The 2002 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in Milwaukee ended with the score deadlocked at 7-7, as the teams ran out of players in extra innings
On July 9, 2002, the MLB All-Star Game ended in controversy when a 7-7 tie was declared after 11 innings of play. Hosted at Miller Park in Milwaukee, the game was called by then-Commissioner Bud Selig because both the American and National Leagues had entirely exhausted their available pitching rosters.
Both AL manager Joe Torre and NL manager Bob Brenly used all their pitchers to ensure every player got an opportunity to participate in the exhibition match. Due to the decision, the crowd of 41,871 chanted “Let them play!” but were deeply disappointed and booed the ultimate decision to end the game.
The unpopular outcome forced Major League Baseball to implement the “This Time It Counts” rule in 2003, which granted home-field advantage in the World Series to the winning league (a rule that remained in place until 2017).
