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D-Backs-Padres Draws Lowest Attendance in Chase Field History

The announced crowd of 14,110 for yesterday’s Padres-D-backs game "was the smallest in Chase Field history." The previous low was 15,509 against the Reds on Aug. 18, 2010. This season "has also seen the third-smallest crowd in the ballpark’s history" when "only 15,556 showed up on May 31 for a game" against the Astros. D-backs manager Chip Hale said, "It’s the day after the Fourth of July and we had a great weekend of crowds. ... It’s tough. It’s a ticket that costs money and people didn’t come" (ARIZONA REPUBLIC, 7/6).

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