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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 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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.