The 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 76th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 12, 2005 at Comerica Park in Detroit, Michigan, the home of the Detroit Tigers of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 7-5, thus awarding an AL team (which eventually came to be the Chicago White Sox) home-field advantage in the 2005 World Series.
Managers: Tony LaRussa (St. Louis Cardinals), NL; Terry Francona (Boston Red Sox), AL
Umpires: Joe West, Home Plate; Tim Welke, First Base; Eric Cooper, Second Base; Mike DiMuro, Third Base; C. B. Bucknor, Left Field; Andy Fletcher, Right Field
Game MVP: Miguel Tejada (Baltimore Orioles)
Television commentators (FOX): Joe Buck and Tim McCarver
Rosters[]
Game[]
Starting lineups[]
| National League | American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Bobby Abreu | Phillies | RF | 1 | Johnny Damon | Red Sox | CF |
| 2 | Carlos Beltran | Mets | LF | 2 | Alex Rodriguez | Yankees | 3B |
| 3 | Albert Pujols | Cardinals | DH | 3 | David Ortiz | Red Sox | DH |
| 4 | Derrek Lee | Cubs | 1B | 4 | Manny Ramirez | Red Sox | LF |
| 5 | Jim Edmonds | Cardinals | CF | 5 | Miguel Tejada | Orioles | SS |
| 6 | Aramis Ramirez | Cubs | 3B | 6 | Vladimir Guerrero | Angels | RF |
| 7 | Mike Piazza | Mets | C | 7 | Mark Teixeira | Rangers | 1B |
| 8 | Jeff Kent | Dodgers | 2B | 8 | Jason Varitek | Red Sox | C |
| 9 | David Eckstein | Cardinals | SS | 9 | Brian Roberts | Orioles | 2B |
| Chris Carpenter | Cardinals | P | Mark Buehrle | White Sox | P | ||
Game Summary[]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 0 |
| American | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | 1 |
| W: Mark Buehrle (1-0) L: John Smoltz (0-1) S: Mariano Rivera (1) | ||||||||||||
| HRs: NL – Andruw Jones (1); AL – Miguel Tejada (1), Mark Teixeira (1) | ||||||||||||
Home Run Derby[]
2005 Home Run Derby Logo
| Comerica Park, Detroit -- N.L. 66, A.L. 42 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Team | Round 1 | Semis | Finals | Totals |
| Template:Player | Philadelphia | 24 | 6 | 11 | 41 |
| Template:Player | Detroit | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| Template:Player | Milwaukee | 11 | 4 | – | 15 |
| Template:Player | Boston | 17 | 3 | – | 20 |
| Template:Player | Los Angeles (N) | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Template:Player | Atlanta | 5 | – | – | 5 |
| Template:Player | Texas | 2 | – | – | 2 |
| Template:Player | Pittsburgh | 0 | – | – | 0 |
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