--- title: Steve Scalise: Baseball Game Raises $1 Million for Charity description: The Congressional Baseball Game raised more than $1 million for charity as ticket sales spiked the day after the Virginia shooting canonical: https://time.com/4820569/steve-scalise-shooting-congressional-baseball-game-raises-money/ author: Abigail Abrams article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-06-15T20:18:01.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-03-31T11:03:17.407Z article:section: Politics og:title: Congressional Baseball Game Raises More Than $1 Million og:description: Ticket sales and sponsorships rose sharply the day after a shooting at the GOP practice og:url: https://time.com/4820569/steve-scalise-shooting-congressional-baseball-game-raises-money/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88038656b62bac08/6988d1ed656a3f9041bd0716/rep-joe-barton-congressional-baseball-game-shooter-gunman-raise-money.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 6000 og:image:height: 3375 og:image:alt: Gunman opened fire Wednesday morning at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Congressional Baseball Game Raises More Than $1 Million twitter:description: Ticket sales and sponsorships rose sharply the day after a shooting at the GOP practice twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt88038656b62bac08/6988d1ed656a3f9041bd0716/rep-joe-barton-congressional-baseball-game-shooter-gunman-raise-money.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Congressional Baseball Game Raises More Than $1 Million for Charity in Wake of Shooting > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jun 15, 2017 8:18 PM UTC  Players on the Congressional baseball team, Congressmen Joe Barton (R-TX) and Pat Meehan (R-PA) speak to reporters about their experience, after a gunman opened fire Wednesday morning at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia involving Republican members of Congress, injuring several staff, Capitol police officers, including lawmakers, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, in Washington, D.C. June 14, 2017. Players on the Congressional baseball team, Congressmen Joe Barton (R-TX) and Pat Meehan (R-PA) speak to reporters about their experience, after a gunman opened fire Wednesday morning at a Congressional baseball practice in Alexandria, Virginia involving Republican members of Congress, injuring several staff, Capitol police officers, including lawmakers, and House Majority Whip Steve Scalise, in Washington, D.C. June 14, 2017. Melina Mara—The Washington Post/Getty Images by [Abigail Abrams](https://time.com/author/abigail-abrams/) ## Abigail Abrams Jun 15, 2017 8:18 PM UTC The Congressional Baseball Game raised more than $1 million for charity as ticket sales spiked the day after a [gunman opened fire](http://time.com/4817818/steve-scalise-alexandria-shooting/?iid=sr-link5) at a practice session for the Republican team. More than 20,000 tickets had been sold as of Thursday afternoon, [ABC News](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/members-congress-set-annual-baseball-game-day-shooting/story?id=48047767) reported, and the increased donations came from “the outpouring of support and generosity” from sponsors, Congressional Sports for Charity told the news outlet. The Washington Nationals baseball team has even opened up extra seating for the game, according to ABC. The boost in ticket sales and sponsors following the Wednesday attack has doubled what the game brought in last year. It raised $500,000 in 2016, and was on track to raise $650,000 this year before the shooting, according to [Roll Call](http://www.rollcall.com/news/hoh/500-tickets-sold-an-hour-to-congressional-baseball-game#undefined.gbpl). Proceeds from the game, set to take place Thursday evening, will go to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater Washington, the Washington Literacy Center, the Washington Nationals Dream Foundation and the newly added Capitol Police Memorial Fund. While [Rep. Steve Scalise](http://time.com/4817777/alexandria-shooting-steve-scalise/?iid=sr-link2) of Louisiana remained in critical condition following the shooting, lawmakers said they would go on with the game to honor the bipartisan tradition. “We’re playing the game tomorrow,” Rep. Joe Barton, of Texas, the Republican team manager, [said on Wednesday](http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/members-congress-set-annual-baseball-game-day-shooting/story?id=48047767). “We’re united, not as Republicans and Democrats, but as United States representatives.” The game has been [taking place since 1909](http://time.com/4817863/steve-scalise-congressional-baseball-game/?iid=sr-link1), and is seen as a way to unite those on Capitol Hill, particularly in a time of extreme polarization. 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