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Ticket & Attendance Watch
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Written by Maury Brown
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Tuesday, 05 July 2011 14:50 |
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 On Sunday, Interleague play in Major League Baseball concluded, and with it, attendance numbers are in. All told, 8,468,620 in paid attendance over 252 games took place with the two sets of interleague play, one of which in mid-May, and the other running in July. Based upon average attendance, 2011 saw 33,606 per ballpark compared to an average of 33,511 for interleague last season, or an increase of 0.28 percent.
The 2011 Interleague average is 18.2 percent higher than this season’s current intraleague average of 28,421 per game. But, those figures account for all season, including the abysmally wet spring weather that saw the most rainouts over the last decade. When looking at the month prior leading up to interleague, the average was 29,099, or interleague at 13.17 percent ahead of what the league was pacing just prior.
By comparison, the National League intraleague games that were interspersed throughout Interleague play drew an average 33,126, up 12 percent for intraleague games during interleague last season when the average was 29,662.
In terms of packing the house, there were a total of 58 sellouts across interleague.
One of the biggest benefactors of interleague was the New York Mets. The Mets, who struggled at the gate early on in the season, saw two consecutive record days at Citi Field on Friday (42,020) and Saturday (42,042). Prior to Friday’s game, the highest attended game in Citi Field history was 41,422 on May 23, 2010, and yes, it was when the Mets were hosting the Yankees in the first series of interleague games last season. All told, the Mets drew 366,718 over 10 games for interleague this year. Of that total, approx. a third of that can be attributed to the three games where they hosted the Yankees (125,575 in paid attendance)
And consider this: The Marlins had to bump a “home” series to Seattle due to U2 playing a concert at Sun Life Stadium. Those game, which the Mariners did not have season ticket numbers count against, drew just 15,279, 16,896, and 10,925 at Safeco Field. While attendance has (yet again) been low in Florida, it’s most likely that these numbers would have been up somewhat (the May interleague series in Florida against the Rays drew 18,111, 21,814, and 15,432 respectfully).
One of the biggest draws to interleague is the “natural rivalry” sets that occur each year. And while the “Vedder Cup” – the Padres v Mariners (named after Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder who hails from San Diego, but plays in Seattle with the band) is hard to called a “natural rivalry”, the numbers show that while that series doesn’t exactly resonate with fans year in and year out, it could be worse.
The “Battle of Florida” series is the worst of the regional rivalry games most years, and this season was no different drawing an average of just 19,720 per game. By comparison, the “Subway Series” drew almost two-and-a-half times as many fans on average (45,005).
Here is the breakdown of the rivalries series for Interleague 2011:
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Matchup
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Avg Attendance
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Mets v Yankees
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45,005
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Angels v Dodgers
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42,312
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Giants v A's
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39,144
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Cubs v W. Sox
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38,754
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Indians v Reds
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36,009
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Cardinals v Royals
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35,446
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Nationals v Orioles
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33,132
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Astros v Rangers
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32,331
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Mariners v Padres
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28,378
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Rays v Marlins
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19,720
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Written by Maury Brown
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Tuesday, 28 June 2011 07:33 |
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 Major League Baseball drew 1,626,347 fans for this past weekend’s 45 games, marking the second consecutive weekend that the Clubs combined to draw in excess of 1.625 million for the Friday-Sunday
games following the 1,646,000 fans that attended games on June 17th-19th. It is the first time since July 11th-13th (1,707,975) and July 18th-20th (1,668,015) of 2008 that Major League Baseball has exceeded 1.625
million on consecutive weekends.
In addition, through 168 games of Interleague Play, Major League Baseball is currently averaging 34,118 fans per game. The current interleague average is 20.3 percent higher than this season’s current intraleague average of 28,372.
