KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chipper Jones made a brand new stop on his farewell tour.

The Atlanta Braves' third baseman, who is retiring after the season, singled as a pinch hitter in the All-Star Game in his first-ever appearance at Kauffman Stadium.

In a quirk of interleague scheduling, the Braves have never played in Kansas City.

The 40-year-old Jones received a standing ovation from the fans when he came to the plate in the sixth inning and got another appreciative roar after singling off Chris Sales.

"It was kind of hard to see 97 (mph) coming out of Sales' hand," Jones said. "You're not going to get a base hit if you don't swing the bat."

Before his grounder made it past second baseman Ian Kinsler and into the outfield, Jones was trying to leg out a hit.

"Yeah, I was thinking beat it out all the way," Jones said. "At 40 years old, legging out a hit in the All-Star Game. That's exactly how I scripted it."

NL manager Tony La Russa suggested that Jones, an eight-time All-Star, address the team before the game. Jones said during the media day before the home run derby that he wasn't big on speeches.

But he took La Russa up on the offer.

"We've won two. Win three, and that's a winning streak," Jones told the team. "We have an opportunity to do that tonight. And I am not going out losing my last one. So, you with me?"

It certainly appeared that they were.

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ROOKIE ROUNDUP — Bryce Harper finally acted his age at the All-Star game.

The 19-year-old Washington Nationals phenom lost a fly ball in the lights and got hung up between second and third Tuesday night during the NL's 8-0 victory over the American League. At the plate, he was 0 for 1 with a strikeout and a walk.

Still, his gaffe in left field and rundown on the bases didn't stop Harper from savoring the moment.

"It was a lot of fun. It was a great game," he said.

The only All-Stars younger than Harper were a pair of 19-year-old pitchers: Dwight Gooden of the New York Mets in 1984 and Hall of Famer Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians in 1938.

That made Harper the youngest position player to be selected for an All-Star team, perhaps qualifying more for his potential than for his production. He was batting .282 at the break with eight homers and 25 RBIs.

Harper was among an All-Star-record five rookies this year, one more than in 2001 and 2003. The 2001 class is pretty distinguished — Albert Pujols, Jimmy Rollins, Ben Sheets and Ichiro Suzuki. In 2003, the rookies who made it were Lance Carter, Mike MacDougal, Hideki Matsui and Dontrelle Willis.

Among other rookies, 20-year-old Mike Trout of the Angels had a hit, a walk and a stolen base. Wade Miley of the Diamondbacks allowed a hit in one-third of an inning and Ryan Cook of the Athletics worked a scoreless inning.

"I'm going to remember this the rest of my life," Trout said.

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DAZZLING FOOTWORK — Forget about New York Fashion Week and all those runways in Milan.

If you wanted to see some dazzling footwear, you needed to watch the All-Star game.

Melky Cabrera made an MVP statement in his fluorescent orange spikes, courtesy of Nike, while the Mets' David Wright also trotted out wearing cleats that resembled traffic cones.

Curtis Granderson wore bright white shoes that stood out even against the starched white pinstripes of the Yankees, while Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval had orange and gold cleats, and Nationals rookie Bryce Harper rocked some golden kicks when he entered the game.

"It was Nike that made them special for me," Cabrera said through a translator. "I brought my own spikes from San Francisco, but I wore (the gold shoes) because I think they are cute."

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BILLY'S AT-BATS — Designated hitter Billy Butler, the Royals' lone All-Star representative, was given a standing ovation when he entered the game as a pinch hitter for David Ortiz in the seventh inning.

Butler grounded out to shortstop, but got another chance with Elvis Andrus on second base and one out in the ninth. After another ovation, Pirates closer Joel Hanrahan struck out Butler.

The affable Butler might not have gotten his chance if not for Ortiz, who started the game as the AL's designated hitter. It was Ortiz who pushed manager Ron Washington to make the lineup change.

"Washington wanted me to take a third at-bat," Ortiz said after leaving the game, "but I said, 'Let my boy come in for his fans.'"

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INSTANT ARTIFACTS — Three items were sent to the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.: the bat used by Pablo Sandoval to hit the first bases-clearing triple in All-Star Game history, Chipper Jones' cap and the bat he used in his final All-Star Game appearance.