TODAY: MLB American League Attendance Through May 18
| '97 YEAR-TO-DATE | COMPARISONS |
| TEAM | HOME DATES | AVG. | TOTAL | % CAP | '96 AVG. | % +/- | '95 AVG. | % +/- |
| BAL | 22 | 43,520 | 957,448 | 90% | 43,179 | + 1% | 43,034 | + 1% |
| CLE^ | 17 | 41,522 | 705,877 | 96% | 41,415 | + 1% | 40,039 | + 4% |
| SEA | 22 | 37,877 | 833,297 | 64% | 32,919 | +15% | 22,510 | +68% |
| TEX | 22 | 35,223 | 774,916 | 72% | 30,302 | +16% | 27,582 | +28% |
| TOR | 20 | 30,028 | 600,560 | 59% | 29,896 | + 1% | 39,257 | -24% |
| NYY | 19 | 24,025 | 456,481 | 42% | 20,667 | +16% | 24,361 | - 1% |
| BOS | 18 | 23,437 | 421,872 | 69% | 25,771 | - 9% | 30,061 | -22% |
| ANA^ | 21 | 20,053 | 421,123 | 59% | 23,351 | -14% | 24,287 | -17% |
| CHI | 20 | 19,112 | 382,244 | 43% | 17,607 | + 9% | 22,673 | -16% |
| KC | 20 | 17,975 | 359,490 | 44% | 16,321 | +10% | 17,622 | + 2% |
| MIN^ | 23 | 16,975 | 390,416 | 35% | 17,449 | - 3% | 14,690 | +16% |
| OAK^ | 21 | 16,233 | 340,896 | 37% | 10,876 | +49% | 16,540 | - 2% |
| DET^ | 19 | 13,505 | 256,602 | 29% | 13,657 | - 1% | 16,634 | -19% |
| MIL | 20 | 12,381 | 247,616 | 23% | 12,964 | - 4% | 15,318 | -19% |
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| AL | 284 | 25,172 | 7,148,838 | 54% | 24,003 | + 5% | 25,359 | - 1% |
NOTES: (^) Oakland's first six home games in '96 were played at 9,300-seat Cashman Field in Las Vegas. Both Oakland and Cleveland have increased capacity slightly from '96, while Minnesota and Detroit have decreased capacity. Anaheim Stadium, currently being renovated, has capacity listed at 34,000, down from 64,406 in '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-
