Detroit plays Boston in 2005 Hall of Fame Game

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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.

At the Museum: A limited number of tickets will first be available through a one-day, over-the-counter ticket sale at the Museum on Saturday, February 19, from 11 a.m. until 4 p.m. All visitors purchasing tickets to the Hall of Fame Game during the first-day sale will be admitted FREE to the Museum on February 19. Patrons for the first-day ticket sale will not be allowed to line-up outdoors overnight. The Museum will open at 9 a.m. on February 19, at which time patrons will be allowed into the Museum. Patrons must hold their place in line.

Friends of the Hall of Fame Members: Friends of the Hall of Fame members will have an exclusive opportunity to purchase a maximum of six Game tickets per membership from February 21 through February 25 in two convenient ways: at the Museum's on-line store at baseballhalloffame.org; or by calling the mail order department at 888-HALL-OF-FAME, option 2, anytime from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m., EST. A 75-cent handling charge will be assessed to each ticket. Valid membership numbers are required for purchase. No member discounts will apply to this sale.

General Purchase: Any remaining tickets will be available for the general public, limited to six per customer, to purchase beginning March 1 at 9 a.m., until ticket quantities are no longer available. Tickets will be available for general public purchase in two ways: at the Museum's on-line store at baseballhalloffame.org, or by calling the Museum's mail-order department at 888-HALL-OF-FAME, option 2, from Monday-Saturday, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., EST. A 75-cent handling charge will be assessed to each ticket.

The Hall of Fame Game has traditionally paired inter-league rivals, but will feature teams from the same league for the fourth time in Game history, the first time since 2001, when Milwaukee and Florida, both of the National League, participated. May 23 will mark the earliest Hall of Fame Game date in history, surpassing June 13, the previous earliest, on four occasions, most recently in 1949. It will mark the fourth time a defending World Champion will appear in the contest, the first since 1986, when the Royals faced the Rangers, and the fifth time overall a World Series team from the previous season appeared in the game.

Both teams will be making their seventh appearance in the Hall of Fame Game, Boston's first since 1985, when the club lost to Houston, 5-3, and Detroit's first since 1995, an 8-6 loss to the Cubs. The Red Sox last appeared in Cooperstown in 1989, but the scheduled game against Cincinnati was cancelled after the Reds were stranded in Montreal. Boston then played an intra-squad contest. The Red Sox are 4-2 all-time in Game history, matching the Yankees and Rangers (4) for most wins all-time by a franchise. Boston appeared in the first-ever Hall of Fame Game in 1940, losing to the Cubs, 10-9, in a game called after seven innings due to rain. Ted Williams homered twice for the Sox in that contest. The Tigers are 2-3-1 all-time in Game history, tying the Mets in the 1978 game, which was called after seven innings due to rain.

Hall of Fame Weekend 2005: Hall of Fame Weekend will be held July 29-August 1 in Cooperstown. Highlighting the 2005 Hall of Fame Weekend festivities will be the Induction Ceremony on Sunday, July 31, at the Clark Sports Center, at 1:30 p.m. ET. Other events are being planned and will be announced soon. There is no admission fee for the Induction Ceremony. The 2005 BBWAA election class will be announced on January 4 at 2 p.m. eastern time at baseballhalloffame.org. The 2005 Veterans Committee election class will be announced on March 2 at 2 p.m. eastern, also at baseballhalloffame.org.

Open seven days a week the year round, with the exception of Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year's Day, the Hall of Fame is open from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. after Labor Day, until Memorial Day Weekend. Summer hours are from 9 a.m. until 9 p.m. daily. Ticket prices are $9.50 for adults (13 and over), $8 for seniors (65 and over) and for those holding current memberships in the VFW, Disabled American Veterans, American Legion and AMVets organizations, and $4 for juniors (ages 7-12). Members are always admitted free of charge and there is no charge for children six years of age or younger, active and retired card-carrying military personnel. For more information, visit our Web site at baseballhalloffame.org or call 888-HALL-OF-FAME (888-425-5633) or 607-547-7200.

[Cult of Guillen]

but which uniform will Pavano be wearing?

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Originally posted by Cult of Guillen
but which uniform will Pavano be wearing?

The same one as Beltre...