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The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

     TODAY: MLB American League Attendance Through July 20
'97YEAR-TO-DATE
COMPARISONS
TEAM
HOME DATES
AVG.
TOTAL
%CAP
'96 AVG.
% +/-
'95 AVG.
% +/-
BAL
48
45,776
2,197,265
95%
44,411
+ 3%
43,034
+ 6%
SEA
51
38,836
1,980,636
66%
32,654
+19%
22,510
+73%
TEX
51
38,257
1,951,104
78%
35,323
+ 8%
27,582
+39%
CLE^
43
42,263
1,817,294
97%
41,787
+ 1%
40,039
+ 6%
TOR
49
32,133
1,574,513
64%
31,772
+ 1%
39,257
-18%
NYY
46
31,109
1,430,991
54%
25,002
+24%
24,361
+28%
BOS
48
27,033
1,297,561
80%
28,516
- 5%
30,061
-10%
CHI
46
23,571
1,084,275
53%
21,233
+11%
22,673
+ 4%
ANA^
49
21,726
1,064,559
64%
23,898
- 9%
24,287
-11%
KC
46
19,774
909,594
49%
18,441
+ 7%
17,622
+12%
MIN^
49
17,748
869,656
36%
17,795
0%
14,690
+21%
MIL
46
17,534
806,547
33%
15,124
+16%
15,318
+14%
OAK^
49
16,155
791,604
37%
12,958
+25%
16,540
- 2%
DET^
47
15,508
728,878
33%
15,117
+ 3%
16,634
- 7%
AL
668
27,701
18,504,477
59%
26,018
+ 6%
25,359
+ 9%
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-

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