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| Date | July 11, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Venue | Anaheim Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Anaheim, California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Managers | National League - Tommy Lasorda (LA) American League - Tony LaRussa (OAK) |
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| MVP | Bo Jackson (KC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 64,036 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First pitch | Jimmie Reese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Vin Scully, Tom Seaver, Ronald Reagan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Brent Musburger, Jerry Coleman, Johnny Bench | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 60th 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 11, 1989 at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, California, the home of the California Angels of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 5-3. The game is remembered for Bo Jackson's monstrous lead-off home run to center field. Jackson was named the game's MVP.
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Rosters
Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Game
Umpires
| Home Plate | Jim Evans |
| First Base | Bob Engel |
| Second Base | Terry Cooney |
| Third Base | Jerry Crawford |
Starting lineups
| National League | American League | ||||||
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| Order | Player | Team | Position | Order | Player | Team | Position |
| 1 | Ozzie Smith | Cardinals | SS | 1 | Bo Jackson | Royals | LF |
| 2 | Tony Gwynn | Padres | RF | 2 | Wade Boggs | Red Sox | 3B |
| 3 | Will Clark | Giants | 1B | 3 | Kirby Puckett | Twins | CF |
| 4 | Kevin Mitchell | Giants | LF | 4 | Harold Baines | White Sox | DH |
| 5 | Eric Davis | Reds | CF | 5 | Julio Franco | Rangers | 2B |
| 6 | Howard Johnson | Mets | 3B | 6 | Cal Ripken, Jr. | Orioles | SS |
| 7 | Pedro Guerrero | Cardinals | DH | 7 | Rubén Sierra | Rangers | RF |
| 8 | Ryne Sandberg | Cubs | 2B | 8 | Mark McGwire | Athletics | 1B |
| 9 | Benito Santiago | Padres | C | 9 | Terry Steinbach | Athletics | C |
| Rick Reuschel | Giants | P | Dave Stewart | Athletics | P | ||
Game summary
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
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| National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| American League | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 5 | 12 | 0 |
WP: Nolan Ryan (1-0) LP: John Smoltz (0-1) SV: Doug Jones (1)
HRs: AL – Wade Boggs (1), Bo Jackson (1)
Footnotes and references
External links
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