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| Date | July 8, 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Jacobs Field | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| MVP | Sandy Alomar Jr. (CLE) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 44,916 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | Larry Doby | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | Fox (United States) MLB International (International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Joe Buck, Tim McCarver and Bob Brenly (Fox) Gary Thorne and Ken Singleton (MLB International) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | CBS | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | John Rooney, Jerry Coleman and Jeff Torborg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 1997 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 68th playing of the midsummer 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 8, 1997, at Jacobs Field in Cleveland, the home of the Cleveland Indians of the American League. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 3-1. The game marked the fifth time the All-Star Game was held in Cleveland and first since 1981. It was also the first All-Star game held at Jacobs Field, which opened three years earlier.