Home Run Derby

history

The Home Run Derby is an event played prior to the Major League Baseball All-Star Game. It is a contest among the top home run hitters in Major League Baseball to determine who can hit the most home runs. The event is currently sponsored by State Farm Insurance. Former sponsors have included Century 21 Real Estate and Service Merchandise.

Overview

Eight players are selected for the Home Run Derby and compete in a traditional playoff system where the players with the most home runs advance to the next round. Each player gets ten "outs" per round, where an out is defined as any swing that is not a home run in this case. Should a tie exist between players at the end of any round, there will be a five swing swing-off to determine who will advance. Until 2006, the home run count was reset after each round. However, a rule change was made for the 2006 Home Run Derby which causes the home run count for the four players advancing to the second round to carry over. The home run count for the final round is still reset to zero.

Prior to 1991, the Home Run Derby was structured as a two-inning event with each player receiving five outs per inning which allowed for the possibility of ties.

In 2000, a match play format was instituted for the second round. The player with the most home runs in the first round faced the player with the least among the four qualifying players, as did the players with the second and third-most totals. The contestant who won each matchup advanced to the finals. This format was discontinued after the 2003 Derby.

For the most part, the field of players selected consists of four American League players and four National League players. The first Derby in 1985 featured five from each league, and the Derbies in 1986 and 1987 each featured three and two players from each league, respectively. In 1996, the field was again expanded to ten players, five from each league, though in 1997, the American League had six contestants to the NL's four. In 2000, the field reverted to the four-player-per-league format, which it has remained ever since. The only exception has been in 2005, when Major League Baseball chose to change the look of the contest, still having eight players, but with the players representing their home countries rather than their respective leagues. This was commonly looked upon as a lead-in to the World Baseball Classic which was played in March 2006. Bobby Abreu, representing Venezuela, won the first International Derby with a record 41 home runs, including a then-record 24 in the first round, broken only by Josh Hamilton with 28 home runs in 2008. In 2006, the selection of four players from each league to participate in the Derby was resumed.

The 2009 Home Run Derby, the 25th installment, was held at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri on July 13, 2009, while the 2010 event will be in Anaheim, California at Angel Stadium of Anaheim, and the 2011 event will take place at Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.

Since 2005, a gold ball has been used once a player reaches nine outs. If a batter hit a home run using the golden ball, Century 21 Real Estate and Major League Baseball would donate $21,000 (a reference to the "21" in "Century 21") per home run to charity (MLB donated to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, and Century 21 donated to Easter Seals). In both 2005 and 2006, $294,000 was raised for the charities, equaling fourteen golden ball home runs per year. State Farm continued this in 2007 as they designated $17,000 per home run (one dollar for each of State Farm's agencies), to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America. In the 2007 event, fifteen golden balls were hit for a donation of $255,000, and ten ($170,000) were hit in the 2008 event. For 2009, State Farm added $5,000 for all non-Gold Ball homers, and $517,000 was collected.

Television and radio coverage

The derby was first nationally televised by ESPN in 1993 on a same-day delayed basis, with the first live telecast in 1998. Although two hours were initially devoted to the telecast, it hasn't been uncommon for the program to run over schedule. The 2006 through 2008 events, for example, lasted nearly three hours. Starting in 2009, three hours were devoted to the event.

The Derby has delivered consistent ratings for ESPN»pifeedback.com, and the 2008 Derby was the year's most highly rated basic cable program.»Multichannel.com

Because of the game's TV popularity, invited players have felt pressure to participate. Notably, Ken Griffey Jr. initially quietly declined to take part in 1998, partly due to ESPN scheduling the Mariners in their late Sunday game the night before. After a discussion with ESPN's Joe Morgan and another with Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, Griffey changed his mind, and then won the Derby at Coors Field.»Seattle Post-Intelligencer

ESPN Radio also carries the event annually.

