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2014 Affiliated Attendance by League

Ballpark DigestWith the 2014 Minor League Baseball regular season over, we’ll begin looking at what happened this season on the attendance front. We’ll start with a look at teams by league, ranked by average attendance.

We’ll follow this up with listings of affiliated attendance by average and attendance by total. 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 league, with a comparison of 2013 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.

Appalachian League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Greeneville Astros 48,619 34 1,430 45,261 1,372 0.04
Johnson City Cardinals 40,351 32 1,261 25,612 826 0.53
Burlington Royals 40,497 34 1,191 32,200 1,238 -0.04
Kingsport Mets 30,464 32 952 23,476 757 0.26
Danville Braves 30,385 32 950 25,152 898 0.06
Bristol Pirates 25,743 30 858 20,309 700 0.23
Bluefield Blue Jays 26,446 32 826 28,232 856 -0.04
Pulaski Mariners 26,160 32 818 25,842 783 0.04
Elizabethton Twins 26,590 33 806 24,725 798 0.01
Princeton Rays 24,848 33 753 24,610 746 0.01
TOTALS 320,103 324 988 275,419 894 0.11
             
California League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Lake Elsinore Storm 220,069 70 3,144 217,869 3,158 0.00
San Jose Giants 200,124 70 2,859 201,011 2,872 0.00
Inland Empire 66ers 195,841 69 2,838 192,549 2,751 0.03
Stockton Ports 195,500 70 2,793 199,742 2,853 -0.02
Modesto Nuts 172,902 70 2,470 177,700 2,539 -0.03
Lancaster JetHawks 170,532 70 2,436 158,266 2,294 0.06
Rancho Cucamonga Quakes 166,993 70 2,386 172,306 2,462 -0.03
High Desert Mavericks 147,231 70 2,103 92,379 1,359 0.55
Visalia Rawhide 120,003 70 1,714 115,321 1,647 0.04
Bakersfield Blaze 57,057 69 827 56,345 805 0.03
TOTALS 1,644,893 698 2,357 1,583,488 2,275 0.04
             
Carolina League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Frederick Keys 324,446 65 4,991 324,311 4,914 0.02
Winston-Salem Dash 299,645 66 4,540 301,366 4,498 0.01
Wilmington Blue Rocks 278,316 64 4,349 292,319 4,429 -0.02
Potomac Nationals 243,559 63 3,866 236,772 3,534 0.09
Myrtle Beach Pelicans 241,026 66 3,652 222,406 3,370 0.08
Carolina Mudcats 215,149 64 3,362 224,736 3,354 0.00
Salem Red Sox 220,782 66 3,345 172,293 2,735 0.22
Lynchburg Hillcats 158,750 66 2,405 160,537 2,396 0.00
TOTALS 1,981,673 520 3,811 1,934,740 3,657 0.04
             
Eastern League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Richmond Flying Squirrels 418,147 66 6,336 434,769 6,689 -0.05
Reading Fightin Phils 394,458 68 5,801 436,134 6,321 -0.08
Portland Sea Dogs 359,427 65 5,530 341,420 5,096 0.09
Akron RubberDucks 350,704 68 5,157 295,459 4,221 0.22
New Hampshire Fisher Cats 340,299 66 5,156 353,639 5,125 0.01
Trenton Thunder 361,369 71 5,090 360,010 5,373 -0.05
New Britain Rock Cats 302,865 66 4,454 307,097 4,653 -0.04
Harrisburg Senators 273,645 65 4,210 284,361 4,121 0.02
Altoona Curve 275,823 67 4,117 286,227 4,209 -0.02
Bowie BaySox 248,630 69 3,603 252,593 3,715 -0.03
Erie SeaWolves 209,299 67 3,124 206,780 3,086 0.01
Binghamton Mets 171,279 64 2,676 185,093 2,804 -0.05
TOTALS 3,705,945 802 4,621 3,743,582 4,616  0.00
             
