1989 All-Star Game
The 1989 All-Star Game was played on Tuesday, July 11, 1989. The American League won the sixtieth midsummer classic by a score of 5 to 3. The game was played at Anaheim Stadium in Anaheim, CA in front of 64,036 fans. The MVP was Bo Jackson of the Kansas City Royals.
The Teams[edit]
American League[edit]
The American League team was led by manager Tony LaRussa and coaches Joe Morgan and Doug Rader.
National League[edit]
The National League team was led by manager Tommy Lasorda and coaches Jack McKeon and Buck Rodgers.
The Game[edit]
Starting Lineups[edit]
| National League | Batting Order |
American League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Position | Team | Player | Position | Team | |||
| Ozzie Smith | SS | St. Louis Cardinals | 1 | Bo Jackson | OF | Kansas City Royals | ||
| Tony Gwynn | OF | San Diego Padres | 2 | Wade Boggs | 3B | Boston Red Sox | ||
| Will Clark | 1B | San Francisco Giants | 3 | Kirby Puckett | OF | Minnesota Twins | ||
| Kevin Mitchell | OF | San Francisco Giants | 4 | Harold Baines | DH | Chicago White Sox | ||
| Eric Davis | OF | Cincinnati Reds | 5 | Julio Franco | 2B | Texas Rangers | ||
| Howard Johnson | 3B | New York Mets | 6 | Cal Ripken, Jr. | SS | Baltimore Orioles | ||
| Pedro Guerrero | 1B | St. Louis Cardinals | 7 | Ruben Sierra | OF | Texas Rangers | ||
| Ryne Sandberg | 2B | Chicago Cubs | 8 | Mark McGwire | 1B | Oakland Athletics | ||
| Benito Santiago | C | San Diego Padres | 9 | Terry Steinbach | C | Oakland Athletics | ||
| Rick Reuschel | P | San Francisco Giants | SP | Dave Stewart | P | Oakland Athletics | ||
Line Score[edit]
July 11, 1989 at Anaheim Stadium (64036), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore
| League | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| American | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 5 | 12 | 0 |
Pitchers
National: Rick Reuschel - John Smoltz (L) - Rick Sutcliffe - Tim Burke - Mark Davis - Jay Howell - Mitch Williams
American: Dave Stewart - Nolan Ryan (W) - Mark Gubicza - Mike Moore - Greg Swindell - Jeff Russell - Dan Plesac - Doug Jones
Home Runs
National: None
American: Bo Jackson (1st), Wade Boggs (1st)
Umpires
HP: Jim Evans, 1B: Bob Engel, 2B: Terry Cooney, 3B: Jerry Crawford, LF: John Hirschbeck, RF: Gerry Davis
Related Sites[edit]
| Major League Baseball's All-Star Game
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