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 attendance will be covered tomorrow, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends.
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by league, with a comparison of 2010 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.
Team | LGE | TOTAL | GMS | AV | 2010A | +/- | |
1 | Greeneville Astros | AppL | 45,015 | 33 | 1,364 | 1,391 | -0.02 |
2 | Kingsport Mets | AppL | 31,988 | 34 | 940 | 900 | 0.04 |
3 | Pulaski Mariners | AppL | 30,236 | 34 | 889 | 980 | -0.09 |
4 | Danville Braves | AppL | 28,523 | 33 | 864 | 927 | -0.07 |
5 | Elizabethton Twins | AppL | 28,900 | 34 | 850 | 795 | 0.07 |
6 | Burlington Royals | AppL | 28,427 | 34 | 836 | 917 | -0.09 |
7 | Princeton Rays | AppL | 27,685 | 34 | 814 | 869 | -0.06 |
8 | Bluefield Blue Jays | AppL | 26,395 | 33 | 799 | 714 | 0.12 |
9 | Johnson City Cardinals | AppL | 25,961 | 34 | 763 | 751 | 0.02 |
10 | Bristol Sox | AppL | 22,433 | 32 | 701 | 667 | 0.05 |
TOT | 295,563 | 335 | 882 | 895 | -0.01 | ||
1 | Lake Elsinore Storm | CalL | 225,769 | 69 | 3,272 | 3,203 | 0.02 |
2 | San Jose Giants | CalL | 222,547 | 69 | 3,225 | 2,873 | 0.12 |
3 | Stockton Ports | CalL | 198,705 | 70 | 2,838 | 2,828 | 0.00 |
4 | Modesto Nuts | CalL | 180,785 | 68 | 2,658 | 2,691 | -0.01 |
5 | Inland Empire 66ers | CalL | 185,411 | 70 | 2,648 | 2,561 | 0.03 |
6 | Rancho Cucamonga Quakes | CalL | 155,903 | 70 | 2,227 | 2,152 | 0.03 |
7 | Lancaster JetHawks | CalL | 147,129 | 69 | 2,132 | 2,240 | -0.05 |
8 | Visalia Rawhide | CalL | 118,065 | 68 | 1,736 | 1,598 | 0.09 |
9 | High Desert Mavericks | CalL | 119,028 | 69 | 1,725 | 1,585 | 0.09 |
10 | Bakersfield Blaze | CalL | 40,056 | 70 | 572 | 932 | -0.39 |
TOT | 1,593,398 | 692 | 2,303 | 2,267 | 0.02 | ||
1 | Winston-Salem Dash | CL | 312,416 | 67 | 4,662 | 4,592 | 0.02 |
2 | Wilmington Blue Rocks | CL | 288,736 | 64 | 4,511 | 4,554 | -0.01 |
3 | Frederick Keys | CL | 296,296 | 67 | 4,422 | 4,221 | 0.05 |
4 | Salem Red Sox | CL | 226,337 | 66 | 3,429 | 3,204 | 0.07 |
5 | Myrtle Beach Pelicans | CL | 213,200 | 65 | 3,280 | 3,282 | 0.00 |
6 | Potomac Nationals | CL | 171,096 | 58 | 2,949 | 3,063 | -0.04 |
7 | Lynchburg Hillcats | CL | 169,367 | 69 | 2,454 | 2,340 | 0.05 |
8 | Kinston Indians | CL | 112,181 | 63 | 1,780 | 1,799 | -0.01 |
TOT | 1,789,629 | 519 | 3,448 | 3,391 | 0.02 | ||
1 | Reading Phillies | EL | 456,957 | 68 | 6,719 | 6,615 | 0.02 |
2 | Richmond Flying Squirrels | EL | 447,520 | 67 | 6,679 | 6,626 | 0.01 |
3 | New Britain Rock Cats | EL | 363,759 | 62 | 5,867 | 5,500 | 0.07 |
4 | Trenton Thunder | EL | 379,501 | 67 | 5,664 | 5,408 | 0.05 |
5 | N.H. Fisher Cats | EL | 373,482 | 67 | 5,574 | 5,832 | -0.04 |
6 | Portland Sea Dogs | EL | 369,424 | 67 | 5,513 | 5,515 | 0.00 |