Complete scoreboard

The 1980s

1985

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|The Metrodome, Minneapolis -- A.L. 17, N.L. 16 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Jim Rice||align="center"|Boston||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Eddie Murray||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Carlton Fisk||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Tom Brunansky||align="center"|Minnesota||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Cal Ripken, Jr.||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|1 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Dave Parker||align="center"|Cincinnati||align="center"|6 |- |align="center"|Dale Murphy||align="center"|Atlanta||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Steve Garvey||align="center"|San Diego||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Ryne Sandberg||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Jack Clark||align="center"|St. Louis||align="center"|2 |}

1986

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Astrodome, Houston -- N.L. 8, A.L. 7 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Wally Joyner||align="center"|California||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Jesse Barfield||align="center"|Toronto||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|José Canseco||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|1 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Darryl Strawberry||align="center"|New York||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Dave Parker||align="center"|Cincinnati||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Hubie Brooks||align="center"|Montreal||align="center"|1 |}

1987

{| class="wikitable" |- !colspan="3"|Oakland Coliseum, Oakland -- N.L. 6, A.L. 2 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|George Bell||align="center"|Toronto||align="center"|1 |- |align="center"|Mark McGwire||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|1 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Andre Dawson||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Ozzie Virgil, Jr.||align="center"|Atlanta||align="center"|2 |}

1988

Canceled due to rain.

1989

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Anaheim Stadium, Anaheim -- N.L. 9, A.L. 5 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Rubén Sierra||align="center"|Texas||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Mickey Tettleton||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|1 |- |align="center"|Bo Jackson||align="center"|Kansas City||align="center"|1 |- |align="center"|Gary Gaetti||align="center"|Minnesota||align="center"|0 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Eric Davis||align="center"|Cincinnati||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Glenn Davis||align="center"|Houston||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Howard Johnson||align="center"|New York||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Kevin Mitchell||align="center"|San Francisco||align="center"|2 |}

The 1990s

1990

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Wrigley Field, Chicago -- N.L. 4, A.L. 1 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Mark McGwire||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|1 |- |align="center"|Ken Griffey, Jr.||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|0 |- |align="center"|José Canseco||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|0 |- |align="center"|Cecil Fielder||align="center"|Detroit||align="center"|0 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Ryne Sandberg||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Matt Williams||align="center"|San Francisco||align="center"|1 |- |align="center"|Bobby Bonilla||align="center"|Pittsburgh||align="center"|0 |- |align="center"|Darryl Strawberry||align="center"|New York||align="center"|0 |}

1991

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|SkyDome, Toronto -- A.L. 20, N.L. 7 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Cal Ripken, Jr.||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|12 |- |align="center"|Cecil Fielder||align="center"|Detroit||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Joe Carter||align="center"|Toronto||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Danny Tartabull||align="center"|Kansas City||align="center"|2 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Paul O'Neill||align="center"|Cincinnati||align="center"|5 |- |align="center"|George Bell||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Chris Sabo||align="center"|Cincinnati||align="center"|0 |- |align="center"|Howard Johnson||align="center"|New York||align="center"|0 |}

1992

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Jack Murphy Stadium, San Diego -- A.L. 27, N.L. 13 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Mark McGwire||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|12 |- |align="center"|Ken Griffey, Jr.||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|7 |- |align="center"|Joe Carter||align="center"|Toronto||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Cal Ripken, Jr.||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|4 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Larry Walker||align="center"|Montreal||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Gary Sheffield||align="center"|San Diego||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Fred McGriff||align="center"|San Diego||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Barry Bonds||align="center"|Pittsburgh||align="center"|2 |}

1993

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Camden Yards, Baltimore -- A.L. 20, N.L. 12 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Juan González||align="center"|Texas||align="center"|7 |- |align="center"|Ken Griffey, Jr.||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|7 * |- |align="center"|Cecil Fielder||align="center"|Detroit||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Albert Belle||align="center"|Cleveland||align="center"|3 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Barry Bonds||align="center"|San Francisco||align="center"|5 |- |align="center"|Bobby Bonilla||align="center"|New York||align="center"|5 |- |align="center"|David Justice||align="center"|Atlanta||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Mike Piazza||align="center"|Los Angeles||align="center"|0 |- |} * Lost in playoff to Gonzalez

