In 1999, the 70th MLB All-Star Game was played in Boston’s historic Fenway Park. It was the first time a Red Sox-owned stadium hosted the Midsummer Classic.
The game included many unforgettable moments. For one, Red Sox legend Ted Williams threw out the ceremonial first pitch to Carlton Fisk.
Fenway Park
Fenway Park is a historic ballpark that has hosted many great baseball games over the years. It is one of the oldest and most famous stadiums in the United States, and is also home to a major league team known as the Boston Red Sox.
In 1999, the MLB all-star game was held at Fenway Park and featured a number of great players in attendance. Some of the most notable players that attended were Ted Williams, Roger Clemens and Carlton Fisk.
The 1999 All-Star Game was played on July 13, 1999 and was hosted by the American League. The American League won the game 4-1.
Before the game began, several famous baseball legends were greeted by a crowd of fans at Fenway Park. They included a number of Red Sox legends including Ted Williams, Carlton Fisk, Carl Yastrzemski, Dennis Eckersley and Joe Cronin.
A large part of the crowd was given a standing ovation when Red Sox Hall of Famer Ted Williams threw out the ceremonial first pitch. It was a special moment and a great way for the Red Sox to honor their Hall of Famer.
Pedro Martinez, a Boston Red Sox pitcher, was selected as the MVP of the 1999 All-Star Game. He started the game by striking out the first five batters that he faced, which is an incredible feat.
The first three batters that Martinez struck out were Cincinnati Reds infielder Barry Larkin, Colorado Rockies catcher Larry Walker and Chicago Cubs hitter Sammy Sosa.
These were the first three hitters to ever strike out in an All-Star Game and it was an amazing start for Martinez. He would go on to win the MVP award, a very rare feat for an AL pitcher.
There were also some other very memorable moments during the 1999 All-Star Game. Among them was the introduction of the All-Century Team, which featured the top two living players in each position and was sponsored by MasterCard.
This team was made up of some of the most famous players in the history of baseball, including Carlton Fisk, Roger Clemens and Jimmie Foxx. The introduction of the All-Century team was a huge hit with fans.
It was a historic event and it was a great way for the Red Sox and MLB to pay tribute to some of the greatest baseball players of all time. It was also a very special moment for Fenway Park.
The ballpark has been home to the Boston Red Sox since 1912 and is a very popular venue for all kinds of sports events. The baseball team has won numerous World Series titles over the years and the stadium is a famous tourist attraction for those visiting Boston.
It is one of the most iconic and beautiful stadiums in the country, so it should come as no surprise that it was chosen to host the 88th midsummer classic. It is a game that is highly anticipated each year and it has a huge fan base.
Babe Ruth Park
If you are a fan of baseball, then you know that Babe Ruth is an iconic figure. He is regarded as one of the greatest players to ever play the game and is still highly admired by fans today.
Babe Ruth was born in Baltimore, Maryland but he had spent most of his life in Boston. He was a left-handed pitcher for the Boston Red Sox and is known as a legend of the game of baseball.
He was also known for his home run batting skills and is often considered to be the first great slugger in the game of baseball. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus (the world’s largest lay Catholic family service organization) and he joined the Pere Marquette Council 271 in Southie, Massachusetts right here in South Boston.
The slugger was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1936 and is still a popular figure among sports enthusiasts around the world. He was a flamboyant personality who enjoyed drinking and smoking and had a long list of friends and associates including Tom Zachary, a friend and teammate from his days with the Boston Red Sox.
When he was in his prime, Babe Ruth was a hero to baseball fans all over the country. When he played for the New York Yankees, women and children flocked to the ballpark to see him hit.
In addition to playing the game of baseball, Babe Ruth loved to spend time with his children and to visit sick kids at his local hospital. He also participated in exhibition games during the off-season, and his wife Helen, who was a nurse, helped to popularize the game of baseball in Southie by visiting orphanages and hospitals.
He also loved to spend time at his home on Beacon Street in Southie where he had a tennis court and a swimming pool. His home is now a museum.
As a member of the Knights of Columbus, Babe Ruth also traveled across the United States to help popularize the sport of baseball. He toured various cities and towns during the off-season, and would visit schools, orphanages and sick kids. He also attended many church functions and was a member of the Pere Marquette Council 271, which was right here in Southie, at that time.
The Knights of Columbus also organized a special program to honor the sport of baseball. They hosted a series of games in different parts of the United States, and Babe Ruth was always a favorite to participate in these events.
In 1933, Babe Ruth was a part of the first All-Star game which was held in Chicago. He hit a two-run home run which led the American League to a 4-2 victory over the National League. The next year, Babe Ruth and his Yankee teammates won the World Series for the first time since 1918. The All-Star game is now an annual event in which the best players from both the American League and the National League compete against each other.
Turner Field
For the 1999 mlb all-star game, a few of baseball’s greatest stars took part in one of the most memorable events in the history of the game. They came to Atlanta’s Turner Field in a stadium built for the Olympics but soon turned back to baseball, and their legacy will live on forever in a place that has been called one of America’s most beautiful ballparks.
It all started in 1993 when crews broke ground on the site of a new stadium in Atlanta. The facility, originally named Centennial Olympic Stadium, was intended to serve as the venue for the 1996 Summer Games. It was to be renovated for use as a baseball facility after the games ended.
But the Braves had other plans. They would transform the stadium into a place that would be a home away from home for their team and the city of Atlanta.
The park opened for the 1997 season with the Braves taking on the Chicago Cubs. They won the game 5-4. During the game, a 13-year-old boy named Brian McCann hit his first ever home run in Turner Field and Michael Tucker hit his first homer as well.
When the ballpark opened, it was the third largest in the mlb and it had some unique features that set it apart from other baseball facilities. It had a high-definition video scoreboard, ribbon boards along the upper deck and a new restaurant called Braves Chop House in right field.
Inside the park, there were luxury boxes tucked under the upper deck. These were very spacious and had plenty of room for families to sit.
The stands on the field level were located around the left and right-field foul poles. Additional seating was also available on the terrace level and on the Lexus level in right field.
There were also several escalators and ramps throughout the ballpark that would take fans to the terrace level, Lexus level or the upper deck. This allowed for fans to get closer to the action and see more of the action than they could at other ballparks.
Besides the field, there was a huge curved outer plaza called Monument Grove that featured statues of Hank Aaron, Phil Niekro, Ty Cobb and many other Braves legends. There were also trees, park benches and a picnic area located in this area.
Outside the ballpark, there were numerous restaurants and shops. Among them was a large Coca-Cola Sky Field that wowed fans with cannons shaped like Coke bottles that fired streamers when a Braves player hit a home run.
The facility also had several different indoor premium concourse levels including the Club Level which was located on the second deck and had a variety of VIP suites. It was a great place to watch the game and socialize with friends after the game.
