THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through September 14

      

  
 
    
 
      
'97 
        YEAR-TO-DATE
    
    
COMPARISONS
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME 
        DATES
    
    
 
      
AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
% 
        CAP
    
    
 
      
'96 
        AVG.
    
    
 
      
% 
        +/-
    
    
 
      
'95 
        AVG.
    
    
 
      
% 
        +/-
    
  
  
 
    
COL
    
 
      
75
    
    
 
      
48,000
    
    
 
      
3,600,034
    
    
 
      
96%
    
    
 
      
48,035
    
    
 
      
0%
    
    
 
      
47,084
    
    
 
      
+ 
        2%
    
  
  
 
    
ATL^
    
 
      
73
    
    
 
      
42,761
    
    
 
      
3,121,589
    
    
 
      
86%
    
    
 
      
35,194
    
    
 
      
+22%
    
    
 
      
35,581
    
    
 
      
+20%
    
  
  
 
    
LA
    
 
      
76
    
    
 
      
40,538
    
    
 
      
3,080,900
    
    
 
      
72%
    
    
 
      
38,784
    
    
 
      
+ 
        5%
    
    
 
      
38,420
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
  
  
 
    
STL^
    
 
      
73
    
    
 
      
32,958
    
    
 
      
2,405,903
    
    
 
      
66%
    
    
 
      
32,043
    
    
 
      
+ 
        3%
    
    
 
      
24,399
    
    
 
      
+35%
    
  
  
 
    
FLA
    
 
      
72
    
    
 
      
29,665
    
    
 
      
2,135,893
    
    
 
      
71%
    
    
 
      
21,779
    
    
 
      
+36%
    
    
 
      
24,292
    
    
 
      
+22%
    
  
  
 
    
CHI
    
 
      
72
    
    
 
      
27,836
    
    
 
      
2,004,160
    
    
 
      
72%
    
    
 
      
28,607
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
    
 
      
27,018
    
    
 
      
+ 
        3%
    
  
  
 
    
SD
    
 
      
74
    
    
 
      
26,185
    
    
 
      
1,937,699
    
    
 
      
56%
    
    
 
      
25,749
    
    
 
      
+ 
        2%
    
    
 
      
14,673
    
    
 
      
+78%
    
  
  
 
    
HOU
    
 
      
73
    
    
 
      
24,766
    
    
 
      
1,807,900
    
    
 
      
46%
    
    
 
      
24,483
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
    
 
      
19,208
    
    
 
      
+29%
    
  
  
 
    
CIN
    
 
      
74
    
    
 
      
22,607
    
    
 
      
1,672,881
    
    
 
      
43%
    
    
 
      
24,624
    
    
 
      
- 
        8%
    
    
 
      
25,882
    
    
 
      
-13%
    
  
  
 
    
NYM
    
 
      
73
    
    
 
      
22,710
    
    
 
      
1,657,797
    
    
 
      
41%
    
    
 
      
20,479
    
    
 
      
+11%
    
    
 
      
17,932
    
    
 
      
+27%
    
  
  
 
    
PIT
    
 
      
72
    
    
 
      
21,077
    
    
 
      
1,517,549
    
    
 
      
44%
    
    
 
      
17,020
    
    
 
      
+24%
    
    
 
      
12,936
    
    
 
      
+63%
    
  
  
 
    
SF
    
 
      
75
    
    
 
      
19,348
    
    
 
      
1,451,132
    
    
 
      
31%
    
    
 
      
18,255
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
    
 
      
17,243
    
    
 
      
+12%
    
  
  
 
    
MON
    
 
      
75
    
    
 
      
18,925
    
    
 
      
1,419,387
    
    
 
      
41%
    
    
 
      
19,472
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
    
 
      
18,189
    
    
 
      
+ 
        4%
    
  
  
 
    
PHI
    
 
      
69
    
    
 
      
19,585
    
    
 
      
1,351,391
    
    
 
      
31%
    
    
 
      
23,607
    
    
 
      
-17%
    
    
 
      
28,783
    
    
 
      
-32%
    
  
  
 
    

  
  
 
    
NL
    
 
      
1026
    
    
 
      
28,425
    
    
 
      
29,164,215
    
    
 
      
56%
    
    
 
      
27,022
    
    
 
      
+ 
        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.  

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