We continue our coverage of 2011 attendance figures with a listing of numbers from summer-collegiate leagues. In this article, we list attendance by league. We list the numbers for 2010 and 2011 to give you an idea of how teams and leagues fared year to year. Be warned that this isn’t necessarily a strict comparison […]
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Crunching the 2011 Minor League Baseball attendance figures
Now that we’ve published 2011 attendance figures for Minor League Baseball in several different forms, it’s time to look beyond the stark figures and try to make some sense of the past year in affiliated ball. First: the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League) led the minor leagues both in total attendance and per-game […]
2011 Affiliated Attendance by Average
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by average, with a comparison of 2010 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. In the industry these are the numbers that matter the most. Total attendance can fluctuate due to conditions beyond the […]
2011 Affiliated Attendance by Total
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by total, with a comparison of 2010 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. Team League Tot Gms 2010 +/- 1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 628,925 68 645,905 -0.03 2 Round Rock Express […]
2011 Affiliated Attendance by League
With the Minor League Baseball season ending last Thursday night after the end of regular-season play in the Pioneer League, it’s time to tally the numbers for the 2011 season, beginning with attendance sorted by league, compared to 2010. We’ll follow this up with listings of affiliated attendance by average and attendance by total. Summer-collegiate […]
ValleyCats set attendance record — again
Another year, another attendance record for the Tri-City ValleyCats (short season A; NY-Penn League), who set a record both for total attendance and per-game tallies during a season-ending homestand last night. The team set an attendance record for the eighth consecutive season. The team ended the home season with a pair of games against the […]
2011 Renovation of the Year: Warner Park / Madison Mallards
It’s awards season at Ballpark Digest! This was the Year of the Renovation in the ballpark world, so we’re kicking things off with an award for best ballpark renovation under $10 million. A blueprint for any city seeking to improve their ballpark can be found in Madison, where Warner Park is the clear choice for […]
Last days to submit nominees for Ballpark Digest Awards
We’re coming up on the deadline for submitting nominees for the 2011 Ballpark Digest Awards, with a deadline of end of business Monday, Aug, 1, fast approaching. As always, we’d love to hear from you about who and what should be honored. The awards are open to all levels of baseball: affiliated, independent, summer-collegiate and […]
Renovations to Bert George Field underway
Bert George Field, the new home of the Seacoast Mavericks (summer collegiate; Futures Collegiate Baseball League), is near the end of $50,000 in renovations for the 2011 season, as the team is installing new dugouts, a drainage system and new field for their inaugural season. The team is funding ballpark improvements In lieu of cash […]
Why early-season attendance numbers don’t matter
ESPN took a shot at the New York Yankees today for suffering through an 9 percent drop in attendance through the first 11 games of the season when compared to 2010. Here’s why ESPN was totally wrong in the simplistic and misleading “analysis” of the numbers. For any MLB or MiLB team the first two […]
Crunching the 2011 Florida spring-training numbers
Attendance at Grapefruit League games at Florida spring-training facilities was slightly higher in 2011 than in 2010, but overall attendance been a little down since record numbers were set in the middle of this decade. A total of 1,571,196 fans attended Florida spring-training games this past spring. That’s higher than last year’s tally of 1,427,627 […]
North American League schedule released: McAllen in, Henderson out
As we reported two days ago, it’s in for McAllen, out for Henderson, as the independent North American League announces the release of a 2011 schedule that has far less travel between Texas and the West Coast than originally planned by league officials. The new schedule has four United League Baseball Texas teams — McAllen […]
Texas teams, NAL playing separate schedules?
As schedules for the independent North American League are posted to the Web, one interesting fact is emerging: it doesn’t appear as though the four Texas teams in United League Baseball are participating fully in the NAL this season — for good reason. Four? Yes. It looks as though there’s been a change in the […]