Golden Baseball League Attendance Records Set
July 5, 2008 - Golden Baseball League (GBL) News Release
(Dublin, CA. July 5, 2008) The Golden Baseball League (GBL) announced today that two attendance records have been set in the last week at GBL ballparks. The GBL single-game attendance record of 7,101 set in Yuma in 2005 and the Nettleton Stadium record in Chico of 4,415 set at the GBL All-Star game in 2006 were both broken in a span of four days driven by enthusiastic national day celebrations in Edmonton and Chico.
"It's great to see such impressive support of the these teams by their home fans," said GBL Commissioner Kevin Outcalt. "It's a tribute to the baseball being played on the field and the fine efforts of the front office staffs to make a day at the ballpark such a popular and fun family activity."
The largest crowed to ever see a GBL game occured last week on June 30th as a Canada Day fireworks display, fabulous weather, and a hot Edmonton Cracker Cats team facing their arch-rival Calgary filled Telus Field in Edmonton with almost 9,000 fans. Attendance was 8,676 and local press commented that it was one of the largest crowds ever at Telus, including the 10 seasons that the AAA Edmonton Trappers of the Pacific Coast League called the ballpark home.
Another attendance record was set a few days later in Calfiornia as the July 4th game in Chco between the Outlaws and their rival Reno Silver Sox was sold out before the contest. Standing room only tickets quickly sold out at the ballpark bringing a Nettleton Stadium record of 4,699 fans to the game. The demand was so great that over 3,000 additional fans that couldn't get into the event flooded neighboring fields and parking lots to cheer the team through the fences and enjoy the post-game fireworks show.
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