1994

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Three Rivers Stadium, Pittsburgh -- A.L. 17, N.L. 11 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Ken Griffey, Jr.||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|7 |- |align="center"|Rubén Sierra||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Frank Thomas||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Albert Belle||align="center"|Cleveland||align="center"|2 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Fred McGriff||align="center"|Atlanta||align="center"|5 |- |align="center"|Jeff Bagwell||align="center"|Houston||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Dante Bichette||align="center"|Colorado||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Mike Piazza||align="center"|Los Angeles||align="center"|0 |- |}

1995

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|The Ballpark in Arlington, Arlington -- A.L. 40, N.L. 12 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Frank Thomas||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|15 * |- |align="center"|Albert Belle||align="center"|Cleveland||align="center"|16 |- |align="center"|Mo Vaughn||align="center"|Boston||align="center"|6 |- |align="center"|Manny Ramírez||align="center"|Cleveland||align="center"|3 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Ron Gant||align="center"|Cincinnati||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Sammy Sosa||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Reggie Sanders||align="center"|Cincinnati||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Raúl Mondesí||align="center"|Los Angeles||align="center"|2 |- |} * Beat Belle in finals

1996

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia -- A.L. 36, N.L. 23 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Mark McGwire||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|15 |- |align="center"|Brady Anderson||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|11 |- |align="center"|Jay Buhner||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|8 |- |align="center"|Joe Carter||align="center"|Toronto||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Greg Vaughn||align="center"|Milwaukee||align="center"|0 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Barry Bonds||align="center"|San Francisco||align="center"|17 |- |align="center"|Henry Rodríguez||align="center"|Montreal||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Jeff Bagwell||align="center"|Houston||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Ellis Burks||align="center"|Colorado||align="center"|1 |- |align="center"|Gary Sheffield||align="center"|Florida||align="center"|0 |- |}

1997

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Jacobs Field, Cleveland -- A.L. 32, N.L. 29 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Tino Martinez||align="center"|New York||align="center"|16 * |- |align="center"|Mark McGwire||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|7 |- |align="center"|Brady Anderson||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Ken Griffey, Jr.||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Nomar Garciaparra||align="center"|Boston||align="center"|0 |- |align="center"|Jim Thome||align="center"|Cleveland||align="center"|0 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Larry Walker||align="center"|Colorado||align="center"|19 |- |align="center"|Jeff Bagwell||align="center"|Houston||align="center"|5 |- |align="center"|Chipper Jones||align="center"|Atlanta||align="center"|3 |- |align="center"|Ray Lankford||align="center"|St. Louis||align="center"|2 |- |} * Beat Walker in finals

1998

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Coors Field, Denver -- A.L. 53, N.L. 29 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Ken Griffey, Jr.||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|19 |- |align="center"|Rafael Palmeiro||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|10 |- |align="center"|Jim Thome||align="center"|Cleveland||align="center"|17 |- |align="center"|Alex Rodriguez||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|5 |- |align="center"|Damion Easley||align="center"|Detroit||align="center"|2 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Vinny Castilla||align="center"|Colorado||align="center"|12 |- |align="center"|Moisés Alou||align="center"|Houston||align="center"|7 |- |align="center"|Javy López||align="center"|Atlanta||align="center"|5 |- |align="center"|Mark McGwire||align="center"|St. Louis||align="center"|4 |- |align="center"|Chipper Jones||align="center"|Atlanta||align="center"|1 |- |}

