Batkid saves San Francisco, but at a cost of $105,000

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Larry Baer, chief executive of the San Francisco Giants, and the team’s mascot, Lou Seal, escort Batkid to the outfield to see a special message on the scoreboard. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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The Penguin takes San Francisco Giants mascot Lou Seal hostage as leukemia survivor Miles Scott, 5, dressed as Batkid, and Batman give chase as part of a Make-A-Wish foundation wish fulfillment at AT&T Park in San Francisco. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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Miles Scott, a.k.a. Batkid, runs the bases as part of a Make-A-Wish foundation wish fulfillment at AT&T Park in San Francisco. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, leaves with Batman after thwarting the Riddler in San Francisco on Friday. San Francisco turned into Gotham City as city officials helped fulfill Miles’ wish to be “Batkid.” Miles, a Tulelake, Calif., boy whose leukemia is in remission, was called into service Friday morning by San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr to help fight crime, the Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation says. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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San Francisco police officers take the Riddler away. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, right, runs with Batman after saving a damsel in distress in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)

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Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, center, walks with Batman to save a damsel in distress on the cable car line in San Francisco. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)

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Miles Scott, dressed as Batkid, right, walks with Batman before saving a damsel in distress in San Francisco on Friday. San Francisco turned into Gotham City as city officials helped fulfill Miles’ wish to be “Batkid.” Miles, a Tulelake, Calif., boy whose leukemia is in remission, was called into service Friday morning by San Francisco Police Chief Greg Suhr to help fight crime, The Greater Bay Area Make-A-Wish Foundation says. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)

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Daniel Fry holds up his daughter Kayla, 5, as they wait for Miles Scott, a.k.a. “Batkid,” in San Francisco on Friday (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)

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Miles Scott, a.k.a. “Batkid,” exits the Batmobile with Batman to save a damsel in distress in San Francisco on Friday. (Jeff Chiu / Associated Press)

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San Francisco police escorts Batkid. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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Miles Scott, a.k.a. BatKid, exits his cave at Union Square in an improvised Batmobile in San Francisco. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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Batkid gives a thumbs-up. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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Five-year-old leukemia survivor Miles Scott, a.k.a. Batkid, exits his cave at Union Square in San Francisco. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

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Crowds gather in front of a former bank vault waiting for 5-year-old leukemia survivor Miles Scott, a.k.a. BatKid in San Francisco. (Ramin Talaie / Getty Images)

By Samantha Schaefer

Nov. 20, 2013 10:45 AM PT

The cost of saving a city? For San Francisco, the tab for Batkid’s heroic day is coming in at $105,000.

Nearly 14,500 volunteers and adoring fans with signs turned out for 5-year-old Miles Scott, who has been battling lymphoblastic leukemia since he was 20 months old and wanted to spend the day as Batman.

The Make-A-Wish Foundation, which planned the festivities, expected a few hundred volunteers to show up. But when thousands more arrived, Mayor Ed Lee’s presentation of a chocolate key to the city was amped up with professional staging and big-screen TVs, bumping the cost to more than $105,000, the San Francisco Chronicle reported.

PHOTOS: Batkid in action

Police helping control the event were on regular duty and moved from one part of the city to another, Police Chief Greg Suhr told the paper. The same went for public works employees who helped clean up the aftermath.

The city will use income from the fees conventions pay for use of the Moscone Center, the same fund that pays for the $150,000 Fourth of July fireworks show, according to the Chronicle.

Meanwhile, Batkid and his family have reportedly been contacted by several talk shows.

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