2009 All-Star Game

2009 All-Star Game

The Midsummer Classic returned to St. Louis in 2009 for the fifth time. 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. A hot steamy game (over 100 degrees at game time) that featured twelve future Hall of Fame players, two additional (Bob Gibson & Joe Morgan) were not even counted because they were out injured, and a 2-1 pitching duel that still can be considered a classic.

The 2009 All-Star Game was won by American League 4-3 — their thirteenth consecutive win — and featured at least one truly memorable moment; Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford robbing Colorado Rockies slugger Brad Hawpe of a home run in the seventh inning to preserve a 3-3 tie.

"I don't remember who it was that knocked in the winning run (during the 1966 All-Star Game in St. Louis) . I was in the clubhouse at the time because it was so hot. It was about 110 or 115 degrees that day. It was really hot. It was one of the hottest days I could remember. I caught seven or eight innings. I remember, even swinging and missing you lost your breath." - Joe Torre on MLB.com (B.J. Rains, 06/16/2009, Source)

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2009 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	80
Date / Box Score	07-14-2009
Location	Busch Stadium
Attendance⁽^Rank⁾	46,760
M.V.P. Award	Carl Crawford
Official Spokesperson	Albert Pujols
The Star Spangled Banner	Sheryl Crow
God Bless America	Sara Evans
1^st Pitch	From	To
	President Barack Obama	Albert Pujols
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Roy Halladay	Tim Lincecum
Managers	Joe Maddon ^{(Tampa Bay)}	Charlie Manuel ^{(Philadelphia)}
Coaches	Trey Hillman ^{(Kansas City)}	Tony La Russa (St. Louis)
	Don Wakamatsu ^(Seattle)	Joe Torre ^{(Los Angeles)}
2009 All-Star Game Fast Facts

2009 All Star Game Line Score
2009 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	4	8	1
National	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	5	1
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Roy Halladay Mark Buehrle (3rd) Zack Greinke (4th) Edwin Jackson (5th) Felix Hernandez (6th) Jonathan Papelbon (7th, W) Joe Nathan (8th, H) Mariano Rivera (9th, S)						Tim Lincecum Ryan Franklin (3rd) Dan Haren (4th, H) Chad Billingsley (5th) Trevor Hoffman (6th) Francisco Cordero (7th) Heath Bell (8th, L) Francisco Rodriguez (9th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None						None

2009 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
	Heath Bell⁽¹⁾	San Diego Padres	P
	Carlos Beltran⁽⁵⁾	New York Mets	CF	Injured / Did Not Play
	Chad Billingsley⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
4.	Ryan Braun⁽³⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	RF
	Jonathan Broxton⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers	P	Injured / Did Not Pitch
	Matt Cain⁽¹⁾	San Francisco Giants	P	Injured / Did Not Pitch
	Francisco Cordero ⁽³⁾	Cincinnati Reds	P
	Zach Duke⁽¹⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Replaced Cain / Did Not Pitch
	Prince Fielder⁽²⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	1B
	Ryan Franklin⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	P
	Adrian Gonzalez⁽²⁾	San Diego Padres	1B
	Dan Haren⁽³⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	P
	Brad Hawpe⁽¹⁾	Colorado Rockies	OF
	Trevor Hoffman⁽⁷⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	P	Replaced Cain / Did Not Pitch
	Ryan Howard⁽²⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	1B
	Orlando Hudson⁽²⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers	2B
5.	Raul Ibanez⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	LF
	Josh Johnson⁽¹⁾	Florida Marlins	P	Did Not Pitch
	Ted Lilly⁽²⁾	Chicago Cubs	P	Did Not Pitch
9.	Tim Lincecum⁽²⁾	San Francisco Giants	SP	Starting Pitcher
	Jason Marquis⁽¹⁾	Colorado Rockies	P	Did Not Pitch
	Brian McCann⁽⁴⁾	Atlanta Braves	C
8.	Yadier Molina⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	C
	Hunter Pence⁽¹⁾	Houston Astros	OF	Did Not Play
3.	Albert Pujols⁽⁸⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	1B
1.	Hanley Ramirez⁽²⁾	Florida Marlins	SS
	Francisco Rodriguez ⁽⁴⁾	New York Mets	P
	Freddy Sanchez⁽³⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates	2B	Did Not Play
	Johan Santana⁽⁴⁾	New York Mets	P	Did Not Pitch
	Miguel Tejada⁽⁶⁾	Houston Astros	SS
	Justin Upton⁽¹⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	OF
2.	Chase Utley⁽⁴⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	2B	All-Star Final Vote
7.	Shane Victorino⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	CF
	Jayson Werth⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	Replaced Beltran
6.	David Wright⁽⁴⁾	New York Mets	3B
	Ryan Zimmerman⁽¹⁾	Washington Nationals	3B
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
Bold=Fan-Elected Starter

