Prior to the 1985 All-Star Game being played, a new tradition was born when Major League Baseball adopted an official format for a Home Run Derby. Though these types of contests had taken place before, this was the first time it was going to be acknowledged by the League.
From 1985 through 1990, the Home Run Derby was structured as a two-inning event with each participant getting five outs per inning. Since 1991, eight to ten players, were chosen to participate in a three round contest to determine the Home Run Derby Champion. Each player received ten outs per round as they attempted to hit as many home runs as they could.
The top four, regardless of their league affiliation, have advanced to the second round. If a tie existed among players for advancement into Round 2, the player with the most regular season home runs at the All-Star break advanced. The second tie breaker, if necessary, is distance of longest home run in Round One.
The 2005 Derby was the first "we are the world" long ball contest. It featured eight sluggers from eight different countries, paying homage to the 2006 World Baseball Classic — the first international baseball tournament which will include Major League players from the twenty-five man rosters of each Major League team.
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a complete breakdown of every Home Run Derby played between 1990 and 1999. Though the criteria, rules, and results have changed the event is still a fan favorite and we hope this page is informative.
"I remember in 1999 sitting there watching Mark McGwire hit balls five-hundred ninety (590) feet. I just hope mine go three-hundred thirty (330) feet and go over the wall. I don't hit tape measure shots. I hit line drives and squeakers that just clear the wall. As long as it goes over the fence, that's all that counts." - Luis Gonzalez in the 2000 Home Run Derby (ESPN)
1999 Home Run Derby1999 Home Run Derby Official Logo Fenway Park / Boston, Massachusetts |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Total |
1st | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | 3 | 10 | 3 | 16 |
2nd | Jeromy Burnitz | Milwaukee | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
3rd | Mark McGwire | St. Louis | 13 | 3 | n/a | 16 |
4th | Jeff Bagwell | Houston | 5 | 1 | n/a | 6 |
5th | Larry Walker | Colorado | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
NomarGarciaparra | Boston | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | |
B.J. Surhoff | Baltimore | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | |
Shawn Green | Toronto | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | |
9th | Sammy Sosa | Chicago | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
John Jaha | Oakland | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | |
1999 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1998 Home Run Derby1998 Home Run Derby Official Logo Coors Field / Denver, Colorado |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Total |
1st | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | 8 | 8 | 3 | 19 |
2nd | Jim Thome | Cleveland | 7 | 8 | 2 | 17 |
3rd | Vinny Castilla | Colorado | 7 | 5 | n/a | 12 |
4th | RafaelPalmeiro | Baltimore | 7 | 3 | n/a | 10 |
5th | Moises Alou | Houston | 7 | n/a | n/a | 7 |
6th | Javy Lopez | Atlanta | 5 | n/a | n/a | 5 |
Alex Rodriguez | Seattle | 5 | n/a | n/a | 5 | |
8th | Mark McGwire | St. Louis | 4 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
9th | Damion Easley | Detroit | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
10th | Chipper Jones | Atlanta | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 |
1998 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1997 Home Run DerbyJacobs Field / Cleveland, Ohio |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Total |
1st | Tino Martinez | NewYork | 5 | 8 | 3 | 16 |
2nd | Larry Walker | Colorado | 9 | 9 | 1 | 19 |
3rd | Mark McGwire | Oakland | 5 | 2 | n/a | 7 |
4th | Jeff Bagwell | Houston | 4 | 1 | n/a | 5 |
5th | Brady Anderson | Baltimore | 4 | n/a | n/a | 4 |
6th | Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
Chipper Jones | Atlanta | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | |
8th | Ray Lankford | St. Louis | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
9th | NomarGarciaparra | Boston | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
Jim Thome | Cleveland | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | |
1997 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1996 Home Run DerbyVeterans Stadium / Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Total | Long |
1st | Barry Bonds | SanFrancisco | 4 | 10 | 3 | 17 | 451' |
2nd | Mark McGwire | Oakland | 4 | 9 | 2 | 15 | 460' |
3rd | Brady Anderson | Baltimore | 5 | 6 | n/a | 11 | 433' |
4th | Jay Buhner | Seattle | 6 | 2 | n/a | 8 | 426' |
5th | HenryRodriguez | Montreal | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | 437' |
6th | Jeff Bagwell | Houston | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 460' |