Florida State League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Clearwater Threshers 195,063 70 2,787 172,151 2,608 0.07
Charlotte Stone Crabs 118,430 64 1,850 107,995 1,770 0.05
Daytona Cubs 143,273 58 2,470 146,049 2,518 -0.02
Fort Myers Miracle 119,102 64 1,861 121,832 1,904 -0.02
Tampa Yankees 111,521 68 1,640 118,770 1,827 -0.10
St. Lucie Mets 94,650 64 1,479 98,664 1,542 -0.04
Bradenton Marauders 104,584 65 1,609 109,845 1,772 -0.09
Brevard Co. Manatees 78,465 61 1,286 97,238 1,451 -0.11
Jupiter Hammerheads 71,713 63 1,138 64,813 997 0.14
Palm Beach Cardinals 74,887 68 1,101 64,121 972 0.13
Lakeland Flying Tigers 64,396 65 991 60,011 1,177 -0.16
Dunedin Blue Jays 60,044 67 896 50,695 768 0.17
TOTALS 1,236,128 777 1,591 1,212,184 1,606 -0.01
             
International League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Charlotte Knights 687,715 71 9,686 254,834 3,803 1.55
Indianapolis Indians 660,289 70 9,433 637,579 8,980 0.05
Lehigh Valley IronPigs 614,888 68 9,042 613,075 9,016 0.00
Columbus Clippers 628,980 70 8,985 635,613 9,212 -0.02
Buffalo Bisons 535,275 66 8,110 537,747 8,273 -0.02
Louisville Bats 567,256 71 7,990 581,114 8,185 -0.02
Toledo Mud Hens 545,265 71 7,680 560,080 7,779 -0.01
Durham Bulls 533,033 70 7,615 498,735 7,125 0.07
Pawtucket Red Sox 515,665 70 7,367 540,034 7,827 -0.06
Rochester Red Wings 422,454 66 6,401 420,751 6,098 0.05
SWB RailRiders 401,618 68 6,401 435,839 6,409 0.00
Norfolk Tides 358,147 68 5,267 382,105 5,703 -0.08
Gwinnett Braves 303,959 71 4,281 323,799 4,762 -0.10
Syracuse Chiefs 247,046 66 3,743 345,047 5,150 -0.27
TOTALS 7,021,590 966 7,269 6,766,352 7,041 0.03
             
Midwest League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Dayton Dragons 573,709 68 8,437 579,946 8,405 0.00
Kane County Cougars 415,571 69 6,023 406,152 6,154 -0.02
Fort Wayne TinCaps 406,715 70 5,810 403,596 5,766 0.01
West Michigan Whitecaps 391,653 70 5,595 377,949 5,558 0.01
Lansing Lugnuts 338,249 70 4,832 334,806 5,231 -0.08
Wisconsin Timber Rattlers 250,131 63 3,970 241,938 3,780 0.05
Quad Cities River Bandits 237,005 61 3,885 226,112 3,533 0.10
South Bend Silver Hawks 258,836 69 3,751 237,448 3,598 0.04
Lake County Captains 226,454 65 3,484 235,002 3,561 -0.02
Great Lakes Loons 230,019 69 3,334 231,639 3,564 -0.06
Peoria Chiefs 217,632 66 3,297 208,616 3,114 0.06
Bowling Green Hot Rods 180,350 64 2,818 216,301 3,228 -0.13
Cedar Rapids Kernels 171,011 67 2,552 180,688 2,697 -0.05
Clinton LumberKings 111,329 65 1,713 113,880 1,779 -0.04
Burlington Bees 70,649 67 1,054 62,932 1,015 0.04
Beloit Snappers 63,505 65 977 61,045 939 0.04
TOTALS 4,142,818 1,068 3,879 4,118,049 3,907 -0.01
             