Attendance highlights among the Clubs this past weekend included:
- On Saturday, the Pittsburgh Pirates drew 39,483 fans, the largest crowd ever to see a baseball game in the 10-year history of PNC Park. The mark was broken again on Sunday when the Pirates had a crowd of 39,511. The three-date series total was a PNC Park-record 118,324.\
- The Philadelphia Phillies series against the Oakland Athletics was the highest attended three-game series in Citizens Bank Park history (137,333). It contained the second (45,863), fourth (45,785) and 14th (45,685) largest regular season crowds in park history
- The Kansas City Royals drew 100,066 for their three-game series vs. the Chicago Cubs, which was the highest total at Kauffman Stadium in 2011. It was their most-attended three-game series since June 25-27, 2010 vs. St. Louis (110,311).
- The Texas Rangers drew 46,092 fans against the New York Mets on Friday night. It was their 13th crowd of over 45,000 this year. Last season, the Rangers had a total of 15 such games for the entire season.
Source: Major League Baseball
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Written by Maury Brown and David Simmons
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Saturday, 25 June 2011 12:11 |
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 The Florida Marlins lyric line for Friday night had to have been, “I still haven’t found what I’m looking for…”
The Marlins are still 10 months away from playing in their new retractable-roof stadium, and with it, held hostage by what ownership of Sun Life Stadium wishes. So, when U2’s 360 Tour trumped the Marlins, MLB moved the “home” series of the Marlins to Seattle to continue interleague.
The argument has been that the Marlins will draw in a new ballpark. Yes, it’s Seattle. Yes, Safeco Field is now over decade old. But, in a case of being a plague on attendance no matter where they go, the Marlins game in Seattle drew just 15,279, or 32 percent of Safeco Field’s capacity. That was over 8,500 less than the second lowest attended game of the day in Chicago where the White Sox hosted the Nationals.
Still, by capacity, Friday was one of the best of the season, ranking third. The average over 15 games was exactly 36,000 and increase of 3 percent over the same day last season in interleague, when the league averaged 35,020. In terms of sellouts, there were four, with the Pirates seeing their fourth of the season.
Here’s Friday’s interleague (and one intraleague between the Braves and Padres), plus promotions:
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Road
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Home
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Fri’s Attendance
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Capacity
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% of capacity
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Notes
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OAK
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PHI
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45,685
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43,647
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105%
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Sellout
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BOS
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PIT
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39,330
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38,362
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103%
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Sellout, T-Shirt
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CLE
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SF
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41,690
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41,915
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99%
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Sellout
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CIN
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BAL
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45,382
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45,971
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99%
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Sellout, Walkoff, Fireworks
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NYM
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TX
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46,092
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48,170
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96%
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Dirk Nowitzki First Pitch
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MIN
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MIL
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39,819
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41,900
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95%
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Won 27 of 38 at home
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AZ
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DET
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37,335
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41,255
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90%
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Fireworks
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CHC
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KC
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32,921
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38,177
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86%
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Fireworks
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TOR
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STL
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37,724
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43,975
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86%
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Fireworks
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LAA
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LAD
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43,640
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56,000
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78%
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Fireworks
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COL
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NYY
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37,335
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50,287
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74%
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Bottle Opener
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TB
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HOU
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26,682
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40,950
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65%
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Fireworks
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ATL
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SD
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27,227
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42,500
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64%
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Fireworks
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WSH
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CWS
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23,856
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40,615
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59%
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Fireworks
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SEA
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FL
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15,279
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47,447
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32%
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Game played at Safeco Field, Felix start
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Over 15 games
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539,997
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661,171
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82%
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Written by Maury Brown
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 08:28 |
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Strange, but true. The Seattle Mariners have been in contention in the AL West for a few weeks now. Bolstered by a solid starting rotation and bullpen, the losing woes could be gone for the season.
But, winning doesn’t always get fans to come through the gates as fast as the rise in the standings. So, is it cool to go to Mariners games again? Maybe.
Looking at the graphic below, attendance has picked up since the very beginning of the season. Whether that is a byproduct of the nasty weather (even though Safeco Field has a retractable roof) or that school is now out, could certainly be factors.
