The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER'

9.10.1997

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through September 7                    '97         YEAR-TO-DATE
        COMPARISONS   
              TEAM
               HOME         DATES
               AVG.
               TOTAL
               %CAP
               '96         AVG.
               %+/-
               '95         AVG.
               %+/-
      
       COL            72
               48,130
               3,465,386
               96%
               48,033
               0%
               47,084
               +         2%
      
       ATL^            70
               42,550
               2,978,475
               85%
               34,988
               +22%
               35,581
               +20%
      
       LA            73
               40,505
               2,956,871
               72%
               38,764
               +         4%
               38,420
               +         5%
      
       STL^            70
               32,981
               2,308,701
               66%
               32,732
               +         0%
               24,399
               +35%
      
       FLA            69
               29,652
               2,046,008
               71%
               22,031
               +35%
               24,292
               +22%
      
       CHI            72
               27,836
               2,004,160
               72%
               28,607
               -         2%
               27,018
               +         3%
      
       SD            72
               26,576
               1,913,504
               57%
               25,745
               0%
               14,673
               +81%
      
       HOU            70
               24,361
               1,705,287
               45%
               24,706
               -1%
               19,208
               +27%
      
       CIN            71
               22,901
               1,625,995
               43%
               24,620
               -         7%
               25,882
               -12%
      
       NYM            66
               23,013
               1,518,844
               41%
               20,942
               +12%
               17,932
               +28%
      
       PIT            69
               21,190
               1,462,091
               44%
               17,388
               +22%
               12,936
               +64%
      
       SF            73
               19,526
               1,425,411
               31%
               17,709
               +10%
               17,243
               +12%
      
       MON            73
               19,184
               1,400,466
               41%
               19,584
               -2%
               18,189
               +         5%
      
       PHI            65
               19,687
               1,279,638
               32%
               24,059
               -18%
               28,783
               -32%
      
         
       NL            985
               28,519
               28,090,837
               56%
               27,159
               +         5%
               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	72	48,130	3,465,386	96%	48,033	0%	47,084	+ 2%
ATL^	70	42,550	2,978,475	85%	34,988	+22%	35,581	+20%
LA	73	40,505	2,956,871	72%	38,764	+ 4%	38,420	+ 5%
STL^	70	32,981	2,308,701	66%	32,732	+ 0%	24,399	+35%
FLA	69	29,652	2,046,008	71%	22,031	+35%	24,292	+22%
CHI	72	27,836	2,004,160	72%	28,607	- 2%	27,018	+ 3%
SD	72	26,576	1,913,504	57%	25,745	0%	14,673	+81%
HOU	70	24,361	1,705,287	45%	24,706	-1%	19,208	+27%
CIN	71	22,901	1,625,995	43%	24,620	- 7%	25,882	-12%
NYM	66	23,013	1,518,844	41%	20,942	+12%	17,932	+28%
PIT	69	21,190	1,462,091	44%	17,388	+22%	12,936	+64%
SF	73	19,526	1,425,411	31%	17,709	+10%	17,243	+12%
MON	73	19,184	1,400,466	41%	19,584	-2%	18,189	+ 5%
PHI	65	19,687	1,279,638	32%	24,059	-18%	28,783	-32%

NL	985	28,519	28,090,837	56%	27,159	+ 5%	25,161	+13%