1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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| Date | July 12, 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Riverfront Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Terry Steinbach (OAK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 55,837 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Vice President George H. W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Al Michaels, Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Brent Musburger, Jerry Coleman and Johnny Bench | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 59th playing of the "Midsummer Classic" between Major League Baseball's American League (AL) and National League All-Star teams. The All-Star Game was held on July 12, 1988, at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home of the NL's Cincinnati Reds.
The game resulted in the AL defeating the NL 2-1. Terry Steinbach, a catcher for the AL's Oakland Athletics, won the All-Star game's most valuable player award. Steinbach was credited with both of the AL's two runs in the game. Frank Viola of the Minnesota Twins was the winning pitcher.
All-Star rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
All-Star Game
Coaching staff
| Description | AL | NL |
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| Managers | Tom Kelly | Whitey Herzog |
| Coaches | Tom Trebelhorn | Roger Craig |
| Coaches | Bobby Valentine | Buck Rodgers |
| Honorary Captains | Bobby Doerr | Willie Stargell |
Umpires
| Home Plate | Frank Pulli (NL) |
| First Base | Larry Barnett (AL) |
| Second Base | Terry Tata (NL) |
| Third Base | Dale Ford (AL) |
| Left field | Randy Marsh (NL) |
| Right field | Dan Morrison (AL) |
Starting lineups
| American League | National League | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Rickey Henderson | Yankees | CF | 1 | Vince Coleman | Cardinals | LF |
| 2 | Paul Molitor | Brewers | 2B | 2 | Ryne Sandberg | Cubs | 2B |
| 3 | Wade Boggs | Red Sox | 3B | 3 | Andre Dawson | Cubs | CF |
| 4 | José Canseco | Athletics | LF | 4 | Darryl Strawberry | Mets | RF |
| 5 | Dave Winfield | Yankees | RF | 5 | Bobby Bonilla | Pirates | 3B |
| 6 | Cal Ripken Jr. | Orioles | SS | 6 | Will Clark | Giants | 1B |
| 7 | Mark McGwire | Athletics | 1B | 7 | Gary Carter | Mets | C |
| 8 | Terry Steinbach | Athletics | C | 8 | Ozzie Smith | Cardinals | SS |
| 9 | Frank Viola | Twins | P | 9 | Dwight Gooden | Mets | P |
Game summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| American League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| National League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| WP: Frank Viola (1-0) LP: Dwight Gooden (0-1) Sv: Dennis Eckersley (1) Home runs: AL: Terry Steinbach (1) NL: None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Footnotes and references
- ^ a b c Player declined or was unable to play.
External links
- Baseball-Reference.com
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² — Two All-Star Games were played these seasons. Italics indicate future games.
