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| Date | July 12, 1988 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Riverfront Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Cincinnati, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managers | American League - Tom Kelly (MIN) National League - Whitey Herzog (StL) |
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| MVP | Terry Steinbach (OAK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 55,837 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First pitch | Vice President George H.W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Al Michaels, Jim Palmer, Tim McCarver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Brent Musburger, Jerry Coleman, Johnny Bench | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 59th playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 12, 1988 at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home of the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 2-1.
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Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Game
Umpires
| Home Plate | Frank Pulli |
| First Base | Larry Barnett |
| Second Base | Terry Tata |
| Third Base | Dale Ford |
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)
HRs: AL – Terry Steinbach (1)
Footnotes and references
External links
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