All Star '99 / Boston.com / Baseball

American League outfielders 1998 starter highlighted in yellow
OFFICIAL FINAL VOTE (07/05/99) 1. Ken Griffey, Jr., Seattle, 2,918,055. 2, Manny Ramirez, Cleveland, 1,898,430. 3, Kenny Lofton, Cleveland, 1,676,595. 4, David Justice, Cleveland, 1,336,304. 5, Juan Gonzalez, Texas, 834,962. 6, Bernie Williams, New York , 825,703. 7, Paul O'Neill, New York, 582,421. 8, Albert Belle, Baltimore, 455,497. 9, Shawn Green, Toronto, 398,893. 10, Brady Anderson, Baltimore, 350,326.G

	PLAYER	TEAM	HT	WT	B/T
	Jeff Abbott	Chi. White Sox	5'11"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: After hitting .340 in the minors in 1997, Abbott spent his first full year in the majors. He responded by hitting 12 home runs in a little more than half of the White Sox games.

	Chad Allen	Minnesota Twins	6'1"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: A member of the 1996 U.S. Olympic Team, Allen spent all of 1998 playing in the minors. He led the Salt Lake City Buzz in triples and was third in doubles, RBI's and stolen bases.

	Brady Anderson	Baltimore Orioles	6'1"	202 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Injuries led Anderson to one of his worst full seasons as a pro. Batted only .236 with just 51 RBIs.

	Garret Anderson	Anaheim Angels	6'3"	215 lbs.	L/L
	1998: In a very consistent season, Anderson broke Rod Carew's franchise record by hitting in 28 straight games.

	Albert Belle	Baltimore Orioles	6'2"	210 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Playing for the White Sox, Belle started off slow but finished with yet another monster season clubbing 49 HR and a career-high 152 RBIs.

	Carlos Beltran	Kansas City Royals	5'11"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: As a rookie, Beltran batted .276 with 5 doubles and 7 RBI in just 14 games with the Royals.

	Damon Buford	Boston Red Sox	5'10"	180 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Batted .282 and set career highs with 4 triples, 10 home runs, and 42 RBI. Did not make an error in 67 starts in center field.

	Jay Buhner	Seattle Mariners	6'3"	210 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Played in only 72 games, hitting .241 with 15 home runs and 45 RBI. His season ended on September 8 due to elbow surgery.

	Ryan Christenson	Oakland Athletics	6'0"	191 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Hit .257 with 5 home runs and 40 RBI. Ranked third among American League rookies with 36 walks, fourth in runs scored with 56, and fourth in doubles with 22.

	Jose Cruz Jr.	Toronto Blue Jays	6'0"	195 lbs.	S/R
	1998: Had somewhat disappointing season following big expectations, hitting .253 with only 11 HR and 42 RBI.

	Chad Curtis	New York Yankees	5'10"	185 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Batted .243 with 10 home runs and 63 RBI. Started 121 games and compliled 21 stolen bases.

	Johnny Damon	Kansas City Royals	5'11"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Set career highs in home runs (18), RBI (66), and runs scored (104). Damon's 30 doubles, 10 triples, and 26 stolen bases were also personal bests.

	Jermaine Dye	Kansas City Royals	5'11"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Plagued by injuries, Dye batted .234 with 5 homeruns and 23 RBI in only 214 at-bats. Spent time with Triple A Omaha.

	Jim Edmonds	Anaheim Angels	6'1"	218 lbs.	L/L
	1998: Edmonds put together a solid all-around season, winning his second gold glove and hitting .307 with 25 homeruns and 91 RBI. Led the Angels in runs scored, hits, total bases, doubles, and RBI.

	Juan Encarnacion	Detroit Tigers	6'3"	187 lbs.	R/R
	1998: In rookie season ecorded a .329 average for Detroit, best among Tiger players with a minimum of 150 at-bats.

	Juan Gonzalez	Texas Rangers	6'3"	235 lbs.	R/R
	1998: The perennial All-Star shined again, leading the league in doubles (50) and RBI (157). Gonzalez also hit .318 with 45 home runs in 606 at-bats.

	Tom Goodwin	Texas Rangers	6'1"	175 lbs.	L/R
	1998: Led the Rangers with 38 stolen bases although he also was thrown out on 20 attempts, which led the majors. Batted .290 and set career highs in walks (73) and runs scored (102).

	Shawn Green	Toronto Blue Jays	6'4"	200 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Had breakout season as he joined the 30-30 club (35 HR, 35 SB), becoming only the ninth AL player to do so. Had 14 assists from the outfield.

	Rusty Greer	Texas Rangers	6'0"	190 lbs.	L/L
	1998: Was a solid all-around contributor to the Rangers, with only 3 errors on the season and a .306 average. Greer was second on the Rangers in RBI (108), runs (107), and walks (80).

	Ben Grieve	Oakland Athletics	5'11"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: The American League Rookie of the Year batted .288 with 18 homeruns and 89 RBI. Led all rookies in runs, hits, walks, and on-base percentages.

