Have you ever been to a sporting event and got a free bobblehead doll? What about a free T-shirt? Probably many of us have. But what about a free novelty salt and pepper shaker? Believe it or not, some people have. We’ve gathered a small collection of various novelty salt and pepper shakers that were given away at baseball and basketball games as strange as it might seem.
Just to be clear – these are not shakers bought by fans at the gift shop or online store. All these shakers below have been documented to be given to spectators for free who attended certain games. Often to the first “x” number of fans to arrive to the stadium.
Sunday June 4th, 2017 Hartford Yard Goats, a Minor League Baseball team gave away novelty salt and pepper shakers depicting their mascots named Chompers and Chew Chew to the first 1,800 fans.
![33975 Minor League Baseball team the Hartford Yard Goats mascots salt and pepper shakers - Chompers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/33975.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Hartford_Yard_Goats_2 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Hartford_Yard_Goats_2](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Hartford_Yard_Goats_2-272x300.png)
Many of these stadium giveaway shakers were also sponsored by various companies. The Hartford Yard Goats set were funded by Red Robin and was advertised as much on the backs.
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Hartford_Yard_Goats_3 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Hartford_Yard_Goats_3](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Hartford_Yard_Goats_3-300x279.jpg)
Saturday June 4th, 2011 the Charleston RiverDogs, another Minor League Baseball team, gave away novelty salt and pepper shakers depicting their mascots named Charlie T. RiverDog, Chelsea, and Bark (the anthropomorphic tree) to the first 1,000 fans.
You would think that if the advertising / public relations department of these teams had hundreds and sometimes even thousands of these shakers made for each fan that they’d be easy to find. Well, that is unfortunately not always the case. Imagine the number of fans that simple throw these shaker sets into the trash. That is where my bobbleheads end up. This set stills eludes our collection.
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Charleston_RiverDogs_2 Charleston RiverDogs Minor League Baseball team mascots stadium giveaway salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Charleston_RiverDogs_2.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Charleston_RiverDogs_1 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Charleston_RiverDogs_1](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Charleston_RiverDogs_1.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Charleston_RiverDogs_3 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Charleston_RiverDogs_3](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Charleston_RiverDogs_3.jpg)
Saturday January 17th, 2015 in a basketball game versus Marquette, Xavier University gave away novelty salt and pepper shakers depicting their mascots Blob and D’Artagnan to the first 3,000 fans.
![27995 Xavier Musketeers mascots Blob and D'Artagnan salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/27995.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaway_Xavier_Mascots Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaway_Xavier_Mascots](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaway_Xavier_Mascots.jpg)
Saturday February 23rd, 2019 George Mason University in a basketball game versus Duquesne gave away novelty salt and pepper shakers depicting their mascots named The Patriot and Gunston.
![43124 George Mason mascots The Patriot and Gunston salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/14/43124.jpg)
![Featured_Article_Stadium_Giveaways_George_Mason_Mascots Featured_Article_Stadium_Giveaways_George_Mason_Mascots](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Article_Stadium_Giveaways_George_Mason_Mascots.jpg)
Thursday August 22nd, 2013 the Minor League Baseball team Trenton Thunder gave away novelty salt and pepper shakers depicting their mascots named Boomer (Thunderbird) and Strike sponsored by NEJA to the first 1,500 fans 6+ of age.
![23513 Trenton Thunder mascots Boomer and Strike salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/shakers/S5/23513.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_3 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_3](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_3.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_2 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_2](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_2.gif)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_1 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_1](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Tenton_Thunder_1-245x300.jpg)
Wednesday April 10th, 2013 the Minor League Baseball team the LeHigh-Valley Ironpigs were suppose to give away novelty salt and pepper shakers of their mascots named FeRROUS & FeFe to the first 3,000 fans ages 18 and over; however, the shakers apparently were not made in time and fans instead were given a voucher. Secondarily, this set is now one of the easier sets to find.
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Lehigh_Valley_Ironpigs_2 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Lehigh_Valley_Ironpigs_2](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Lehigh_Valley_Ironpigs_2.jpg)
![23514 Lehigh-Valley Ironpigs mascots salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/shakers/S5/23514.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Lehigh_Valley_Ironpigs_1 Featured_Articles_Lehigh_Valley_Ironpigs_1](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Lehigh_Valley_Ironpigs_1.jpg)
Monday August 26th, 2013 the Reading Fightin Phils, a Minor League Baseball gave away novelty salt and pepper shakers depicting Cole Hamels and Carlos Ruiz to the first 2,500 fans age 15 and older.
![25611 Reading Fightin Phils Cole Hamels and Carlos Ruiz salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/shakers/S6/61/25611.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Reading_Fightin_Phils_1 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Reading_Fightin_Phils_1](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Reading_Fightin_Phils_1.png)
Sunday June 22nd, 2014 the Major League Baseball team the Miami Marlins gave away jerseys depicting players Jared Saltalamacchia and Jose Fernandez to their fans (unknown number).
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Miami_Marlins_1 Miami Marlins baseball jerseys of Jarrod Saltalamacchia and Jose Fernandez salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Miami_Marlins_1.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Miami_Marlins_2 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Miami_Marlins_2](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Miami_Marlins_2.jpg)
Monday August 20th, 2012 the Minor League Baseball team the Richmond Flying Squirrels gave away novelty salt and pepper shakers depicting their mascots named Nutzy and Zinger to the first 1,000 fans age 15 and older.
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Richmond_Flying_Squirrels_2 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Richmond_Flying_Squirrels_2](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Richmond_Flying_Squirrels_2.jpg)
![19593 Richmond Flying Squirrels mascot Nutzy and Zinger salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/shakers/S4/19593.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Richmond_Flying_Squirrels_1 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Richmond_Flying_Squirrels_1](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Richmond_Flying_Squirrels_1.jpg)
Friday June 24th, 2016 another Minor League Baseball team the Midland Rockhounds gave the first 1000 fans novelty salt and pepper shakers of their mascots named Juice the Moose and Rocky Rockhound.
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Midland_Rockhounds_1 Midland Rockhounds mascots Juice the Moose and Rocky Rockhound salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Midland_Rockhounds_1.png)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Midland_Rockhounds_2 Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Midland_Rockhounds_2](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Midland_Rockhounds_2.jpg)
Numerous Minor League Baseball teams have given out replica jersey salt and pepper shakers as promotional items during certain games of the years. These are a few I've been able to document:
- Nashville Sounds AAA (7/16/15; first 4,000 fans)
- Camden Riversharks (5/1/15)
- Harrisburg Senators (4/26/15; sponsored by Metro Bank; first 1,000 fans)
- Wilmington Blue Rocks (6/24/14; first 1,000 fans)
- Camden Riversharks (8/22/14; sponsored by Campbell Soup; first 1,000 fans)
- Lakewood Blueclaws (7/24/14; first 2,000 fans)
- Springfield Cardinals 2019 (7/14/19; first 2,000 fans)
![43126 Camden Sharks Minor League Baseball team stadium giveaway salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/14/43126.jpg)
![43127 Nashville Sounds Minor League Baseball team stadium giveaway salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/formidable/14/43127.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Springfield_Cardinals Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Springfield_Cardinals](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Springfield_Cardinals.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Harrisburg_Senators_1 Harrisburg Senators salt and pepper shakers](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Harrisburg_Senators_1.jpg)
![Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Lakewood_BlueClaws Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Lakewood_BlueClaws](https://novelty-salt-and-pepper-shakers-club-v1710014609.websitepro-cdn.com/wp-content/uploads/Featured_Articles_Stadium_Giveaways_Lakewood_BlueClaws.png)