San Francisco Giants third baseman Pablo Sandoval led the National League All-Stars to a lopsided 8-0 victory Tuesday night in the 83rd annual All-Star Game in Kansas City, Mo. Sandoval delivered a bases-clearing triple in the 1st inning. (Photo/Jamie Squire, Getty Images, for MLB)
NL WINS FOR 3rd CONSECUTIVE YEAR;
AL LAST WON, 12th IN ROW, IN 2009
The last time Major League Baseball’s all-stars played in Kansas City was 1973, the same year everybody’s favorite all-star, Willie Mays, made his final appearance in the annual game before retiring later that year, and the National League defeated their American League rivals despite the AL’s home field advantage.
This year the home field advantage failed to help the American League all-stars as well, as they suffered a lopsided shutout in KC Tuesday night to the National League in the 83rd annual playing of the game, 8-0, the third consecutive NL All-Star Game win, following 12 consecutive American League victories (bisected by a tie game in 2002).
The Orioles were represented on the American League team by catcher Matt Wieters, outfielder Adam Jones and closer Jim Johnson. When the AL lost in 1973 the O’s were represented by fan favorite third baseman Brooks Robinson and outfielder Paul Blair.
The first time the game was played in Kansas City, in 1960, the Birds were represented by pitcher Chuck Estrada and first baseman Jim Gentile.
All-Star Games played in Baltimore occurred in 1958 at Memorial Stadium and 1993 at Oriole Park at Camden Yards. The American League won both those games.
— Vob Staff report
CHECK OUT YAHOO! SPORTS (click here), LA TIMES (here), AND NY DAILY NEWS (here) FOR EARLY RESULTS AND READ MLB’S “BLEACHER REPORT” TO FIND OUT WHY THIS GAME WAS “EVEN WORSE THAN 2002’S TIE” (click here).
