Three AL clubs are seeing average home attendance gains of over 20% through May 22, including the Tigers, whose attendance is up 35.8% at Comerica Park. Also seeing big gains are the Blue Jays (+22.4%) and the Royals (+21.4%). The Rangers top all AL clubs with 43,470 fans per game, up 17.7% from the same period last season. Meanwhile, three AL clubs are seeing double-digit percentage drops in attendance to date. Despite the offseason acquisition of 1B Albert Pujols, the Angels join the Twins and Indians as seeing attendance drop sharply with around a quarter of the season played. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for AL clubs through May 22, with comparisons to the same period last year. See yesterday's issue for NL attendance (THE DAILY).
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MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE ATTENDANCE THROUGH MAY 22
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| HOME TEAM |
GMS
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GMS ('11)
|
| Rangers |
20
|
869,393
|
43,470
|
90.2%
|
36,917
|
17.7%
|
24
|
| Yankees |
24
|
983,333
|
40,972
|
81.5%
|
42,919
|
-4.5%
|
27
|
| Red Sox |
20
|
751,280
|
37,564
|
100.5%
|
37,427
|
0.4%
|
26
|
| Tigers |
23
|
809,633
|
35,201
|
85.3%
|
25,928
|
35.8%
|
19
|
| Angels |
21
|
705,202
|
33,581
|
73.1%
|
38,954
|
-13.8%
|
22
|
| Twins |
20
|
670,380
|
33,519
|
84.9%
|
38,649
|
-13.3%
|
15
|
| Blue Jays |
22
|
558,692
|
25,395
|
51.5%
|
20,752
|
22.4%
|
22
|
| Royals |
22
|
502,285
|
22,831
|
60.2%
|
18,803
|
21.4%
|
30
|
| Orioles |
22
|
491,957
|
22,362
|
48.6%
|
21,551
|
3.8%
|
25
|
| White Sox |
20
|
405,631
|
20,282
|
49.9%
|
22,425
|
-9.6%
|
23
|
| Rays |
23
|
463,726
|
20,162
|
59.2%
|
18,021
|
11.9%
|
24
|
| Mariners |
17
|
338,577
|
19,916
|
41.6%
|
19,151
|
4.0%
|
23
|
| A's* |
21
|
396,091
|
18,861
|
52.5%
|
17,852
|
5.7%
|
23
|
| Indians |
24
|
380,120
|
15,838
|
36.5%
|
17,954
|
-11.8%
|
22
|
| AL TOTALS |
299
|
8,326,300
|
27,847
|
65.3%
|
26,772
|
4.0%
|
325
|
| MLB TOTALS |
645
|
19,313,323
|
29,943
|
69.1%
|
28,189
|
6.2%
|
690
|
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NOTES: All attendance data is based on totals posted immediately following games. Figures do not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams or the league. * = A's home attendance includes two games vs. the Mariners played in Tokyo in March to open the season.
