The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

8.13.1997

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through August 10                    '97         YEAR-TO-DATE
        COMPARISONS   
              TEAM
               HOME         DATES
               AVG.
               TOTAL
               %CAP
               '96         AVG.
               %         +/-
               '95         AVG.
               %         +/-
      
       COL            56
               48,112
               2,694,261
               96%
               48,004
               0%
               47,084
               +         2%
      
       ATL^            58
               42,903
               2,488,369
               86%
               34,449
               +25%
               35,581
               +21%
      
       LA            59
               39,178
               2,311,504
               70%
               39,561
               -         1%
               38,420
               2%
      
       STL^            57
               33,355
               1,901,235
               67%
               32,932
               +         1%
               24,399
               +37%
      
       CHI            59
               28,277
               1,668,366
               73%
               27,866
               +         1%
               27,018
               +         5%
      
       FLA            57
               28,754
               1,638,994
               69%
               21,831
               +32%
               24,292
               +18%
      
       SD            57
               26,573
               1,514,655
               57%
               25,752
               +         3%
               14,673
               +81%
      
       CIN            62
               23,113
               1,432,989
               44%
               24,965
               -         7%
               25,882
               -11%
      
       HOU            56
               23,886
               1,337,614
               44%
               25,033
               -         5%
               19,208
               +24%
      
       MON            63
               19,710
               1,241,722
               42%
               19,856
               -         1%
               18,189
               +         8%
      
       NYM            54
               22,812
               1,231,870
               41%
               20,732
               +10%
               17,932
               +27%
      
       PIT            57
               20,439
               1,165,032
               43%
               17,582
               +16%
               12,936
               +58%
      
       SF            58
               19,524
               1,132,387
               31%
               18,648
               +         5%
               17,243
               +13%
      
       PHI            54
               18,482
               998,048
               30%
               24,059
               -23%
               28,783
               -36%
      
         
              NL
               807
               28,200
               22,757,046
               55%
               27,195
               +         4%
               25,161
               +12%
      
          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	56	48,112	2,694,261	96%	48,004	0%	47,084	+ 2%
ATL^	58	42,903	2,488,369	86%	34,449	+25%	35,581	+21%
LA	59	39,178	2,311,504	70%	39,561	- 1%	38,420	2%
STL^	57	33,355	1,901,235	67%	32,932	+ 1%	24,399	+37%
CHI	59	28,277	1,668,366	73%	27,866	+ 1%	27,018	+ 5%
FLA	57	28,754	1,638,994	69%	21,831	+32%	24,292	+18%
SD	57	26,573	1,514,655	57%	25,752	+ 3%	14,673	+81%
CIN	62	23,113	1,432,989	44%	24,965	- 7%	25,882	-11%
HOU	56	23,886	1,337,614	44%	25,033	- 5%	19,208	+24%
MON	63	19,710	1,241,722	42%	19,856	- 1%	18,189	+ 8%
NYM	54	22,812	1,231,870	41%	20,732	+10%	17,932	+27%
PIT	57	20,439	1,165,032	43%	17,582	+16%	12,936	+58%
SF	58	19,524	1,132,387	31%	18,648	+ 5%	17,243	+13%
PHI	54	18,482	998,048	30%	24,059	-23%	28,783	-36%

NL	807	28,200	22,757,046	55%	27,195	+ 4%	25,161	+12%