1992 All-Star Game, July 14
Jack Murphy Stadium
San Diego, California
Tonight, baseball’s best will
congregate at the 87th Annual MLB All-Star Game at Petco Park in San
Diego. The only other time in history that San Diego played host to the
All-Star Game was back in 1992, at the old Jack Murphy Stadium (later re-named
Qualcomm Stadium.)
The American League squad
featured future Hall of Famers like Roberto Alomar, Cal Ripken, Dennis
Eckersley and Paul Molitor, while the National League’s future Hall of Famers
included Ozzie Smith, Tom Glavine, Craig Biggio and hometown hero Tony Gwynn.
Besides Gwynn, other Padres
selected to the N.L.’s team were catcher Benito Santiago, first baseman Fred
McGriff, and shortstop Tony Fernandez. As a side note, during the offseason
between the 1990 and 1991 seasons, Fernandez and McGriff had been acquired from
the Toronto Blue Jays for Alomar and Joe Carter. All four players were in the
1992 Mid-Summer Classic.
The A.L. struck for four runs in
the top of the first off of N.L. starting pitcher Glavine. Seven straight
singles produced the runs with RBIs going to Mark McGwire (2), Ripken and Ken
Griffey Jr. They would add another run in the second when Carter singled for
the second time in as many innings, scoring Alomar to make the score 5-0.
Griffey then extended the lead
to 6-0 on a solo home run in the third. The American League then pretty much
put the game away when they scored four more in the top of the sixth to make
the score 10-0. The scoring plays were a RBI doubles by Carlos Baerga and Robin
Ventura, and a two-run home run by Ruben Sierra.
The National League finally
broke the goose egg in the bottom half of the inning when McGriff singled in
Barry Bonds to make the score 10-1. Three more A.L. runs came in the top of the
eighth on an RBI single by Travis Fryman and a two-run double by Roberto Kelly
to make the score 13-1.
The N.L. matched those three
runs in the bottom of the inning on a three-run home run by Will Clark. A
two-run single by Bip Roberts in the bottom of the ninth finished the scoring
(the last run was scored by Fernandez) and the final score was American
League-13, National League-6.
The winning pitcher was Kevin
Brown while Glavine took the loss. Ken Griffey Jr was awarded the game’s MVP
Award after going three-for-three with two RBIs and two runs scored. As for the
Padres’ players, Gwynn was 0 for 2 with a walk, Fernandez 1 for 2 with the run
scored and Santiago struck out in his only plate appearance.
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