1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game
The 1957 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 24th playing of the midseason exhibition baseball game 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, 1957, at Busch Stadium in St. Louis, Missouri, the home of the St. Louis Cardinals of the National League. The game was marked by controversy surrounding Cincinnati Redlegs fans stuffing the ballot box and electing all but one of their starting position players to the game. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 6–5.
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| Date | July 9, 1957 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Venue | Busch Stadium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| City | St. Louis, Missouri | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Attendance | 30,693 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ceremonial first pitch | None | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Television | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TV announcers | Mel Allen and Al Helfer | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio | NBC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Radio announcers | Bob Neal and Harry Caray | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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