1999

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="3"|Fenway Park, Boston -- N.L. 39, A.L. 23 |- !Player!!Team!!Home Runs |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#FF0000; color:#FFFFFF;"|American League |- |align="center"|Ken Griffey, Jr.||align="center"|Seattle||align="center"|16 |- |align="center"|Nomar Garciaparra||align="center"|Boston||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|B.J. Surhoff||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Shawn Green||align="center"|Toronto||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|John Jaha||align="center"|Oakland||align="center"|1 |- !colspan="3" align="center" style="background:#0000FF; color:#FFFFFF;"|National League |- |align="center"|Jeromy Burnitz||align="center"|Milwaukee||align="center"|14 |- |align="center"|Mark McGwire||align="center"|St. Louis||align="center"|16 * |- |align="center"|Jeff Bagwell||align="center"|Houston||align="center"|6 |- |align="center"|Larry Walker||align="center"|Colorado||align="center"|2 |- |align="center"|Sammy Sosa||align="center"|Chicago||align="center"|1 |- |} * Lost to Burnitz in round 2

The 2000s

2000

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="6"|Turner Field, Atlanta -- N.L. 41, A.L. 21 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Semis!!Finals!!Total |- |align="left"|''''''''''||align="center"|Cubs||align="center"|6||align="center"|11||align="center"|9||align="center"|26 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Reds||align="center"|6||align="center"|3||align="center"|2||align="center"|11 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Red Sox||align="center"|6||align="center"|6||align="center"|–||align="center"|12 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Blue Jays||align="center"|5||align="center"|1||align="center"|–||align="center"|6 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Mariners||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Braves||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Expos||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Rangers||align="center"|1||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|1 |- |}

2001

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="6"|Safeco Field, Seattle -- N.L. 41, A.L. 25 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Semis!!Finals!!Totals |- |align="center"|''''''''''||align="center"|Diamondbacks||align="center"|5||align="center"|5||align="center"|6||align="center"|16 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Cubs||align="center"|3||align="center"|8||align="center"|2||align="center"|13 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Athletics||align="center"|14||align="center"|6||align="center"|–||align="center"|20 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Giants||align="center"|7||align="center"|3||align="center"|–||align="center"|10 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Mariners||align="center"|3||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Rockies||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Rangers||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Angels||align="center"|0||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|0 |- |}

2002

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="6"|Miller Park, Milwaukee -- A.L. 42, N.L. 31 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Semis!!Finals!!Totals |- |align="left"|''''''''''||align="center"|Yankees||align="center"|11||align="center"|6||align="center"|7||align="center"|24 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Cubs||align="center"|12||align="center"|5||align="center"|1||align="center"|18 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|White Sox||align="center"|6||align="center"|6||align="center"|–||align="center"|12 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Brewers||align="center"|6||align="center"|4||align="center"|–||align="center"|10 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Twins||align="center"|3||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Giants||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Rangers||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Astros||align="center"|1||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|1 |- |}

* Giambi defeated Konerko in a swing off

2003

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="6"|U.S. Cellular Field, Chicago -- A.L. 47, N.L. 39 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Semis!!Finals!!Total |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Angels||align="center"|7||align="center"|6||align="center"|9||align="center"|22 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Cardinals||align="center"|4||align="center"|14||align="center"|8||align="center"|26 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Yankees||align="center"|12||align="center"|11||align="center"|–||align="center"|23 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Cardinals||align="center"|4||align="center"|4||align="center"|–||align="center"|8 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Braves||align="center"|4||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|4 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Blue Jays||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Brewers||align="center"|1||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|1 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Mariners||align="center"|0||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|0 |- |}

2004

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="6"|Minute Maid Park, Houston -- A.L. 47, N.L. 41 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Semis!!Finals!!Total |- |align="left"|'''''||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|7||align="center"|15||align="center"|5||align="center"|27 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Houston||align="center"|7||align="center"|10||align="center"|4||align="center"|21 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Baltimore||align="center"|9||align="center"|5||align="center"|–||align="center"|14 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|San Francisco||align="center"|8||align="center"|3||align="center"|–||align="center"|11 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Chicago (NL)||align="center"|5||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Philadelphia||align="center"|4||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|4 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Texas||align="center"|3||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|3 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Boston||align="center"|3||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|3 |- |}

