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.

All-Star Game

Coaching staff

Umpires

Starting lineups

Game summary

Footnotes and references