1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game

1938 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
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Date July 6, 1938
Venue Crosley Field
City Cincinnati, Ohio
Managers
Attendance 27,067
First pitch None
Radio Mutual, CBS, NBC
Radio announcers Bob Elson, Dick Bray (Mutual)
Bill Dyer, France Laux (CBS)
Tom Manning, Red Barber (NBC)

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.

Rosters

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

Game

Umpires

PositionUmpire[2]League
Home PlateBill KlemNational
First BaseHarry GeiselAmerican
Second BaseLee BallanfantNational
Third BaseSteve BasilAmerican

Starting lineups

American LeagueNational League
OrderPlayerTeamPositionOrderPlayerTeamPosition
1Mike KreevichWhite SoxLF1Stan HackCubs3B
2Charlie GehringerTigers2B2Billy HermanCubs2B
3Earl AverillIndiansCF3Ival GoodmanRedsRF
4Jimmie FoxxRed Sox1B4Joe MedwickCardinalsLF
5Joe DiMaggioYankeesRF5Mel OttGiantsCF
6Bill DickeyYankeesC6Ernie LombardiRedsC
7Joe CroninRed SoxSS7Frank McCormickReds1B
8Buddy LewisSenators3B8Leo DurocherDodgersSS
9Lefty GomezYankeesP9Johnny Vander MeerRedsP

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)

References

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