Michael Young	Texas Rangers	SS
Barry Zito	Oakland Athletics	P

National League

The National League team was led by manager Phil Garner and undetermined coaches.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Bronson Arroyo	Cincinnati Reds	P
Jason Bay	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Carlos Beltran	New York Mets	OF
Lance Berkman	Houston Astros	OF
Miguel Cabrera	Florida Marlins	3B
Chris Capuano	Milwaukee Brewers	P
Chris Carpenter	St. Louis Cardinals	P
David Eckstein	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
Brian Fuentes	Colorado Rockies	P
Nomar Garciaparra	Los Angeles Dodgers	1B	Final Man Vote
Tom Glavine	New York Mets	P
Tom Gordon	Philadelphia Phillies	P
Trevor Hoffman	San Diego Padres	P
Matt Holliday	Colorado Rockies	OF
Ryan Howard	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
Andruw Jones	Atlanta Braves	OF
Carlos Lee	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
Paul Lo Duca	New York Mets	C
Pedro Martinez	New York Mets	P
Brian McCann	Atlanta Braves	C
Roy Oswalt	Houston Astros	P
Brad Penny	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
Albert Pujols	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
Edgar Renteria	Atlanta Braves	SS
Jose Reyes	New York Mets	2B
Scott Rolen	St. Louis Cardinals	3B
Freddy Sanchez	Pittsburgh Pirates	3B
Jason Schmidt	San Francisco Giants	P
Alfonso Soriano	Washington Nationals	OF
Derrick Turnbow	Milwaukee Brewers	P
Dan Uggla	Florida Marlins	2B
Chase Utley	Philadelphia Phillies	2B
Brandon Webb	Arizona Diamondbacks	P
David Wright	New York Mets	3B
Carlos Zambrano	Chicago Cubs	P

The Game

The American League took an early lead when Vladimir Guerrero of the Los Angeles Angels hit a homer in the top of the 2nd inning, but David Wright of the New York Mets tied the game with a solo blast in the bottom of the frame. The next inning, another Met, Carlos Beltran, scored on Roy Halladay's wild pitch. The National League held the lead until the top of the 9th, when Michael Young of the Texas Rangers hit a two-run triple off San Diego Padres closer Trevor Hoffman to give the AL the upper hand. New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera pitched a scoreless 9th to preserve the American League's 3-2 victory.

Starting Lineups

American League				Batting Order		National League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Ichiro Suzuki	RF	Seattle Mariners		1		Alfonso Soriano	LF	Washington Nationals
Derek Jeter	SS	New York Yankees		2		Carlos Beltran	CF	New York Mets
David Ortiz	1B	Boston Red Sox		3		Albert Pujols	1B	St. Louis Cardinals
Alex Rodriguez	3B	New York Yankees		4		Jason Bay	RF	Pittsburgh Pirates
Vladimir Guerrero	LF	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim		5		Edgar Renteria	SS	Atlanta Braves
Ivan Rodriguez	C	Detroit Tigers		6		David Wright	3B	New York Mets
Vernon Wells	CF	Toronto Blue Jays		7		Chase Utley	2B	Philadelphia Phillies
Mark Loretta	2B	Boston Red Sox		8		Paul Lo Duca	C	New York Mets
Kenny Rogers	P	Detroit Tigers		9		Brad Penny	P	Los Angeles Dodgers

Line Score

July 11, 2006 at PNC Park (38904), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

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

Pitchers

American: Kenny Rogers, Roy Halladay, Barry Zito, Scott Kazmir, Johan Santana, B.J. Ryan (W), Mariano Rivera (S)

National: Brad Penny, Roy Oswalt, Brandon Webb, Bronson Arroyo, Brian Fuentes, Derrick Turnbow, Tom Gordon, Trevor Hoffman (L)

Home Runs

American: Vladimir Guerrero (2nd)

National: David Wright (2nd)

Umpires

HP: Jerry Crawford, 1B: Randy Marsh, 2B: Fieldin Culbreth, 3B: Jeff Nelson, LF: Mike Everitt, RF: Alfonso Marquez

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