As to the big spike at the end, thank the Philadelphia Phillies and interleague. The Mariners drew 115,636 fans over the 3 game set, including a sellout of 45,462 fans for Sunday’s Father’s Day series finale. It was the largest three-game series since May 15-17, 2009 against Boston (118,380).
Here is attendance for each home game to date for the Mariners
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DATE
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DAY
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RESULT
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WIN
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LOSS
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ATT.
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4/8/2011
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Fri
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Cleveland 12, at Seattle 3
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Carrasco (1-1)
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Vargas (0-1)
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45,727
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4/9/2011
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Sat
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Cleveland 2, at Seattle 1
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Masterson (2-0)
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Fister (0-2)
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30,309
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4/10/2011
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Sun
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Cleveland 6, at Seattle 4
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Tomlin (2-0)
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Bedard (0-2)
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21,128
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4/11/2011
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Mon
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at Seattle 8, Toronto 7
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Lueke (1-0)
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Camp (0-1)
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13,056
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4/12/2011
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Tues
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at Seattle 3, Toronto 2
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Pineda (1-1)
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Romero (1-1)
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15,500
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4/13/2011
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Weds
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Toronto 8, at Seattle 3
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Rzepczynski (1-0)
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Ray (1-1)
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12,407
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4/18/2011
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Mon
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Detroit 8, at Seattle 3
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Scherzer (3-0)
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Lueke (1-1)
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12,774
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4/19/2011
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Tues
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at Seattle 13, Detroit 3
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Fister (1-3)
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Coke (1-3)
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12,411
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4/20/2011
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Weds
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Detroit 3, at Seattle 2
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Porcello (1-2)
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Bedard (0-4)
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13,339
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4/21/2011
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Thurs
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at Seattle 1, Oakland 0
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Hernandez (2-2)
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McCarthy (1-1)
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12,770
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4/22/2011
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Fri
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at Seattle 4, Oakland 0
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Pineda (3-1)
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Ross (1-2)
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17,798
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4/23/2011
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Sat
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Oakland 9, at Seattle 1
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Cahill (3-0)
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Vargas (0-2)
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25,355
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4/24/2011
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Sun
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Oakland 5, at Seattle 2
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Anderson (2-1)
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Laffey (0-1)
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16,530
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5/3/2011
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Tues
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at Seattle 4, Texas 3
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Pauley (1-0)
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Strop (0-1)
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12,759
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5/4/2011
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Weds
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Texas 5, at Seattle 2
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Wilson (4-1)
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Pineda (4-2)
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13,896
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5/5/2011
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Thurs
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at Seattle 3, Texas 1
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Vargas (2-2)
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Lewis (2-4)
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14,205
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5/6/2011
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Fri
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at Seattle 3, White Sox 2
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Hernandez (4-2)
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Thornton (0-3)
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31,912
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5/7/2011
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Sat
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White Sox 6, at Seattle 0
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Floyd (4-2)
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Fister (2-4)
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26,288
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5/8/2011
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Sun
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White Sox 5, at Seattle 2
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Santos (1-0)
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League (0-1)
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26,074
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5/16/2011
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Mon
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at Seattle 5, Minnesota 2
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Pineda (5-2)
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Baker (2-3)
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14,859
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5/17/2011
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Tues
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Minnesota 2, at Seattle 1
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Liriano (3-5)
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Hernandez (4-4)
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16,015
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5/18/2011
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Weds
