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At Bats |
49, Jacoby Ellsbury |
Games |
9, Hideki Okajama, Javier Lopez |
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Hits |
15, Alex Cora |
Innings Pitched |
19.2, Jair Jurrjens |
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Runs |
8, Brandon Moss, Joe Thurston |
Wins |
2, Jair Jurrjens, Mike Hampton |
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Home Runs |
4, Kevin Youkilis |
Strikeouts |
15, Chris Resop |
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RBI |
10, Kevin Youkilis |
ERA (min 10 IP) |
0.47, Tim Hudson (18.1 IP) |
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Batting Average |
.395, Alex Cora (38 ab) |
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2008 Attendance Figures
11 games; 86,893
total attendance; 7,899 average per game
Largest crowd: 8,048 vs. Tampa Bay Rays, Thursday, March 13
Directions to City of Palms Park
From north -- From North -- Take I-75 south to Martin Luther King- Exit 138, Turn right (west) on MLK 4 miles to Broadway, Left (south) on Broadway ½ mile to Stadium.
From south -- Take I-75 north to Martin Luther King- Exit 138, Turn left (west) on MLK 4 miles to Broadway, Left (south) on Broadway ½ mile to Stadium.
Stadium Information
Parking: TBAS
Stadium completed in 1992
Dimensions: 330 feet down foul lines and 410 feet to center.
Seating Capacity: 7,707 -
Red Sox 15th Spring Training at this location.
Minor Leaguers practice at Red Sox Minor League Complex at 4301 Edison Ave., Ft. Myers, (239)
334-4700.
Boston Red Sox Spring Training Location History
1919 Tampa
1928-29 Bradenton
1930-31 Pensacola
1933-42 Sarasota (Payne Park)
1946-58 Sarasota (Payne Park)
1966-92 Winter Haven (Chain O' Lakes Park)
1993-2007 Ft. Myers (City of Palms Park)
Attending a Red Sox Spring Training Game
Since 1946, the Red Sox have held their annual spring training in Florida. For 25 years the Red Sox were a fixture at Payne Park located in Sarasota and then in Winter Haven for 26 years. In 1993 the Red Sox moved to their new state-of-the-art facility City of Palms Park in Fort Myers, FL. City of Palms Park has a seating capacity of 7,800, including standing room, and it has been a hit with fans from the beginning. In their first season, the Red Sox drew 96,421 fans to 15 home games for and average of almost 6,500 per contest. By 2005, average home attendance had grown to
over 7,500 per game.
The stadium is done in a pure Florida style, with a main covered grandstand and palm trees past the outfield fence. There are two sections separated by a concourse: the section closest to the action contains box seats and the section past the concourse contains bleachers. Sitting in a neighborhood surrounding just outside of downtown Fort Myers, City of Palms Park is a few blocks away from the Red Sox workout facility. For the true Red Sox fans and visitors from the northeast, newspaper racks outside the stadium sell copies of the Boston Globe and Boston Herald.
The fans at City of Palms Park carry on the tradition of the Red Sox Nation's rendition of the national anthem in full force. You'll think you've joined a choir! It isn't the Fenway Frank, but spoil yourself with a kosher dog from the free-standing stand in the concourse on the first base side.
Red Sox Spring Training Attendance (2000-2008)
| . | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Total Attendance | 97,846 | 113,999 | 109,476 | 115,001 | 115,962 | 109,071 | 110,291 | 118,851 | 86,893 |
| Games | 14 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 11 |
| Average Attendance | 6,989 | 7,125 | 7,298 | 7,188 | 7,248 | 7,790 | 7,878 | 7,923 | 7,899 |
Area Information
Lee County Visitors & Convention Bureau, (239) 338-3500 or
www.FortMyersSanibel.com
Official Boston Red Sox
Web Site