Joe Carter | Toronto | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | 433' | |
8th | Ellis Burks | Colorado | 1 | n/a | n/a | 1 | 405' |
9th | Gary Sheffield | Florida | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | n/a |
Greg Vaughn | Milwaukee | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | n/a | |
1996 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1995 Home Run DerbyThe Ballpark in Arlington / Arlington, Texas |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Total |
1st | Frank Thomas | Chicago | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
2nd | Albert Belle | Cleveland | 7 | 7 | 2 | 16 |
3rd | Mo Vaughn | Boston | 3 | 3 | n/a | 6 |
Ron Gant | Cincinnati | 3 | 3 | n/a | 6 | |
5th | Manny Ramirez | Cleveland | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
6th | Sammy Sosa | Chicago | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
ReggieSanders | Cincinnati | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | |
Raul Mondesi | LosAngeles | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 | |
1995 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1994 Home Run DerbyThree Rivers Stadium / Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Total |
1st | KenGriffey,Jr. | Seattle | uk | uk | uk | 7 |
2nd | Fred McGriff | Atlanta | uk | uk | uk | 5 |
3rd | Ruben Sierra | Oakland | uk | uk | n/a | 4 |
Frank Thomas | Chicago | uk | uk | n/a | 4 | |
5th | Jeff Bagwell | Houston | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
DanteBichette | Colorado | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 | |
7th | Albert Belle | Cleveland | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
8th | Mike Piazza | LosAngeles | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
1994 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1993 Home Run DerbyOriole Park at Camden Yards / Baltimore, Maryland |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Playoff | Total |
1st | JuanGonzalez | Texas | uk | uk | 4 | 1 | 7 |
2nd | KenGriffey,Jr. | Seattle | uk | uk | 4 | 0 | 7 |
3rd | Barry Bonds | SanFrancisco | uk | uk | n/a | n/a | 5 |
Bobby Bonilla | New York | uk | uk | n/a | n/a | 5 | |
5th | Cecil Fielder | Detroit | 4 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4 |
6th | Albert Belle | Cleveland | 3 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3 |
7th | David Justice | Atlanta | 2 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 2 |
8th | Mike Piazza | Los Angeles | 0 | n/a | n/a | n/a | 0 |
1993 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1992 Home Run DerbyJack Murphy Stadium / San Diego, California |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Total |
1st | Mark McGwire | Oakland | uk | uk | uk | 12 |
2nd | KenGriffey,Jr. | Seattle | uk | uk | uk | 7 |
3rd | Joe Carter | Toronto | uk | uk | n/a | 4 |
Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | uk | uk | n/a | 4 | |
Gary Sheffield | SanDiego | uk | uk | n/a | 4 | |
Larry Walker | Montreal | uk | uk | n/a | 4 | |
7th | Fred McGriff | SanDiego | 3 | n/a | n/a | 3 |
8th | Barry Bonds | Pittsburgh | 2 | n/a | n/a | 2 |
1992 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1991 Home Run DerbyThe Skydome / Toronto, Canada |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | Round1 | Round2 | Finals | Total |
1st | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Baltimore | uk | uk | uk | 12 |
2nd | Paul O'Neill | Cincinnati | uk | uk | uk | 5 |
3rd | Cecil Fielder | Detroit | uk | uk | n/a | 4 |
4th | George Bell | Chicago | uk | uk | n/a | 2 |
Joe Carter | Toronto | uk | uk | n/a | 2 | |
Danny Tartabull | KansasCity | uk | uk | n/a | 2 | |
7th | HowardJohnson | New York | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 |
Chris Sabo | Cincinnati | 0 | n/a | n/a | 0 | |
1991 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
1990 Home Run DerbyWrigley Field / Chicago, Illinois |
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Place | Name(s) | Team | 1stInning | 2ndInning | Total |
1st | Ryne Sandberg | Chicago | uk | uk | 3 |
2nd | Mark McGwire | Oakland | uk | uk | 1 |
Matt Williams | SanFrancisco | uk | uk | 1 | |
4th | Bobby Bonilla | Pittsburgh | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jose Canseco | Oakland | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Cecil Fielder | Detroit | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Ken Griffey, Jr. | Seattle | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DarrylStrawberry | New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
1990 Home Run Derby 1985-1989 Home Run Derby | 2000-Current Home Run Derby |
In 1996 the All-Star "people" who hosted the Home Run Derby began reporting home run distances and a new tradition was born.
Did you know that we have the historical results from the 2000-Today Home Run Derby contests and 1985-1989 Home Run Derby contests archived on different pages to keep the size/speed of this page manageble?
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