Three trends from the upfront season Kroenke comfortable wearing 2nd hat From the Field of Risk Management Plaintiff seeks documents from FSG Demos key to Microsoft’s MLS deal People: Executive transactions Reinsdorf values people he knows, trusts Racetracks attract music festivals For the WNBA, time for a clutch 3 Super Bowl’s numerals: Still a classic
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TURNSTILE TRACKER: MLB (THROUGH AUG. 23)
Home team Dates Total Avg. % cap. Previous Change Dates (2010) Max. Min. 90%+ 50%- Arizona Diamondbacks 62 1,497,624 24,155 49.70% 24,799 -2.60% 66 48,027 15,746 1 34 Atlanta Braves 64 1,893,551 29,587 59.70% 30,407 -2.70% 61 51,331 13,865 4 24 Baltimore Orioles 63 1,371,667 21,772 47.40% 21,069 3.30% 65 46,593 10,556 2 41 Boston Red Sox 62 2,336,852 37,691 100.90% 37,630 0.20% 64 38,525 37,013 62 0 Chicago Cubs 67 2,505,490 37,395 90.90% 38,453 -2.80% 66 42,374 26,292 43 0 Chicago White Sox 65 1,634,643 25,148 61.90% 26,901 -6.50% 59 38,579 16,523 2 7 Cincinnati Reds 64 1,781,753 27,840 65.80% 25,585 8.80% 62 42,398 11,821 14 16 Cleveland Indians 61 1,354,348 22,202 51.10% 17,828 24.50% 59 41,721 8,726 3 31 Colorado Rockies 67 2,426,066 36,210 71.70% 35,826 1.10% 58 49,374 21,422 8 3 Detroit Tigers 64 2,019,877 31,561 76.50% 30,830 2.40% 66 44,799 17,784 19 4 Florida Marlins* 67 1,222,210 18,242 46.80% 18,145 0.50% 62 41,237 10,112 2 42 Houston Astros 65 1,712,069 26,340 64.30% 28,288 -6.90% 65 41,042 20,045 3 4 Kansas City Royals 70 1,432,601 20,466 54.00% 20,717 -1.20% 61 40,055 8,811 3 33 Los Angeles Angels 65 2,540,934 39,091 86.10% 39,949 -2.10% 61 44,111 31,049 20 0 Los Angeles Dodgers 65 2,396,935 36,876 65.80% 44,796 -17.70% 66 56,000 27,439 5 1 Milwaukee Brewers 63 2,325,982 36,920 88.10% 34,676 6.50% 62 46,017 22,861 33 0 Minnesota Twins 63 2,489,240 39,512 100.00% 39,742 -0.60% 62 41,378 36,286 63 0 New York Mets 59 1,808,563 30,654 73.30% 33,472 -8.40% 57 42,042 21,015 8 0 New York Yankees 65 2,916,877 44,875 89.20% 46,429 -3.30% 64 48,845 40,081 38 0 Oakland Athletics 64 1,215,000 18,984 54.10% 17,890 6.10% 65 36,067 9,193 5 35 Philadelphia Phillies 66 3,004,451 45,522 104.30% 45,016 1.10% 62 45,894 44,123 66 0 Pittsburgh Pirates 66 1,664,875 25,225 65.80% 20,292 24.30% 64 39,511 8,755 19 21 San Diego Padres 66 1,708,626 25,888 60.60% 25,668 0.90% 58 43,146 16,286 6 22 San Francisco Giants 61 2,555,285 41,890 99.90% 37,374 12.10% 61 42,648 40,870 61 0 Seattle Mariners 61 1,495,295 24,513 51.70% 27,084 -9.50% 61 45,727 11,692 3 30 St. Louis Cardinals 61 2,316,665 37,978 86.40% 40,977 -7.30% 64 46,368 32,007 22 0 Tampa Bay Rays 64 1,217,058 19,017 55.80% 22,781 -16.50% 63 34,078 10,042 2 28 Texas Rangers 64 2,312,179 36,128 73.50% 29,648 21.90% 63 50,146 21,755 14 4 Toronto Blue Jays 61 1,406,681 23,060 46.80% 20,684 11.50% 59 47,984 11,077 4 41 Washington Nationals 61 1,479,595 24,256 58.40% 24,029 0.90% 59 44,685 13,413 5 20 TOTALS 1,916 58,042,992 30,294 69.90% 30,293 0.00% 1,865 56,000 8,726 540 441 * Includes three designated Marlins home games vs. the Mariners played in Seattle in June because of a U2 concert scheduled for Sun Life Stadium.
Leaders
TOTAL Philadelphia Phillies 3,004,451 New York Yankees 2,916,877 San Francisco Giants 2,555,285 AVERAGE PER GAME Philadelphia Phillies 45,522 New York Yankees 44,875 San Francisco Giants 41,890 PERCENT OF CAPACITY Philadelphia Phillies 104.3% Boston Red Sox 100.9% Minnesota Twins 100.0% GAIN FROM LAST SEASON Cleveland Indians +24.5% Pittsburgh Pirates +24.3% Texas Rangers +21.9% LOSS FROM LAST SEASON Los Angeles Dodgers -17.7% Tampa Bay Rays -16.5% Seattle Mariners -9.5% GAMES AT 90%+ CAP. Philadelphia Phillies 66 Minnesota Twins 63 Boston Red Sox
62 GAMES AT 50%- CAP. Florida Marlins* 42 Baltimore Orioles 41 Toronto Blue Jays 41 % cap.: Total as a percentage of seats available at home games. Previous: Last season's average on same date.
Change: Difference between current average and last season's average. Max.: Highest single-game count for current season.
Min.: Lowest single-game count for current season. 90%+: Number of current-season games with total being at least 90 percent of
available seats. 50%-: Number of current-season games with total being less than 50 percent of available seats.
Notes: Teams can exceed 100% capacity because of standing-room-only ticket sales. Data based on totals posted immediately following
games. It may not reflect any subsequent adjustments made by teams and the league.
Compiled by: Brandon McClung
