THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through May 3

      

  
 
    
 
      
YEAR-TO-DATE

          
    
    
 
      
COMPARISONS
    
  
  
 
    
 
      
TEAM
    
    
 
      
HOME

        DATES
    
    
 
      
98 
        

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
TOTAL
    
    
 
      
%

        CAP
    
    
 
      
'97 
        

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
%+/-
    
    
 
      
'96 
        

        AVG.
    
    
 
      
%+/-
    
  
  
 
    
AZ
    
 
      
12
    
    
 
      
46,355
    
    
 
      
556,257
    
    
 
      
96%
    
    
 
      
—
    
    
 
      
—
    
    
 
      
—
    
    
 
      
—
    
  
  
 
    
COL
    
 
      
15
    
    
 
      
46,128
    
    
 
      
691,917
    
    
 
      
92%
    
    
 
      
48,049
    
    
 
      
- 
        4%
    
    
 
      
48,006
    
    
 
      
- 
        4%
    
  
  
 
    
LA
    
 
      
12
    
    
 
      
39,327
    
    
 
      
471,929
    
    
 
      
70%
    
    
 
      
36,226
    
    
 
      
8%
    
    
 
      
39,363
    
    
 
      
0%
    
  
  
 
    
ATL
    
 
      
17
    
    
 
      
36,627
    
    
 
      
622,657
    
    
 
      
73%
    
    
 
      
38,165
    
    
 
      
- 
        4%
    
    
 
      
35,818
    
    
 
      
2%
    
  
  
 
    
STL
    
 
      
12
    
    
 
      
33,231
    
    
 
      
398,766
    
    
 
      
67%
    
    
 
      
28,911
    
    
 
      
13%
    
    
 
      
32,774
    
    
 
      
1%
    
  
  
 
    
SD^
    
 
      
12
    
    
 
      
32,549
    
    
 
      
390,587
    
    
 
      
58%
    
    
 
      
28,908
    
    
 
      
11%
    
    
 
      
26,940
    
    
 
      
17%
    
  
  
 
    
CHI
    
 
      
16
    
    
 
      
24,839
    
    
 
      
397,426
    
    
 
      
64%
    
    
 
      
22,554
    
    
 
      
9%
    
    
 
      
28,090
    
    
 
      
-13%
    
  
  
 
    
FLA^
    
 
      
18
    
    
 
      
21,508
    
    
 
      
387,149
    
    
 
      
51%
    
    
 
      
27,955
    
    
 
      
-30%
    
    
 
      
21,834
    
    
 
      
- 
        2%
    
  
  
 
    
HOU^
    
 
      
12
    
    
 
      
21,517
    
    
 
      
258,198
    
    
 
      
39%
    
    
 
      
23,466
    
    
 
      
- 
        9%
    
    
 
      
24,394
    
    
 
      
-13%
    
  
  
 
    
NYM
    
 
      
17
    
    
 
      
20,329
    
    
 
      
345,595
    
    
 
      
36%
    
    
 
      
17,462
    
    
 
      
14%
    
    
 
      
20,363
    
    
 
      
0%
    
  
  
 
    
CIN
    
 
      
14
    
    
 
      
19,567
    
    
 
      
273,943
    
    
 
      
37%
    
    
 
      
22,190
    
    
 
      
-13%
    
    
 
      
23,268
    
    
 
      
-19%
    
  
  
 
    
PHI
    
 
      
15
    
    
 
      
19,143
    
    
 
      
287,140
    
    
 
      
31%
    
    
 
      
16,609
    
    
 
      
13%
    
    
 
      
23,183
    
    
 
      
-21%
    
  
  
 
    
SF
    
 
      
14
    
    
 
      
18,661
    
    
 
      
261,247
    
    
 
      
30%
    
    
 
      
14,811
    
    
 
      
21%
    
    
 
      
17,674
    
    
 
      
5%
    
  
  
 
    
MIL
    
 
      
14
    
    
 
      
17,865
    
    
 
      
250,111
    
    
 
      
34%
    
    
 
      
12,085
    
    
 
      
32%
    
    
 
      
17,015
    
    
 
      
5%
    
  
  
 
    
PIT^
    
 
      
16
    
    
 
      
15,484
    
    
 
      
247,751
    
    
 
      
32%
    
    
 
      
15,085
    
    
 
      
3%
    
    
 
      
16,652
    
    
 
      
- 
        8%
    
  
  
 
    
MON
    
 
      
17
    
    
 
      
10,813
    
    
 
      
183,829
    
    
 
      
23%
    
    
 
      
19,267
    
    
 
      
-78%
    
    
 
      
19,959
    
    
 
      
-85%
    
  
  
 
    

  
  
 
    
NL
    
 
      
233
    
    
 
      
25,856
    
    
 
      
6,024,502
    
    
 
      
56%
    
    
 
      
24,642
    
    
 
      
+ 
        5%
    
    
 
      
27,080
    
    
 
      
- 
        5%
    
  

 
          NOTES:  (^) San Diego has increased capacity this year
     from 46,510 to 56,133.  Florida, Houston and Pittsburgh have
     also increased capacity slightly from last year.  The '97
     comparison is to average attendance through the same number
     of dates.  The '96 comparison is to final season average.





                                
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