Hens Welcome 5 Millionth Fan To Fifth Third Field
Published on September 4, 2010 under International League (IL1)
Toledo Mud Hens News Release
(Toledo, OH) - The Toledo Mud Hens are pleased to announce that the overall attendance in the history of Fifth Third Field surpassed five million on Saturday, September 4 in a game against the Columbus Clippers.
Since it opened on April 9, 2002, Fifth Third Field has hosted 631 regular season games and 5,009,396 have enjoyed Toledo Mud Hens baseball in downtown Toledo.
Mud Hens General Manager/President Joe Napoli said, "We are absolutely thrilled to welcome our 5 millionth fan to Fifth Third Field in the Hens' ninth season in Downtown Toledo. To provide some perspective, it took 30 years before the five millionth fan walked through the gates at the Lucas County Recreation CenterNed Skeldon Stadium. Thank you Mud Hens' fans!"
"We welcome and salute our 5 millionth fan and look forward to many more fun-filled seasons ahead. The success of Fifth Third Field continues to be beyond our expectations as we complete the ninth season! We thank the fans for their continued support of our world famous Mud Hens and the best ballpark in the league," said Bob LaClair, President and CEO, Fifth Third Bank (Northwestern Ohio).
Season-by-season attendance at Toledo's Fifth Third Field
2002-547,204 (27 sell-outs)
2003-517,331 (26 sell-outs)
2004-544,778 (24 sell-outs)
2005-556,995 (29 sell-outs)
2006-569,380 (34 sell-outs)
2007-590,159 (35 sell-outs)
2008-584,596 (36 sell-outs)
2009-559,037 (27 sell-outs)
2010-539,916 (2 games left) (29 sell-outs)
Total Attendance at Fifth Third Field
5,009,396 (267 sell-outs)
Attendance milestones:
1 millionth fan - August 7, 2003
2 millionth fan - July 21, 2005
3 millionth fan - June 24, 2007
4 millionth fan - August 29, 2008
5 millionth fan - September 4, 2010
For ticket information, call (419)725-HENS or visit the Mud Hens website at www.mudhens.com.
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