With the 2013 Minor League Baseball regular season over, we continue our review of attendance figures. Up next: a look at teams ranked by total attendance.
We’ll follow this up with a listings of affiliated attendance by average. Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends.
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by total, with a comparison of 2012 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.
Team | League | Total | Gms | Av. | 2012T | +/- | |
1 | Indianapolis Indians | IL | 637,579 | 71 | 8,980 | 595,043 | 0.07 |
2 | Columbus Clippers | IL | 635,613 | 69 | 9,212 | 611,223 | 0.04 |
3 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | IL | 613,075 | 68 | 9,016 | 622,421 | -0.02 |
4 | Sacramento River Cats | PCL | 607,329 | 72 | 8,435 | 586,090 | 0.04 |
5 | Monterrey Sultanes | MxL | 590,692 | 53 | 11,145 | 645,302 | -0.08 |
6 | Round Rock Express | PCL | 589,042 | 72 | 8,181 | 595,584 | -0.01 |
7 | Louisville Bats | IL | 581,114 | 71 | 8,185 | 570,003 | 0.02 |
8 | Dayton Dragons | ML | 579,946 | 69 | 8,405 | 588,689 | -0.01 |
9 | Albuqueque Isotopes | PCL | 567,568 | 71 | 7,994 | 568,417 | 0.00 |
10 | Toledo Mud Hens | IL | 560,080 | 72 | 7,779 | 550,900 | 0.02 |
11 | Pawtucket Red Sox | IL | 540,034 | 69 | 7,827 | 521,023 | 0.04 |
12 | Buffalo Bisons | IL | 537,747 | 65 | 8,273 | 515,898 | 0.04 |
13 | Salt Lake Bees | PCL | 531,221 | 71 | 7,482 | 515,633 | 0.03 |
14 | Durham Bulls | IL | 498,735 | 70 | 7,125 | 483,593 | 0.03 |
15 | Memphis Redbirds | PCL | 498,362 | 69 | 7,223 | 493,706 | 0.01 |
16 | Fresno Grizzlies | PCL | 487,536 | 72 | 6,771 | 471,686 | 0.03 |
17 | Frisco RoughRiders | TL | 479,873 | 68 | 7,057 | 488,224 | -0.02 |
18 | Iowa Cubs | PCL | 467,481 | 67 | 6,977 | 509,798 | -0.08 |
19 | Reading Fightin Phils | EL | 436,134 | 69 | 6,321 | 426,623 | 0.02 |
20 | SWB RailRiders | IL | 435,839 | 68 | 6,409 | 272,168 | 0.60 |
21 | Richmond Flying Squirrels | EL | 434,769 | 65 | 6,689 | 438,002 | -0.01 |
22 | Rochester Red Wings | IL | 420,751 | 69 | 6,098 | 414,398 | 0.02 |
23 | Kane County Cougars | ML | 406,152 | 66 | 6,154 | 391,102 | 0.04 |
24 | Fort Wayne TinCaps | ML | 403,596 | 70 | 5,766 | 396,531 | 0.02 |
25 | Lakewood BlueClaws | SAL | 400,299 | 67 | 5,975 | 410,113 | -0.02 |
26 | Oklahoma City RedHawks | PCL | 400,025 | 69 | 5,797 | 399,965 | 0.00 |
27 | Birmingham Barons | SL | 396,820 | 70 | 5,669 | 204,269 | 0.94 |
28 | Tulsa Drillers | TL | 393,600 | 69 | 5,704 | 372,624 | 0.06 |
29 | San Antonio Missions | TL | 393,600 | 69 | 4,329 | 301,942 | 0.30 |
30 | Saltillo Saraperos | MxL | 392,245 | 55 | 7,132 | 467,899 | -0.16 |
31 | Omaha Storm Chasers | PCL | 390,957 | 69 | 5,666 | 415,650 | -0.06 |
32 | Norfolk Tides | IL | 382,105 | 67 | 5,703 | 389,188 | -0.02 |
33 | Corpus Christi Hooks | TL | 379,395 | 69 | 5,498 | 388,927 | -0.02 |
