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 Major League Baseball 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) | |
1st 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 | |
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2012 Major League Baseball All Star GameLine Score | Box Score | Play-by-Play |
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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 (3rd) Stephen Strasburg (4th) Clayton Kershaw (5th) R.A. Dickey (6th) Cole Hamels (7th) Craig Kimbrel (8th) Aroldis Chapman (8th) Wade Miley (9th) Joel Hanrahan (9th) Jonathan Papelbon (9th) |
Justin Verlander (L) Joe Nathan (2nd) David Price (3rd) Matt Harrison (4th) Jered Weaver (5th) Chris Sale (6th) Ryan Cook (7th) Jim Johnson (8th) Fernando Rodney (9th) -- -- |
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N.L. Home Runs | A.L. Home Runs | |||||||||||
Melky Cabrera (4th) | None |
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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 |
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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 (3) | 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).