2005

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:right;" |- !colspan="6"|Comerica Park, Detroit -- N.L. 66, A.L. 42 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Semis!!Finals!!Totals |- |align="left"|''''''''''||align="center"|Philadelphia||align="center"|24||align="center"|6||align="center"|11||align="center"|41 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Detroit||align="center"|7||align="center"|8||align="center"|5||align="center"|20 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Boston||align="center"|17||align="center"|3||align="center"|–||align="center"|20 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Milwaukee||align="center"|11||align="center"|4||align="center"|–||align="center"|15 |- |align="center"|||align="center"|Los Angeles (NL)||align="center"|5||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Atlanta||align="center"|5||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|5 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Texas||align="center"|2||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|2 |- |align="left"|||align="center"|Pittsburgh||align="center"|0||align="center"|–||align="center"|–||align="center"|0 |- |}

2006

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" |- !colspan="7"|PNC Park, Pittsburgh -- N.L. 62, A.L. 24 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Round 2!!Subtotal!!Finals!!Total |- |align="left"|''''''''''||Philadelphia||8||10||18||5 ||23 |- |align="left"|||New York (NL)||16||2||18||4||22 |- |align="left"|||Florida||9||6||15||–||15 |- |align="left"|||Boston||10||3||13||–||13 |- |align="left"|||Chicago (AL)||7||–||7||–||7 |- |align="left"|||Houston||3||–||3||–||3 |- |align="left"|||Baltimore||3||–||3||–||3 |- |align="left"|||Toronto||1||–||1||–||1 |- |}

2007

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" |- !colspan="7"|AT&T Park, San Francisco -- A.L. 42, N.L. 32 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Round 2!!Subtotal!!Finals!!Total |- |align="left"|||Los Angeles(AL)||'''''5||9||14||3||17 |- |align="left"|||Toronto||5||12 ||17||2 ||19 |- |align="left"|||Colorado||5||8||13||–||13 |- |align="left"|||St. Louis||4||9 ||13||–||13 |- |align="left"|||Minnesota||4||–||4||–||4 |- |align="left"|||Milwaukee||3||–||3||–||3 |- |align="left"|||Philadelphia||3||–||3||–||3 |- |align="left"|||Detroit||2||–||2||–||2 |} Notes:
Recorded only seven of ten outs before hitting winning home run.
Advanced after defeating Morneau 2-1 in a swing-off.
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2008

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" |- !colspan="7"|Yankee Stadium, New York -- A.L. 66 , N.L. 39 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Round 2!!Subtotal!!Finals!!Total |- |align="left"|''''''''''||Minnesota|| 8 || 9 || 17 || 5 || 22 |- |align="left"|||Texas|| 28 || 4 || 32 || 3 || 35 |- |align="left"|||Houston|| 8 || 6 || 14 || – || 14 |- |align="left"|||Milwaukee|| 7 || 7 || 14 || – || 14 |- |align="left"|||Florida|| 6 || – || 6 || – || 6 |- |align="left"|||Cleveland|| 6 || – || 6 ||– || 6 |- |align="left"|||Philadelphia|| 5 || – || 5 || – || 5 |- |align="left"|||Tampa Bay|| 3 || – || 3 || – || 3 |} Notes:
New single round record.
Voluntarily ended round with four outs.

2009

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 100%; text-align:center;" |- !colspan="7"|Busch Stadium, St. Louis -- N.L. 51, A.L. 31 |- !Player!!Team!!Round 1!!Round 2!!Subtotal!!Finals!!Total |- |align="left"|''''''''''||Milwaukee|| 11 || 6 || 17 || 6 || 23 |- |align="left"|||Texas|| 11 || 5 || 16 || 5 || 21 |- |align="left"|||Philadelphia|| 7 || 8 || 15 || – || 15 |- |align="left"|||St. Louis|| 5 || 6 || 11 || – || 11 |- |align="left"|||Tampa Bay|| 5 || – || 5 || – || 5 |- |align="left"|||Minnesota|| 5 || – || 5 || – || 5 |- |align="left"|||San Diego|| 2 || – || 2 || – || 2 |- |align="left"|||Detroit|| 0 || – || 0 || – || 0 |}

Notes:
,Advanced after winning bat-off. Pujols 2, Peña 1, Mauer 0.

