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| Date | July 11, 1989 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Anaheim Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Anaheim,California | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Bo Jackson (KC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 64,036 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Jimmie Reese | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Vin Scully,Tom Seaver andRonald Reagan (first inning only) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Brent Musburger,Jerry Coleman andJohnny Bench | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1989 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 60th playing of the midsummer classic between theall-stars of theAmerican League (AL) andNational League (NL), the two leagues comprisingMajor League Baseball. The game was held on July 11, 1989, atAnaheim Stadium inAnaheim, California, the home of theCalifornia Angels of the American League. The game is noted for being the first in All-Star Game history to include thedesignated hitter. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 5–3. The game is remembered forBo Jackson's monstrous lead-off home run to center field. Jackson was named the game's MVP. The game also featured formerU.S. President and former baseball announcerRonald Reagan sharing theNBC broadcast booth withVin Scully for the first inning.
The pregame ceremonies featured Disney characters joining this year's players in sprinting onto the field for the introduction of the starting lineups.Mike Schmidt of thePhiladelphia Phillies, who had retired on May 29, was still elected by the fans as the starting third baseman for the NL All-Star team. Schmidt decided not to play, but he did participate in the game's opening ceremony in uniform. Oakland Athletics sluggerJose Canseco, the reigning American League Most Valuable Player was voted by the fans as one of the starting outfielders despite not playing a single game on the first half of the season due to injury. His place in the roster was taken byRuben Sierra.Doc Severinsen later ledThe Tonight Show Band in the playing of theCanadian andU.S. national anthems. Severinsen andThe Tonight Show Band's performance of the U.S. National Anthem was the last non-vocal performance of the Anthem at the All-Star Game to date. The ceremonial first pitch was thrown by longtime Angels coachJimmie Reese.
This was the second All-Star Game to be played in Anaheim, which last hosted the Midsummer Classic in1967. It would return to the by-now renovated and renamed Angel Stadium of Anaheim in2010.
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| Description | NL | AL |
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| Managers | Tommy Lasorda | Tony La Russa |
| Coaches | Jack McKeon | Joe Morgan |
| Coaches | Buck Rodgers | Doug Rader |
| Honorary Captains | Don Drysdale | Carl Yastrzemski |
| Home Plate | Jim Evans (AL) |
| First Base | Bob Engel (NL) |
| Second Base | Terry Cooney (AL) |
| Third Base | Jerry Crawford (NL) |
| Left Field | John Hirschbeck(AL) |
| Right Field | Gerry Davis (NL) |
| 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 | ||
| 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) Home runs: NL: None AL:Wade Boggs (1),Bo Jackson (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The NL got off to a fast start offDave Stewart in the first on RBI singles byKevin Mitchell andHoward Johnson. The AL would counter in spectacular fashion in their half when game MVPBo Jackson golfed the second pitch byRick Reuschel, a low sinker, out in deep center.Wade Boggs followed with a homer to tie it.
The AL took the lead the very next inning when Jackson beat out a double play grounder, scoringRubén Sierra. Jackson then stole second, making him the only player (to date) to have a home run and a stolen base in the same All-Star game. The AL expanded their lead to 5–2 in the third on RBI singles byHarold Baines and Sierra. The NL would get no closer than a run in the eighth whenVon Hayes singled homeGlenn Davis.