2012 All-Star Game

2012 All-Star Game

The 2012 Major League Baseball All-Star Game will be the 83rd midseason exhibition between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and the National League (NL). The game will be played on July 10, 2012, at Kauffman Stadium, the home of the American League Kansas City Royals.

"In All-Star Games the players are chosen by balloting. Millions of fans vote. It is Democracy at its most transcendent. All the voters get out of it is the loss of a three-cent stamp or a two-cent postal card. Dishonesty in counting the votes has never been charged." - Fred Schwed in How to Watch a Baseball Game (Fred Schwed, Harper Publishing, 1957, Page 33)

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2012 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	83
Date / Box Score	07-10-2012
Location	Kauffman Stadium
Attendance⁽^Rank⁾	40,933
M.V.P. Award	Melky Cabrera
Official Spokesperson	Alex Gordon
The Star Spangled Banner	Luke Bryan^{(CMT Award Winner)}
God Bless America	Kellie Pickler^{(CMT Award Winner)}
1^st Pitch	From	To
	George Brett	Billy Butler
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Justin Verlander	Matt Cain
Managers	Ron Washington	Tony La Russa
Coaches	Bob Melvin	Terry Collins
	Ned Yost	Ron Roenicke
2012 All-Star Game Fast Facts

2012 All Star Game Line Score \| Box Score \| Play-by-Play
2012 All-Star Game Capsule
League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
National	5	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	8	10	0
American	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
N.L. Pitcher(s)						A.L. Pitcher(s)
Matt Cain (W) Gio Gonzalez (3^rd) Stephen Strasburg (4^th) Clayton Kershaw (5^th) R.A. Dickey (6^th) Cole Hamels (7^th) Craig Kimbrel (8^th) Aroldis Chapman (8^th) Wade Miley (9^th) Joel Hanrahan (9^th) Jonathan Papelbon (9^th)						Justin Verlander (L) Joe Nathan (2^nd) David Price (3^rd) Matt Harrison (4^th) Jered Weaver (5^th) Chris Sale (6^th) Ryan Cook (7^th) Jim Johnson (8^th) Fernando Rodney (9^th) -- --
N.L. Home Runs						A.L. Home Runs
Melky Cabrera (4^th)						None

2012 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
	Jose Altuve⁽¹⁾	Houston Astros	1B
5.	Carlos Beltran⁽⁷⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	OF
	Michael Bourn⁽²⁾	Atlanta Braves	OF	Replaced Desmond
3.	Ryan Braun⁽⁵⁾	Milwaukee Brewers	OF
	Jay Bruce⁽²⁾	Cincinnati Reds	OF
2.	Melky Cabrera⁽¹⁾	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Matt Cain⁽³⁾	San Francisco Giants	P	Starting Pitcher
	Starlin Castro⁽²⁾	Chicago Cubs	SS
	Aroldis Chapman⁽¹⁾	Cincinnati Reds	P
	Ian Desmond⁽¹⁾	Washington Nationals	SS	Injured / Did Not Play
	R.A. Dickey⁽¹⁾	New York Mets	P
	David Freese⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	3B	All-Star Final Vote
9.	Rafael Furcal⁽³⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
1.	Carlos Gonzalez⁽¹⁾	Colorado Rockies	OF
	Gio Gonzalez⁽²⁾	Washington Nationals	P
	Cole Hamels⁽³⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	P
	Joel Hanrahan⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates	P
	Bryce Harper⁽¹⁾	Washington Nationals	OF	Replaced Stanton
	Matt Holliday⁽⁶⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	OF	Replaced Molina
	Chipper Jones⁽⁸⁾	Atlanta Braves	3B	Replaced Kemp
	Matt Kemp⁽²⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers	OF	Injured / Did Not Play
	Clayton Kershaw⁽²⁾	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
	Craig Kimbrel⁽²⁾	Atlanta Braves	P
	Bryan LaHair⁽¹⁾	Chicago Cubs	1B
	Lance Lynn⁽¹⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	P
	Andrew McCutchen⁽²⁾	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Wade Miley⁽¹⁾	Arizona Diamondbacks	P
	Yadier Molina⁽⁴⁾	St. Louis Cardinals	C	Bereavement List / Did Not Play
	Jonathan Papelbon⁽⁵⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	P
6.	Buster Posey⁽¹⁾	San Francisco Giants	C
	Carlos Ruiz⁽¹⁾	Philadelphia Phillies	C
7.	Pablo Sandoval⁽²⁾	San Francisco Giants	3B
	Giancarlo Stanton⁽¹⁾	Miami Marlins	OF	Injured / Did Not Play
	Stephen Strasburg⁽¹⁾	Washington Nationals	P
	Huston Street⁽¹⁾	San Diego Padres	P
8.	Dan Uggla⁽³⁾	Atlanta Braves	2B
4.	Joey Votto⁽³⁾	Cincinnati Reds	1B
	David Wright⁽⁶⁾	New York Mets	3B
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
2012 National League All-Star Official Roster \| Bold = Fan-Elected Starter

