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1989 ALL-STAR GAME
CLUB HISTORY

60 ANNUAL ALL-STAR GAME
TH
JULY 11, 1989  ANAHEIM STADIUM
AMERICAN LEAGUE 5, NATIONAL LEAGUE 3
The Midsummer Classic returned
to Anaheim Stadium on July 11, 1989, ALL-STAR ROSTERS
and Bo Jackson stole the show. The
Royals outfielder led the American NATIONAL AMERICAN
LEAGUE
LEAGUE
League to a 5-3 win and earned MVP Bobby Bonilla Harold Baines
honors in the game’s 60th renewal. Tim Burke Wade Boggs
A sellout crowd of 64,036 had Will Clark Jose Canseco
barely settled into their seats when Vince Coleman Tony Fernandez
Eric Davis
Jackson led off the bottom of the first inning with a tape Glenn Davis Chuck Finley
measure home run off 40-year-old National League starter Mark Davis Julio Franco
Gary Gaetti
Rick Reuschel. When the ball finally came down, it landed on Andre Dawson Mike Greenwell
the batter’s eye in centerfield, an estimated 448 feet from John Franco Kelly Gruber
home plate. The next batter, Boston’s Wade Boggs, stepped Pedro Guerrero Mark Gubicza
to the plate and promptly homered off Reuschel, giving the Tony Gwynn Mike Henneman
Von Hayes
American League an early 2-0 lead. Orel Hershiser Bo Jackson
Doug Jones
42-year-old Nolan Ryan of Texas returned to Anaheim Jay Howell Jeffrey Leonard
Stadium, where he spent eight years with the Angels, to start Howard Johnson Don Mattingly
Barry Larkin
for the American League and went on to earn the win. Bobby Kevin Mitchell Mark McGwire
Bonilla and Kevin Mitchell of the National League and the Tony Pena Mike Moore
Dan Plesac
American League’s Ruben Sierra all had two hits. Willie Randolph Kirby Puckett
But the evening belonged to Jackson. He had two hits, stole Ryne Sandberg Cal Ripken
a base, scored the winning run and made a running catch of Benito Santiago Jeff Russell
Mike Schmidt
Pedro Guerrero’s blooper with two men in scoring position in Mike Scioscia Nolan Ryan
the first inning to snuff out a National League threat. Jackson Mike Scott Steve Sax
Ruben Sierra
became the second man — following Willie Mays — to hit a Ozzie Smith Terry Steinbach
John Smoltz
home run and steal a base in the same game. Darryl Strawberry Dave Stewart
Chuck Finley represented the Angels in the contest but did Rick Sutcliffe Greg Swindell
not play. Former Angel manager Mike Scioscia appeared as a Tim Wallach Mickey Tettleton
catcher for the National League, going hitless in one at-bat. Mitch Williams Devon White
Legendary Angel coach Jimmie Reese threw out the
ceremonial first pitch.
CLUB HISTORY
Bo Jackson accepts his MVP trophy at
the 60th All-Star Game.

Hall of Famer Nolan Ryan delivers a pitch
during the 2nd inning. Ryan worked two
The A.L. All-Stars congratulate each other after a 5-3 triumph. scoreless frames with three strikeouts.

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