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at Seattle 3, LA Angels 0
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Vargas (3-2)
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Weaver (6-4)
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16,992
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5/19/2011
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Thurs
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at Seattle 2, LA Angels 1
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Pauley (2-0)
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Downs (1-1)
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18,374
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5/27/2011
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Fri
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at Seattle 4, NY Yankees 3
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Pauley (3-0)
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Ayala (1-1)
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33,715
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5/28/2011
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Sat
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at Seattle 5, NY Yankees 4
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Pauley (4-0)
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Rivera (1-1)
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37,354
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5/29/2011
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Sun
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NY Yankees 7, at Seattle 1
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Sabathia (6-3)
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Vargas (3-3)
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37,290
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5/30/2011
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Mon
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at Seattle 4, Baltimore 3
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Fister (3-5)
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Arrieta (6-3)
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22,819
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5/31/2011
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Tues
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at Seattle 3, Baltimore 2
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Ray (2-1)
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Guthrie (2-7)
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11,692
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6/1/2011
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Weds
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Baltimore 2, at Seattle 1
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Johnson (4-1)
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Wright (1-2)
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18,036
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6/2/2011
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Thurs
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at Seattle 8, Tampa Bay 2
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Hernandez (6-4)
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Shields (5-4)
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16,376
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6/3/2011
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Fri
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at Seattle 7, Tampa Bay 0
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Vargas (4-3)
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Sonnanstine (0-2)
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24,492
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6/4/2011
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Sat
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Tampa Bay 3, at Seattle 2
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Hellickson (7-3)
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Fister (3-6)
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28,843
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6/5/2011
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Sun
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at Seattle 9, Tampa Bay 6
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Wright (2-2)
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Howell (0-1)
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28,947
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6/13/2011
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Mon
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LA Angels 6, at Seattle 3
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Haren (6-4)
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Vargas (4-4)
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20,238
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6/14/2011
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Tues
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LA Angels 4, at Seattle 0
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Weaver (8-4)
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Fister (3-8)
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17,634
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6/15/2011
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Weds
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at Seattle 3, LA Angels 1
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Bedard (4-4)
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Santana (3-7)
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19,321
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6/17/2011 *
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Fri
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at Seattle 4, Philadelphia 2
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Pineda (7-4)
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Oswalt (4-5)
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34,345
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6/18/2011 *
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Sat
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Philadelphia 5, at Seattle 1
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Stutes (1-0)
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Hernandez (7-6)
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35,829
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6/19/2020 *
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Sun
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at Seattle 2, Philadelphia 0
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Vargas (5-4)
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Hamels (9-3)
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45,462
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* Interleague
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Written by Maury Brown
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Tuesday, 21 June 2011 00:48 |
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 Major League Baseball drew 1,646,000 fans for this weekend’s 45 games, the largest attendance weekend for 45 games since the final weekend of the 2008 season when 1,683,763 fans attended games from September 26th-28th. Overall, it was the largest attended weekend since July 21-24, 2009 when 1,684,095 fans attended 46 games.
In addition, yesterday’s games drew 572,446 for 15 games, the largest attendance day since 577,583 fans attended games on August 14, 2010. There were only two other dates in 2010 that drew more than yesterday’s games: July 17th (582,906 for 16 games) and July 3rd (573,215).
Compared to the same three days of second interleague play last season, 2010 drew 1,543,334 over 45 games.
Attendance highlights over the three days among the Clubs included:
- The Chicago Cubs welcomed 126,283 fans to Wrigley Field during their three-game set against the New York Yankees. The weekend’s attendance broke the previous Wrigley Field three-game series record of 124,810 vs. Milwaukee on June 29-July 1, 2007. Also, Saturday’s 42,236 was the largest Wrigley attendance since the 1978 home opener.
- The Cleveland Indians drew 30,023 fans to Progressive Field on Sunday and totaled 100,437 for their three-game series against the Pittsburgh Pirates. It marked the first time Cleveland has drawn over 100,000 for a three-game series since September 19-21, 2008 vs. Detroit.
- The Boston Red Sox sold out all three games this past weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers and drew 38,175 fans on Saturday, their largest paid attendance of the season. They have now sold out 666 straight games at Fenway Park.
- The Colorado Rockies sold out both Saturday and Sunday against the Detroit Tigers, marking the second and third sellouts of 2011 following Opening Day.
