About 769-thousand voters cast three-point-six (m) million ballots between Sunday night and Tuesday. American League manager Joe Torre and National League skipper Bob Brenly picked five players to compete for the final spot.
Jones, the Atlanta Braves' center fielder, beat out Pittsburgh's Brian Giles by more than 70-thousand votes. St. Louis' Albert Pujols was third, followed by San Diego's Ryan Klesko and Colorado's Larry Walker.
Jones came into the day hitting .275 with 19 homers and 54 R-B-I's.
Damon, the center fielder for the Boston Red Sox, beat out Cleveland's Jim Thome by just more than six-thousand votes. Oakland's Eric Chavez was third, followed by Chicago's Magglio Ordonez and Anaheim's Darin Erstad.
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