7 | Harrisburg Senators | EL | 291,248 | 69 | 4,220 | 4,204 | 0.00 |
8 | Altoona Curve | EL | 285,906 | 68 | 4,204 | 4,149 | 0.01 |
9 | Akron Aeros | EL | 266,265 | 68 | 3,915 | 3,790 | 0.03 |
10 | Bowie BaySox | EL | 255,832 | 70 | 3,654 | 3,545 | 0.03 |
11 | Erie SeaWolves | EL | 224,443 | 67 | 3,349 | 3,216 | 0.04 |
12 | Binghamton Mets | EL | 209,044 | 66 | 3,167 | 3,088 | 0.03 |
TOT | 3,923,381 | 806 | 4,868 | 4,792 | 0.02 | ||
1 | Clearwater Threshers | FSL | 177,117 | 69 | 2,566 | 2,539 | 0.01 |
2 | Charlotte Stone Crabs | FSL | 166,375 | 67 | 2,483 | 2,678 | -0.07 |
3 | Daytona Cubs | FSL | 154,557 | 66 | 2,341 | 2,241 | 0.04 |
4 | Fort Myers Miracle | FSL | 122,328 | 64 | 1,911 | 1,708 | 0.12 |
5 | Tampa Yankees | FSL | 117,162 | 66 | 1,775 | 1,534 | 0.16 |
6 | St. Lucie Mets | FSL | 105,379 | 64 | 1,646 | 1,506 | 0.09 |
7 | Bradenton Marauders | FSL | 103,978 | 69 | 1,506 | 823 | 0.83 |
8 | Brevard Co. Manatees | FSL | 93,903 | 63 | 1,490 | 1,339 | 0.11 |
9 | Jupiter Hammerheads | FSL | 82,071 | 68 | 1,206 | 994 | 0.21 |
10 | Palm Beach Cardinals | FSL | 68,620 | 63 | 1,089 | 966 | 0.13 |
11 | Lakeland Flying Tigers | FSL | 62,324 | 65 | 958 | 1,016 | -0.06 |
12 | Dunedin Blue Jays | FSL | 43,148 | 66 | 653 | 576 | 0.13 |
TOT | 1,296,962 | 790 | 1,642 | 1,499 | 0.10 | ||
1 | Lehigh Valley IronPigs | IL | 628,925 | 68 | 9,248 | 9,227 | 0.00 |
2 | Louisville Bats | IL | 601,372 | 69 | 8,715 | 8,634 | 0.01 |
3 | Columbus Clippers | IL | 591,884 | 68 | 8,704 | 8,945 | -0.03 |
4 | Pawtucket Red Sox | IL | 578,930 | 70 | 8,270 | 8,342 | -0.01 |
5 | Indianapolis Indians | IL | 580,082 | 71 | 8,170 | 8,027 | 0.02 |
6 | Toledo Mud Hens | IL | 549,438 | 69 | 7,962 | 7,972 | 0.00 |
7 | Buffalo Bisons | IL | 521,530 | 67 | 7,784 | 8,218 | -0.05 |
8 | Durham Bulls | IL | 462,682 | 71 | 6,516 | 7,043 | -0.07 |
9 | Rochester Red Wings | IL | 448,024 | 69 | 6,493 | 6,600 | -0.02 |
10 | Syracuse Chiefs | IL | 374,680 | 64 | 5,854 | 6,123 | -0.04 |
11 | Norfolk Tides | IL | 397,889 | 70 | 5,684 | 5,454 | 0.04 |
12 | Gwinnett Braves | IL | 351,565 | 69 | 5,095 | 4,817 | 0.06 |
13 | SWB Yankees | IL | 298,098 | 65 | 4,586 | 4,981 | -0.08 |
14 | Charlotte Knights | IL | 279,107 | 68 | 4,104 | 4,247 | -0.03 |
TOT | 6,664,206 | 958 | 6,956 | 7,048 | -0.01 | ||
1 | Dayton Dragons | ML | 571,886 | 69 | 8,288 | 8,534 | -0.03 |
2 | Kane County Cougars | ML | 410,262 | 67 | 6,123 | 6,243 | -0.02 |
3 | Fort Wayne TinCaps | ML | 376,022 | 67 | 5,612 | 5,784 | -0.03 |
4 | W. Michigan Whitecaps | ML | 372,555 | 67 | 5,560 | 5,385 | 0.03 |
5 | Lansing Lugnuts | ML | 345,089 | 64 | 5,392 | 5,301 | 0.02 |
6 | Great Lakes Loons | ML | 264,249 | 69 | 3,829 | 4,059 | -0.06 |
7 | Wis. Timber Rattlers | ML | 240,998 | 64 | 3,765 | 3,758 | 0.00 |