Mexican League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Monterrey Sultanes 687,642 58 11,858 590,692 11,145 0.06
Tijuana Toros* 419,169 53 7,909 120,511 2,318 2.41
Saltillo Saraperos 376,141 54 6,966 392,245 7,132 -0.02
Acereros del Norte 307,066 54 5,686 338,271 5,832 -0.03
Puebla Pericos 240,409 48 5,009 290,361 5,094 -0.02
Laguna Vaqueros 261,321 54 4,839 284,942 4,343 0.11
Yucatan Leones 225,404 49 4,600 230,369 4,189 0.10
Mexico Red Devils 217,028 55 3,946 241,881 5,258 -0.25
Ciudad del Carmen Dolphins 209,973 56 3,750 271,021 5,114 -0.27
Oaxaca Guerreros 179,286 53 3,383 180,734 3,544 -0.05
Quintana Roo Tigers 175,827 54 3,256 177,731 3,418 -0.05
Veracruz Rojos del Aguila 159,271 53 3,005 190,484 3,594 -0.16
Agua. Railroad Workers 149,802 51 2,937 153,719 2,847 0.03
Reynosa Broncos 142,154 54 2,632 137,226 2,691 -0.02
Tabasco Olmecas 133,318 54 2,469 144,434 2,778 -0.11
Campeche Pirates 113,959 47 2,425 87,755 1,950 0.24
TOTALS 3,997,770 847 4,720 3,832,376 4,519 0.04
             
Northwest League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Spokane Indians 193,865 37 5,240 187,371 5,065 0.03
Vancouver Canadians 180,187 37 4,870 184,042 4,843 0.01
Hillsboro Hops 139,732 38 3,651 135,167 3,557 0.03
Eugene Emeralds 109,067 38 2,844 112,028 2,948 -0.04
Everett AquaSox 92,642 37 2,504 92,489 2,569 -0.03
Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 95,083 38 2,502 98,024 2,580 -0.03
Boise Hawks 87,519 38 2,303 91,324 2,468 -0.07
Tri-City Dust Devils 85,678 38 2,255 83,987 2,270 -0.01
TOTALS 983,773 301 3,268 984,432 3,292 -0.01
             
NY-Penn League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Brooklyn Cyclones 231,628 37 6,260 232,224 6,276 0.00
Lowell Spinners 165,129 38 4,346 156,358 4,343 0.00
Hudson Valley Renegades 159,084 37 4,300 164,230 4,322 -0.01
Tri-City ValleyCats 161,171 38 4,241 156,712 4,235 0.00
Aberdeen IronBirds 150,300 36 4,164 189,879 5,274 -0.21
State College Spikes 134,927 37 3,647 133,637 3,517 0.04
Staten Island Yankees 122,442 36 3,401 128,441 3,471 -0.02
Mahoning Valley Scrappers 109,545 35 3,130 114,598 3,371 -0.07
Vermont Lake Monsters 84,091 37 2,273 81,683 2,334 -0.03
Connecticut Tigers 78,118 37 2,111 68,575 1,910 0.11
Williamsport Crosscutters 61,249 35 1,750 64,188 1,783 -0.02
Auburn Doubledays 44,640 36 1,240 39,381 1,158 0.07
Batavia MuckDogs 33,376 35 954 33,909 969 -0.02
Jamestown Jammers 24,246 32 758 38,728 1,076 -0.30
TOTALS 1,559,946 506 3,083 1,602,543 3,173 -0.03
             
Pacific Coast League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Sacramento River Cats 607,839 71 8,561 607,329 8,435 0.01
Round Rock Express 595,700 71 8,390 589,042 8,181 0.03
Albuqueque Isotopes 564,625 70 8,066 567,568 7,994 0.01
El Paso Chihuahuas** 560,997 71 7,901 200,077 2,818 1.80
Iowa Cubs 492,060 70 7,029 467,481 6,977 0.01
Fresno Grizzlies 467,862 69 6,781 487,536 6,771 0.00
Salt Lake Bees 470,565 70 6,722 531,221 7,482 -0.10
Oklahoma City RedHawks 429,190 71 6,045 400,025 5,797 0.04
Memphis Redbirds 381,429 67 5,693 498,362 7,223 -0.21
Omaha Storm Chasers 393,946 70 5,628 390,957 5,666 -0.01
Reno Aces 379,439 72 5,270 349,364 4,921 0.07
Colorado Springs Sky Sox 350,374 69 5,078 326,374 5,181 -0.02
New Orleans Zephyrs 348,796 71 4,913 355,003 4,929 0.00
Nashville Sounds 323,961 66 4,909 355,003 5,071 -0.03
Tacoma Rainiers 305,446 65 4,699 320,080 4,446 0.06
Las Vegas 51s 329,429 71 4,640 328,266 4,690 -0.01
TOTALS 7,001,658 1,114 6,285 6,773,688 6,053 0.04
             
