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On The Farm: Minor League Baseball Attendance Up 3.0%

Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is continuing to build on last season's record-breaking attendance, which set an all-time record for the third consecutive season. MiLB is averaging 4,177 fans per game in '07, up 3.0% from the same point last season, when teams were averaging 4,055 fans.  The following chart presents regular-season attendance for Minor League Baseball through July 22, with comparisons through July 23, 2006 (THE DAILY).

MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ATTENDANCE
(Through July 22)
LEAGUE
LEVEL
TEAMS
GMS
TOTAL
AVG.
PREV.
% +/-
'06 GMS
International
AAA
14
676
4,514,837
6,679
6,383
4.6%
673
Pacific Coast
AAA
16
795
5,218,335
6,564
6,517
0.7%
793
Texas
AA
8
372
2,007,745
5,397
5,276
2.3%
384
Eastern
AA
12
558
2,612,681
4,682
4,621
1.3%
561
Mexican
AAA
16
802
3,673,898
4,581
4,542
0.9%
787
Southern
AA
10
490
1,839,641
3,754
3,717
1.0%
486
South Atlantic
Low-A
16
771
2,754,725
3,573
3,558
0.4%
759
N.Y.-Penn^
Short-Season A
14
216
825,146
3,820
3,526
8.3%
217
Midwest
Low-A
14
650
2,405,227
3,700
3,352
10.4%
660
Carolina
High-A
8
369
1,144,696
3,102
3,047
1.8%
367
Northwest^
Short-Season A
8
129
387,041
3,000
2,882
4.1%
136
California
High-A
10
500
1,213,818
2,428
2,285
6.3%
485
Pioneer^
Instructional
8
128
321,675
2,513
2,173
15.6%
129
Florida State
High-A
12
564
798,618
1,416
1,420
-0.3%
573
Appalachian^
Instructional
9
132
154,299
1,169
1,118
4.6%
146
TOTALS
 
175
7,152
29,872,382
4,177
4,055
3.0%
7,156


^ = Seasons begin after the MLB Draft in June.

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