MLB attendance is flat after nearly two months of the '15 season, with teams averaging 21,195 fans per game. The Royals are seeing a league-best 54% gain in home attendance, with the club now averaging 31,815 fans per game. Other AL clubs seeing strong gains are the Mariners (+33%), Indians (+15%) and A's (+13%). However, some AL clubs are seeing sharp drops at the gate. The Rays are down 21%, while the Rangers are down 20%. Listed below is team-by-team attendance for the AL through May 26, with comparisons to the same period last year. See tomorrow's issue for NL team figures (THE DAILY).
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AMERICAN LEAGUE ATTENDANCE THROUGH MAY 26
|
| HOME TEAM |
GAMES
|
TOTAL
|
AVG.
|
% CAP.
|
PREV.
|
% +/-
|
GAMES ('14)
|
| Yankees |
21
|
841,025
|
40,049
|
80.7%
|
42,203
|
-5.1%
|
21
|
| Red Sox |
22
|
782,839
|
35,584
|
94.8%
|
36,049
|
-1.3%
|
27
|
| Angels |
21
|
710,017
|
33,810
|
74.3%
|
38,413
|
-12.0%
|
28
|
| Tigers |
26
|
831,151
|
31,967
|
76.7%
|
32,366
|
-1.2%
|
25
|
| Royals |
24
|
763,561
|
31,815
|
83.9%
|
20,677
|
53.9%
|
25
|
| Mariners |
21
|
627,824
|
29,896
|
62.8%
|
22,533
|
32.7%
|
23
|
| Rangers |
19
|
552,068
|
29,056
|
60.4%
|
36,334
|
-20.0%
|
26
|
| Orioles* |
23
|
632,469
|
27,499
|
62.5%
|
30,596
|
-10.1%
|
22
|
| Blue Jays |
25
|
626,754
|
25,070
|
51.8%
|
24,391
|
2.8%
|
25
|
| A's |
21
|
489,393
|
23,304
|
66.5%
|
20,676
|
12.7%
|
22
|
| Twins |
22
|
501,866
|
22,812
|
58.4%
|
25,616
|
-10.9%
|
24
|
| Astros |
25
|
565,373
|
22,615
|
53.8%
|
21,333
|
6.0%
|
25
|
| White Sox |
21
|
442,932
|
21,092
|
51.9%
|
19,929
|
5.8%
|
26
|
| Indians |
23
|
379,504
|
16,500
|
44.8%
|
14,316
|
15.3%
|
25
|
| Rays |
26
|
385,202
|
14,815
|
47.7%
|
18,692
|
-20.7%
|
26
|
| AL TOTALS |
340
|
9,131,978
|
26,859
|
64.7%
|
26,952
|
-0.3%
|
370
|
| MLB TOTALS |
685
|
19,998,594
|
29,195
|
68.4%
|
29,152
|
0.1%
|
755
|
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NOTES: * = Includes a three-game designated home series played in Tampa this year due to civil unrest in Baltimore; does not include an April home game played without fans in the ballpark.