Pioneer League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Ogden Raptors 108,504 36 3,014 124,687 3,370 -0.11
Billings Mustangs 105,358 36 2,927 105,417 2,928 0.00
Missoula Osprey 84,429 36 2,345 81,686 2,269 0.03
Idaho Falls Chukars 79,895 35 2,283 96,367 2,536 -0.10
Orem Owlz 83,179 37 2,248 85,630 2,314 -0.03
Grand Junction Rockies 81,382 37 2,200 87,426 2,363 -0.07
Great Falls Voyagers 49,520 37 1,338 58,386 1,622 -0.18
Helena Brewers 33,515 38 882 33,515 882 0.00
TOTALS 625,782 292 2,143 673,114 2,282 -0.06
             
South Atlantic League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Lakewood BlueClaws 380,573 68 5,597 400,299 5,975 -0.06
Greensboro Grasshoppers 369,170 68 5,429 362,274 5,489 -0.01
Greenville Drive 346,187 59 5,017 300,402 4,768 0.05
Charleston RiverDogs 280,075 65 4,309 283,274 4,292 0.00
Lexington Legends 282,158 67 4,211 274,805 4,102 0.03
Delmarva Shorebirds 210,130 65 3,233 206,772 3,335 -0.03
Rome Braves 177,531 69 2,573 168,026 2,625 -0.02
Asheville Tourists 174,893 68 2,572 163,664 2,518 0.02
Augusta GreenJackets 169,194 67 2,525 176,762 2,851 -0.11
West Virginia Power 140,484 62 2,266 149,198 2,331 -0.03
Hickory Crawdads 148,414 69 2,151 143,157 2,169 -0.01
Savannah Sand Gnats 124,013 60 2,067 131,763 2,027 0.02
Kannapolis Intimidators 119,377 62 1,925 125,811 1,906 0.01
Hagerstown Suns 61,683 63 979 65,606 1,058 -0.07
TOTALS   2,983,882 912 3,272 2,951,813 3,262 0.00
             
Southern League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Birmingham Barons 437,612 70 6,252 396,820 5,669 0.10
Jacksonville Suns 300,538 65 4,624 295,258 4,407 0.05
Pensacola Blue Wahoos 311,687 70 4,453 307,094 4,653 -0.04
Tennessee Smokies 283,038 69 4,102 244,984 3,828 0.07
Montgomery Biscuits 244,534 64 3,821 258,532 3,917 -0.02
Chattanooga Lookouts 242,627 69 3,516 220,854 3,398 0.03
Mississippi Braves 211,200 67 3,152 200,268 2,861 0.10
Jackson Generals 135,248 67 2,019 119,202 1,954 0.03
Mobile BayBears 106,297 63 1,687 149,675 2,339 -0.28
Huntsville Stars 94,929 65 1,460 123,904 1,877 -0.22
TOTALS   2,367,710 669 3,539 2,316,591 3,515 0.01
             
Texas League            
Team Total Gms Av. 2013T 2013A  +/-
Frisco RoughRiders 449,773 68 6,614 479,873 7,057 -0.06
Tulsa Drillers 403,732 65 6,211 393,600 5,704 0.09
Corpus Christi Hooks 393,769 70 5,625 379,395 5,498 0.02
Springfield Cardinals 354,227 69 5,134 338,345 5,205 -0.01
Arkansas Travelers 326,179 64 5,097 293,749 4,519 0.13
NW Arkansas Naturals 319,109 69 4,625 318,592 4,685 -0.01
Midland Rockhounds 299,586 67 4,471 317,233 4,598 -0.03
San Antonio Missions 294,539 69 4,269 393,600 4,329 -0.01
TOTALS 2,840,914 541 5,251 2,914,387 5,377 -0.02

*Played last season as Minatitlan Petroleros
**Played last season as Tucson Padres

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