FROM CCBL RELEASE
BOSTON, MA – The Cape Cod Baseball League All-Star Game will take place on Wed, July 28, 2010 at 7:05 p.m. at Fenway Park. The family friendly event will feature a pre-game Home Run Derby, autograph session with the all-stars, and a silent auction filled with baseball memorabilia. Discounted concession items will also be available.
Tickets are all general admission and priced at only $10.00 a ticket. To purchase tickets, fans can log on to www.redsox.com/capecod or call (877) REDSOX-9 beginning at noon today. Fans with disabilities may call (877) REDSOX-9 to purchase accessible seating (while supplies last). The Red Sox’ TTY number for hearing-impaired fans is (617) 226-6644.
“Each summer, the Cape League All-Star Game is our premier showcase event,” said Cape Cod League President Judy Walden Scarafile. “It is eagerly anticipated by everyone connected with the league, especially our players and our many fans. Having it take place at Fenway, America’s Most Beloved Ballpark, is only fitting as we celebrate the 126th year of Cape Cod baseball. Last year’s event at Fenway, in spite of inclement weather, was a huge success. We are thrilled to be returning!”
The 2010 game at Fenway Park will be the 46th in the league’s “modern era” and the 23nd using the present East Division vs. West Division format, which began in 1988. Last year’s game drew 14,317 fans.
Prior to the East vs. West format, the Cape League All-Star game featured the entire Cape League All-Star roster on a single team against the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League. In 1987, the Cape League All-Stars defeated the Atlantic Collegiate Baseball League All-Stars, 10-1, at Fenway Park in the final installment of the CCBL-ACBL series and the last Cape League All-Star game hosted at Fenway Park prior to 2009. In all, seven meetings between the CCBL and ACBL All-Stars took place at Fenway Park – in 1975, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1983, 1985 and 1987. The Cape League won six of those games and the 1981 contest ended in a 4-4 tie.
The Cape League, founded in 1885, is celebrating its 126th season in 2010. The League traces its roots to July 4, 1885, when a “base ball” game was played in Sandwich, Mass., between teams representing Sandwich and Barnstable (proclaimed on a poster in the Hall of Fame in Cooperstown). The league’s so-called “modern era” began in 1963 with the merger of the former Upper Cape and Lower Cape Leagues and the appointment of Daniel J. Silva as commissioner.
Since its inception, many Cape League alumni have gone on to the Major Leagues including numerous Red Sox. Current members of the Red Sox who played in the Cape League include Jason Varitek (Hyannis 1991 & 1993), Kevin Youkilis (Bourne 2000), Jacoby Ellsbury (Falmouth 2004) and Mike Lowell (Chatham 1994).
