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The 2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 80th midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. [1] The game was held on July 14, 2009, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the National League St. Louis Cardinals.
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All-Star games have been played in D.C., hosted by both incarnations of the Washington Senators (now known as the Minnesota Twins and as the Texas Rangers), as well as by the Washington Nationals in 2018.
Busch Stadium, which last hosted the All-Star Game in 1966, will once again be home to the contest and even though the name is the same, the stadium is once again new. The Gateway City last saw All-Star action in 1966 and it truly was one for the ages.
The Cardinals also became the first team in almost 100 years to win a World Series Championship in the inaugural season of a new ballpark. The new Busch Stadium hosted the 80th MLB All-Star Game, in July 2009. Busch Stadium Facts ».
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After the rosters were revealed, a second ballot of five players per league was created for the All-Star Final Voteto determine the 33rd and final player of each roster. The NL Winner was Shane Victorino of the Philadelphia Phillies and the AL winner was Brandon Inge of the Detroit Tigers. Pablo Sandoval and Ian Kinsler finished a close second in t...
American League team manager Joe Maddon of the Tampa Bay Rays selected Seattle Mariners manager Don Wakamatsu and Kansas City Royals manager Trey Hillman as coaches for the team along with the rest of his Tampa Bay staff. Both managers participated in their first All-Star game this year, while Maddon will manage the All-Star squad for the first tim...
Votes were cast online and at the 30 MLB ballparks. Sprint replaced Monster as the sponsor of the online portion of balloting. There was a limit of 25 votes per e-mail address, but no limit to the number of ballots cast at the stadium. The deadline to cast votes was July 2, and the results were broadcast on the TBS All-Star Selection show on July 5...
Ceremonies
"The Star-Spangled Banner" was sung by Sheryl Crow. Stan Musial, a former player for the host St. Louis Cardinals and a member of the Baseball Hall of Fame, gave the baseball for the ceremonial first pitch to the President of the United States Barack Obama, who threw it to the hometown Cardinals' first baseman and leading All-Star vote-getter, Albert Pujols. During the seventh-inning stretch, Sara Evans sang "God Bless America". By contrast, little attention was paid to the Canadian national...
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Game summary
The American League scored 2 runs in the top of the 1st inning. The National League scored 3 in the bottom of the 2nd off a hit by Yadier Molina, and a double by Prince Fielder. The American League tied the score in the 5th on a double by Joe Mauer, and retook the lead when Adam Jones drove in Curtis Granderson on a sacrifice fly in the 8th. Mariano Rivera pitched a perfect 9th inning to record a record 4th All-Star Game save. Carl Crawford went 1-for-3 but made a great defensive catch in the...
The All-Star Fan Fest, an amusement park and a quasi-museum was held July 10–14 at America's CenterConvention Center.The Pepsi All-Star Concert, one of two new events on the calendar, featuring St. Louis native Sheryl Crow was held at the Gateway Archon July 11.The Sirius XM Radio All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell All-Star Legends and Celebrity Softball Game were held July 12 at Busch Stadium. The World team won the Futures game, 7-5 after seven inn...The Gatorade Workout Day and State Farm Home Run Derby took place at Busch Stadium on July 13. Prince Fielder defeated Nelson Cruzin the final round to win the Home Run Derby.The game was televised live in the United States by Fox Sports, with announcers Joe Buck (play-by-play); Tim McCarver (color commentator); and Ken Rosenthal, Chris Rose, and Eric Karros (field reporters). MLB International televised the game in English outside of the U.S., with announcers Gary Thorne (play-by-play) and Rick Sutcliffe (color comment...
Mar 6, 2024 · The first MLB All-Star game was hosted in this stadium (80th MLB All-Star game). August 6, 2022 : The stadium hosted a record attendance in a St. Louis Cardinals vs New York Yankees game....
On May 12, 1966, the Cardinals opened new Busch Memorial Stadium in downtown St. Louis by defeating the Atlanta Braves, 4-3, in 12 innings. Busch Stadium II served as host for the 1966 MLB All-Star Game, as well as six World Series (1967, '68, '82, '85, '87, 2004).
