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RailCats Stadium / Gary Southshore
RailCats
| Year Opened | 2003 |
| Capacity | 6,000 |
| Dimensions | 320L, 400C, 325R |
| Surface | Grass |
| League | Northern League |
| Level | Independent |
| Web Site | www.railcatsbaseball.com |
| Online Broadcasts | No |
| Online Ticket Sales | No |
| Phone | 219/882-2255 |
| Address | 201 E. Fifth St., Gary |
| History |
This stadium will open at the start of the 2003 season. The Gary Southshore RailCats played their entire 2002 season as a road team in the Northern League.
| News |
Gary
Post-Tribune: Taxpayers forced to pay to play
Posted October 6, 2002 (feedback)
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The city of Gary is paying the Gary SouthShore RailCats $2.2 million because
the city's new stadium wasn't completed for play in 2002. Team officials say
that the RailCats still lost money in 2002 despite having no home-ballpark
expenses.
Gary
Post-Tribune: Private contract building stadium restaurant
Posted October 5, 2002 (feedback)
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From what I can gather, there's a controversy in Gary because the new
stadium will include a restaurant that was leased by the Gary SouthShore
RailCats (independent; Northern League) without a public bid process.
Gary
Post-Tribune: Home is where the RailCats are
Posted September 22, 2002 (feedback)
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The Gary Southshore RailCats (independent; Northern League) held an open
house to promote their new stadium yesterday. The RailCats certainly have
the support of the media, but the team has sold only 150 season tickets; I
certainly hope they can do better and silence the folks who said that $45
million was too much to pay for a Northern League stadium.
TheTimesOnline:
Spread the word
Posted September 19, 2002 (feedback)
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I am more than a little surprised that the Gary SouthShore RailCats
(independent; Northern League) have only sold 150 season tickets for 2003,
given that the team has already played for a year and the new $45-million
stadium has received a ton of press both locally and nationally. By
comparison, the Lake County Captains, the new Class A team in Eastlake that
will begin play in 2003, has sold over 1,000 season tickets.