The Back Of The Book

THE SPORTS BUSINESS DAILY TURNSTILE TRACKER

9.17.1997

     TODAY:  MLB National League Attendance Through September 14                    '97         YEAR-TO-DATE
        COMPARISONS   
              TEAM
               HOME         DATES
               AVG.
               TOTAL
               %         CAP
               '96         AVG.
               %         +/-
               '95         AVG.
               %         +/-
      
       COL            75
               48,000
               3,600,034
               96%
               48,035
               0%
               47,084
               +         2%
      
       ATL^            73
               42,761
               3,121,589
               86%
               35,194
               +22%
               35,581
               +20%
      
       LA            76
               40,538
               3,080,900
               72%
               38,784
               +         5%
               38,420
               +         6%
      
       STL^            73
               32,958
               2,405,903
               66%
               32,043
               +         3%
               24,399
               +35%
      
       FLA            72
               29,665
               2,135,893
               71%
               21,779
               +36%
               24,292
               +22%
      
       CHI            72
               27,836
               2,004,160
               72%
               28,607
               -         3%
               27,018
               +         3%
      
       SD            74
               26,185
               1,937,699
               56%
               25,749
               +         2%
               14,673
               +78%
      
       HOU            73
               24,766
               1,807,900
               46%
               24,483
               +         1%
               19,208
               +29%
      
       CIN            74
               22,607
               1,672,881
               43%
               24,624
               -         8%
               25,882
               -13%
      
       NYM            73
               22,710
               1,657,797
               41%
               20,479
               +11%
               17,932
               +27%
      
       PIT            72
               21,077
               1,517,549
               44%
               17,020
               +24%
               12,936
               +63%
      
       SF            75
               19,348
               1,451,132
               31%
               18,255
               +         6%
               17,243
               +12%
      
       MON            75
               18,925
               1,419,387
               41%
               19,472
               -         3%
               18,189
               +         4%
      
       PHI            69
               19,585
               1,351,391
               31%
               23,607
               -17%
               28,783
               -32%
      
         
       NL            1026
               28,425
               29,164,215
               56%
               27,022
               +         5%
               25,161
               +13%
      
          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	75	48,000	3,600,034	96%	48,035	0%	47,084	+ 2%
ATL^	73	42,761	3,121,589	86%	35,194	+22%	35,581	+20%
LA	76	40,538	3,080,900	72%	38,784	+ 5%	38,420	+ 6%
STL^	73	32,958	2,405,903	66%	32,043	+ 3%	24,399	+35%
FLA	72	29,665	2,135,893	71%	21,779	+36%	24,292	+22%
CHI	72	27,836	2,004,160	72%	28,607	- 3%	27,018	+ 3%
SD	74	26,185	1,937,699	56%	25,749	+ 2%	14,673	+78%
HOU	73	24,766	1,807,900	46%	24,483	+ 1%	19,208	+29%
CIN	74	22,607	1,672,881	43%	24,624	- 8%	25,882	-13%
NYM	73	22,710	1,657,797	41%	20,479	+11%	17,932	+27%
PIT	72	21,077	1,517,549	44%	17,020	+24%	12,936	+63%
SF	75	19,348	1,451,132	31%	18,255	+ 6%	17,243	+12%
MON	75	18,925	1,419,387	41%	19,472	- 3%	18,189	+ 4%
PHI	69	19,585	1,351,391	31%	23,607	-17%	28,783	-32%

NL	1026	28,425	29,164,215	56%	27,022	+ 5%	25,161	+13%