The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

7.10.1997

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through July 6                    '97         YEAR-TO-DATE
                 COMPARISONS
        
              TEAM
               HOME         DATES
               AVG.
               TOTAL
               %CAP
               '96         AVG.
               %         +/-
               '95         AVG.
               %         +/-
      
       COL            40
               48,123
               1,924,912
               96%
               48,032
               0%
               47,084
               +         2%
      
       LA            47
               37,659
               1,769,972
               67%
               38,635
               -         3%
               38,420
               -         2%
      
       ATL^            38
               41,010
               1,558,371
               82%
               34,036
               +20%
               35,581
               +15%
      
       STL^            43
               33,224
               1,428,646
               67%
               32,750
               +         1%
               24,399
               +36%
      
       SD            47
               26,965
               1,267,378
               58%
               24,396
               +11%
               14,673
               +84%
      
       FLA            37
               29,810
               1,102,966
               71%
               21,950
               +36%
               24,292
               +23%
      
       CHI            39
               25,710
               1,002,708
               66%
               24,551
               +         5%
               27,018
               -         5%
      
       HOU            44
               22,333
               982,661
               41%
               24,306
               -         8%
               19,208
               +16%
      
       SF            50
               19,648
               982,399
               31%
               18,556
               +         6%
               17,243
               +14%
      
       CIN            42
               22,769
               956,304
               43%
               24,366
               -         7%
               25,882
               -12%
      
       MON            48
               19,471
               934,685
               42%
               19,708
               -         1%
               18,189
               +         7%
      
       NYM            41
               21,697
               889,586
               39%
               20,005
               +         8%
               17,932
               +21%
      
       PIT            41
               19,306
               791,542
               40%
               17,493
               +10%
               12,936
               +49%
      
       PHI            40
               18,768
               750,711
               30%
               24,300
               -23%
               28,783
               -35%
      
         
       NL            597
               27,375
               163,427,414
               54%
               26,518
               +         3%
               25,161
               +         9%
      
          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	40	48,123	1,924,912	96%	48,032	0%	47,084	+ 2%
LA	47	37,659	1,769,972	67%	38,635	- 3%	38,420	- 2%
ATL^	38	41,010	1,558,371	82%	34,036	+20%	35,581	+15%
STL^	43	33,224	1,428,646	67%	32,750	+ 1%	24,399	+36%
SD	47	26,965	1,267,378	58%	24,396	+11%	14,673	+84%
FLA	37	29,810	1,102,966	71%	21,950	+36%	24,292	+23%
CHI	39	25,710	1,002,708	66%	24,551	+ 5%	27,018	- 5%
HOU	44	22,333	982,661	41%	24,306	- 8%	19,208	+16%
SF	50	19,648	982,399	31%	18,556	+ 6%	17,243	+14%
CIN	42	22,769	956,304	43%	24,366	- 7%	25,882	-12%
MON	48	19,471	934,685	42%	19,708	- 1%	18,189	+ 7%
NYM	41	21,697	889,586	39%	20,005	+ 8%	17,932	+21%
PIT	41	19,306	791,542	40%	17,493	+10%	12,936	+49%
PHI	40	18,768	750,711	30%	24,300	-23%	28,783	-35%

NL	597	27,375	163,427,414	54%	26,518	+ 3%	25,161	+ 9%