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MLB Attendance Flat During '14 Season, But Mariners, A's, Royals Show Strong Gains

MLB attendance was relatively flat in ’14, with the league’s 30 teams averaging 30,458 fans per game compared to 30,515 per game last season. The league's total attendance of 73.74 million fans was MLB's seventh-best figure on record. The Mariners led all MLB clubs in gains in '14, up 17% at Safeco Field. The A's and Royals also saw strong gains, with both clubs up 12% at home. Total attendance for Royals games at Kauffman Stadium was the club's best since '91. The Orioles, whose average attendance was up 6% during a run to the AL East title, drew the club's best total attendance figure since '05. The Rangers saw the sharpest drop among AL clubs, down 13% in Arlington. Listed below are attendance figures for AL clubs during the '14 regular season, with comparisons to '13. See tomorrow's issue of SBD for NL figures (THE DAILY).

MLB AMERICAN LEAGUE ATTENDANCE
HOME TEAM
GAMES
TOTAL
AVG.
% CAP.
PREV.
% +/-
GAMES ('13)
Yankees
80
3,401,624
42,520
85.7%
40,489
5.0%
81
Angels
81
3,095,935
38,221
83.2%
37,278
2.5%
81
Red Sox
81
2,956,089
36,495
97.6%
34,979
4.3%
81
Tigers
81
2,917,209
36,015
86.4%
38,067
-5.4%
81
Rangers
81
2,718,733
33,565
69.8%
38,759
-13.4%
82
Orioles
80
2,464,473
30,806
67.0%
29,106
5.8%
81
Blue Jays
81
2,375,525
29,327
59.5%
31,316
-6.3%
81
Twins
81
2,250,606
27,785
71.2%
30,588
-9.2%
81
Mariners
81
2,064,334
25,486
53.7%
21,749
17.2%
81
Athletics
80
2,003,628
25,045
71.4%
22,337
12.1%
81
Royals
81
1,956,482
24,154
63.7%
21,614
11.8%
81
Astros
81
1,751,829
21,628
52.7%
20,394
6.0%
81
White Sox
79
1,650,821
20,896
51.5%
22,107
-5.5%
80
Indians
78
1,437,393
18,428
43.5%
19,662
-6.3%
80
Rays
81
1,446,464
17,858
57.5%
18,646
-4.2%
81
AL TOTALS
1,207
34,491,145
28,576
67.8%
28,494
0.3%
1,214
MLB TOTALS
2,421
73,739,622
30,458
70.6%
30,515
-0.2%
2,426
               

NOTES: MLB totals include two designated D-Backs home games played at the Sydney Cricket Ground in Sydney, Australia.

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