On The Farm: Minor League Baseball Attendance Up 3.0%
Minor League Baseball (MiLB) is continuing to build on last season's record-breaking attendance, which set an all-time record for the third consecutive season. MiLB is averaging 4,177 fans per game in '07, up 3.0% from the same point last season, when teams were averaging 4,055 fans. The following chart presents regular-season attendance for Minor League Baseball through July 22, with comparisons through July 23, 2006 (THE DAILY).
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MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL ATTENDANCE
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(Through July 22)
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LEAGUE
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LEVEL
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TEAMS
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GMS
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TOTAL
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AVG.
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PREV.
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% +/-
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'06 GMS
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International
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AAA
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14
|
676
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4,514,837
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6,679
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6,383
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4.6%
|
673
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Pacific Coast
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AAA
|
16
|
795
|
5,218,335
|
6,564
|
6,517
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0.7%
|
793
|
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Texas
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AA
|
8
|
372
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2,007,745
|
5,397
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5,276
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2.3%
|
384
|
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Eastern
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AA
|
12
|
558
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2,612,681
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4,682
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4,621
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1.3%
|
561
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Mexican
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AAA
|
16
|
802
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3,673,898
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4,581
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4,542
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0.9%
|
787
|
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Southern
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AA
|
10
|
490
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1,839,641
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3,754
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3,717
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1.0%
|
486
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South Atlantic
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Low-A
|
16
|
771
|
2,754,725
|
3,573
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3,558
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0.4%
|
759
|
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N.Y.-Penn^
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Short-Season A
|
14
|
216
|
825,146
|
3,820
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3,526
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8.3%
|
217
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Midwest
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Low-A
|
14
|
650
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2,405,227
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3,700
|
3,352
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10.4%
|
660
|
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Carolina
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High-A
|
8
|
369
|
1,144,696
|
3,102
|
3,047
|
1.8%
|
367
|
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Northwest^
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Short-Season A
|
8
|
129
|
387,041
|
3,000
|
2,882
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4.1%
|
136
|
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California
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High-A
|
10
|
500
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1,213,818
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2,428
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2,285
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6.3%
|
485
|
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Pioneer^
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Instructional
|
8
|
128
|
321,675
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2,513
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2,173
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15.6%
|
129
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Florida State
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High-A
|
12
|
564
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798,618
|
1,416
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1,420
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-0.3%
|
573
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Appalachian^
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Instructional
|
9
|
132
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154,299
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1,169
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1,118
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4.6%
|
146
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TOTALS
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|
175
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7,152
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29,872,382
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4,177
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4,055
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3.0%
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7,156
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^ = Seasons begin after the MLB Draft in June.
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