The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

6.18.1997

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through June 15             '97       YEAR-TO-DATE     COMPARISONS   
              TEAM
               HOME         DATES
               AVG.
               TOTAL
               %         CAP
               '96         AVG.
               %         +/-
               '95         AVG.
               %         +/-
      
       COL            32
               48,077
               1,538,460
               96%
               48,035
               +         1%
               47,084
               +         2%
      
       ATL^            34
               40,168
               1,365,716
               80%
               33,329
               +21%
               35,581
               +13%
      
       LA            36
               37,129
               1,336,626
               66%
               37,700
               -         2%
               38,420
               -         3%
      
       STL^            29
               31,960
               926,853
               64%
               30,610
               +         4%
               24,399
               +31%
      
       FLA            32
               29,131
               932,185
               70%
               22,064
               +32%
               24,292
               +20%
      
       CHI            32
               25,441
               814,124
               65%
               22,900
               +11%
               27,018
               -         6%
      
       SD            36
               24,973
               899,020
               54%
               22,937
               +         9%
               14,673
               +70%
      
       CIN            35
               22,579
               790,269
               43%
               23,176
               -         3%
               25,882
               -13%
      
       HOU            31
               21,458
               665,194
               39%
               21,702
               -         1%
               19,208
               +12%
      
       NYM            30
               20,435
               613,037
               37%
               20,341
               +         1%
               17,932
               +14%
      
       MON            38
               19,310
               733,764
               42%
               20,084
               -         4%
               18,189
               +         6%
      
       PIT            35
               18,479
               646,774
               39%
               17,249
               +         7%
               12,936
               +43%
      
       PHI            30
               17,163
               514,900
               28%
               23,254
               -26%
               28,783
               -40%
      
       SF            36
               15,602
               561,648
               25%
               16,482
               -         5%
               17,243
               -10%
      
         
       NL            466
               26,478
               12,338,570
               52%
               25,605
               +         3%
               25,161
               +         5%
      
          NOTES:  (^) The Braves are in their first year at      Turner Field which has a capacity of 50,000, down from     52,769 at Fulton County Stadium in '96.  St. Louis has     slightly decreased capacity since '96.  The '96 comparison     is of average attendance through the same number of dates.      Due to the shortened '95 season, the '95 comparison is of     final season average.                                -30-

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'97 YEAR-TO-DATE					COMPARISONS
TEAM	HOME DATES	AVG.	TOTAL	% CAP	'96 AVG.	% +/-	'95 AVG.	% +/-
COL	32	48,077	1,538,460	96%	48,035	+ 1%	47,084	+ 2%
ATL^	34	40,168	1,365,716	80%	33,329	+21%	35,581	+13%
LA	36	37,129	1,336,626	66%	37,700	- 2%	38,420	- 3%
STL^	29	31,960	926,853	64%	30,610	+ 4%	24,399	+31%
FLA	32	29,131	932,185	70%	22,064	+32%	24,292	+20%
CHI	32	25,441	814,124	65%	22,900	+11%	27,018	- 6%
SD	36	24,973	899,020	54%	22,937	+ 9%	14,673	+70%
CIN	35	22,579	790,269	43%	23,176	- 3%	25,882	-13%
HOU	31	21,458	665,194	39%	21,702	- 1%	19,208	+12%
NYM	30	20,435	613,037	37%	20,341	+ 1%	17,932	+14%
MON	38	19,310	733,764	42%	20,084	- 4%	18,189	+ 6%
PIT	35	18,479	646,774	39%	17,249	+ 7%	12,936	+43%
PHI	30	17,163	514,900	28%	23,254	-26%	28,783	-40%
SF	36	15,602	561,648	25%	16,482	- 5%	17,243	-10%

NL	466	26,478	12,338,570	52%	25,605	+ 3%	25,161	+ 5%