34 | West Michigan Whitecaps | ML | 377,948 | 68 | 5,558 | 362,554 | 0.04 |
35 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | SAL | 362,274 | 66 | 5,489 | 367,077 | -0.01 |
36 | Trenton Thunder | EL | 360,010 | 67 | 5,373 | 373,355 | -0.04 |
37 | New Orleans Zephyrs | PCL | 355,003 | 70 | 4,929 | 329,942 | 0.08 |
38 | Nashville Sounds | PCL | 355,003 | 70 | 5,071 | 321,042 | 0.11 |
39 | New Hampshire Fisher Cats | EL | 353,639 | 69 | 5,125 | 377,317 | -0.06 |
40 | Reno Aces | PCL | 349,364 | 71 | 4,921 | 389,965 | -0.10 |
41 | Syracuse Chiefs | IL | 345,047 | 67 | 5,150 | 349,027 | -0.01 |
42 | Portland Sea Dogs | EL | 341,420 | 67 | 5,096 | 374,930 | -0.09 |
43 | Springfield Cardinals | TL | 338,345 | 65 | 5,205 | 352,674 | -0.04 |
44 | Acereros del Norte | MxL | 338,271 | 58 | 5,832 | 323,728 | 0.04 |
45 | Lansing Lugnuts | ML | 334,806 | 64 | 5,231 | 345,763 | -0.03 |
46 | Las Vegas 51s | PCL | 328,266 | 70 | 4,690 | 311,516 | 0.05 |
47 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | PCL | 326,374 | 63 | 5,181 | 334,245 | -0.02 |
48 | Frederick Keys | CL | 324,311 | 66 | 4,914 | 311,805 | 0.04 |
49 | Gwinnett Braves | IL | 323,799 | 68 | 4,762 | 327,584 | -0.01 |
50 | Tacoma Rainiers | PCL | 320,080 | 72 | 4,446 | 352,032 | -0.09 |
51 | NW Arkansas Naturals | TL | 318,592 | 68 | 4,685 | 321,254 | -0.01 |
52 | Midland Rockhounds | TL | 317,233 | 69 | 4,598 | 301,110 | 0.05 |
53 | New Britain Rock Cats | EL | 307,097 | 66 | 4,653 | 339,100 | -0.09 |
54 | Pensacola Blue Wahoos | SL | 307,094 | 66 | 4,653 | 328,147 | -0.06 |
55 | Winston-Salem Dash | CL | 301,366 | 67 | 4,498 | 305,515 | -0.01 |
56 | Greenville Drive | SAL | 300,402 | 63 | 4,768 | 347,042 | -0.13 |
57 | Akron Aeros | EL | 295,459 | 70 | 4,221 | 256,473 | 0.15 |
58 | Jacksonville Suns | SL | 295,258 | 67 | 4,407 | 293,013 | 0.01 |
59 | Arkansas Travelers | TL | 293,749 | 65 | 4,519 | 308,109 | -0.05 |
60 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CL | 292,319 | 66 | 4,429 | 287,992 | 0.02 |
61 | Puebla Pericos | MxL | 290,361 | 57 | 5,094 | 287,178 | 0.01 |
62 | Altoona Curve | EL | 286,227 | 68 | 4,209 | 270,613 | 0.06 |
63 | Laguna Vaqueros | MxL | 284,942 | 61 | 4,343 | 176,762 | 0.61 |
64 | Harrisburg Senators | EL | 284,361 | 69 | 4,121 | 280,964 | 0.01 |
65 | Charleston RiverDogs | SAL | 283,274 | 66 | 4,292 | 254,002 | 0.12 |
66 | Lexington Legends | SAL | 274,805 | 67 | 4,102 | 295,937 | -0.07 |
67 | Ciudad del Carmen Dolphins | MxL | 271,021 | 53 | 5,114 | 227,143 | 0.19 |
68 | Montgomery Biscuits | SL | 258,532 | 66 | 3,917 | 244,976 | 0.06 |
69 | Charlotte Knights | IL | 254,834 | 67 | 3,803 | 282,117 | -0.10 |
70 | Bowie BaySox | EL | 252,593 | 68 | 3,715 | 248,210 | 0.02 |
71 | Tennessee Smokies | SL | 244,984 | 64 | 3,828 | 251,112 | -0.02 |
72 | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers | ML | 241,938 | 64 | 3,780 | 240,509 | 0.01 |
