1871.5
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Base Ball Attendance Practices at the Dawn of the Pro Era
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| Text | As the Professional Era took shape, 50-cent admission fees were common, if not standard, in the new league.
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Debate on admission fees persisted for the AA and the NL was to persist into the 1880s. Admission gave attendees access to standing room. A seat in the grandstand was [always? sometimes? extra, and within 2 or three years grandstand seats were being sold for one dollar.
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| Submitted by | Richard Hershberger, |
| Submission Note | Email of 10/6/2014 |
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1871.5 Base Ball Attendance Practices at the Dawn of the Pro Era"
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