Buoyed by large crowds at their home exhibition finales, the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins and San Francisco paced Spring Training 2010 attendance figures.
Buoyed by large crowds at their home exhibition finales, the Philadelphia Phillies, Minnesota Twins and San Francisco paced Spring Training 2010 attendance figures.
Earlier we reported on the attendance of games played in Florida, as released by the Florida governor's office. MLB measures spring statistics differently; they include every game before the season, including any home exhibition games at an MLB ballpark. So the numbers can be a little misleading, especially when the Twins shoehorned two games against the Cardinals at Target Field before the season started.
We've broken down the numbers by Grapefruit and Cactus League.
GRAPEFRUIT LEAGUE
| Team |
Dates | Total | Average |
| Atlanta Braves | 16 | 137,035 | 8,565 |
| Baltimore Orioles | 15 | 102,207 | 6,814 |
| Boston Red Sox | 16 | 124,001 | 7,750 |
| Detroit Tigers | 14 | 112,560 | 7,504 |
| Florida Marlins | 15 | 72,571 | 4,838 |
| Houston Astros | 15 | 105,041 | 6,179 |
| Minnesota Twins | 15 | 170,497 | 11,366 |
| NY Mets | 17 | 84,707 | 4,983 |
| NY Yankees | 14 | 147,557 | 10,540 |
| Philadelphia Phillies | 16 | 217,324 | 13,583 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 14 | 68,183 | 4,870 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 14 | 96,910 | 6,922 |
| Tampa Bay Rays | 15 | 97,971 | 6,531 |
| Toronto Blue Jays | 11 | 52,550 | 4,777 |
| Washington Nationals | 13 | 91,766 | 7,059 |
CACTUS LEAGUE
| Team |
Dates |
Total |
Average |
| Arizona Diamondbacks | 18 | 139,295 | 7,739 |
| Chicago Cubs | 15 | 164,046 | 10,936 |
| Chicago White Sox | 14 | 92,092 | 6,577 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 16 | 66,725 | 4,170 |
| Cleveland Indians | 14 | 61,240 | 4,374 |
| Colorado Rockies | 16 | 88,451 | 5,528 |
| Kansas City Royals | 15 | 79,149 | 5,277 |
| Los Angeles Angels | 18 | 176,281 | 9,793 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | 17 | 197,021 | 11,589 |
| Milwaukee Brewers | 17 | 115,886 | 6,817 |
| Oakland Athletics | 16 | 105,507 | 6,594 |
| San Diego Padres | 14 | 79,671 | 5,691 |
| San Francisco Giants | 18 | 209,362 | 11,631 |
| Seattle Mariners | 15 | 131,677 | 8,778 |
| Texas Rangers | 16 | 122,070 | 7,629 |
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