2009 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
	Andrew Bailey⁽¹⁾	Oakland Athletics	P	Did Not Pitch
	Jason Bartlett⁽¹⁾	Tampa Bay Rays	SS
5.	Jason Bay⁽³⁾	Boston Red Sox	OF
	Josh Beckett⁽²⁾	Boston Red Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
	Mark Buehrle⁽⁴⁾	Chicago White Sox	P
	Carl Crawford⁽³⁾	Tampa Bay Rays	OF	MVP
	Nelson Cruz⁽¹⁾	Texas Rangers	OF	Replaced Hunter / Did Not Play
	Chone Figgins⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Angels	3B	Replaced Longoria / Did Not Play
	Brian Fuentes⁽⁴⁾	Los Angeles Angels	P
	Curtis Granderson⁽¹⁾	Detroit Tigers	OF
	Zack Greinke⁽¹⁾	Kansas City Royals	P
	Roy Halladay⁽⁶⁾	Toronto Blue Jays	P	Starting Pitcher
6.	Josh Hamilton⁽²⁾	Texas Rangers	OF
	Felix Hernandez⁽¹⁾	Seattle Mariners	P
8.	Aaron Hill⁽¹⁾	Toronto Blue Jays	2B
	Torii Hunter⁽³⁾	Los Angeles Angels	OF	Injured / Did Not Play
	Brandon Inge⁽¹⁾	Detroit Tigers	3B	All-Star Final Vote
	Edwin Jackson⁽¹⁾	Detroit Tigers	P
2.	Derek Jeter⁽¹⁰⁾	New York Yankees	SS
	Adam Jones⁽¹⁾	Baltimore Orioles	OF
	Evan Longoria⁽²⁾	Tampa Bay Rays	3B	Injured / Did Not Play
	Victor Martinez⁽³⁾	Cleveland Indians	C
3.	Joe Mauer⁽³⁾	Minnesota Twins	C
	Justin Morneau⁽³⁾	Minnesota Twins	1B
	Joe Nathan⁽⁴⁾	Minnesota Twins	P
	Jonathan Papelbon⁽⁴⁾	Boston Red Sox	P
	Dustin Pedroia⁽²⁾	Boston Red Sox	2B	Did Not Attend / Family Obligation
	Carlos Pena⁽¹⁾	Tampa Bay Rays	1B	Replaced Pedroia / Did Not Play
	Mariano Rivera⁽¹⁰⁾	New York Yankees	P
1.	Ichiro Suzuki⁽⁹⁾	Seattle Mariners	OF
4.	Mark Teixeira⁽²⁾	New York Yankees	1B
	Justin Verlander⁽²⁾	Detroit Tigers	P	Did Not Pitch
	Tim Wakefield⁽¹⁾	Boston Red Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
	Kevin Youkilis⁽²⁾	Boston Red Sox	1B
7.	Michael Young⁽⁶⁾	Texas Rangers	3B
	Ben Zobrist⁽¹⁾	Tampa Bay Rays	2B
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
Bold=Fan-Elected Starter

Besides the 1966 All-Star Game mentioned in the intro text at the top of the page, three other All-Star Games were played in St. Louis: the 1940 All-Star Game, 1948 All-Star Game and 1957 All-Star Game.

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