Leagues and Governing Bodies

EL NINO TAKES A HIT ON FINAL CACTUS LEAGUE ATTENDANCE

4.27.1998

          The addition of the D'Backs and the White Sox helped
     increase total attendance for the Cactus League 14% in '98,
     up to 904,224, according to Paola Boivin of the ARIZONA
     REPUBLIC.  But the average attendance for the teams that
     played last season was down 9.5% from '97.  Cactus League
     President Jerry Geiger attributed the drop in attendance to
     the presence of the D'Backs in AZ and to the poor spring
     weather.  Only the Brewers showed an increase in home
     attendance in '98, up 4.2% from '97.  Seven teams showed
     decreases and two -- the Rockies and Cubs -- had percentage
     drops reach double figures.  But the Cubs still averaged the
     highest Cactus League attendance for the season with 8,396. 
     The D'Backs averaged 6,659 per game (AZ REPUBLIC, 4/25).

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