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1988 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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
DateJuly 12, 1988
VenueRiverfront Stadium
CityCincinnati, Ohio
Managers
MVPTerry Steinbach (OAK)
Attendance55,837
Ceremonial first pitchVice President George H. W. Bush
TelevisionABC
TV announcersAl Michaels, Jim Palmer and Tim McCarver
RadioCBS
Radio announcersBrent Musburger, Jerry Coleman and Johnny Bench

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.

This was Cincinnati's fourth time hosting, tying the Reds with the Cleveland 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 in 2015, when the Reds had moved into Great American Ballpark.

All-Star rosters

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Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

All-Star Game

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Coaching staff

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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

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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)

Starting lineups

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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

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Tuesday, July 12, 1988 8:35 pm (ET) at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
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

Footnotes and references

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  1. ^ a b c Player declined or was unable to play.
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