Brats served.............................................3,864

Hot dogs served..........................................9,000

Prime rib sandwiches served................................720

Pizzas served............................................2,850

Buns....................................................16,500

Kegs of beer served........................................271

Cases of beer served.......................................443

Bags of ice used.........................................1,300

Gallons of soda served..............................Over 5,800

Cases of lemonade...........................................56

Pounds of raw popcorn popped.............................1,150

Travel miles by coaches and players................Over 10,000

Laundry loads of uniforms.............................Over 200

Bats used..................................................176

Baseballs used...........................................1,404

23 Gems players worked at eight area businesses
an average of 20 hours per week

Number of people employed
by Gems at any given game..............................Over 45

Hours worked by field crew..........................Over 2,000

Average payroll per game.............................$1,600.00

Coach Barney sent the first player contract......October, 1996

Number of businesses Gems ordered from................Over 120

Businesses sponsoring a corporate night.....................24

Businesses advertising with a 4X10 sign.....................58

Number of connections on Gems internet page..............2,700

Capital improvements to QU Stadium in 1996-97......Over 93,000

Number of programs printed..............................30,000

Number of game tickets printed.........................125,600

Attendance at regular home games........................71,438

Attendance at All-Star game..............................4,236

TOTAL SEASON ATTENDANCE.................................75,674