TODAY: Final MLB American League Attendance
| COMPARISONS |
TEAM | HOME DATES | AVG. | TOTAL | % CAP | '97 AVG. | %+/- | '96 AVG. | %+/- |
BAL | 81 | 45,496 | 3,685,194 | 93% | 45,816 | 0% | 45,034 | + 1% |
CLE | 81 | 42,806 | 3,467,299 | 99% | 42,033 | + 2% | 41,477 | + 3% |
NYY^ | 80 | 36,872 | 2,949,734 | 67% | 32,254 | +14% | 28,857 | +28% |
TEX | 81 | 36,141 | 2,927,409 | 74% | 36,360 | 0% | 36,113 | 0% |
SEA | 81 | 32,644 | 2,644,166 | 55% | 39,410 | -17% | 33,628 | - 3% |
ANA^ | 81 | 31,101 | 2,519,210 | 69% | 21,818 | +43% | 22,476 | +38% |
TB | 81 | 30,939 | 2,506,023 | 68% | | | | |
TOR | 81 | 30,300 | 2,454,303 | 60% | 31,966 | - 5% | 31,600 | - 4% |
BOS | 80 | 28,934 | 2,314,721 | 85% | 27,826 | + 4% | 28,533 | - 1% |
KC | 79 | 18,922 | 1,494,875 | 47% | 19,210 | - 1% | 17,996 | - 5% |
DET | 79 | 17,840 | 1,409,391 | 38% | 17,280 | + 3% | 14,462 | +23% |
CHI | 79 | 17,609 | 1,391,146 | 40% | 23,604 | -25% | 21,288 | -17% |
OAK | 79 | 15,599 | 1,232,339 | 36% | 16,002 | - 3% | 14,100 | -11% |
MIN | 81 | 14,395 | 1,165,980 | 30% | 17,420 | -17% | 17,745 | -19% |
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AL | 1,124 | 27,469 | 14,036,846 | 59% | 26,547 | + 3% | 26,534 | + 4% |
NOTES: Total MLB attendance for the '98 season was 70,589,505, up 12% from the '97 total of 63,016,136. The Angels played at newly renovated Edison Field, and increased capacity to 45,050, up from last year's 34,000. The Yankees decreased capacity slightly from last year. -30-