National Baseball Hall of Fame - Press Release - November 30, 2004

National Baseball Hall of Fame - Press Release - November 30, 2004: "World Champion Boston Red Sox to Face '05 All-Star Game Hosts Detroit Tigers in 59th Annual Hall of Fame Game, May 23

Tickets for Cooperstown Exhibition Go On Sale Beginning February 19

(COOPERSTOWN, NY): The 2004 World Champion Boston Red Sox and the Detroit Tigers, hosts of the 2005 All-Star Game, will meet in the 59th annual Hall of Fame Game in Cooperstown, New York, on Monday, May 23, 2005, at historic Doubleday Field. The only in-season exhibition game held during the Major League Baseball championship season, the Hall of Fame Game has been scheduled annually since 1940, matching teams from across the majors at the 10,000-seat stadium in this pastoral village.

The 2005 Game marks the third consecutive year, and the third time ever, that the Game has been held independently of Hall of Fame Weekend, which is scheduled for July 29-August 1, 2005. In 2003, the Game was moved to June, where a full weekend of programming now accompanies the Game. Already scheduled for 2005, the Third Annual Cooperstown Game Day Parade will feature both teams participating in a Main Street event on Game Day, with other activities for Hall of Fame Game Weekend to be announced soon.

'We are honored to host two franchises with long and storied histories in Cooperstown,' said Dale Petroskey, president of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. 'We thank Major League Baseball for continuing this historic tradition and are elated that the World Champions will be playing at Doubleday Field just months after winning their first World Series in 86 years.'

Game Tickets: Tickets are limited to six per customer, and will be available for purchase beginning February 19. Prices are $11.00 for first and third base reserved seats, while outfield reserved seats are $10.00. Tickets can be purchased at the Hall of Fame, over the Internet and by telephone."