2005 All-Star Game Fact Sheet!

[Yanks3]

Got this aswell,

July 12, 2005, Comerica Park - Detroit, Michigan

# The Midsummer Classic The 2005 All-Star Game in Detroit will be the 76th Midsummer Classic.
# The first Major League Baseball All-Star Game was played in 1933 at Chicago's Comiskey Park. It was the first event of its kind in professional sports.
# Major League Baseball's All-Star Game is the most popular and most watched All-Star Game among the four major professional sports.

All-Star Week
# Major League Baseball's All-Star Week encompasses five days of events, culminating with the All-Star Game. More than 250,000 people are expected to be a part of the All-Star experience in Detroit.
# John Hancock All-Star FanFest will run from July 8-12 at the Cobo Conference/Exhibition Center. The interactive baseball theme park is expected to attract more than 90,000 fans.
# Taco Bell® All-Star Sunday features both the All-Star Futures Game and the Taco Bell Legends/Celebrity Softball Game. The Futures Game pits the brightest of baseball's rising stars against each other in a U.S. vs. World format.
# All-Star Workout Day is highlighted by the Century 21 Home Run Derby and attracts a sellout crowd.

Media Coverage
# Through Major League Baseball International, the 2004 All-Star Game was broadcast to 226 countries worldwide and was available in 12 languages.
# More than 100 million fans around the world watched or listened to 2004 All-Star events via television, radio and the Internet.
# More than 2,000 members of the media were in attendance at the 2004 Midsummer Classic in Houston.
# FOX Sports will provide exclusive domestic television coverage for the 76th All-Star Game from Detroit, with MLB International providing coverage to more than 220 countries.
# ESPN will provide exclusive television coverage of several other All-Star Week events, including the All-Star Futures Game, the Taco Bell® All-Star Legends/Celebrity Softball Game, and the Century 21 Home Run Derby.

Detroit's All-Star History
# The 2005 All-Star Game will be the fourth for the city of Detroit.
# In 1941, Detroit and Briggs Stadium played host to the ninth Midsummer Classic. The American League staged a historic comeback capped by Ted Williams' game-winning home run to top the National League, 7-5.
# In 1951, the All-Star Game returned to Briggs Stadium. The National League defeated the American League in consecutive years for the first time, 8-3. Both teams combined to club six home runs, an All-Star Game record. Detroit's George Kell and Vic Wertz both homered in the Game.
# In 1971, Tiger Stadium hosted its third Midsummer Classic as the American League snapped an eight-game losing streak to the Senior Circuit, 6-4. The game saw an All-Star Game record-tying six home runs hit, all by future Hall of Famers: Johnny Bench, Hank Aaron, Reggie Jackson, Frank Robinson, Harmon Killebrew and Roberto Clemente.
# Detroit has been represented by 70 different players (192 appearances) at All-Star Games since the team's inception as one of the founding members of the American League in 1901.

Economic Impact
# Recent All-Star Games have generated an enormous economic impact for their host cities.

Year Host City Economic Impact
2004 Houston $50 million (projected)
2003 Chicago $60 million
2002 Milwaukee $50 million
2001 Seattle $50 million
2000 Atlanta $49 million
1999 Boston $65 million
1998 Denver $40.5 million
1997 Cleveland $37.6 million
1996 Philadelphia $55.9 million
1995 Texas (divided among three cities)
1994 Pittsburgh $44.3 million

# Past All-Star games have filled between 14,000 and 16,500 hotel rooms and have drawn between 120,000 and 150,000 fans to the multiple All-Star Week festivities.

Comerica Park
# Comerica Park opened in 2000 and more than 2,500,000 fans visited the ballpark in its inaugural season.
# Seating capacity: 40,120.

[nyyfan23]

Sorry if this doens't belong in this thread but when do you think the AS game will come back to the stadium. I looked and I couldn't find the host cities past 2007 (Pirates - 2006, San Fran - 2007). I wonder if the Yanks aren't even "bidding" for the game. I think it would be great to have an AS game in the stadium.

[RI Dawg]

I always wondered the same thing....will Yankee Stadium ever be host to an All-Star game? When was the last time it was?

[Dr. Gonzo]

If we are getting a new stadium we will defiantley get one after its opening, but I would think that they would also have one last AS game in the current stadium because it is yankee stadium.

[RhodeyYankee2638]

Thanks for posting this info, very informative

I'd love to see an allstar game at the stadium, or Fenway again (considering I can make that journey no problemo)

[bleachersown]

When was the last time a MLB All Star game was in NY?

[yankeezombie]

The last all-star game at the stadium was in 1977. I heard recently that the chances of getting the game in the near future is slim. All-star games tend to go to cities that have new or newer stadiums. Whether that's true or not, I don't know, but it seems to be.

[JDPNYY]

Once again, I wish the All Star Game would go away.

Since it won't, my wish is that no Yankees are chosen. Maybe since the Red Sox won the World Series last year, no Yankees will be added this year.

[cubhater]

You have to be a Tiger FULL-season ticktet holder to get tix to the ASG. Some teams let partial season-ticket holders get seats to the game. I thought about sharing a weekend package with my friend in Detroit with her selling my extra tickets since I can't make it every weekend when the Tigers are in town but that's out of the question now. Too pricey for me!