MLB Sees Slight Increase In Average Spring Training Attendance

MLB teams averaged 6,717 fans per game during Spring Training, up 0.6% from last season. The Cactus League saw a 2.3% increase in average attendance to 6,867, while the Grapefruit League saw a slight dip in average attendance, down 1.1% to 6,568. The D'Backs and Rockies saw the biggest gains in their first seasons at their shared Salt River Fields at Talking Stick complex. The D'Backs drew 10,946 fans per game, up 64.7% from last season. The Rockies averaged 10,598 fans per game, up 102.1%. The chart below lists Spring Training attendance for every MLB team (THE DAILY).

CACTUS LEAGUE
TEAM	'11 GMS	TOTAL	AVG.	'10 GMS	TOTAL	AVG.	+/-
Arizona Diamondbacks	19	207,976	10,946	15	99,698	6,647	64.7%
Chicago Cubs	17	160,536	9,443	14	152,493	10,892	-13.3%
Chicago White Sox	15	91,749	6,117	13	81,634	6,280	-2.6%
Cincinnati Reds	14	53,050	3,789	16	66,725	4,170	-9.1%
Cleveland Indians	16	59,744	3,734	14	61,240	4,374	-14.6%
Colorado Rockies	16	169,571	10,598	15	78,638	5,243	102.1%
Kansas City Royals	15	72,900	4,860	15	79,149	5,277	-7.9%
Los Angeles Angels	15	88,413	5,894	16	111,038	6,940	-15.1%
Los Angeles Dodgers	14	103,114	7,365	14	124,502	8,893	-17.2%
Milwaukee Brewers	16	74,330	4,646	15	79,651	5,691	-18.4%
Oakland Athletics	16	80,145	5,009	15	89,493	5,966	-16.0%
San Diego Padres	15	75,906	5,060	14	79,671	5,691	-11.1%
San Francisco Giants	16	160,574	10,036	15	155,819	10,388	-3.4%
Seattle Mariners	16	112,338	7,021	14	120,358	8,597	-18.3%
Texas Rangers	15	103,507	6,900	14	90,513	6,465	6.7%
TOTALS	235	1,613,853	6,867	219	1,470,622	6,715	2.3%
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE
TEAM	'11 GMS	TOTAL	AVG.	'10 GMS	TOTAL	AVG.	+/-
Atlanta Braves	17	136,360	8,021	14	106,065	7,576	5.9%
Baltimore Orioles	16	115,417	7,214	15	102,219	6,815	5.8%
Boston Red Sox	16	120,613	7,538	16	123,997	7,750	-2.7%
Detroit Tigers	17	119,516	7,030	15	112,560	7,504	-6.3%
Florida Marlins	16	70,450	4,403	15	72,574	4,838	-9.0%
Houston Astros	17	65,367	3,845	15	59,784	3,986	-3.5%
Minnesota Twins	16	129,453	8,091	13	104,712	8,055	0.4%
New York Mets	16	87,413	5,463	17	84,707	4,983	9.6%
New York Yankees	15	163,085	10,872	15	158,611	10,574	2.8%
Philadelphia Phillies	16	153,377	9,586	14	132,331	9,452	1.4%
Pittsburgh Pirates	16	88,003	5,500	14	68,184	4,870	12.9%
St. Louis Cardinals	15	92,652	6,177	14	96,910	6,922	-10.8%
Tampa Bay Rays	15	87,291	5,819	15	97,971	6,531	-10.9%
Toronto Blue Jays	15	68,195	4,546	11	52,550	4,777	-4.8%
Washington Nationals	15	65,958	4,397	12	54,452	4,538	-3.1%
TOTALS	238	1,563,150	6,568	215	1,427,627	6,640	-1.1%
MLB TOTALS	473	3,177,003	6,717	434	2,898,249	6,678	0.6%

NOTE: Chart does not include games played outside of home spring training facilities or games against non-MLB opponents.