Thousands of Seattle Mariners fans rooting for the team this week were first introduced to Major League Baseball more than 45 years ago through a program that gave free tickets to local kids with good grades. Nearly half a century later, many of those “Honor Students” still credit their lasting love for the home team to those long-ago free games at the old Kingdome.
The inaugural year for the Mariners, and for this memorable joint promotion between the team and The Seattle Times, was 1977.
Good grades got you into Mariners games
“Honor Students” at schools in much of western Washington were eligible, and individual junior highs or high
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