THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

     TODAY: Final MLB AL Attendance For '97

       

  
 
    
 
      
'97 
        YEAR-TO-DATE
    
    
COMPARISONS
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME 
        DATES
    
    
 
      
AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
%CAP
    
    
 
      
'96 
        AVG.
    
    
 
      
% 
        +/-
    
    
 
      
'95 
        AVG.
    
    
 
      
% 
        +/
    
  
  
 
    
BAL
    
 
      
81
    
    
 
      
45,816
    
    
 
      
3,711,132
    
    
 
      
95%
    
    
 
      
45,024
    
    
 
      
+ 
        2%
    
    
 
      
43,034
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
  
  
 
    
CLE^
    
 
      
80
    
    
 
      
42,559
    
    
 
      
3,404,750
    
    
 
      
98%
    
    
 
      
41,477
    
    
 
      
+ 
        3%
    
    
 
      
40,039
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
  
  
 
    
SEA
    
 
      
81
    
    
 
      
39,494
    
    
 
      
3,198,995
    
    
 
      
67%
    
    
 
      
33,628
    
    
 
      
+17%
    
    
 
      
22,510
    
    
 
      
+75%
    
  
  
 
    
TEX
    
 
      
80
    
    
 
      
36,815
    
    
 
      
2,945,228
    
    
 
      
75%
    
    
 
      
36,113
    
    
 
      
+ 
        2%
    
    
 
      
27,582
    
    
 
      
+33%
    
  
  
 
    
TOR
    
 
      
81
    
    
 
      
31,967
    
    
 
      
2,589,297
    
    
 
      
63%
    
    
 
      
31,600
    
    
 
      
+ 
        1%
    
    
 
      
39,257
    
    
 
      
-19%
    
  
  
 
    
NYY
    
 
      
78
    
    
 
      
33,083
    
    
 
      
2,580,445
    
    
 
      
58%
    
    
 
      
28,857
    
    
 
      
+15%
    
    
 
      
24,361
    
    
 
      
+39%
    
  
  
 
    
BOS
    
 
      
80
    
    
 
      
27,827
    
    
 
      
2,226,137
    
    
 
      
82%
    
    
 
      
28,533
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
    
 
      
30,061
    
    
 
      
- 
        7%
    
  
  
 
    
CHI
    
 
      
78
    
    
 
      
23,913
    
    
 
      
1,865,222
    
    
 
      
54%
    
    
 
      
21,288
    
    
 
      
+12%
    
    
 
      
22,673
    
    
 
      
+ 
        5%
    
  
  
 
    
ANA^
    
 
      
81
    
    
 
      
21,819
    
    
 
      
1,767,324
    
    
 
      
64%
    
    
 
      
22,476
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
    
 
      
24,287
    
    
 
      
-10%
    
  
  
 
    
KC
    
 
      
77
    
    
 
      
19,710
    
    
 
      
1,517,638
    
    
 
      
49%
    
    
 
      
17,996
    
    
 
      
+10%
    
    
 
      
17,622
    
    
 
      
+12%
    
  
  
 
    
MIL
    
 
      
78
    
    
 
      
18,513
    
    
 
      
1,444,027
    
    
 
      
35%
    
    
 
      
17,015
    
    
 
      
+ 
        9%
    
    
 
      
15,318
    
    
 
      
+21%
    
  
  
 
    
MIN^
    
 
      
81
    
    
 
      
17,421
    
    
 
      
1,411,064
    
    
 
      
36%
    
    
 
      
17,745
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
    
 
      
14,690
    
    
 
      
+19%
    
  
  
 
    
DET^
    
 
      
79
    
    
 
      
17,280
    
    
 
      
1,365,157
    
    
 
      
37%
    
    
 
      
14,462
    
    
 
      
+23%
    
    
 
      
16,634
    
    
 
      
+ 
        4%
    
  
  
 
    
OAK^
    
 
      
79
    
    
 
      
15,965
    
    
 
      
1,261,219
    
    
 
      
37%
    
    
 
      
14,100
    
    
 
      
+13%
    
    
 
      
16,540
    
    
 
      
- 
        3%
    
  
  
 
    

  
  
 
    
AL
    
 
      
1114
    
    
 
      
28,086
    
    
 
      
31,287,634
    
    
 
      
60%
    
    
 
      
26,534
    
    
 
      
+ 
        6%
    
    
 
      
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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