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1901 All-Stars:

AL:

Scott T Baker (BLA), SP
Wes Ferrell (CWS), SP
Harry Harper (BLA), SP
Phil Knell (MLA), SP
Cliff P Lee (BLA), SP
Jon Lester (CWS), SP
Ray Sadecki (CWS), SP
Chuck Cary (PHA), RP
Mauro Gozzo (BOS), RP
Kiko Calero (WS1), CL
Tom Gordon (CLE), CL
Justin Miller (CWS), CL
Robinson Chirinos (MLA), C
John Clapp (CWS), C
Steve Garvey (PHA), 1B
Tony Perez (BLA), 1B
Cupid Childs (MLA), 2B
Kid Elberfeld (CWS), SS
Jerry Hairston Jr. (MLA), SS
Vern Stephens (BOS), SS
Trevor Story (DET), SS
Beals Becker (DET), LF
Minnie Minoso (BLA), LF
Roy White (MLA), LF
Max Carey (CLE), CF
Marquis Grissom (BOS), CF
Sam Crawford (MLA), RF
Emmett Seery (WS1), RF

NL:

Madison Bumgarner (BRO), SP
Denny Driscoll (CIN), SP
Jaime Garcia (BRO), SP
Rudy May (PIT), SP
Bill McGee (CIN), SP
Eppa Rixey (BSN), SP
Nolan Ryan (CIN), SP
Irv Young (BRO), SP
Damaso Marte (BSN), RP
Mark Melancon (NY1), RP
Kenley Jansen (PHI), CL
Bobby M Mitchell (CHC), CL
Keith Moreland (STL), C
Sy Sutcliffe (CHC), C
Mike Hargrove (CIN), 1B
Don Hurst (BSN), 1B
Carlos Lee (STL), 1B
Julio Franco (BSN), 2B
Bill Madlock (PHI), 3B
Alex Rodriguez (CHC), SS
Honus Wagner (NY1), SS
Mike Donlin (BSN), LF
Boog Powell (CIN), LF
Dick Sisler (BRO), LF
Tom York (PHI), LF
Ian Happ (NY1), CF
Rick Monday (BSN), CF
Jerry Morales (BSN), RF

The National League destroyed the American League 12-4 in the 1901 Midsummer Classic. Mike Donlin was the star of the game despite not getting into the game until the 5th inning. Donlin had an RBI single in the bottom of the 6th off Chuck Cary, and a first pitch 2-run HR off Mauro Gozzo in the bottom of the 8th. Marquis Grissom went 2 for 2 with a HR and 2 RBI for the losing side after entering the game in the sixth inning. Dick Sisler went 1 for 1 with a BB and a two-run single off Jon Lester who was absolutely shelled, going 0.1 IP, allowing 4 H, 5 R, 4 ER and striking out one for the only out he recorded. He is just 23 though, and something tells me he has a few more All-Star games to redeem himself.

What's really striking about this game is the ridiculous number of quality southpaws currently in my league. The AL had six on their roster (Harper, Knell, Lee, Lester, Sadecki, and Cary), while the NL had eight (Bumgarner, Driscoll, Garcia, May, Rixey, Young, Marte, and Mitchell)!!! There are also some that didn't make the All-Star game, as David Wells, Mark Langston, Mike Hampton, Preacher Roe, Tom Burgmeier, Darren Oliver, and Tommy Byrne were taken in the first five rounds as well.