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Date | July 8, 1947 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Venue | Wrigley Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
City | Chicago, Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Attendance | 41,123 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ceremonial first pitch | Commissioner Happy Chandler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio | Mutual | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Radio announcers | Mel Allen and Jim Britt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1947 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 14th playing of the "Midsummer Classic" between Major League Baseball's (MLB) American League (AL) and National League (NL) All-Star teams. The All-Star Game was held on July 8, 1947, at Wrigley Field in Chicago, the home of the NL's Chicago Cubs.
The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League by a score of 2–1 in 2 hours and 19 minutes.[1]