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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 PresidentGeorge H. W. Bush | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | ABC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Al Michaels,Jim Palmer andTim McCarver | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Brent Musburger,Jerry Coleman andJohnny Bench | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 59th playing of the "Midsummer Classic" betweenMajor League Baseball'sAmerican League (AL) andNational League All-Star teams. TheAll-Star Game was held on July 12, 1988, atRiverfront Stadium inCincinnati, Ohio, the home of the NL'sCincinnati Reds.
The game resulted in the AL defeating the NL 2-1.Terry Steinbach, a catcher for the AL'sOakland Athletics, won theAll-Star game's most valuable player award. Steinbach was credited with both of the AL's two runs in the game.Frank Viola of theMinnesota Twins was the winning pitcher.
This was Cincinnati's fourth time hosting, tying the Reds with theCleveland Guardians for the most All-Star Games hosted by a franchise. It was also the second and final time the game was held at Riverfront Stadium. The Midsummer Classic would return to the city in2015, when the Reds had moved intoGreat American Ballpark.
Players initalics have since been inducted into theNational Baseball Hall of Fame.
| 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 |
| 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) |
| 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 |
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||