PCL1 Round Rock Express

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Published on August 12, 2003 under Pacific Coast League (PCL1)
Round Rock Express News Release


Tonight at The Dell Diamond one lucky person will have the chance to win $1 million! Borden's Ice Cream has four contestants that will be at tonight's game, between 6:30 and 7:00 pm one will be chosen. That person will go on the field with Nolan Ryan at the top of the 3rd inning and attempt to throw a baseball through a target at home plate for $1 million.

EXPRESS PHOTO DAY: Fans the Round Rock Express and Fujifilm have teamed up to bring you the first ever Photo Night at the Dell Diamond on Sunday August 17th. All fans with cameras will be allowed down on the playing field to take photos of their favorite Express players, coaches and manager Jackie Moore. Fans with cameras will be allowed on the field beginning at 6 PM until 6:30 PM to take pictures.

9.4 Million Fans Watched Minor League Games in July

ST. PETERSBURG, FL--More than 9.4-million fans went through the turnstiles at Minor League Baseball games during July, the largest total for the month in more than a half-century. That pushed the booming fan support for the season to 29,519,459 for the 176 teams in 15 leagues.

In raw numbers, that is an increase of just under a half-million fans from the total at this point in the 2002 season, an increase of 1.6 per cent. What is even more impressive is that it was achieved in 108 fewer playing dates because of the soggy conditions in many parts of the country. The average crowd this season for a Minor League game, counting classifications from Triple-A down through the Rookie leagues, is 3,756, an increase of three per cent over last year.

The industry could be pointed toward one of the largest totals in its 102-year history--if the rain will just stay away.

The all-time record was set in 1949 when 448 teams attracted 39,782,717. The next two best totals were achieved in the last two seasons with just 176 teams--38,808,339 in 2001 and 38,639,142 in 2002.

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