1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

The 1990 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 61st playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the American League (AL) and National League (NL), the two leagues comprising Major League Baseball. The game was held on July 10, 1990, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the home of the Chicago Cubs of the National League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 2–0. The game is remembered for a rain delay in the 7th inning that resulted in CBS airing Rescue 911 during the delay. This is also the first game (and, so far, the only one) to feature two players bearing the same name: Gregg Olson was a pitcher, representing the AL squad and Baltimore Orioles, while catcher Greg Olson represented the NL squad and Atlanta Braves. Outfielder Jose Canseco of the Oakland Athletics and Second Baseman Ryne Sandberg of the Chicago Cubs were the leaders of their leagues in the fan votes.

The pregame ceremonies celebrated the 85th anniversary of the Great Lakes Naval Training Station which, as with previous All-Star Games held in Chicago, provided the colors presentation. After Wayne Messmer sang O Canada, recording artist (and native Chicagoan) Richard Marx sang The Star-Spangled Banner. The last All-Star Game previously held at Wrigley Field was represented by Ernie Banks who threw out the ceremonial first pitch.

The National League registered just two hits in the contest, the fewest by any team in the history of the All-Star Game.^[1] As of 2024, this is the most recent occasion on which the Cubs and Wrigley Field have hosted the All-Star Game.

Rosters

Players in italics have since been inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

American League

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Bob Welch	Athletics	2
C	Sandy Alomar Jr.	Indians	1
1B	Mark McGwire	Athletics	4
2B	Steve Sax	Yankees	5
3B	Wade Boggs	Red Sox	6
SS	Cal Ripken Jr.	Orioles	8
OF	José Canseco	Athletics	4
OF	Ken Griffey Jr.	Mariners	1
OF	Rickey Henderson	Athletics	9

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Roger Clemens	Red Sox	3
P	Dennis Eckersley	Athletics	4
P	Chuck Finley	Angels	2
P	Randy Johnson	Mariners	1
P	Doug Jones	Indians	3
P	Gregg Olson	Orioles	1
P	Bret Saberhagen	Royals	2
P	Dave Stieb	Blue Jays	7
P	Bobby Thigpen	White Sox	1

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Lance Parrish	Angels	8
1B	Cecil Fielder	Tigers	1
2B	Julio Franco	Rangers	2
3B	Kelly Gruber	Blue Jays	2
3B	Brook Jacoby	Indians	2
SS	Ozzie Guillén	White Sox	2
SS	Alan Trammell	Tigers	6
OF	George Bell	Blue Jays	2
OF	Ellis Burks^[2]	Red Sox	1
OF	Kirby Puckett	Twins	5
DH	Dave Parker	Brewers	7

Manager: Tony La Russa, Oakland Coaches: Jeff Torborg, Chicago White Sox, Frank Robinson, Baltimore, Jim Lefebvre, Seattle

National League

Starters
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Jack Armstrong	Reds	1
C	Mike Scioscia	Dodgers	2
1B	Will Clark	Giants	3
2B	Ryne Sandberg	Cubs	7
3B	Chris Sabo	Reds	2
SS	Ozzie Smith	Cardinals	10
OF	Andre Dawson	Cubs	7
OF	Lenny Dykstra	Phillies	1
OF	Kevin Mitchell	Giants	2

Pitchers
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
P	Jeff Brantley	Giants	1
P	Rob Dibble	Reds	1
P	John Franco	Mets	4
P	Neal Heaton	Pirates	1
P	Dennis Martínez	Expos	1
P	Ramón Martínez	Dodgers	1
P	Randy Myers	Reds	1
P	Dave Smith	Astros	2
P	Frank Viola	Mets	2

Reserves
Position	Player	Team	All-Star Games
C	Greg Olson	Braves	1
C	Benito Santiago^[2]	Padres	2
2B	Roberto Alomar	Padres	1
3B	Tim Wallach	Expos	5
3B	Matt Williams	Giants	1
SS	Shawon Dunston	Cubs	2
SS	Barry Larkin	Reds	3
OF	Barry Bonds	Pirates	1
OF	Bobby Bonilla	Pirates	3
OF	Tony Gwynn	Padres	6
OF	Darryl Strawberry	Mets	7

Manager: Roger Craig, San Francisco Coaches: Jim Leyland, Pittsburgh Don Zimmer, Chicago Cubs

Game

Umpires

Home Plate	Ed Montague (NL)
First Base	Dave Phillips (AL)
Second Base	Steve Rippley (NL)
Third Base	Mark Johnson (AL)
Left Field	Dana DeMuth (NL)
Right Field	Tim Welke (AL)

Starting lineups

American League				National League
Order	Player	Team	Position	Order	Player	Team	Position
1	Rickey Henderson	Athletics	LF	1	Lenny Dykstra	Phillies	CF
2	Wade Boggs	Red Sox	3B	2	Ryne Sandberg	Cubs	2B
3	José Canseco	Athletics	RF	3	Will Clark	Giants	1B
4	Cal Ripken Jr.	Orioles	SS	4	Kevin Mitchell	Giants	LF
5	Ken Griffey Jr.	Mariners	CF	5	Andre Dawson	Cubs	RF
6	Mark McGwire	Athletics	1B	6	Chris Sabo	Reds	3B
7	Sandy Alomar Jr.	Indians	C	7	Mike Scioscia	Dodgers	C
8	Steve Sax	Yankees	2B	8	Ozzie Smith	Cardinals	SS
9	Bob Welch	Athletics	P	9	Jack Armstrong	Reds	P

Game summary

Tuesday, July 10, 1990 7:35 pm (CT) at Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
American League	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	7	0
National League	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
WP: Bret Saberhagen (1-0) LP: Jeff Brantley (0-1) Sv: Dennis Eckersley (1)

All the scoring was done by the American League in a single inning. In the top of the seventh inning, Julio Franco hit a double to right field sending Sandy Alomar home from third base and Lance Parrish home from first base. Franco was named the game's MVP.

Footnotes and references

"Team Batting Game Finder: In years 1933 to 2019, In the All-Star Game, (requiring H<=3), sorted by smallest H". Stathead. Retrieved July 16, 2020.
Player declined or was unable to play.