Cecil Fielder Homers as U.S. All-Stars Beat Japan First Time in Five Games

Cecil Fielder returned to his former park a hero, hitting a three-run homer today as the major league all-stars beat the Japanese all-stars 10-5 for their first victory in five games.

Fielder, who hit 51 homers for Detroit after a season with the Hanshin Tigers, tied the score 5-5 with his home run before 32,000 at Koshien Stadium, the home ballpark of Hanshin.

Jesse Barfield of the New York Yankees added a two-run homer later in the inning off loser Shinji Imanaka of the Chunichi Dragons, who entered the game at the start of the eighth.

The major leaguers added three more runs in the ninth on a two-run homer by Ken Griffey Jr. of Seattle and a solo home run by Barry Bonds of Pittsburgh, his fourth hit of the game.

Rob Dibble of the World Series champion Cincinnati Reds got the victory with two innings of shutout relief and Bobby Thigen of the Chicago White Sox got the save.