Statistics by team

{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Team !width="75"| Wins ! Participants ! Home Runs |- |Seattle |3 |12 |77 |- |Chicago (NL) |3 |10 |76 |- |Los Angeles (AL) |3 |4 |43 |- |Baltimore |2 |11 |92 |- |Philadelphia |2 |6 |91 |- |New York (AL) |29 |39 |64 |- |Oakland |1 |11 |62 |- |Texas |1 |9 |55 |- |Milwaukee |1 |8 |57 |- |San Francisco |1 |7 |48 |- |New York (NL) |1 |6 |33 |- |Minnesota |1 |6 |33 |- |Chicago (AL) |1 |5 |42 |- |Arizona |1 |1 |16 |- |Houston |0 |10 |64 |- |Toronto |0 |10 |41 |- |Atlanta |0 |10 |31 |- |St. Louis |0 |8 |71 |- |Boston |0 |8 |60 |- |Cincinnati |0 |8 |36 |- |Detroit |0 |8 |33 |- |Colorado |0 |7 |52 |- |Cleveland |0 |6 |37 |- |Montreal/Washington |0 |4 |10 |- |San Diego |0 |4 |9 |- |Los Angeles (NL) |0 |4 |7 |- |Florida |0 |3 |21 |- |Pittsburgh |0 |3 |2 |- |Tampa Bay |0 |2 |9 |- |Kansas City |0 |2 |3 |}

Most home runs in the entire tournament (Excluding Swingoff Playoffs)

  1. Bobby Abreu (2005) - 41
  2. Josh Hamilton (2008) - 35
  3. Miguel Tejada (2004) - 27
  4. Sammy Sosa (2000) Albert Pujols (2003) - 26
  5. Jason Giambi (2002) - 24
  6. Ryan Howard (2006), Jason Giambi (2003), Prince Fielder (2009) - 23
  7. David Wright (2006), Garrett Anderson (2003), Justin Morneau (2008) - 22
  8. Lance Berkman (2004), Nelson Cruz (2009) - 21
  9. David Ortiz (2005), Iván Rodríguez (2005), Jason Giambi (2001) - 20
  10. Ken Griffey, Jr. (1998), Larry Walker (1997), Alex Rios (2007) - 19
  11. Sammy Sosa (2002) - 18
  12. Jim Thome (1998), Barry Bonds (1996), Vladimir Guerrero (2007) - 17
  13. Luis Gonzalez (2001), Ken Griffey, Jr. (1999), Mark McGwire (1999), Tino Martinez (1997), Albert Belle (1995) - 16
  14. Miguel Cabrera (2006), Carlos Lee (2005), Mark McGwire (1996), Frank Thomas (1995), Ryan Howard (2009) - 15
  15. Rafael Palmeiro (2004), Jeromy Burnitz (1999), Lance Berkman (2008), Ryan Braun (2008) - 14
  16. David Ortiz (2006), Sammy Sosa (2001), Matt Holliday (2007), Albert Pujols (2007) - 13
  17. Paul Konerko (2002), Carl Everett (2000), Vinny Castilla (1998), Mark McGwire (1992), Cal Ripken Jr. (1991) - 12
  18. Barry Bonds (2004), Ken Griffey, Jr. (2000), Brady Anderson (1996), Albert Pujols (2009) - 11
  19. Rafael Palmeiro (1998), Barry Bonds (2001), Richie Sexson (2002), Jim Edmonds (2003) - 10

Most home runs all time (Excluding Swingoff Playoffs)

  1. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 70
  2. Jason Giambi - 67
  3. Sammy Sosa - 65
  4. Mark McGwire - 56
  5. David Ortiz - 54
  6. Albert Pujols - 50
  7. Barry Bonds - 47
  8. Bobby Abreu - 41
  9. Ryan Howard - 41
  10. Lance Berkman - 39

Most all-time wins

  1. Ken Griffey, Jr. - 3

See also

References

External links

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