1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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Date July 12, 1988 Venue Riverfront Stadium City Cincinnati , Ohio Managers Tom Kelly (MIN )Whitey Herzog (STL )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
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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 .
American League [ ]
Starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Frank Viola
Twins
1
C
Terry Steinbach
Athletics
1
1B
Mark McGwire
Athletics
2
2B
Paul Molitor
Brewers
3
3B
Wade Boggs
Red Sox
4
SS
Cal Ripken, Jr.
Orioles
6
OF
José Canseco
Athletics
2
OF
Dave Winfield
Yankees
12
OF
Rickey Henderson
Yankees
8
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Doyle Alexander
Tigers
1
P
Roger Clemens
Red Sox
2
P
Dennis Eckersley
Athletics
3
P
Mark Gubicza
Royals
1
P
Doug Jones
Indians
1
P
Dan Plesac
Brewers
2
P
Jeff Reardon
Twins
3
P
Jeff Russell
Rangers
1
P
Dave Stieb
Blue Jays
6
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
Tim Laudner
Twins
1
1B
George Brett
Royals
13
1B
Don Mattingly
Yankees
5
2B
Johnny Ray
Angels
1
2B
Harold Reynolds
Mariners
2
3B
Gary Gaetti
Twins
1
3B
Carney Lansford
Athletics
1
SS
Ozzie Guillén [1]
White Sox
1
SS
Kurt Stillwell
Royals
1
SS
Alan Trammell [1]
Tigers
6
OF
Mike Greenwell
Red Sox
1
OF
Kirby Puckett
Twins
3
National League [ ]
Starters
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
Dwight Gooden
Mets
4
C
Gary Carter
Mets
11
1B
Will Clark
Giants
1
2B
Ryne Sandberg
Cubs
5
3B
Bobby Bonilla
Pirates
1
SS
Ozzie Smith
Cardinals
8
OF
Darryl Strawberry
Mets
5
OF
Vince Coleman
Cardinals
1
OF
Andre Dawson
Cubs
5
Pitchers
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
P
David Cone
Mets
1
P
Mark Davis
Padres
1
P
Kevin Gross
Phillies
1
P
Orel Hershiser
Dodgers
2
P
Danny Jackson
Reds
1
P
Bob Knepper
Astros
2
P
Greg Maddux
Cubs
1
P
Bob Walk
Pirates
1
P
Todd Worrell
Cardinals
1
Reserves
Position
Player
Team
All-Star Games
C
Lance Parrish
Phillies
7
1B
Andrés Galarraga
Expos
1
1B
Gerald Perry
Braves
1
2B
Robby Thompson [1]
Giants
1
3B
Vance Law
Cubs
1
3B
Chris Sabo
Reds
1
SS
Shawon Dunston
Cubs
1
SS
Barry Larkin
Reds
1
OF
Willie McGee
Cardinals
4
OF
Rafael Palmeiro
Cubs
1
OF
Andy Van Slyke
Pirates
1
All-Star Game [ ]
Coaching staff [ ]
Description
AL
NL
Managers
Tom Kelly
Whitey Herzog
Coaches
Tom Trebelhorn
Roger Craig
Coaches
Bobby Valentine
Buck Rodgers
Honorary Captains
Bobby Doerr
Willie Stargell
Umpires [ ]
Starting lineups [ ]
American League
National League
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 [ ]
Tuesday, July 12, 1988 8:35 pm (ET ) at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati , Ohio
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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.
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