March 1 in Houston Astros History: Reliever Charley Kerfeld declares he will buy up 3,000 tickets per game to give away to charity causes (1987)

Reliever Charley Kerfeld declares he will buy up 3,000 tickets per game to give away to charity causes. Without a discount, which the Astros didn't discuss, the cost for the seats would total as much as $1.6 million dollars. Unable to afford that on a $110,000 salary, Kerfeld backs down from the off

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