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2001 All-Star Game |
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2001 Century 21 Home Run Derby
Format and rules
Participants
Eight players, four from the American League, four from the National League
Selected and invited by Major League Baseball
Format (Three rounds)
Round One
Eight hitters
Each player gets 10 outs per at bat
Top four advance to Round Two (regardless of League affiliation)
Round Two
Four hitters
Home runs from Round One do not carry over to Round Two
Each player gets 10 out per at bat
Hitters will be seeded 1 through 4, based upon HR total in Round One
First semi-final: 2-seed vs. 3-seed
Second semi-final: 1-seed vs. 4-seed
Winners of the two semi-finals advance to the Championship Round
The Championship Round
Two hitters
Each player gets 10 outs per at bat
Most home runs in finals is Champion
Rules
An out is registered when a player swings at a pitch and does not hit a home run. A ball hit over the fence must be fair to count as a home run.
Since a home run does not count as an out, an infinite number of home runs is possible.
2001 Century 21 Home Run Derby
Detailed format
Round One
Eight hitters (four AL, four NL)
Each player gets 10 outs per at bat
Four hitters with highest number of home runs in Round One advance to Round Two (regardless of League affiliation)
TIEBREAKER: If a tie exists among players for advancement into Round Two, the following tie-breakers will be used:
Tie-breaker #1: regular season home run total at All-Star break
Tie breaker #2: distance of longest home run in Round One
Round Two
Four hitters advance from Round One
Each player gets 10 outs per at bat
Two hitters with highest number of home runs in Round Two advance to Championship Round (regardless of League affiliation)
TIEBREAKER: If a tie exists among players for advancement into Championship Round, the following tie-breakers will be used:
Tie-breaker #1: most home runs in Round One (therefore most through two rounds)
Tie-breaker #2: regular season home run total at All-Star break
Tie breaker #3: distance of longest home run in Round One or Round Two
The Championship Round
Two hitters advance from Round Two
Each player gets 10 outs per at bat
Champion will be the player with the most home runs in the Championship Round
TIEBREAKER: If the two finalists hit the same number of home runs in The Championship Round, the Home Run Derby will go into "HOME RUN DERBY SHOWDOWN". Rules are noted below:
Players will hit in the same order they hit in Championship Round
Each player will get one swing
If one player hits a home run and the other makes an out, the player who hits the home run is the Champion
If they both make an out or both hit a home run, the process will be repeated until one player hits a home run and the other makes an out
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