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| Date | July 12, 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Comerica Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Detroit, Michigan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Miguel Tejada (BAL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 41,617 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Al Kaline and Willie Horton | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck and Tim McCarver (Fox) Dave O'Brien and Rick Sutcliffe (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | ESPN | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Dan Shulman and Dave Campbell | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 awarded in August 2003,[1] and was held at Comerica Park on July 12, 2005 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,[2] thus awarding an AL team (which eventually came to be the Chicago White Sox) home-field advantage in the 2005 World Series. In this game Rawlings first previewed the Coolflo batting helmets, which became standard the following season.[3]
- ^ "Coming to Comerica". sportsillustrated.com. August 14, 2003. Archived from the original on August 16, 2003.
- ^ 2005 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed February 3, 2024.
- ^ Lukas, Paul. This was the fourth time the Tigers hosted the MLB All-Star Game, having hosted the 1941, 1951 and 1971 games at Tiger Stadium. "Uni Watch's Friday Flashback: The midsummer uni classic", ESPN, May 13, 2016. Accessed February 3, 2024 "2005: MLB and its official batting helmet supplier, Rawlings, decide to use the All-Star Game to showcase a new helmet model, called the Coolflo. With its side vents and reptilian-looking crown, the new lid is a major departure from previous baseball helmets."