TODAY: MLB American League Attendance Through May 17     

       

  
 
    
 
      
YEAR-TO-DATE

          
    
    
 
      
COMPARISONS

          
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME

        DATES
    
    
 
      
'98

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
%CAP
    
    
 
      
'97 
        

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
%+/-
    
    
 
      
'96

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
%+/-
    
  
  
 
    
BAL
    
 
      
22
    
    
 
      
44,067
    
    
 
      
969,482
    
    
 
      
90%
    
    
 
      
43,520
    
    
 
      
1%
    
    
 
      
45,034
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
  
  
 
    
CLE
    
 
      
21
    
    
 
      
41,910
    
    
 
      
880,113
    
    
 
      
97%
    
    
 
      
41,688
    
    
 
      
1%
    
    
 
      
41,477
    
    
 
      
1%
    
  
  
 
    
TEX
    
 
      
22
    
    
 
      
34,465
    
    
 
      
758,220
    
    
 
      
70%
    
    
 
      
35,223
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
    
 
      
36,113
    
    
 
      
- 
        5%
    
  
  
 
    
SEA
    
 
      
23
    
    
 
      
33,638
    
    
 
      
773,680
    
    
 
      
57%
    
    
 
      
37,341
    
    
 
      
-10%
    
    
 
      
33,628
    
    
 
      
0%
    
  
  
 
    
TAM
    
 
      
20
    
    
 
      
31,644
    
    
 
      
632,871
    
    
 
      
70%
    
    
 
      
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—
    
    
 
      
—
    
    
 
      
—
    
  
  
 
    
NYY^
    
 
      
16
    
    
 
      
30,428
    
    
 
      
486,851
    
    
 
      
55%
    
    
 
      
24,105
    
    
 
      
26%
    
    
 
      
28,857
    
    
 
      
5%
    
  
  
 
    
ANA^
    
 
      
24
    
    
 
      
28,285
    
    
 
      
678,836
    
    
 
      
63%
    
    
 
      
19,841
    
    
 
      
42%
    
    
 
      
22,476
    
    
 
      
26%
    
  
  
 
    
TOR
    
 
      
19
    
    
 
      
28,276
    
    
 
      
537,237
    
    
 
      
56%
    
    
 
      
29,970
    
    
 
      
- 
        6%
    
    
 
      
31,600
    
    
 
      
-11%
    
  
  
 
    
BOS
    
 
      
22
    
    
 
      
25,557
    
    
 
      
562,246
    
    
 
      
75%
    
    
 
      
24,117
    
    
 
      
6%
    
    
 
      
28,533
    
    
 
      
-10%
    
  
  
 
    
KC
    
 
      
21
    
    
 
      
17,246
    
    
 
      
362,161
    
    
 
      
42%
    
    
 
      
18,121
    
    
 
      
- 
        5%
    
    
 
      
17,996
    
    
 
      
- 
        4%
    
  
  
 
    
DET
    
 
      
17
    
    
 
      
15,744
    
    
 
      
267,648
    
    
 
      
34%
    
    
 
      
13,813
    
    
 
      
14%
    
    
 
      
14,462
    
    
 
      
9%
    
  
  
 
    
CHI
    
 
      
18
    
    
 
      
15,266
    
    
 
      
274,796
    
    
 
      
34%
    
    
 
      
18,662
    
    
 
      
-18%
    
    
 
      
21,288
    
    
 
      
-28%
    
  
  
 
    
MIN
    
 
      
21
    
    
 
      
14,160
    
    
 
      
297,353
    
    
 
      
29%
    
    
 
      
17,055
    
    
 
      
-17%
    
    
 
      
17,745
    
    
 
      
-20%
    
  
  
 
    
OAK
    
 
      
22
    
    
 
      
11,194
    
    
 
      
246,273
    
    
 
      
26%
    
    
 
      
15,792
    
    
 
      
-29%
    
    
 
      
14,100
    
    
 
      
-21%
    
  
  
 
    

  
  
 
    
AL
    
 
      
288
    
    
 
      
26,833
    
    
 
      
7,727,767
    
    
 
      
58%
    
    
 
      
26,438
    
    
 
      
1%
    
    
 
      
26,534
    
    
 
      
1%
    
  

 
          NOTES: The Angels are playing at newly renovated Edison
     Field, and have increased capacity to 45,050, up from last
     year's 34,000.  The Yankees have decreased capacity slightly
     from last year.  The '97 comparison is to average attendance
     through the same number of dates, while the '96 comparison is
     to final season average.



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