The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

6.11.1997

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through June 8                    
      '97         YEAR-TO-DATE
               COMPARISONS
      
              TEAM
               HOME         DATES
               AVG.
               TOTAL
               %         CAP
               '96         AVG.
               %         +/-
               '95         AVG.
               %         +/-
      
       COL            29
               48,058
               1,393,677
               96%
               48,037
               +         1%
               47,084
               +         2%
      
       ATL^            31
               39,418
               1,221,950
               79%
               32,770
               +20%
               35,581
               +11%
      
       LA            33
               37,354
               1,232,677
               67%
               37,467
               -         1%
               38,420
               -         3%
      
       STL^            27
               30,986
               836,625
               62%
               30,342
               +         2%
               24,399
               +27%
      
       FLA            30
               28,230
               846,885
               67%
               21,791
               +30%
               24,292
               +16%
      
       SD            33
               25,991
               857,711
               56%
               22,474
               +         1%
               14,673
               +77%
      
       CHI            27
               24,000
               647,989
               62%
               22,562
               +         6%
               27,018
               -11%
      
       CIN            30
               21,694
               650,829
               41%
               22,705
               -         4%
               25,882
               -16%
      
       HOU            28
               20,673
               578,848
               38%
               21,583
               -         4%
               19,208
               +         8%
      
       MON            32
               19,572
               626,293
               42%
               20,513
               -         5%
               18,189
               +         8%
      
       NYM            27
               18,873
               509,581
               34%
               19,612
               -         4%
               17,932
               +         5%
      
       PIT            32
               16,820
               538,238
               35%
               16,844
               -         1%
               12,936
               +30%
      
       PHI            27
               16,111
               435,003
               26%
               22,839
               -29%
               28,783
               -44%
      
       SF            33
               16,078
               530,574
               26%
               16,736
               -         4%
               17,243
               -         7%
      
         
       NL            419
               26,031
               10,906,880
               51%
               25,414
               +         2%
               25,161
               +         3%
      
          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	29	48,058	1,393,677	96%	48,037	+ 1%	47,084	+ 2%
ATL^	31	39,418	1,221,950	79%	32,770	+20%	35,581	+11%
LA	33	37,354	1,232,677	67%	37,467	- 1%	38,420	- 3%
STL^	27	30,986	836,625	62%	30,342	+ 2%	24,399	+27%
FLA	30	28,230	846,885	67%	21,791	+30%	24,292	+16%
SD	33	25,991	857,711	56%	22,474	+ 1%	14,673	+77%
CHI	27	24,000	647,989	62%	22,562	+ 6%	27,018	-11%
CIN	30	21,694	650,829	41%	22,705	- 4%	25,882	-16%
HOU	28	20,673	578,848	38%	21,583	- 4%	19,208	+ 8%
MON	32	19,572	626,293	42%	20,513	- 5%	18,189	+ 8%
NYM	27	18,873	509,581	34%	19,612	- 4%	17,932	+ 5%
PIT	32	16,820	538,238	35%	16,844	- 1%	12,936	+30%
PHI	27	16,111	435,003	26%	22,839	-29%	28,783	-44%
SF	33	16,078	530,574	26%	16,736	- 4%	17,243	- 7%

NL	419	26,031	10,906,880	51%	25,414	+ 2%	25,161	+ 3%