1990 All-Star Game

1990 All-Star Game

The first Midsummer Classic of the 1990's almost didn't start or finish, thanks to Mother Nature. The game was periodically stopped for a combined eighty-five minutes of assorted rain delays including a sixty-eight minute monsoon during the scoreless seventh inning. This prevented either side from establishing a rhythm and it was exceptionally hard on the pitchers.

Finally, the American League was able to round the bases thanks to Julio Franco's two-run double off Rob Dibble. Bret Saberhagen, the third of six American League pitchers, was the winner and fulfilled his boyhood dream of playing at Wrigley Field, only a few miles from his birthplace. Dennis Eckersley got the save. Bob Welch of Oakland, Dave Stieb of Toronto, Saberhagen, Bobby Thigpen of the Chicago White Sox, Chuck Finley of California and Eckersley combined to hold the National League to two hits which were both only singles.

The National League's hit total during this contest is the lowest in All-Star history. It was also the first time the American League had started of a new decade with a win since the dawning of the 1940's.

"When you feel wanted it makes you feel better about yourself and it makes you play better." - Will Clark

1990 All-Star Game 1990 All-Star Game Official Program
1990 All-Star Game Fast Facts
Game Number	61
Date / Box Score	07-10-1990
Location	Wrigley Field
Attendance^(Rank⁾	39,071
M.V.P. Award	Julio Franco
O' Canada	Wayne Messmer^{(Singer / Recording Artist)}
The Star Spangled Banner	Richard Marx^{(Singer / Recording Artist)}
1^st Pitch	From	To
	Ernie Banks	Mike Scioscia
League Items	A.L.	N.L.
Starting Pitchers	Bob Welch	Jack Armstrong
Managers	Tony La Russa	Roger Craig
Coaches	Jim Lefebvre	Jim Leyland
	Frank Robinson	Don Zimmer
Honorary Captains	Al Lopez	Juan Marichal
1990 All-Star Game Fast Facts

1990 All-Star Game Line Score
1990 All-Star Game Capsule
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
A.L. Pitcher(s)						N.L. Pitcher(s)
Bob Welch Dave Stieb (3rd) Bret Saberhagen (W, 5th) Bobby Thigpen (7th) Chuck Finley (8th) Dennis Eckersley (9th) - - -						Jack Armstrong Ramon Martinez (3rd) Dennis Martinez (4th) Frank Viola (5th) Dave Smith (6th) Jeff Brantley (L, 7th) Rob Dibble (7th) Randy Myers (8th) John Franco (9th)
A.L. Home Runs						N.L. Home Runs
None						None

1990 All-Star Game American League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
7.	Sandy Alomar, Jr.	Cleveland Indians	C
	George Bell	Toronto Blue Jays	OF
2.	Wade Boggs	Boston Red Sox	3B
	Ellis Burks	Boston Red Sox	OF	Injured
3.	Jose Canseco	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Roger Clemens	Boston Red Sox	P	Did Not Pitch
	Dennis Eckersley	Oakland Athletics	P
	Cecil Fielder	Detroit Tigers	1B
	Chuck Finley	California Angels	P
	Julio Franco	Texas Rangers	2B	MVP
5.	Ken Griffey, Jr.	Seattle Mariners	OF
	Kelly Gruber	Toronto Blue Jays	3B
	Ozzie Guillen	Chicago White Sox	SS
1.	Rickey Henderson	Oakland Athletics	OF
	Brook Jacoby	Cleveland Indians	3B
	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	P	Did Not Pitch
	Doug Jones	Cleveland Indians	P
6.	Mark McGwire	Oakland Athletics	1B
	Gregg Olson	Baltimore Orioles	P	Did Not Pitch
	Dave Parker	Milwaukee Brewers	1B	Did Not Play
	Lance Parrish	California Angels	C
	Kirby Puckett	Minnesota Twins	OF
4.	Cal Ripken, Jr.	Baltimore Orioles	SS
	Bret Saberhagen	Kansas City Royals	P
8.	Steve Sax	New York Yankees	2B
	Dave Stieb	Toronto Blue Jays	P
	Bobby Thigpen	Chicago White Sox	P
	Alan Trammell	Detroit Tigers	SS
9.	Bob Welch	Oakland Athletics	P	Starting Pitcher
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

1990 All-Star Game National League All-Star Squad
Lineup	Name	Team	Position	Notes
	Roberto Alomar	San Diego Padres	2B
9.	Jack Armstrong	Cincinnati Reds	P	Starting Pitcher
	Barry Bonds	Pittsburgh Pirates	OF
	Bobby Bonilla	Pittsburgh Pirates	1B
	Jeff Brantley	San Francisco Giants	P
3.	Will Clark	San Francisco Giants	1B
5.	Andre Dawson	Chicago Cubs	OF
	Rob Dibble	Cincinnati Reds	P
	Shawon Dunston	Chicago Cubs	SS
1.	Lenny Dykstra	Philadelphia Phillies	OF
	John Franco	New York Mets	P
	Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	OF
	Neal Heaton	Pittsburgh Pirates	P	Did Not Pitch
	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	SS
	Dennis Martinez	Montreal Expos	P
	Ramon Martinez	Los Angeles Dodgers	P
4.	Kevin Mitchell	San Francisco Giants	OF
	Randy Myers	Cincinnati Reds	P
	Greg Olson	Atlanta Braves	C
6.	Chris Sabo	Cincinnati Reds	3B
2.	Ryne Sandberg	Chicago Cubs	2B
	Benito Santiago	San Diego Padres	C	Injured
7.	Mike Scioscia	Los Angeles Dodgers	C
	Dave Smith	Houston Astros	P
8.	Ozzie Smith	St. Louis Cardinals	SS
	Darryl Strawberry	New York Mets	OF
	Frank Viola	New York Mets	P
	Tim Wallach	Montreal Expos	3B
	Matt Williams	San Francisco Giants	1B
BOLD = Fan's choice to start the game (Manager chooses pitcher).

Why did we choose a Will Clark quotation? Because him and Lenny Dykstra were the only two National League players who had a hit during this American League shutout.

This was the third Midsummer Classic (first was 1947 All-Star Game & second was 1962 All-Star Game) held at Wrigley Field and its first under the lights.

The Most Valuable Player, Julio Franco, came to the plate during the seventh inning when heavy rain stopped the game for more than one hour. When play finally resumed, Franco faced a new pitcher, Rob Dibble, and preceeded to line a shot into right center field for the only extra base hit of the game and drove in the only runs for either side.

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