Entering the final month of the regular season, MLB teams are averaging 30,354 fans per game, down almost 2% compared to the same period last year. AL attendance is relatively flat, with the Blue Jays, Rangers and Astros leading gains at the gate. The Blue Jays lead all AL teams in attendance and have baseball's largest increase at over 26%. At Globe Life Park in Arlington, the Rangers also are experiencing double-digit growth at the gate (+10%). With the biggest drop among AL teams, the Twins are in the midst of a sixth straight season of lower attendance (dating back to the opening of Target Field) and the club's lowest figure since '05. The Orioles (-12%) and A's (-11) are also seeing sharp drops at the gate.
See tomorrow's issue for figures from NL clubs.
|
AL ATTENDANCE THROUGH SEPT. 5
|
| TEAM |
DATES
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
DATES ('15)
|
| Blue Jays |
68
|
2,810,336
|
41,328
|
83.9%
|
32,700
|
26.4%
|
71
|
| Yankees |
66
|
2,573,341
|
38,990
|
78.8%
|
40,514
|
-3.8%
|
65
|
| Angels |
65
|
2,468,379
|
37,975
|
83.5%
|
36,954
|
2.8%
|
68
|
| Red Sox |
71
|
2,579,758
|
36,335
|
96.0%
|
35,820
|
1.4%
|
70
|
| Rangers |
69
|
2,306,178
|
33,423
|
69.5%
|
30,299
|
10.3%
|
64
|
| Royals |
67
|
2,140,116
|
31,942
|
84.3%
|
33,339
|
-4.2%
|
71
|
| Tigers |
67
|
2,110,458
|
31,499
|
76.3%
|
34,256
|
-8.0%
|
67
|
| Astros |
68
|
1,950,901
|
28,690
|
68.8%
|
26,131
|
9.8%
|
71
|
| Mariners |
68
|
1,926,282
|
28,328
|
59.1%
|
29,267
|
-3.2%
|
65
|
| Orioles* |
70
|
1,870,617
|
26,723
|
58.1%
|
30,187
|
-11.5%
|
66
|
| Twins |
70
|
1,726,796
|
24,669
|
63.5%
|
28,084
|
-12.2%
|
68
|
| White Sox |
64
|
1,476,106
|
23,064
|
56.8%
|
23,565
|
-2.1%
|
64
|
| Indians** |
69
|
1,358,226
|
19,684
|
55.9%
|
18,508
|
6.4%
|
63
|
| Athletics |
70
|
1,352,350
|
19,319
|
55.1%
|
21,775
|
-11.3%
|
71
|
| Rays |
73
|
1,152,513
|
15,788
|
50.9%
|
15,741
|
0.3%
|
65
|
| AL TOTALS |
1,025
|
29,802,357
|
29,075
|
69.8%
|
29,217
|
-0.5%
|
1,009
|
| MLB TOTALS |
2,051
|
62,255,743
|
30,354
|
70.8%
|
30,854
|
-1.6%
|
2,021
|
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
NOTES: * = Includes a three-game designated home series played at Tropicana Field last season due to civil unrest in Baltimore; does not include an April '15 home game played without fans at Camden Yards. ** = The Indians have undergone two years of renovations at Progressive Field that have reduced capacity.
