Bob Feller To Take Hill In Hall Of Fame Classic

(from press release)

The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum will welcome five Hall of Fame members to headline the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame Classic on Sunday, June 21, 2009, at Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, New York.

The first-ever Classic Weekend will feature Hall of Famers Bob Feller, Ferguson Jenkins, Paul Molitor, Phil Niekro and Brooks Robinson, along with 20 other former Major League stars in a seven-inning exhibition game, with first pitch slated for 2 p.m. on Father’s Day. The game will be preceded by the Cooperstown Game Day Parade at noon and a hitting contest featuring several former Major Leaguers at 1 p.m.

Tickets for the Classic are $12.50 for first- and third-base seats and $11 for outfield seats. Tickets will first be made available on Saturday, April 18, with a one-day sale at the Museum, beginning at 10 a.m. Approximately 2,500 tickets will be made available during this one-day, in-person sale.

Concurrently on Saturday, April 18, Museum Members may purchase tickets over the phone from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. by calling a special number active only for this sale: 1-866-849-7770. All callers to this phone number must be Museum Members prior to April 18, as day-of-membership sales will not be permitted for the purpose of purchasing tickets on this date. Members must provide their membership number at the time of their call. Tickets purchased by phone are subject to a $3.50 handling fee per ticket. A six-ticket maximum per active membership will apply. Members will have an exclusive opportunity to buy tickets by phone through Sunday, April 26, though sales are subject to availability. Any remaining tickets on Monday, April 27, will be made available by phone to the general public.

Among the 20 other recently retired players already committed to participate in the Classic include former Major League stars George Foster, Bill Lee, Steve Rogers and Lee Smith. Additional participants will be announced throughout the spring. Following the game, children 12 and under will be permitted to run the bases at Doubleday Field.

For more information on Hall of Fame Classic Weekend events, call 1-888-Hall-of-Fame.