Both the Home Run Derby and the All-Star game saw some history repeating itself.
The Home Run Derby was won for the second year in a row by superstar Arizona LF Osvaldo Johnson. This year Johnson outdueled Salem's Macbeth Keller in the final round with an eye-popping 14 homers, including a mammoth 517-foot opposite field shot.
The All-Star game was won for the second year in a row by the NL in large part on a key home run. This time it wasn't a dramatic 9th inning home run but a 3-run shot in the 5th by Trenton's Ken Davis that did the trick.
Fargo's Javier Henriquez drew the starting assignment for the NL; Orber Marin of Cleveland got the start for the AL. There was no score until the 3rd when Dwight Salmon gave up a single, hit a batter, and gave up a walk all with one out. Alex Li grounded to short but the NL couldn't turn 2 as the AL took a 1-0 lead. They doubled their lead in the top of the 5th when Fargo's Jim Arnold threw a wild pitch with Nashville star Gregg Black on third. The bottom of the 5th inning was the turning point, as Milwaukee's Woody Hiller gave up a long 3-run shot to Davis with 2 outs. After that, the NL turned to a long line of closers to shut the door; Tex Howell, Bert Price, Willie Nunez, and Vic Trevino got the final 12 outs without yielding a run. Davis was named the MVP of the game.
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