73 | Mexico Red Devils | MxL | 241,881 | 46 | 5,258 | 245,894 | -0.02 |
74 | South Bend Silver Hawks | ML | 237,448 | 66 | 3,598 | 189,575 | 0.25 |
75 | Potomac Nationals | CL | 236,772 | 67 | 3,534 | 191,928 | 0.23 |
76 | Lake County Captains | ML | 235,002 | 66 | 3,561 | 248,144 | -0.05 |
77 | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYP | 232,224 | 37 | 6,276 | 249,009 | -0.07 |
78 | Great Lakes Loons | ML | 231,639 | 65 | 3,564 | 259,160 | -0.11 |
79 | Yucatan Leones | MxL | 230,369 | 55 | 4,189 | 137,750 | 0.67 |
80 | Quad Cities River Bandits | ML | 226,112 | 64 | 3,533 | 240,008 | -0.06 |
81 | Carolina Mudcats | CL | 224,736 | 67 | 3,354 | 225,577 | 0.00 |
82 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CL | 222,406 | 66 | 3,370 | 219,273 | 0.01 |
83 | Chattanooga Lookouts | SL | 220,854 | 65 | 3,398 | 243,051 | -0.09 |
84 | Lake Elsinore Storm | CalL | 217,869 | 69 | 3,158 | 227,000 | -0.04 |
85 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | ML | 216,301 | 67 | 3,228 | 233,208 | -0.07 |
86 | Peoria Chiefs | ML | 208,616 | 67 | 3,114 | 190,244 | 0.10 |
87 | Erie SeaWolves | EL | 206,780 | 67 | 3,086 | 208,725 | -0.01 |
88 | Delmarva Shorebirds | SAL | 206,772 | 62 | 3,335 | 231,194 | -0.11 |
89 | San Jose Giants | CalL | 201,011 | 70 | 2,872 | 210,895 | -0.05 |
90 | Mississippi Braves | SL | 200,268 | 70 | 2,861 | 191,639 | 0.05 |
91 | Tucson Padres | PCL | 200,077 | 71 | 2,818 | 200,991 | 0.00 |
92 | Stockton Ports | CalL | 199,742 | 70 | 2,853 | 198,602 | 0.01 |
93 | Inland Empire 66ers | CalL | 192,549 | 70 | 2,751 | 171,986 | 0.12 |
94 | Veracruz Rojos del Aguila | MxL | 190,484 | 53 | 3,594 | 245,057 | -0.22 |
95 | Aberdeen IronBirds | NYP | 189,879 | 36 | 5,274 | 244,974 | -0.22 |
96 | Spokane Indians | NWL | 187,371 | 37 | 5,065 | 179,880 | 0.04 |
97 | Binghamton Mets | EL | 185,093 | 66 | 2,804 | 196,929 | -0.06 |
98 | Vancouver Canadians | NWL | 184,042 | 38 | 4,843 | 164,461 | 0.12 |
99 | Oaxaca Guerreros | MxL | 180,734 | 51 | 3,544 | 172,056 | 0.05 |
100 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | ML | 180,688 | 67 | 2,697 | 160,064 | 0.13 |
101 | Quintana Roo Tigers | MxL | 177,731 | 52 | 3,418 | 164,462 | 0.08 |
102 | Modesto Nuts | CalL | 177,700 | 70 | 2,539 | 175,918 | 0.01 |
103 | Augusta GreenJackets | SAL | 176,762 | 62 | 2,851 | 182,124 | -0.03 |
104 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | CalL | 172,306 | 70 | 2,462 | 160,715 | 0.07 |
105 | Salem Red Sox | CL | 172,293 | 63 | 2,735 | 178,730 | -0.04 |
106 | Clearwater Threshers | FSL | 172,151 | 66 | 2,608 | 177,297 | -0.03 |
107 | Rome Braves | SAL | 168,026 | 64 | 2,625 | 184,983 | -0.09 |
108 | Hudson Valley Renegades | NYP | 164,230 | 38 | 4,322 | 161,811 | 0.01 |
109 | Asheville Tourists | SAL | 163,664 | 65 | 2,518 | 155,760 | 0.05 |
