This is obsolete information. Please don’t act on it. Thanks.
The ballpark’s going to be gorgeous. Stop and say hello.
Single-game tickets are now on sale at the Olds Park ticket office. They are also available for telephone purchase at (517) 485-4500. There is a surcharge for phone sales.
Here is information comparing the various Lugnuts’ ticket packages for 1996. Packages 35B, 20C, 10E and 10F got what was left over after the original package sets were prepared (and sold). That doesn’t mean the packages are bad, but does mean you’ll be going in mid-week more often and you’ll be less likely to see the other Michigan teams. They’re certainly still worth buying.
Please don’t ask me about ticket purchases; my only relationship with the team is I’m a season ticket holder. The Lugnut phone number is (517) 485-4500. Thank you.
A few notes:
- Seats for the season ticket packages are close to the field.
- Season packages come in three price ranges, beginning at $385.
- Some season ticket packages have been sold out.
- The 35-game packages have seats all around the infield edge, behind and among the season-ticket packages..
- Package 35A is sold out.
- The twenty-game packages have seats near the dugouts.
- Packages 20A and 20B are expected to sell out.
- The ten-game packages have seats behind home plate.
- Packages 10A, 10B, 10C, and 10D are sold out.
The team is reported to have sold 7,000 packages for the 1996 season, amounting to over 330,000 presold tickets; their announced target for 1996 ticket sales is 500,000. That’s really quite impressive. Last season Quad City and Fort Wayne each sold over 250,000 tickets to finish third and fourth in the league’s attendance race, and were considered extremely successful. (The 1995 MWL leaders: Kane County sold 477,550. West Michigan’s 507,989 is the Single A record.)
The packages are not discounted from single-game prices. Seats should be available for most games. Single-game tickets will begin at $3.50, top price will be $5.50. Getting good seats for weeknight games should not be a problem. It appears that many weekend games will be sold out in advance.
Next year, I’ll post this when it’s more useful. [Author’s note: I did so.]
Season and 35-Game Packages
Games by Month
Season 35A 35B
April 10 6 4
May 18 7 11
June 14 8 6
July 12 6 6
August 16 8 8
Games by Weekday
Season 35A 35B
Sunday 12 7 5
Monday 11 0 11
Tuesday 7 0 7
Wednesday 9 2 7
Thursday 9 4 5
Friday 11 11 0
Saturday 11 11 0
Interesting….
Season 35A 35B
Day Games 14 8 6
Busiest Week 6 4 4
Long Stand 8 4 4
Long Break 9 11 13
Teams Played 13 13 13?
Against Eastern Division
Season 35A 35B
Battle Creek 8 6 2
Grand Rapids 10 8 2
South Bend 8 2 6
Fort Wayne 8 2 6
Against Other Divisions
Season 35A 35B
Central 16 10 6
Western 20 7 13
Special Events
Season 35A 35B
Fireworks 5 4 1
Televised 10 6 4
Major Promotions 1 1 0
Opener X X
Last Game X X
20-Game Packages
Games by Month
20A 20B 20C
April 4 4 2
May 4 4 5
June 5 4 4
July 3 3 4
August 4 5 5
Games by Weekday
20A 20B 20C
Sunday 3 4 4
Monday 1 0 6
Tuesday 0 0 6
Wednesday 2 1 2
Thursday 4 3 2
Friday 5 6 0
Saturday 5 6 0
Interesting….
20A 20B 20C
Day Games 2 5 5
Busiest Week 2 2 2
Long Stand 1 2 2
Long Break 16 12 15
Teams Played 11 12 10?
Against Eastern Division
20A 20B 20C
Battle Creek 3 5 0
Grand Rapids 5 3 2
South Bend 1 1 4
Fort Wayne 0 2 3
Against Other Divisions
20A 20B 20C
Central 7 5 3
Western 4 4 8
Special Events
20A 20B 20C
Fireworks 1 3 1
Televised 4 3 2
Major Promotions 0 1 0
Opener X
Last Game X
10-Game Packages
Games by Month
10A 10B 10C 10D 10E 10F
April 2 2 2 2 1 1
May 2 2 2 2 2 3
June 2 2 3 2 2 2
July 1 2 1 2 2 2
August 3 2 2 2 3 2
Games by Weekday
10A 10B 10C 10D 10E 10F
Sunday 2 1 3 1 0 4
Monday 0 0 0 1 4 2
Tuesday 0 0 0 0 4 2
Wednesday 2 1 0 0 1 1
Thursday 1 2 2 2 1 1
Friday 2 2 3 4 0 0
Saturday 3 4 2 2 0 0
Interesting….
10A 10B 10C 10D 10E 10F
Day Games 2 2 3 1 1 4
Busiest Week 1 1 1 2 1 1
Long Stand 1 1 1 2 1 1
Long Break 23 21 22 26 28 27
Teams Played 6 7 7 8 8 9
Against Eastern Division
10A 10B 10C 10D 10E 10F
Battle Creek 3 4 1 0 0 0
Grand Rapids 2 0 4 2 1 1
South Bend 0 1 0 1 2 2
Fort Wayne 2 0 0 0 2 1
Against Other Divisions
10A 10B 10C 10D 10E 10F
Central 3 3 3 3 1 2
Western 0 2 2 4 4 4
Special Events
10A 10B 10C 10D 10E 10F
Fireworks 1 2 0 1 0 1
Televised 2 2 2 1 0 2
Major Promotions 0 0 1 0 0 0
Opener X
Last Game X
Despite what I’ve claimed elsewhere, this was the first page I wrote for the web and it was originally posted in October of 1995. It turns out that actual research trumps memory. You’ve likely been told this before….
This is not exactly the original page, though. The Lugnuts sold out their original ticket package offerings–and offered more options. This is a March 9 rewrite to reflect the additional packages, and includes information which was available on the revision date.
I assembled a similar page about the 1996 Michigan Battle Cats ticket packages and donated that page to another, long-since-gone, website. I’ve decided not to repost that.
For what little it’s worth, I was the 41st person to reserve a Luggie ticket package. I was on the phone as soon as they announced the number to call.