1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

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1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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DateJuly 6, 1938
Venue Crosley Field
City Cincinnati, Ohio
Managers
Attendance27,067
Ceremonial first pitch None
Radio CBS
NBC
Mutual
Radio announcers Bill Dyer and France Laux (CBS)
Tom Manning and Red Barber (NBC)
Bob Elson and Dick Bray (Mutual)

The 1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the sixth 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 6, 1938, at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio, the home of the Cincinnati Reds of the National League. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–1.

Contents

Rosters

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

Game

Umpires

PositionUmpire [2] League
Home Plate Bill Klem National
First Base Harry Geisel American
Second Base Lee Ballanfant National
Third Base Steve Basil American

Starting lineups

American LeagueNational League
OrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition
1 Mike Kreevich White Sox LF1 Stan Hack Cubs 3B
2 Charlie Gehringer Tigers 2B2 Billy Herman Cubs 2B
3 Earl Averill Indians CF3 Ival Goodman Reds RF
4 Jimmie Foxx Red Sox 1B4 Joe Medwick Cardinals LF
5 Joe DiMaggio Yankees RF5 Mel Ott Giants CF
6 Bill Dickey Yankees C6 Ernie Lombardi Reds C
7 Joe Cronin Red Sox SS7 Frank McCormick Reds 1B
8 Buddy Lewis Senators 3B8 Leo Durocher Dodgers SS
9 Lefty Gomez Yankees P9 Johnny Vander Meer Reds P

Game summary

Wednesday, July 6, 1938 1:30 pm (ET) at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
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WP: Johnny Vander Meer (1–0)   LP: Lefty Gomez (0–1)   Sv: Mace Brown (1)

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References

  1. 1 2 Player declined or was unable to play.
  2. "National League 4, American League 1". Retrosheet. July 6, 1938. Retrieved October 23, 2016.