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Date | July 11, 1939 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Yankee Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Bronx, New York | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attendance | 62,892 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ceremonial first pitch | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio | CBS NBC Mutual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio announcers | France Laux, Arch McDonald and Mel Allen (CBS) Tom Manning, Paul Douglas and Warren Brown (NBC) Red Barber, Bob Elson and Al Helfer (Mutual) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1939 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the seventh playing of the mid-summer 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 11, 1939, at Yankee Stadium in The Bronx, New York City, the home of the New York Yankees of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 3–1. The Yankees went on the win the World Series that year, making them the first team to host the All-Star Game and win the World Series in the same year.