	Ken Griffey Jr.	Seattle Mariners	6'3"	205 lbs.	L/L
	1998: Griffey continued his spectacular play by smacking 56 home runs for the second consecutive year. Was also voted to his ninth straight All-Star team and became the second-youngest player to reach the 300 home run mark.

	Bobby Higginson	Detroit Tigers	5'11"	195 lbs.	L/R
	1998: Tied for club lead with 157 games played, batting .285 with 37 doubles. Also had 25 home runs and 85 RBI in 612 at-bats.

	Brian Hunter	Seattle Mariners	5'11"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Led the Tigers with 42 stolen bases and posted a career-best 11 assists. Hit .254 with 4 home runs and 36 RBI.

	Torii Hunter	Minnesota Twins	6'2"	201 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Hunter played in just 6 games with Minnesota, hitting .235 with a double and 2 RBI.

	Butch Huskey	Seattle Mariners	6'3"	244 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Playing for the Mets, Huskey was injured for part of the season and hit just .252 with 13 home runs and 59 RBI.

	David Justice	Cleveland Indians	6'3"	200 lbs.	L/L
	1998: Justice set a career-high with 39 doubles in his second season with the Indians. He also hit for a .280 average with 21 home runs and 88 RBI.

	Matt Lawton	Minnesota Twins	5'10"	200 lbs.	L/R
	1998: Led the Twins in almost every major offensive category, hitting .278 with 21 home runs and 77 RBI.

	Darren Lewis	Boston Red Sox	6'0"	190 lbs.	R/R
	1998: His .268 average, 25 doubles, 8 home runs, and 63 RBI were all personal bests for Lewis. His 29 stolen bases were the second- highest for Boston in the past 20 years.

	Kenny Lofton	Cleveland Indians	6'0"	190 lbs.	L/L
	1998: An All-Star for the fifth year, Lofton hit .282 with 12 home runs and 64 RBI. He also stole 54 bases in 64 attempts.

	Dave Martinez	Tampa Devil Rays	5'11"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Before his season ended with a pulled hamstring, Martinez batted .256 with 3 home runs and 20 RBI.

	Quinton McCracken	Tampa Devil Rays	5'7"	173 lbs.	S/L
	1998: His 179 hits were the most ever by a player on a first-year expansion team. McCracken also hit .292 with 59 RBI.

	Troy O'Leary	Boston Red Sox	6'0"	200 lbs.	L/L
	1998: O'Leary set career high in doubles, triples, home runs, and RBI. He also batted .270 in 611 at-bats.

	Paul O'Neill	New York Yankees	6'4"	215 lbs.	L/L
	1998: Made the American League All-Star team for a fifth-time while hitting .317 with 24 home runs and 116 RBI. Was among the American League leaders in hits, multiple-hit games, and RBI.

	Magglio Ordonez	Chi. White Sox	5'11"	195 lbs.
	1998: Ordonez was among the rookie leaders in almost every major offensive category, batting .282 with 14 home runs and 65 RBI. He also recorded 25 doubles and led American League rookie outfielders with 10 assists.

	Tony Phillips	Oakland Athletics	5'10"	175 lbs.	S/R
	1998: Began the season with Toronto, hitting .354 with 1 home run and 7 RBI. After being dealt to the Mets, Phillips hit just .223 in 188 at-bats.

	Manny Ramirez	Cleveland Indians	6'0"	205 lbs.	R/R
	1998: The Indian right-fielder made the All-Star team for the second time after hitting 45 home runs and batting in 145. He hit 4 post season home runs, moving himself into fourth on all-time list with 13.

	Tim Salmon	Anaheim Angels	6'3"	241 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Salmon batted .300 with 26 home runs and 88 RBI. Led the Angels in home runs, walks, and on-base percentage.

	Brian Simmons	Chi. White Sox	5'11"	195 lbs.	R/R
	1998: Called up from AAA Calgary late in the season and responded by hitting his first two home runs from both sides of the plate on September 27.

	Paul Sorrento	Tampa Devil Rays	6'2"	220 lbs.	L/R
	1998: The Somerville native struggled, hitting just .225 with 17 home runs and 57 RBI in 435 at-bats.

	Shannon Stewart	Toronto Blue Jays	6'1"	205 lbs.	R/R
	1998: The speedster from Cincinnati hit .279 in his first full season in the majors with 12 home runs and 55 RBI and 51 steals, third-best in the AL.

	B.J. Surhoff	Baltimore Orioles	6'1"	200 lbs.	R/L
	1998: Recently a model of consistency, Surhoff had yet another solid season with the Orioles, hitting 22 HR and driving in 92 runs.

	Bernie Williams	New York Yankees	6'2"	205 lbs.	S/R
	1998: Won his first batting title by edging Mo Vaughn on the final day of the season. Williams made his second All-Star team, hitting .339 with 26 home runs and 97 RBI.