9th Annual Winterball Baseball Game
December 5, 2009
Temperature – 42°
Team Rudolph 8, Team Santa 6
Boston English HS, Jamaica Plain, MA
For the 9th straight year, amateur baseball players throughout the Boston area took part in Winterball, a freeze-fest baseball game held to benefit Toys for Tots and the United States Marine Corp. Temperature was 42 degrees at game time with a steady mist. The field was muddy and the turf was a mess. But more than 50 athletes, two umpires, and about two dozen fans were in attendance to watch Team Rudolph defeat Team Santa, 8-6. Patrick Slattery of the Boston Fire Department was on hand to address the athletes, collect more than 50 toys, and delivery the Ceremonial First Pitch.
![2009 Winterball Baseball players](https://baseballismy.life/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Winterball-2009-players-768x512.jpg)
![Winterballers with toys](https://baseballismy.life/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/with-toys-for-tots.jpg)
![Boston Fire Department's Patrick Slattery](https://baseballismy.life/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/2009_Boston_Fire.jpg)