THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

     TODAY: MLB American League Attendance Through September 14

       

  
 
    
 
      
'97 
        YEAR-TO-DATE
    
    
COMPARISONS
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME 
        DATES
    
    
 
      
AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
%CAP
    
    
 
      
'96 
        AVG.
    
    
 
      
% 
        +/-
    
    
 
      
'95 
        AVG.
    
    
 
      
% 
        +/
    
  
  
 
    
BAL
    
 
      
71
    
    
 
      
45,889
    
    
 
      
3,258,124
    
    
 
      
95%
    
    
 
      
44,876
    
    
 
      
+ 
        2%
    
    
 
      
43,034
    
    
 
      
+ 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
CLE^
    
 
      
73
    
    
 
      
42,523
    
    
 
      
3,104,175
    
    
 
      
98%
    
    
 
      
41,974
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
    
 
      
40,039
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
  
  
 
    
SEA
    
 
      
75
    
    
 
      
38,674
    
    
 
      
2,900,539
    
    
 
      
65%
    
    
 
      
32,657
    
    
 
      
+18%
    
    
 
      
22,510
    
    
 
      
+72%
    
  
  
 
    
TEX
    
 
      
73
    
    
 
      
37,397
    
    
 
      
2,729,954
    
    
 
      
76%
    
    
 
      
35,427
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
    
 
      
27,582
    
    
 
      
+36%
    
  
  
 
    
TOR
    
 
      
75
    
    
 
      
31,899
    
    
 
      
2,392,447
    
    
 
      
63%
    
    
 
      
31,445
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
    
 
      
39,257
    
    
 
      
-19%
    
  
  
 
    
NYY
    
 
      
70
    
    
 
      
33,645
    
    
 
      
2,355,151
    
    
 
      
58%
    
    
 
      
27,329
    
    
 
      
+23%
    
    
 
      
24,361
    
    
 
      
+38%
    
  
  
 
    
BOS
    
 
      
75
    
    
 
      
27,854
    
    
 
      
2,089,074
    
    
 
      
82%
    
    
 
      
28,258
    
    
 
      
- 
        1%
    
    
 
      
30,061
    
    
 
      
- 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
CHI
    
 
      
72
    
    
 
      
24,301
    
    
 
      
1,749,646
    
    
 
      
55%
    
    
 
      
21,624
    
    
 
      
+12%
    
    
 
      
22,673
    
    
 
      
+ 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
ANA^
    
 
      
73
    
    
 
      
22,130
    
    
 
      
1,615,477
    
    
 
      
65%
    
    
 
      
22,900
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
    
 
      
24,287
    
    
 
      
- 
        9%
    
  
  
 
    
KC
    
 
      
72
    
    
 
      
20,014
    
    
 
      
1,441,042
    
    
 
      
49%
    
    
 
      
18,266
    
    
 
      
+ 
        9%
    
    
 
      
17,622
    
    
 
      
+14%
    
  
  
 
    
MIL
    
 
      
71
    
    
 
      
18,869
    
    
 
      
1,339,716
    
    
 
      
35%
    
    
 
      
16,874
    
    
 
      
+12%
    
    
 
      
15,318
    
    
 
      
+23%
    
  
  
 
    
MIN^
    
 
      
75
    
    
 
      
17,641
    
    
 
      
1,323,052
    
    
 
      
36%
    
    
 
      
17,940
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
    
 
      
14,690
    
    
 
      
+21%
    
  
  
 
    
DET^
    
 
      
73
    
    
 
      
16,804
    
    
 
      
1,226,723
    
    
 
      
36%
    
    
 
      
15,301
    
    
 
      
+10%
    
    
 
      
16,634
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
  
  
 
    
OAK^
    
 
      
72
    
    
 
      
16,103
    
    
 
      
1,159,406
    
    
 
      
37%
    
    
 
      
13,852
    
    
 
      
+16%
    
    
 
      
16,540
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
  
  
 
    

  
  
 
    
 
      
AL
    
    
 
      
1020
    
    
 
      
28,122
    
    
 
      
28,684,526
    
    
 
      
60%
    
    
 
      
26,360
    
    
 
      
+ 
        7%
    
    
 
      
25,359
    
    
 
      
+11%
    
  


          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.







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