The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

5.15.1997

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through May 11                    
      '97         YEAR-TO-DATE
               COMPARISONS
      
              TEAM
               HOME         DATES
               AVG.
               TOTAL
               %         CAP
               '96         AVG.
               %         +/-
               '95         AVG.
               %         +/-
      
       COL            19
               48,048
               912,908
               96%
               48,041
               +         1%
               47,084
               +         2%
      
       ATL^            17
               38,165
               648,810
               76%
               32,485
               +17%
               35,581
               +         7%
      
       LA            23
               36,362
               836,332
               65%
               38,104
               -         5%
               38,420
               -         5%
      
       STL^            19
               29,690
               564,108
               60%
               28,717
               +         3%
               24,399
               +22%
      
       FLA            21
               28,851
               605,870
               69%
               23,066
               +25%
               24,292
               +19%
      
       SD            22
               26,028
               572,607
               56%
               23,272
               +12%
               14,673
               +77%
      
       CIN            12
               23,035
               276,423
               44%
               22,147
               +         4%
               25,882
               -11%
      
       CHI            12
               22,477
               269,719
               58%
               20,850
               +         8%
               27,018
               -17%
      
       HOU            20
               20,523
               410,458
               38%
               21,581
               -         5%
               19,208
               +         7%
      
       MON            13
               18,976
               246,692
               41%
               14,524
               +31%
               18,189
               +         4%
      
       NYM            14
               18,182
               254,547
               33%
               18,091
               +         1%
               17,932
               +         1%
      
       PHI            14
               16,895
               236,534
               27%
               21,337
               -21%
               28,783
               -41%
      
       PIT            15
               15,283
               229,248
               32%
               15,948
               -         4%
               12,936
               +18%
      
       SF            22
               14,936
               328,598
               24%
               16,817
               -11%
               17,243
               -13%
      
         
       NL            243
               26,308
               6,392,854
               51%
               25,436
               +         3%
               25,161
               +         5%
      
          NOTES:  (^) The Braves are in their first year at      Turner Field which has a capacity of 50,000, down from     52,769 at Fulton County Stadium in '96.  St. Louis has     slightly decreased capacity since '96.  The '96 comparison     is of average attendance through the same number of dates.      Due to the shortened '95 season, the '95 comparison is of     final season average.                                -30-

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'97 YEAR-TO-DATE					COMPARISONS
TEAM	HOME DATES	AVG.	TOTAL	% CAP	'96 AVG.	% +/-	'95 AVG.	% +/-
COL	19	48,048	912,908	96%	48,041	+ 1%	47,084	+ 2%
ATL^	17	38,165	648,810	76%	32,485	+17%	35,581	+ 7%
LA	23	36,362	836,332	65%	38,104	- 5%	38,420	- 5%
STL^	19	29,690	564,108	60%	28,717	+ 3%	24,399	+22%
FLA	21	28,851	605,870	69%	23,066	+25%	24,292	+19%
SD	22	26,028	572,607	56%	23,272	+12%	14,673	+77%
CIN	12	23,035	276,423	44%	22,147	+ 4%	25,882	-11%
CHI	12	22,477	269,719	58%	20,850	+ 8%	27,018	-17%
HOU	20	20,523	410,458	38%	21,581	- 5%	19,208	+ 7%
MON	13	18,976	246,692	41%	14,524	+31%	18,189	+ 4%
NYM	14	18,182	254,547	33%	18,091	+ 1%	17,932	+ 1%
PHI	14	16,895	236,534	27%	21,337	-21%	28,783	-41%
PIT	15	15,283	229,248	32%	15,948	- 4%	12,936	+18%
SF	22	14,936	328,598	24%	16,817	-11%	17,243	-13%

NL	243	26,308	6,392,854	51%	25,436	+ 3%	25,161	+ 5%