Thursday, February 1, 2001
Hall plans events for Fame Game ticket sale
The over-the-counter ticket sale for the 2001 Hall of Fame Game between the Florida Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers will take place on Saturday, April 7, at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Half of the available ticket allotment for the game will be sold in the Hall of Fame Museum Shop beginning at 9:00 a.m. The allotment usually is greater than 70 percent of the seating capacity or approximately 7,000 tickets, according to hall spokesman Jeff Idelson. That works out to approximately 3,500 tickets available for the public that Saturday.
The day will be combined with a number of exciting events to celebrate the opening of the 2001 Baseball season.
Hall of Fame Weekend will take place August 4-5-6. The Induction Ceremony will start at 1:30 pm on Sunday, August 5. Hall of Fame electees Dave Winfield and Kirby Puckett will be enshrined, along with any candidates to emerge from the March 6th Veterans Committee meeting.
Hall of Fame Game tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis and limited to four per customer.
Prices are $11.00 for first and third base reserved seats, while outfield reserved seats are $10.00. The sale will continue until 5:00 p.m., or, until the allotment has been exhausted.
Acceptable forms of payment include cash, or a personal check made payable to Cooperstown Baseball Committee. As always, President's Circle and Benefactor level members of the Friends of the Hall of Fame may pre-purchase two tickets by calling 888-HALL-OF-FAME or 607-547-0397.
The game will be played on Monday, Aug. 6, as part of the annual Hall of Fame Weekend festivities. The venue for the 55th annual event will once again be historic Doubleday Field with its 9,800 seating capacity. The game is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m., with pre-game festivities - including the always-popular home run hitting contest - scheduled to commence at 1 p.m.
The Brewers, who will be the visiting team and occupy the third base dugout, will be making their second trip to Baseball Mecca and first in 25 years since a 9-3 win over the New York Mets on August 9, 1976. The Milwaukee Braves played in the Hall of Fame Game twice, losing to the Boston Red Sox in 1955 and again in '63. The '97 World Champion Marlins are making their maiden voyage to Mecca. They will be the home team and occupy the first base side of the diamond.
For those not able to come to Cooperstown, the other half of the available allotment will be sold through the mail, via a random drawing of the entries.
Envelopes must be postmarked by Saturday, April 14, and each entry should be addressed to Hall of Fame Game Tickets, Cooperstown Baseball Committee, P.O. Box 590, Cooperstown, New York 13326. The envelope's contents must include name, mailing address, number of tickets requested (again, four maximum), Hall of Fame Game Ticket Sale, preferred location (1st base side, 3rd base side or outfield), plus, credit card number, type and expiration date. The only acceptable form of payment is by credit card (MasterCard, Visa, Discover and American Express). A $3 postage and handling fee will be added to each order selected and successful applicants will be notified by mail, with confirmation letters being distributed from Cooperstown on May 11.
Day of Activities Planned
All day on April 7th, the Hall of Fame will celebrate the start of the 2001 baseball season in a variety of ways Starting during the ticket sale and throughout the day, visitors can sign up for the Hall of Fame's Fearless Forecast contest. Through the Forecast, visitors will make predictions about the 2001 Baseball season. When the season concludes, those whose predictions were the most accurate will win prizes. Results will be unveiled at the World Series Game One Gala and made available through the Hall of Fame Web site: baseballhalloffame.org. Throughout March and April visitors can also register for the Fearless Forecast at the Hall of Fame's Web site: baseballhalloffame.org.
In the afternoon, Baseball recording artist and folk singer Chuck Brodsky will entertain visitors in the Library's atrium.
Live broadcasts of two Major League Baseball games will be shown in the Museum's Bullpen Theater at 1:00 p.m. and 3:00 p.m. In the late afternoon, Game Five, the final game of the 2000 World Series between the Mets and the Yankees at 5:00 p.m. The day concludes with the 6:30 p.m. showing of the classic film, "Field of Dreams" in the Bullpen Theater.
Tickets to all events are FREE to Museum visitors and will be made available in advance for Friends of the Hall of Fame members beginning Monday, April 2.
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