The 1991 Major League Baseball All-Star Game was the 62nd playing of the midsummer classic between the all-stars of the

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(AL) and

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(NL), the two leagues comprising

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. The game was held on July 9, 1991, at SkyDome in

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, the home of the

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of the American League. It was only the second time that the game was played outside the United States, as the

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hosted the 1982 Midsummer Classic at

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. The game resulted in the American League defeating the National League 4-2. Both the winning and losing pitchers represented the Canadian teams; the Blue Jays'

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earned the win while the Expos'

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was given the loss. This was also the only All-Star Game to be awarded by Commissioner

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, who awarded the game to the Blue Jays on Canada Day 1989.

Rosters

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

American League

National League

Game

Umpires

Starting lineups

Game summary

Footnotes and references

External links

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