8 | Lake County Captains | ML | 235,897 | 66 | 3,574 | 4,234 | -0.16 |
9 | Bowling Green Hot Rods | ML | 237,070 | 67 | 3,538 | 3,513 | 0.01 |
10 | Quad Cities River Bandits | ML | 223,025 | 64 | 3,484 | 3,502 | -0.01 |
11 | Peoria Chiefs | ML | 187,915 | 68 | 2,763 | 3,131 | -0.12 |
12 | Cedar Rapids Kernels | ML | 169,000 | 69 | 2,449 | 2,585 | -0.05 |
13 | South Bend Silver Hawks | ML | 112,795 | 64 | 1,762 | 2,024 | -0.13 |
14 | Clinton LumberKings | ML | 115,253 | 66 | 1,746 | 1,816 | -0.04 |
15 | Beloit Snappers | ML | 66,982 | 65 | 1,030 | 1,096 | -0.06 |
16 | Burlington Bees | ML | 54,284 | 65 | 835 | 916 | -0.09 |
TOT | 3,983,282 | 1,061 | 3,754 | 3,904 | -0.04 | ||
1 | Saltillo Saraperos | MxL | 426,915 | 50 | 8,538 | 4,946 | 0.73 |
2 | Monterrey Sultanes | MxL | 430,420 | 51 | 8,439 | 6,731 | 0.25 |
3 | Puebla Pericos | MxL | 363,011 | 51 | 7,117 | 3,338 | 1.13 |
4 | Mexico Red Devils | MxL | 330,626 | 51 | 6,482 | 5,280 | 0.23 |
5 | Monclova Acereros | MxL | 307,338 | 53 | 5,798 | 5,304 | 0.09 |
6 | Laguna Vaqueros | MxL | 249,871 | 52 | 4,805 | 4,153 | 0.16 |
7 | Yucatan Leones | MxL | 202,326 | 49 | 4,129 | 3,621 | 0.14 |
8 | Veracruz Rojos del Aguil | MxL | 194,139 | 50 | 3,882 | 2,195 | 0.77 |
9 | Oaxaca Guerrors | MxL | 174,108 | 49 | 3,553 | 3,540 | 0.00 |
10 | Quintana Roo Tigers | MxL | 151,698 | 50 | 3,033 | 2,618 | 0.16 |
11 | Reynosa Broncos | MxL | 156,714 | 52 | 3,013 | 3,474 | -0.13 |
12 | Tabasco Olmecas | MxL | 137,633 | 50 | 2,752 | 1,988 | 0.38 |
13 | Campeche Pirates | MxL | 99,021 | 43 | 2,302 | 2,082 | 0.11 |
14 | Minatitlan Petroleros | MxL | 101,318 | 53 | 1,911 | 1,406 | 0.36 |
TOT | 3,325,138 | 704 | 4,723 | 3,445 | 0.37 | ||
1 | Spokane Indians | NWL | 183,458 | 38 | 4,827 | 4,737 | 0.02 |
2 | Vancouver Canadians | NWL | 162,162 | 38 | 4,267 | 4,068 | 0.05 |
3 | Eugene Emeralds | NWL | 114,690 | 38 | 3,018 | 2,830 | 0.07 |
4 | Salem-Keizer Volcanoes | NWL | 105,973 | 38 | 2,788 | 2,532 | 0.10 |
5 | Boise Hawks | NWL | 98,860 | 38 | 2,601 | 2,780 | -0.06 |
6 | Everett AquaSox | NWL | 96,345 | 38 | 2,535 | 2,502 | 0.01 |
7 | Tri-City Dust Devils | NWL | 85,953 | 38 | 2,261 | 2,234 | 0.01 |
8 | Yakima Bears | NWL | 66,545 | 38 | 1,751 | 1,860 | -0.06 |
TOT | 913,986 | 304 | 3,007 | 2,940 | 0.02 | ||
1 | Brooklyn Cyclones | NYP | 245,087 | 35 | 7,002 | 7,147 | -0.02 |
2 | Aberdeen IronBirds | NYP | 242,723 | 37 | 6,560 | 6,547 | 0.00 |
3 | Staten Island Yankees | NYP | 192,568 | 34 | 5,663 | 5,806 | -0.02 |
4 | Lowell Spinners | NYP | 167,222 | 36 | 4,645 | 5,446 | -0.15 |
5 | Hudson Valley Renegades | NYP | 149,243 | 33 | 4,522 | 4,417 | 0.02 |
6 | Tri-City ValleyCats | NYP | 156,297 | 36 | 4,341 | 4,314 | 0.01 |
7 | State College Spikes | NYP | 139,007 | 37 | 3,756 | 3,708 | 0.01 |
8 | Mahoning Valley Scrappers | NYP | 111,048 | 37 | 3,001 | 3,014 | 0.00 |
