According to an article in the 1 Feb 1997 edition of the Arizona Republic newspaper, the game was played on 1 Feb 1997.
The players they identified as participants are:
NL
Johnny Vandermeer
Bill Buckner
Dave Lopes
Bill Russell
Ron Cey
Bill Madlock
Darrell Porter
George Foster
Dave Kingman
Gary Matthews
Rico Carty
Jay Johnstone
Jerry Reuss
Johnny Podres
Lew Burdette
Randy Jones
Jay Howell
AL
Frank Robinson
Darrell Evans
Dick Allen
Bert Campaneris
Jim Essian
Manny Sanguillen
Steve Kemp
Dave Parker
Leon Wagner
Frank Howard
Joe Rudi
Goose Gossage
Sparky Lyle
Mudcat Grant
Bob Feller
Dave Stewart
Earl Wilson
So, since the signature looks like a George, and George Foster is the only "George" identified as participating in the game, I'd say it's probably him.
Steve
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