2012 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
	Elvis Andrus⁽²⁾	Texas Rangers	SS
4.	Jose Bautista⁽³⁾	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
6.	Adrian Beltre⁽³⁾	Texas Rangers	3B
	Billy Butler⁽¹⁾	Kansas City Royals	DH
	Asdrubal Cabrera⁽²⁾	Cleveland Indians	SS
	Miguel Cabrera⁽⁷⁾	Detroit Tigers	3B
2.	Robinson Cano⁽⁴⁾	New York Yankees	2B
	Ryan Cook⁽¹⁾	Oakland Athletics	P
	Yu Darvish⁽¹⁾	Texas Rangers	P	All-Star Final Vote
	Adam Dunn⁽²⁾	Chicago White Sox	DH
5.	Prince Fielder⁽⁴⁾	Detroit Tigers	1B
9.	Curtis Granderson⁽³⁾	New York Yankees	OF
3.	Josh Hamilton⁽⁵⁾	Texas Rangers	OF
	Matt Harrison⁽¹⁾	Texas Rangers	P
	Felix Hernandez⁽³⁾	Seattle Mariners	P
1.	Derek Jeter⁽¹³⁾	New York Yankees	SS
	Jim Johnson⁽¹⁾	Baltimore Orioles	P
	Adam Jones⁽²⁾	Baltimore Orioles	OF
	Ian Kinsler⁽³⁾	Texas Rangers	2B
	Paul Konerko⁽⁶⁾	Chicago White Sox	1B
	Joe Mauer⁽⁵⁾	Minnesota Twins	C
8.	Mike Napoli⁽¹⁾	Texas Rangers	C
	Joe Nathan⁽⁵⁾	Texas Rangers	P
7.	David Ortiz⁽⁸⁾	Boston Red Sox	DH
	Jake Peavy⁽⁴⁾	Chicago White Sox	P	Replaced Wilson
	Chris Perez⁽²⁾	Cleveland Indians	P
	David Price⁽³⁾	Tampa Bay Rays	P
	Fernando Rodney⁽¹⁾	Tampa Bay Rays	P
	CC Sabathia⁽⁶⁾	New York Yankees	P	Injured / Did Not Pitch
	Chris Sale⁽¹⁾	Chicago White Sox	P
	Mike Trout⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	OF
	Mark Trumbo⁽¹⁾	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	OF
	Justin Verlander⁽⁵⁾	Detroit Tigers	P	Starting Pitcher
	Jered Weaver⁽³⁾	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	P
	Matt Wieters⁽²⁾	Baltimore Orioles	C
	C. J. Wilson⁽²⁾	Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim	P	Injured / Replaced Sabathia
Lineup	Name^(ASGs)	Team	Position	Notes
2012 American League All-Star Official Roster \| Bold = Fan-Elected Starter

Did you know that the designated hitter became a permanent position during the 2010 Midsummer Classic and all future All-Star Games - regardless of the site where its played?

This will be the third All-Star Game ever played at the Kansas City Royals home field, the first two were the 1960 All-Star Game in Municipal Stadium and the 1973 All-Star Game in Royals Stadium.

When Tony La Russa came out of retirement to manage the N.L. All-Star Team he moved into a fourth place tie with Joe Torre for most All-Star Games managed: #1. Casey Stengel (10) #2. Walter Alston (9) #3. Joe McCarthy (7).

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