110 | Lynchburg Hillcats | CL | 160,537 | 67 | 2,396 | 155,261 | 0.03 |
111 | Lancaster JetHawks | CalL | 158,266 | 69 | 2,294 | 151,558 | 0.04 |
112 | Tri-City ValleyCats | NYP | 156,712 | 37 | 4,235 | 159,966 | -0.02 |
113 | Lowell Spinners | NYP | 156,358 | 36 | 4,343 | 168,239 | -0.07 |
114 | Agua. Railroad Workers | MxL | 153,719 | 54 | 2,847 | 159,414 | -0.04 |
115 | Mobile BayBears | SL | 149,675 | 64 | 2,339 | 133,062 | 0.12 |
116 | West Virginia Power | SAL | 149,198 | 64 | 2,331 | 157,875 | -0.05 |
117 | Daytona Cubs | FSL | 146,049 | 58 | 2,518 | 143,131 | 0.02 |
118 | Tabasco Olmecas | MxL | 144,434 | 52 | 2,778 | 170,966 | -0.16 |
119 | Hickory Crawdads | SAL | 143,157 | 66 | 2,169 | 132,696 | 0.08 |
120 | Reynosa Broncos | MxL | 137,226 | 51 | 2,691 | 195,154 | -0.30 |
121 | Hillsboro Hops* | NWL | 135,167 | 38 | 3,557 | 61,895 | 1.18 |
122 | State College Spikes | NYP | 133,637 | 38 | 3,517 | 129,588 | 0.03 |
123 | Savannah Sand Gnats | SAL | 131,763 | 65 | 2,027 | 117,372 | 0.12 |
124 | Staten Island Yankees | NYP | 128,441 | 37 | 3,471 | 141,163 | -0.09 |
125 | Kannapolis Intimidators | SAL | 125,811 | 66 | 1,906 | 132,493 | -0.05 |
126 | Ogden Raptors | PL | 124,687 | 37 | 3,370 | 123,625 | 0.01 |
127 | Huntsville Stars | SL | 123,904 | 66 | 1,877 | 130,231 | -0.05 |
128 | Fort Myers Miracle | FSL | 121,832 | 64 | 1,904 | 121,452 | 0.00 |
129 | Minatitlan Petroleros | MxL | 120,511 | 52 | 2,318 | 73,247 | 0.65 |
130 | Jackson Generals | SL | 119,202 | 61 | 1,954 | 133,352 | -0.11 |
131 | Tampa Yankees | FSL | 118,770 | 65 | 1,827 | 112,668 | 0.05 |
132 | Visalia Rawhide | CalL | 115,321 | 70 | 1,647 | 118,625 | -0.03 |
133 | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | NYP | 114,598 | 34 | 3,371 | 109,956 | 0.04 |
134 | Clinton LumberKings | ML | 113,880 | 64 | 1,779 | 111,760 | 0.02 |
135 | Eugene Emeralds | NWL | 112,028 | 38 | 2,948 | 115,569 | -0.03 |
136 | Bradenton Marauders | FSL | 109,845 | 62 | 1,772 | 101,528 | 0.08 |
137 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL | 107,995 | 61 | 1,770 | 117,417 | -0.08 |
138 | Billings Mustangs | PL | 105,417 | 36 | 2,928 | 112,602 | -0.06 |
139 | St. Lucie Mets | FSL | 98,664 | 64 | 1,542 | 92,044 | 0.07 |
140 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | NWL | 98,024 | 38 | 2,580 | 101,785 | -0.04 |
141 | Brevard Co. Manatees | FSL | 97,238 | 67 | 1,451 | 89,512 | 0.09 |
142 | Idaho Falls Chukars | PL | 96,367 | 38 | 2,536 | 89,828 | 0.07 |
143 | Everett AquaSox | NWL | 92,489 | 36 | 2,569 | 95,929 | -0.04 |
144 | High Desert Mavericks | CalL | 92,379 | 68 | 1,359 | 122,906 | -0.25 |
145 | Boise Hawks | NWL | 91,324 | 37 | 2,468 | 91,167 | 0.00 |
146 | Campeche Pirates | MxL | 87,755 | 45 | 1,950 | 122,336 | -0.28 |
147 | Grand Junction Rockies | PL | 87,426 | 37 | 2,363 | 101,496 | -0.14 |
148 | Orem Owlz | PL | 85,630 | 37 | 2,314 | 87,392 | -0.02 |
