“Fans demanded it be 10-cents, and because of our sponsors, specifically Sugardale, we’ve managed to keep it that way all these years.”
“Every time I tried to raise the price even a little bit to account for the rising costs, it bombed,” he said. Schnacke said it has not been easy keeping the hot dogs at 10-cents through the years, but every attempt he took to raise the price failed miserably.
That was the Clippers’ last game at Cooper Stadium, and Santry said it was the highest-attended Dime-A-Dog Night in Clippers’ history with an attendance of 16,770. Santry said the Clippers sell between 27,000 and 33,000 of the 10-cent hot dogs per Dime-A-Dog Night, and the record number of hot dogs sold on a night is 40,782 on Sept. “I remember being allowed to eat as many hot dogs as I wanted because they were just 10-cents,” he said. One of his friends was in the hot dog race, but he said he is likely to return to Huntington Park for the 10-cent hot dogs.Ĭhris Wiet, a fifth-year in mechanical engineering, said the night was something he enjoyed doing with his family when he was little and there was added motivation to go because hot dogs were only a dime. Kinkley said he did not attend the game solely for Dime-A-Dog Night. “A meal at school is usually seven to eight bucks, so getting five hot dogs for 50-cents is like free.” I love it,” said Scott Kinkley, a second-year in history. The fact that the hot dogs remained 10-cents throughout the last 35 years adds to the fascination of the night, some fans said. “We usually have a bunch come out so it’s great because it’s cheap.” “We all come out with our kids and have a good time,” he said. Zerkle, a native of Springfield, Ohio, and now a father of 12-year-old twin boys, said he remembers going to Dime-A-Dog Nights as a kid and has regularly attended the night with friends and family since he moved to Columbus 22 years ago. “The Clippers and Dime-A-Dog Night goes hand-in-hand and the more Dime-A-Dogs, the better.” “It’s a fun thing to do, so we’re going to give fans more opportunities to come out and celebrate a city tradition.”Ĭolumbus resident Corey Zerkle said he is happy to see more Dime-A-Dog Nights this year. “The people love it and it’s a part of Columbus’ history,” Schnacke said. The change will allow fans more opportunities to participate in the tradition, Schnacke said. “And because of that, we’ll do it every Monday.” “It’s one of those Columbus traditions,” Santry said. To help celebrate Columbus’ bicentennial, the Clippers have scheduled a Dime-A-Dog Night for every Monday home game, not just the typical once a month scenario. This year it will be even easier for fans to know when Dime-A-Dog Nights are – they’ll just have to know if the Clippers are in town on Monday. “It’s a little easier for fans to remember I guess.” “We’ve just always done it on Mondays,” Santry said. Scheduled for select Monday home games throughout the season, the night typically occurs about once a month. Only opening day, with an attendance of 8,576, saw more fans fill Huntington Park’s 10,100 seats through the team’s first five home games in 2012.Īs a trademark of the team, Dime-A-Dog Night has solidified itself as a Columbus tradition in the last 35 years, with fans of all ages paying attention to when the Clippers played a Monday home game so they could partake in discount-priced dogs. The official attendance of Monday’s Dime-A-Dog Night at Huntington Park was 7,507. “But at most Dime-A-Dogs, the stadium is at, or near capacity.” “The ones in August definitely have larger crowds than the ones in April,” Santry said. “It has a cult-like following and people just want to come and be a part of it.”įirst held on May 23, 1977, in Cooper Stadium as “10-cent Hot Dog Night,” Dime-A-Dog Nights have become some of the most anticipated games of the season, and they are usually the highest attended games of the year, said Joe Santry, Columbus Clippers media director. “It’s kind of like the ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show,'” said Clippers president and general manager Ken Schnacke. More than three decades later, the promotion has stuck and has become a local tradition that is as much a part of the city as the team it was created for.įans got to enjoy Dime-A-Dog night Monday at Huntington Park when the Clippers hosted the Indianapolis Indians, and it won’t be the last chance to enjoy 10-cent hot dogs this year, either. Dime-A-Dog Night began as an idea to boost attendance for the Columbus Clippers.
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