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| Date | July 9, 1940 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Sportsman's Park | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 32,373 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS NBC Mutual KWK (STL) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Mel Allen and France Laux (CBS) Tom Manning, Alex Buchan and Ray Schmidt (NBC) Red Barber and Bob Elson (Mutual) Johnny O'Hara and Johnny Neblett (KWK) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1940 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the eighth 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 9, 1940, at Sportsman's Park in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Browns. The game resulted in the National League defeating the American League 4–0.