- The Seattle Mariners drew 115,636 fans, including a sellout of 45,462 fans for Sunday’s Father’s Day series finale. It was the largest three-game series since May 15-17, 2009 against Boston (118,380).
- The Oakland Athletics sold out each of their three games against the San Francisco Giants, marking the first time they have sold out each game of a three-game series since May 18-20, 2007 against the Giants.
“Fans coming out in these remarkable numbers demonstrate the popularity of Interleague Play, especially given that many of our intra-city rivalries did not occur this weekend,” said Commissioner Selig. “I remain optimistic that our attendance numbers will continue to climb with summer beginning tomorrow and five of the six Divisions separated by 1.5 games or less.”
While the league saw incredible numbers (see Friday – Saturday – Sunday), not every series could be deemed “a winner”. The Rays hosting the Marlins in the “Battle of Florida” drew just 62,964 over 3 games or an average of 20,988.
To date, overall league attendance is down less than 1 percent from last season (-0.83%) averaging 28,838 per game compared to 29,077 at the same point last season.
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Written by Maury Brown and David Simmons
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Monday, 20 June 2011 08:15 |
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 Father’s Day at the ballpark, coupled with interleague play had gates clicking at a rapid pace on Sunday across Major League Baseball. Over 15 games, paid attendance was 572,448 or an average of 38,163, an increase of 12 percent over the same set of Sunday games last season when gates pulled in 509,903 or an average of 33,994.
Six clubs drew over 40,000 (Rockies, Twins, Cubs, Mariners, Cardinals, and Dodgers). The Rockies led the league with 49,015.
In terms of filling the house, it was the second-best day of the year for the league behind only Opening Day. Ballparks were filled to 88 percent of capacity.
Those numbers were bolstered by sellouts – 7 in all – with four clubs (Twins, A’s, Red Sox, Cubs) going over 100 percent into standing-room-only.
Here are Sunday’s numbers and promotions:
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Road
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Home
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Sun's Attendance
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Capacity
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% of Capacity
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Notes
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SD
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MIN
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40,655
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39,504
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103%
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Sellout, Cap
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SF
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OAK
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36,069
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35,067
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103%
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Sellout
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MIL
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BOS
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37,903
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36,945
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103%
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Sellout,Cup Celebration Pregame, Walk In The Park Postgame
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NYY
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CHC
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41,828
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41,210
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101%
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Sellout, Largest 3 Day Crowd in Wrigley History
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DET
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COL
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49,015
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50,449
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97%
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Sellout
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PHI
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SEA
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45,462
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47,447
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96%
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Sellout, Coasters
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KC
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STL
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41,660
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43,975
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95%
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Sellout, Poster
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LAA
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NYM
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36,213
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42,000
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86%
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BAL
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WSH
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35,439
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41,546
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85%
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Cap
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CWS
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AZ
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39,538
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48,652
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81%
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BBQ Set
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HOU
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LAD
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44,665
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56,000
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80%
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BBQ Apron
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FL
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TB
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26,761
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34,078
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79%
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TOR
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CIN
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32,618
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42,059
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78%
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TX
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ATL
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34,599
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49,743
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70%
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Montgomery Gentry Postgame Concrt
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PIT
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CLE
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30,023
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43,545
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69%
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Over 15 games
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572,448
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652,220
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88%
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Welcome to the 2011 Business of Sports Network Autism Challenge
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Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey, as well as a contributor to FanGraphs and Forbes SportsMoney. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network.
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Ticket & Attendance Watch
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Written by Maury Brown and David Simmons
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Sunday, 19 June 2011 20:08 |
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 The second day (Sat) of the second interleague set of the 2011 Major League Baseball saw an increase over the same games last year, drawing an average of 36,696 over 15 games compared to an average of 35,990 on the same Saturday in 2010.
The largest draw was in Colorado where the Rockies hosted the Tigers in front of 48,555 – a sellout – or 96% of Coors Field’s 50,449 capacity.
