The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

8.20.1997

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through August 17                    
      '97         YEAR-TO-DATE
               COMPARISONS
      
              TEAM
               HOME         DATES
               AVG.
               TOTAL
               %CAP
               '96         AVG.
               %+/-
               '95         AVG.
               %+/-
      
       COL            61
               48,132
               2,936,039
               96%
               48,027
               0%
               47,084
               +         2%
      
       LA            66
               39,881
               2,632,173
               71%
               39,232
               +         2%
               38,420
               +         4%
      
       ATL^            61
               42,942
               2,619,467
               86%
               34,718
               +24%
               35,581
               +21%
      
       STL^            63
               33,673
               2,121,424
               68%
               32,732
               +         3%
               24,399
               +38%
      
       FLA            60
               29,056
               1,743,338
               69%
               21,827
               +33%
               24,292
               +20%
      
       SD            64
               26,408
               1,690,118
               57%
               26,214
               +         1%
               14,673
               +80%
      
       CHI            59
               28,277
               1,668,366
               73%
               27,866
               +         1%
               27,018
               +         5%
      
       HOU            61
               23,979
               1,462,711
               44%
               24,421
               -         2%
               19,208
               +25%
      
       CIN            62
               23,113
               1,432,989
               44%
               24,965
               -         7%
               25,882
               -11%
      
       SF            65
               19,564
               1,271,650
               31%
               18,335
               +         7%
               17,243
               +13%
      
       NYM            55
               22,769
               1,252,322
               41%
               20,875
               +         9%
               17,932
               +27%
      
       MON            63
               19,710
               1,241,722
               42%
               19,856
               -         1%
               18,189
               +         8%
      
       PIT            57
               20,439
               1,165,032
               43%
               17,399
               +17%
               12,936
               +58%
      
       PHI            54
               18,482
               998,048
               30%
               24,059
               -23%
               28,783
               -36%
      
         
       NL            851
               28,479
               24,235,399
               56%
               27,320
               +         4%
               25,161
               +13%
      
          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	61	48,132	2,936,039	96%	48,027	0%	47,084	+ 2%
LA	66	39,881	2,632,173	71%	39,232	+ 2%	38,420	+ 4%
ATL^	61	42,942	2,619,467	86%	34,718	+24%	35,581	+21%
STL^	63	33,673	2,121,424	68%	32,732	+ 3%	24,399	+38%
FLA	60	29,056	1,743,338	69%	21,827	+33%	24,292	+20%
SD	64	26,408	1,690,118	57%	26,214	+ 1%	14,673	+80%
CHI	59	28,277	1,668,366	73%	27,866	+ 1%	27,018	+ 5%
HOU	61	23,979	1,462,711	44%	24,421	- 2%	19,208	+25%
CIN	62	23,113	1,432,989	44%	24,965	- 7%	25,882	-11%
SF	65	19,564	1,271,650	31%	18,335	+ 7%	17,243	+13%
NYM	55	22,769	1,252,322	41%	20,875	+ 9%	17,932	+27%
MON	63	19,710	1,241,722	42%	19,856	- 1%	18,189	+ 8%
PIT	57	20,439	1,165,032	43%	17,399	+17%	12,936	+58%
PHI	54	18,482	998,048	30%	24,059	-23%	28,783	-36%

NL	851	28,479	24,235,399	56%	27,320	+ 4%	25,161	+13%