Last modified: Tuesday, July 15, 2008 10:46 AM PDT

Hamilton wows crowd, Morneau wins derby

NEW YORK (AP) — Fans at Yankee Stadium were chanting Josh Hamilton’s name and the theme music from ‘‘Rocky’’ was blaring over the loudspeakers.

Alas, the Texas Rangers’ comeback kid had nothing left.

Hamilton hit a record 28 homers in the first round of the All-Star Home Run Derby before running out of gas and getting beaten by Minnesota’s Justin Morneau in the finals Monday night.

The 2006 AL MVP topped a tired Hamilton 5-3 in the last round, giving him the derby crown. But the night belonged to Hamilton, a first-time All-Star who put on a dazzling power display worthy of The House That Ruth Built.

Nobody has ever hit a fair ball out of Yankee Stadium.

One of Hamilton’s 500-foot drives hit a wall behind the right-field bleachers, drawing a roar from the delirious crowd.