And, Coors Field wasn’t the only sellout. All told there were five sellouts (A’s, Cubs, Red Sox, Twins, Cardinals, and the Rockies).
Ballparks were filled to 84 percent of capacity, or the third highest total of filling ballparks all season behind only Opening Day and May 21, the second day of the first series of interleague games in MLB for 2011.
Here’s Saturday’s interleague totals along with promotions:
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Road
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Home
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Sat's Attendance
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Capacity
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% of Capacity
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Notes
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SF
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OAK
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36,067
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35,067
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103%
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Sellout - 4th of season
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NYY
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CHC
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42,236
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41,210
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102%
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Sellout, Tote
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MIL
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BOS
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38,175
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37,373
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102%
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Sellout, Nightgame in honor of Bruins parade
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SD
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MIN
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40,225
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39,504
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102%
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Sellout, Cowboy Hat
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KC
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STL
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43,192
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43,975
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98%
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Sellout, I-70 Series
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DET
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COL
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48,555
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50,449
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96%
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Sellout
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TX
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ATL
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44,600
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49,743
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90%
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BAL
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WSH
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36,614
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41,546
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88%
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Daygame, Kids Jersey
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PHI
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SEA
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35,829
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47,447
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76%
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Knit Cap, Felix star
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TOR
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CIN
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31,688
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42,059
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75%
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Spirit Hair
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LAA
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NYM
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31,538
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42,000
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75%
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Cap
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PIT
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CLE
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31,865
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43,545
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73%
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Postgame Concert
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CWS
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AZ
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33,230
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48,652
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68%
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Trucker Hat
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HOU
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LAD
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36,124
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56,000
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65%
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FL
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TB
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20,495
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34,078
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60%
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Over 15 games
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550,433
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652,648
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84%
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SPECIAL BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK REPORTS:
The Labor Battle in the NFL. See BizOfFootball.com for details
Welcome to the 2011 Business of Sports Network Autism Challenge
David Simmons is a graduate of the University of Central Florida who worked in the front office of the Los Angeles Dodgers over 4 seasons and has a decade of ticketing experience.. He serves as CFO for Players For The Planet and currently resides in Baltimore. You can follow David on Twitter @davidesimmons
Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey, as well as a contributor to FanGraphs and Forbes SportsMoney. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network.
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Ticket & Attendance Watch
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Written by Maury Brown and David Simmons
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Saturday, 18 June 2011 14:27 |
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 On the first day of the second series of interleague games, Major League Baseball hit it out of the park, averaging 34,881 per game while seeing ballparks filled to 80% of capacity. The average per game across the league was a 6 percent increase from the same Friday of interleague last year when ballparks pulled in an average of 32,905.
On the sellout front, it shouldn't be surprising that the Cubs sold out Wrigley Field with the Yankees in town, but the biggest benefactor was the Athletics who had the cross Bay rivals in the World Champion San Francisco Giants at Overstock.com Stadium. It was just the third sellout of the season for the A's. The other two? Opening Day, and May 30th when they hosted the Yankees.
Still, how does it stack up to intraleague play? Friday in the majors ranked as the third best day by percentage of ballparks filled behind only Opening Day and last Saturday.
The real key will be how interleague fares when it moves off the weekend and into the weekdays. For that, look to reports each day throughout the coming week.
Here is a breakdown of the numbers, along with the promotions, many of which were fireworks displays.
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Road
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Home
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Fri's Attendance
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Capacity
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% of Capacity
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Notes
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NYY
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CHC
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42,219
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41,210
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102%
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Sellout. Daygame
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MIL
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BOS
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37,833
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37,373
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101%
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Sellout. Only first place matchup of weekend
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SF
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OAK
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36,067
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36,067
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100%
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Sellout (third sellout of season)
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SD
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MIN
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39,205
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39,504
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99%
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Sellout.
