NEW YORK -- Ken Griffey Jr. is breaking records in the batters' box as well as the ballot box this year. Griffey got 6,079,688 votes in All-Star balloting, easily surpassing the mark of 4,292,740 that Minnesota's Rod Carew got in 1977. The top vote-getter in the National League was Ozzie Smith of the St. Louis Cardinals, back as a starter after a one-year absence. The other American League starters are Baltimore's shortstop Cal Ripken Jr., third baseman Wade Boggs of the New York Yankees, outfielder Kirby Puckett of the Minnesota Twins, first baseman Frank Thomas of the Chicago White Sox, second baseman Roberto Alomar and outfielder Joe Carter of the Toronto Blue Jays, and catcher Ivan Rodriquez of the Texas Rangers. Outfielder Barry Bonds of the San Francisco Giants, a three-time National League MVP, will start his third straight All-Star Game. will be joined by teammate Matt Williams. Other starters include Catcher Mike Piazza of the Los Angeles Dodgers, first baseman Gregg Jefferies of the St. Louis Cardinals, second baseman Mariano Duncan and outfielder Lenny Dykstra of the Philadelphia Phillies, and outfielder David Justice of the Braves. The AL reserves are Will Clark of Texas, Chuck Knoblauch of Minnesota, Scott Cooper of Boston, Travis Fryman and Mickey Tettleton of Detroit, Albert Belle and Kenny Lofton of Cleveland, Chili Davis of California, Paul O'Neill of New York, Ruben Sierra of Oakland and Paul Molitor of Toronto. The AL pitchers are Wilson Alvarez and Jason Bere of Chicago, David Cone of Kansas City, Randy Johnson of Seattle, Jimmy Key of New York, Pat Hentgen of Toronto, Mike Mussina and Lee Smith of Baltimore and Ricky Bones of Milwaukee. The NL reserves are Fred McGriff of Atlanta, Jeff Bagwell, Ken Caminiti and Craig Biggio of Houston, Carlos Garcia of Pittsburgh, Tony Gwynn of San Diego, Moises Alou and Darrin Fletcher of Montreal, Dante Bichette of Colorado, and Jeff Conine of Florida. The NL pitching staff features Ken Hill of Montreal, Doug Drabek and rookie John Hudek of Houston, Danny Jackson and Doug Jones of Philadelphia, Jose Rijo of Cincinnati, Randy Myers of Chicago, Bret Saberhagen of the New York Mets and Greg Maddux of Atlanta.
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