149 | Tri-City Dust Devils | NWL | 83,987 | 37 | 2,270 | 86,095 | -0.02 |
150 | Missoula Osprey | PL | 81,686 | 36 | 2,269 | 89,812 | -0.09 |
151 | Vermont Lake Monsters | NYP | 81,683 | 35 | 2,334 | 89,977 | -0.09 |
152 | Connecticut Tigers | NYP | 68,575 | 36 | 1,910 | 58,086 | 0.18 |
153 | Hagerstown Suns | SAL | 65,606 | 62 | 1,058 | 87,429 | -0.25 |
154 | Jupiter Hammerheads | FSL | 64,813 | 65 | 997 | 73,337 | -0.12 |
155 | Williamsport Crosscutters | NYP | 64,188 | 36 | 1,783 | 62,901 | 0.02 |
156 | Palm Beach Cardinals | FSL | 64,121 | 66 | 972 | 73,954 | -0.13 |
157 | Burlington Bees | ML | 62,932 | 62 | 1,015 | 58,195 | 0.08 |
158 | Beloit Snappers | ML | 61,045 | 65 | 939 | 68,867 | -0.11 |
159 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | FSL | 60,011 | 51 | 1,177 | 59,589 | 0.01 |
160 | Great Falls Voyagers | PL | 58,386 | 36 | 1,622 | 56,869 | 0.03 |
161 | Bakersfield Blaze | CalL | 56,345 | 70 | 805 | 43,969 | 0.28 |
162 | Dunedin Blue Jays | FSL | 50,695 | 66 | 768 | 53,091 | -0.05 |
163 | Greeneville Astros | AppL | 45,261 | 33 | 1,372 | 42,303 | 0.07 |
164 | Auburn Doubledays | NYP | 39,381 | 34 | 1,158 | 55,810 | -0.29 |
165 | Jamestown Jammers | NYP | 38,728 | 36 | 1,076 | 36,078 | 0.07 |
166 | Batavia MuckDogs | NYP | 33,909 | 35 | 969 | 33,443 | 0.01 |
167 | Helena Brewers | PL | 33,515 | 38 | 882 | 33,428 | 0.00 |
168 | Burlington Royals | AppL | 32,200 | 26 | 1,238 | 33,501 | -0.04 |
169 | Bluefield Blue Jays | AppL | 28,232 | 33 | 856 | 23,890 | 0.18 |
170 | Pulaski Mariners | AppL | 25,842 | 33 | 783 | 25,301 | 0.02 |
171 | Johnson City Cardinals | AppL | 25,612 | 31 | 826 | 24,827 | 0.03 |
172 | Danville Braves | AppL | 25,152 | 28 | 898 | 27,628 | -0.09 |
173 | Elizabethton Twins | AppL | 24,725 | 31 | 798 | 25,430 | -0.03 |
174 | Princeton Rays | AppL | 24,610 | 33 | 746 | 26,110 | -0.06 |
175 | Kingsport Mets | AppL | 23,476 | 31 | 757 | 26,408 | -0.11 |
176 | Bristol Sox | AppL | 20,309 | 29 | 700 | 23,387 | -0.13 |
* Playing last season as the Yakima Bears.
AppL = Appalachian League (rookie)
CalL = California League (High Class A)
CL = Carolina League (High Class A)
EL = Eastern League (Class AA)
FSL = Florida State League (High Class A)
IL = International League (Class AAA)
ML = Midwest League (Low Class A)
MxL = Mexican League (Class AAA)
NWL = Northwest League (short season A)
NYP = NY-Penn Legue (short season A)
PCL = Pacfic Coast League (PCL)
PL = Pioneer League (rookie)
SAL = South Atlantic Legue (Low Class A)
SL = Southern League (Class AA)
TL = Texas League (Class AA)
RELATED STORIES: 2013 Affiliated Attendance by League; 2013 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by Average; 2013 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by Total; 2013 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by League
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