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KC
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STL
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40,674
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43,975
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92%
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PIT
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CLE
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38,549
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43,545
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89%
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Fireworks
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BAL
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WSH
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35,562
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41,546
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86%
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DET
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COL
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41,594
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50,449
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82%
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TX
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ATL
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38,810
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49,743
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78%
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Fireworks
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TOR
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CIN
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32,026
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42,059
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76%
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Fireworks
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PHI
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SEA
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34,345
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47,447
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72%
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Pineda start, Ackley Debut, Ichiro Replica
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LAA
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NYM
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29,513
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42,000
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70%
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HOU
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LAD
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35,053
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56,000
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63%
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Fireworks
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CWS
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AZ
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26,053
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48,652
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54%
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Fireworks
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FL
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TB
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15,708
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34,078
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46%
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Damon T-Shirt
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Over 15 games
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523,211
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653,648
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80%
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SPECIAL BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK REPORTS:
The Labor Battle in the NFL. See BizOfFootball.com for details
Welcome to the 2011 Business of Sports Network Autism Challenge
David Simmons is a graduate of the University of Central Florida who worked in the front office of the Los Angeles Dodgers over 4 seasons and has a decade of ticketing experience.. He serves as CFO for Players For The Planet and currently resides in Baltimore. You can follow David on Twitter @davidesimmons
Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey, as well as a contributor to FanGraphs and Forbes SportsMoney. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network.
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Ticket & Attendance Watch
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Written by Maury Brown and David Simmons
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Thursday, 16 June 2011 13:53 |
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 The Phillies have it going. Eventually they may have their player payroll collapse in on them, but for now, they are hitting on all cylinders.
Case in point, Weds’ games. The Phillies had a double-header that saw Citizens Bank Park filled to standing-room only for both games. That helped bolster the overall league attendance numbers, pushing ballparks to 66 percent of capacity, compared to 62 percent last week, and 55 percent two weeks ago on Weds.
Here’s Weds’ numbers and promos:
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Road
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Home
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Weds' Attendance
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Capacity
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% of capacity
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Notes
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FL
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PHI
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45,880
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43,647
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105%
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Sellout
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FL
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PHI
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44,758
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43,647
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103%
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Sellout. Daygame (GM 1)
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MIL
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CHC
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39,821
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41,210
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97%
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Rally Towel
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CWS
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MIN
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37,437
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39,504
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95%
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TX
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NYY
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45,969
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50,287
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91%
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PIT
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HOU
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29,866
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40,950
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73%
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SD
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COL
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35,877
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50,449
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71%
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Daygame
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CLE
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DET
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26,711
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41,255
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65%
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STL
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WSH
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27,130
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41,546
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65%
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NYM
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ATL
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31,161
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49,743
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63%
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Heyward Bobblehead
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BOS
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TB
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19,388
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34,078
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57%
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CIN
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LAD
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30,443
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56,000
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54%
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Half Price Food & Drink (Daygame)
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SF
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AZ
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24,194
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48,652
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50%
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KC
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OAK
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16,392
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35,067
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47%
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ANA
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SEA
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19,321
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47,447
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41%
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BAL
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TOR
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14,451
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49,539
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29%
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70's Night
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Over 16 games
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442,919
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669,374
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66%
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SPECIAL BUSINESS OF SPORTS NETWORK REPORTS:
The Labor Battle in the NFL. See BizOfFootball.com for details
Welcome to the 2011 Business of Sports Network Autism Challenge
David Simmons is a graduate of the University of Central Florida who worked in the front office of the Los Angeles Dodgers over 4 seasons and has a decade of ticketing experience.. He serves as CFO for Players For The Planet and currently resides in Baltimore. You can follow David on Twitter @davidesimmons
Maury Brown is the Founder and President of the Business of Sports Network, which includes The Biz of Baseball, The Biz of Football, The Biz of Basketball and The Biz of Hockey, as well as a contributor to FanGraphs and Forbes SportsMoney. He is available for hire or freelance. Brown's full bio is here. He looks forward to your comments via email and can be contacted through the Business of Sports Network.
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