9 | Vermont Lake Monsters | NYP | 88,711 | 36 | 2,464 | 2,524 | -0.02 |
10 | Williamsport Crosscutters | NYP | 68,124 | 37 | 1,841 | 1,774 | 0.04 |
11 | Connecticut Tigers | NYP | 62,317 | 35 | 1,780 | 1,485 | 0.20 |
12 | Auburn Doubledays | NYP | 48,429 | 34 | 1,424 | 1,535 | -0.07 |
13 | Jamestown Jammers | NYP | 42,086 | 37 | 1,137 | 1,213 | -0.06 |
14 | Batavia MuckDogs | NYP | 37,029 | 35 | 1,057 | 1,016 | 0.04 |
TOT | 1,749,891 | 499 | 3,507 | 3,579 | -0.02 | ||
1 | Round Rock Express | PCL | 618,261 | 72 | 8,586 | 8,408 | 0.02 |
2 | Sacramento River Cats | PCL | 600,306 | 71 | 8,455 | 9,137 | -0.07 |
3 | Albuqueque Isotopes | PCL | 578,328 | 71 | 8,145 | 8,158 | 0.00 |
4 | Iowa Cubs | PCL | 500,675 | 69 | 7,256 | 7,671 | -0.05 |
5 | Memphis Redbirds | PCL | 493,528 | 70 | 7,050 | 6,507 | 0.08 |
6 | Fresno Grizzlies | PCL | 494,051 | 71 | 6,958 | 6,783 | 0.03 |
7 | Salt Lake Bees | PCL | 437,769 | 68 | 6,437 | 7,292 | -0.12 |
8 | Reno Aces | PCL | 432,314 | 71 | 6,088 | 6,218 | -0.02 |
9 | Omaha Storm Chasers | PCL | 410,326 | 69 | 5,946 | 5,888 | 0.01 |
10 | Tacoma Rainiers | PCL | 378,518 | 71 | 5,331 | 5,163 | 0.03 |
11 | New Orleans Zephyrs | PCL | 372,017 | 70 | 5,314 | 5,596 | -0.05 |
12 | Oklahoma City RedHaw | PCL | 378,877 | 72 | 5,262 | 5,478 | -0.04 |
13 | Nashville Sounds | PCL | 335,143 | 69 | 4,857 | 4,764 | 0.02 |
14 | Colorado Springs Sky Sox | PCL | 339,009 | 70 | 4,842 | 4,823 | 0.00 |
15 | Las Vegas 51s | PCL | 314,032 | 70 | 4,486 | 4,739 | -0.05 |
16 | Tucson Padres* | PCL | 242,136 | 71 | 3,410 | 4,265 | -0.20 |
TOT | 6,925,290 | 1,125 | 6,156 | 6,324 | -0.03 | ||
1 | Ogden Raptors | PL | 130,817 | 38 | 3,442 | 3,494 | -0.01 |
2 | Billings Mustangs | PL | 109,881 | 37 | 2,969 | 2,743 | 0.08 |
3 | Orem Owlz | PL | 104,007 | 38 | 2,737 | 2,195 | 0.25 |
4 | Idaho Falls Chukars | PL | 94,518 | 38 | 2,487 | 2,409 | 0.03 |
5 | Missoula Osprey | PL | 86,313 | 38 | 2,271 | 2,360 | -0.04 |
6 | Great Falls Voyagers | PL | 59,884 | 37 | 1,618 | 1,836 | -0.12 |
7 | Casper Ghosts | PL | 47,982 | 37 | 1,296 | 1,503 | -0.14 |
8 | Helena Brewers | PL | 37,484 | 38 | 986 | 887 | 0.11 |
TOT | 670,886 | 301 | 2,229 | 2,187 | 0.02 | ||
1 | Lakewood BlueClaws | SAL | 382,070 | 61 | 6,263 | 6,170 | 0.02 |
2 | Greensboro Grasshoppers | SAL | 388,218 | 70 | 5,545 | 5,500 | 0.01 |
3 | Lexington Legends | SAL | 312,349 | 64 | 4,880 | 4,872 | 0.00 |
4 | Greenville Drive | SAL | 327,558 | 69 | 4,747 | 4,969 | -0.04 |
5 | Charleston RiverDogs | SAL | 265,465 | 67 | 3,962 | 3,898 | 0.02 |
6 | Delmarva Shorebirds | SAL | 211,993 | 69 | 3,072 | 3,250 | -0.05 |
7 | Augusta GreenJackets | SAL | 200,115 | 68 | 2,942 | 3,011 | -0.02 |
8 | Rome Braves | SAL | 186,345 | 67 | 2,781 | 2,839 | -0.02 |
