1990 All-Star Game

The 1990 All-Star Game was held on Tuesday, July 10, 1990. The American League won the sixty-first midsummer classic by a score of 2 to 0. The game was held at Wrigley Field in Chicago, IL in front of 39,071 fans. The MVP was Julio Franco of the Texas Rangers.

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The Teams

American League

The American League team was led by manager Tony La Russa and coaches Jim Lefebvre and Frank Robinson.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Sandy Alomar, Jr.	Cleveland Indians	C	Fan's Selection
George Bell	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
Wade Boggs	Boston Red Sox	3B	Fan's Selection
Ellis Burks	Boston Red Sox	OF		replaced due to injury
Jose Canseco	Oakland Athletics	OF	Fan's Selection
Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	P		did not play
Dennis Eckersley	Oakland Athletics	P
Cecil Fielder	Detroit Tigers	1B
Chuck Finley	California Angels	P
Julio Franco	Texas Rangers	2B
Ken Griffey, Jr.	Seattle Mariners	OF	Fan's Selection
Kelly Gruber	Toronto Blue Jays	3B
Ozzie Guillen	Chicago White Sox	SS
Rickey Henderson	Oakland Athletics	OF	Fan's Selection
Brook Jacoby	Cleveland Indians	3B
Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	P		did not play
Doug Jones	Cleveland Indians	P		did not play
Mark McGwire	Oakland Athletics	1B	Fan's Selection
Gregg Olson	Baltimore Orioles	P		did not play
Dave Parker	Milwaukee Brewers	1B		did not play
Lance Parrish	California Angels	C
Kirby Puckett	Minnesota Twins	OF
Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	SS	Fan's Selection
Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals	P
Steve Sax	New York Yankees	2B	Fan's Selection
Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	P
Bobby Thigpen	Chicago White Sox	P
Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers	SS
Bob Welch	Oakland Athletics	P	Fan's Selection

National League

The National League team was led by manager Roger Craig and coaches Jim Leyland and Don Zimmer.

Player	Team	Position	Selection	Notes
Roberto Alomar	San Diego Padres	2B
Jack Armstrong	Cincinnati Reds	P	Fan's Selection
Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
Bobby Bonilla	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B
Jeff Brantley	San Francisco Giants	P
Will Clark	San Francisco Giants	1B	Fan's Selection
Andre Dawson	Chicago Cubs	OF	Fan's Selection
Rob Dibble	Cincinnati Reds	P
Shawon Dunston	Chicago Cubs	SS
Lenny Dykstra	Philadelphia Phillies	OF	Fan's Selection
John Franco	New York Mets	P
Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	OF
Neal Heaton	Pittsburgh Pirates	P		did not play
Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	SS
Dennis Martinez	Montreal Expos	P
Ramon Martinez	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
Kevin Mitchell	San Francisco Giants	OF	Fan's Selection
Randy Myers	Cincinnati Reds	P
Greg Olson	Atlanta Braves	C
Chris Sabo	Cincinnati Reds	3B	Fan's Selection
Ryne Sandberg	Chicago Cubs	2B	Fan's Selection
Benito Santiago	San Diego Padres	C	Fan's Selection	replaced due to injury
Mike Scioscia	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
Dave Smith	Houston Astros	P
Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	SS	Fan's Selection
Darryl Strawberry	New York Mets	OF
Frank Viola	New York Mets	P
Tim Wallach	Montreal Expos	3B
Matt Williams	San Francisco Giants	1B

The Game

Starting Lineups

American League				Batting Order		National League
Player	Position	Team				Player	Position	Team
Rickey Henderson	OF	Oakland Athletics		1		Lenny Dykstra	OF	Philadelphia Phillies
Wade Boggs	3B	Boston Red Sox		2		Ryne Sandberg	2B	Chicago Cubs
Jose Canseco	OF	Oakland Athletics		3		Will Clark	1B	San Francisco Giants
Cal Ripken, Jr.	SS	Baltimore Orioles		4		Kevin Mitchell	OF	San Francisco Giants
Ken Griffey, Jr.	OF	Seattle Mariners		5		Andre Dawson	OF	Chicago Cubs
Mark McGwire	1B	Oakland Athletics		6		Chris Sabo	3B	Cincinnati Reds
Sandy Alomar, Jr.	C	Cleveland Indians		7		Mike Scioscia	C	Los Angeles Dodgers
Steve Sax	2B	New York Yankees		8		Ozzie Smith	SS	St. Louis Cardinals
Bob Welch	P	Oakland Athletics		9		Jack Armstrong	P	Cincinnati Reds

Line Score

July 10, 1990 at Wrigley Field (39071), night game - Retrosheet Boxscore

League	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	0
National	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1

Pitchers

American: Bob Welch - Dave Stieb - Bret Saberhagen (W) - Bobby Thigpen - Chuck Finley - Dennis Eckersley

National: Jack Armstrong - Ramon Martinez - Dennis Martinez - Frank Viola - Dave Smith - Jeff Brantley (L) - Rob Dibble - Randy Myers - John Franco

Home Runs

American: None

National: None

Umpires

HP: Ed Montague, 1B: Dave Phillips, 2B: Steve Rippley, 3B: Mark Johnson, LF: Dana DeMuth, RF: Tim Welke