Saturday, July 20, 2013

Lombard Wins Home Run Derby



SAN FRANCISCO- Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Hiram Lombard crushed 33 balls out of AT&T Park to kick off All-Star Weekend Saturday afternoon. Hitting 7 more bombs than he has all season, Lombard homered 8 times in round one, 14 times in round two, and 11 times in round three to ultimately beat the Yankees' Mike Rushford for the crown. Other participants included Red Sox Tripp Wall and Erik Jacquez, Giant Donn Ensberg, Mets Alex Hoffman and Rafael Mesa, and Ranger Dan Bonds.


SAN FRANCISCO-  Here's the breakdown of the All Star teams per team:
American League
Anaheim Angels (1): LF Tony Solano
Arizona Diamondbacks (1): SS Eli Romero
Baltimore Orioles (1): C Marlon Kingsale
Boston Red Sox (8): P Garrett Kendall, P Donovan Little, P Orlando Perez, 1B Erik Jacquez, 2B Tripp Wall, 3B Alexei Ferrer, LF Paul Diaz, RF Matthew Ramirez
Chicago White Sox (1): P Luis Polanco
Cleveland Indians (1): P Lou Gibson
Detroit Tigers (2): P Benji Saez, CF R.J. Ugueto
Kansas City Royals (1): SS Don Kotsay
Louisville Sluggers (2): P Jumbo Siqueiros, P Sammy James
Minnesota Twins: None
New York Yankees (5): P Alex Cosby, P Ed Gleason, P Brian Cheung, C Ronnie Handworth, DH Mike Rushford
Oakland Athletics: None
Seattle Mariners (1): 1B Jim Hunt
Tampa Bay Rays: None
Texas Rangers (4): P Gene Page, P Pablo Perez, 2B Ariel Rivera, CF Dan Bonds
Toronto Blue Jays (2): 3B Donaldo Lopez, RF Patrick Milner

National League
Atlanta Braves (5): P Lawrence McConnell, P Parker Perez, C Frank Kondou, 3B Matt Morris, SS Tomas Lima
Chicago Cubs: None
Cincinnati Reds: None
Colorado Rockies (3): P Louis Durham, LF Domingo Duran, RF Jose Rivera
Houston Astros: None
Los Angeles Dodgers: None
Montreal Expos (2): P Wayne Ray, 1B Billy Grabow
Miami Marlins (1): P Harry Diaz
Milwaukee Brewers (1): C Bernie Javier
New York Mets (8): P Matty Polanco, P Philip Ransom, P Tito Starr, P Carlos Castillo, P Huston Beirne, 2B Benito Posada, SS Rafael Mesa, LF Alex Hoffman
Philadelphia Phillies (1): P Willy Jennings
Pittsburgh Pirates (3): 2B Jeremi Brocail, 3B Hiram Lombard, CF Rich Long
San Diego Padres (1): P Buck Weston
San Francisco Giants (2): P Goose Leary, RF Donn Ensberg
St. Louis Cardinals (1): P Pablo Calderon
Washington Nationals (2): 1B Felipe Cela, CF Gabe Potvin




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