9 | West Virginia Power | SAL | 165,996 | 65 | 2,553 | 2,572 | -0.01 |
10 | Asheville Tourists | SAL | 157,199 | 67 | 2,346 | 2,353 | 0.00 |
11 | Kannapolis Intimidators | SAL | 138,487 | 67 | 2,066 | 2,029 | 0.02 |
12 | Hickory Crawdads | SAL | 131,131 | 64 | 2,048 | 2,070 | -0.01 |
13 | Savannah Sand Gnats | SAL | 135,415 | 69 | 1,962 | 1,824 | 0.08 |
14 | Hagerstown Suns | SAL | 123,593 | 64 | 1,931 | 2,057 | -0.06 |
TOT | 3,125,934 | 931 | 3,358 | 3,415 | -0.02 | ||
1 | Jacksonville Suns | SL | 309,310 | 70 | 4,418 | 5,140 | -0.14 |
2 | Tennessee Smokies | SL | 265,341 | 67 | 3,960 | 3,859 | 0.03 |
3 | Birmingham Barons | SL | 261,623 | 68 | 3,847 | 4,180 | -0.08 |
4 | Montgomery Biscuits | SL | 256,403 | 68 | 3,770 | 4,027 | -0.06 |
5 | Carolina Mudcats | SL | 255,216 | 69 | 3,698 | 3,245 | 0.14 |
6 | Chattanooga Lookouts | SL | 224,974 | 66 | 3,408 | 3,245 | 0.05 |
7 | Mobile BayBears | SL | 210,956 | 69 | 3,057 | 3,053 | 0.00 |
8 | Mississippi Braves | SL | 191,653 | 70 | 2,737 | 2,619 | 0.05 |
9 | Jackson Generals** | SL | 106,689 | 65 | 1,641 | 1,823 | -0.10 |
10 | Huntsville Stars | SL | 93,340 | 59 | 1,582 | 1,403 | 0.13 |
TOT | 2,175,505 | 671 | 3,242 | 3,333 | -0.03 | ||
1 | FriscoRoughRiders | TL | 509,331 | 70 | 7,276 | 7,886 | -0.08 |
2 | Corpus Christi Hooks | TL | 395,128 | 70 | 5,644 | 5,976 | -0.06 |
3 | Tulsa Drillers | TL | 366,291 | 68 | 5,386 | 6,184 | -0.13 |
4 | Springfield Cardinals | TL | 337,166 | 66 | 5,108 | 5,333 | -0.04 |
5 | NW Arkansas Naturals | TL | 310,613 | 65 | 4,778 | 4,856 | -0.02 |
6 | Arkansas Travelers | TL | 300,594 | 65 | 4,624 | 4,940 | -0.06 |
7 | Midland Rockhounds | TL | 308,810 | 68 | 4,541 | 4,193 | 0.08 |
8 | San Antonio Missions | TL | 294,176 | 70 | 4,202 | 4,190 | 0.00 |
TOT | 2,822,109 | 542 | 5,207 | 5,460 | -0.05 | ||
*Playing last season as the Portland Beavers | |||||||
**Playing last season as West Tenn Diamond Jaxx | |||||||
***Playing last season as Bluefield Orioles | |||||||
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 League (short season A) | |||||||
PCL = Pacific Coast League (AAA) | |||||||
PL = Pioneer League (rookie) | |||||||
SAL = South Atlantic League (Low Class A) | |||||||
SL = Southern League (Class AA) | |||||||
TL = Texas League (Class AA) |
RELATED STORIES: 2011 Baseball Attendance by Average; 2011 Affiliated Attendance by Average; 2011 Affiliated Attendance by League; 2011 Affiliated Attendance by Total; 2011 Independent Attendance by Average; 2011 Independent Attendance by Total; 2011 Independent Average Attendance by League; 2011 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by Average; 2011 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by Total; 2011 Summer-Collegiate Attendance by League
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