2009 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The MLB All- Star Game 2009 was the 80th edition of the Major League Baseball All-Star Game between the representative teams of the American League (AL) and National League ( NL). It was held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on July 14, 2009. The team of the American League won for the seventh time in a row the game. Thus they secured the representative of the AL in the 2009 World Series home field advantage.

For the game's MVP Carl Crawford was chosen by the Tampa Bay Rays. The ceremonial first pitch was carried out by U.S. President Barack Obama.

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  • 3.1 ceremony
  • 3.2 Start -up
  • 3.3 Game summary 3.3.1 Statistics

Last Roster Course

Following the announcement of the roster, a second vote was held to award the respective last remaining space on the roster.

Roster

American League

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National League

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Game

Ceremony

The anthem " The Star- Spangled Banner " was sung by Sheryl Crow. The ball for the ceremonial first pitch was presented by Hall of Fame member Stan Musial to U.S. President Barack Obama. The throw went in the direction of the winner of the All-Star voting Albert Pujols.

During the Seventh Inning Stretch - Sara Evans "God Bless America" ​​sang.

The Canadian national anthem " O Canada " was played only as an instrumental version on the stadium speakers. Since this type of presentation caused little attention, the Canadian players Justin Morneau later criticized the ceremony. Making matters worse was that the merging television station FOX issued a commercial break during the Canadian anthem.

Line-up

Game summary

To play, the team of the American League made ​​a good start. In the first half inning, they were able to record two runs. Derek Jeter came through a hit by pitch to the base. Then recorded an RBI Mark Teixeira, in enabling by a ground ball Jeter the points. The second RBI went to the account of Josh Hamilton.

The team of the National League countered the second inning. Three singles and a Ground Rule Double by Prince Fielder brought the team 3-2 in front.

The balance of the team succeeded in AL 5.Inning by a two- out double by Joe Mauer. The decision was made in 8.Inning by a sacrifice fly, the Curtis Granderson was able to use the game-winning run.

Statistics

July 14, 2009 at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri

Starting Pitchers: AL - Roy Halladay NL - Tim Lincecum WP: Jonathan Papelbon (1-0 ) LP: Heath Bell ( 0-1) SV: Mariano Rivera ( 4)

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