1994 All-Star Game

1994 All-Star Game

The '94 Midsummer Classic is considered by most die-hards as one of the best All-Star Games ever played. This extra-inning, nail-biter had everyone on the edge of their seats as the lead changed five times and included a game tying home run in the ninth inning and a surprising victory for the National League in the tenth.

The National League got to two of the American League's finest pitchers, David Cone and Lee Smith. Cone, 12-4 at the break, gave up three runs in the third and threw forty pitches in two innings. Smith, who had twenty-nine saves at the break, was entrusted with a 7-5 lead in the ninth and gave up a game-tying homer in a twenty-eight pitch inning of work.

While much of the media's pregame attentions were focused on the American League's Frank Thomas and Ken Griffey Jr., it was three Expos: Ken Hill, Marquis Grissom and Moises Alou who stole the show. Hill pitched two scoreless innings; Grissom staked the National League to a 5-4 lead with a sixth-inning homer; and Alou delivered the game-winning double it the tenth.

The National League had finally managed to break the American League's winning streak after six years and regained some momentum that would last for the next two years.

"For eleven years, twelve years, I had a lot of success the majority of times. This was the first year that at times I struggled, but I know that I went one-hundred percent every day. I didn't ever quit and shut it down. Even when we were losing, I went out there every day fighting and trying to make a difference." - Fred McGriff

1994 All-Star Game 1994 All-Star Game Official Program
1994 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	65
Date / Box Score	07-12-1994
Location	Three Rivers Stadium
Attendance (Rank)	59,568
M.V.P. Award	Fred McGriff
National Anthem	Meatloaf
1^st Pitch	From	To
1^st Pitch	Willie Stargell	Mike Piazza
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Jimmy Key	Greg Maddux
Managers	Cito Gaston	Jim Fregosi
Coaches	Mike Hargrove	Dusty Baker
Coaches	Gene Lamont	Don Baylor
Honorary Captains	Phil Rizzuto	Buck Leonard
1994 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1994 All-Star Game Line Score
1994 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
American	1	0	0	0	0	3	3	0	0	0	7	15	0
National	1	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	8	12	1
A.L. Pitcher(s)							N.L. Pitcher(s)
Jimmy Key David Cone (3rd) Mike Mussina (5th) Randy Johnson (6th) Pat Hentgen (7th) Wilson Alvarez (8th) Lee Smith (9th) Jason Bere (L, 10th)							Greg Maddux Ken Hill (4th) Doug Drabek (6th) John Hudek (6th) Danny Jackson (7th) Rod Beck (7th) Randy Myers (9th) Doug Jones (W, 10th)
A.L. Home Runs							N.L. Home Runs
None -							Marquis Grissom (6th) Fred McGriff (9th)

1994 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
1.	Roberto Alomar	Toronto Blue Jays	2B
	Wilson Alvarez	Chicago White Sox	P
	Albert Belle	Cleveland Indians	OF
	Jason Bere	Chicago White Sox	P
2.	Wade Boggs	New York Yankees	3B
	Ricky Bones	Milwaukee Brewers	P	Did Not Pitch
5.	Joe Carter	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
	Will Clark	Texas Rangers	1B
	David Cone	Kansas City Royals	P
	Scott Cooper	Boston Red Sox	3B
	Chili Davis	California Angels	DH
	Travis Fryman	Detroit Tigers	3B
3.	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Seattle Mariners	OF
	Pat Hentgen	Toronto Blue Jays	P
	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	P
9.	Jimmy Key	New York Yankees	P	Starting Pitcher
	Chuck Knoblauch	Minnesota Twins	2B
	Kenny Lofton	Cleveland Indians	OF
	Paul Molitor	Toronto Blue Jays	DH
	Mike Mussina	Baltimore Orioles	P
	Paul O'Neill	New York Yankees	OF
6.	Kirby Puckett	Minnesota Twins	OF
7.	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	SS
8.	Ivan Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	C
	Ruben Sierra	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Lee Smith	Baltimore Orioles	P
	Mickey Tettleton	Detroit Tigers	C
4.	Frank Thomas	Chicago White Sox	1B
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1994 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Moises Alou	Montreal Expos	OF
	Jeff Bagwell	Houston Astros	1B
	Rod Beck	San Francisco Giants	P
	Dante Bichette	Minnesota Twins	OF
	Craig Biggio	Houston Astros	2B
3.	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Ken Caminiti	Houston Astros	3B
	Jeff Conine	Florida Marlins	OF	Did Not Play
	Wil Cordero	Montreal Expos	SS
	Doug Drabek	Houston Astros	P
7.	Mariano Duncan	Philadelphia Phillies	2B
	Lenny Dykstra	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	Injured
	Darrin Fletcher	Montreal Expos	C
	Carlos Garcia	Pittsburgh Pirates	2B
	Marquis Grissom	Montreal Expos	OF
2.	Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	OF
	Ken Hill	Montreal Expos	P
	John Hudek	Houston Astros	P
	Danny Jackson	Philadelphia Phillies	P
1.	Gregg Jefferies	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
	Doug Jones	Philadelphia Phillies	P
6.	David Justice	Atlanta Braves	OF
	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	SS	Injured
9.	Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves	P	Starting Pitcher
	Fred McGriff	Atlanta Braves	1B	MVP
	Randy Myers	Chicago Cubs	P
4.	Mike Piazza	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
	Jose Rijo	Cincinnati Reds	P	Injured
	Bret Saberhagen	New York Mets	P	Injured
8.	Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
5.	Matt Williams	San Francisco Giants	3B
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

Did you know that the American League squad had six consecutive All-Star victories (1988-1993) coming into this particular Midsummer Classic?

The game may have never been won by the National League had Ozzie Smith, who was playing in his thirteenth All-Star game at the age of thirty-nine, not made a (another) spectacular catch in the seventh inning to keep the game within two runs.

Fred McGriff entered the game as a pinch hitter and set the stage for a classic by fouling off several pitches including a third strike. His game tying home run earned him the All-Star Most Valuable Player Award.

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