Atlantic League wrapping up its regular season last night, it’s time to present independent-league attendance information for the 2015 season . We begin with a listing of indy attendance by league .
We’re limiting the attendance listings to the five independent league that report attendance on a regular basis. That means circuits like the Pecos League are not listed. In addition, you’ll note a smaller indy universe this year: United League Baseball did not play.
Here are the complete attendance figures of independent baseball teams, as listed by per-game average , with a comparison of 2014 attendance figures . All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings .
American Association
TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2014T 2014A +/-
1
St. Paul Saints
404,528
50
8,091
248,106
5,279
0.53
2
Winnipeg Goldeyes
258,922
49
5,284
258,429
5,618
-0.06
3
Kansas City T-Bones
232,068
47
4,938
248,989
5,187
-0.05
4
F-M RedHawks
187,099
50
3,742
186,306
3,802
-0.02
5
Gary-SS RailCats
165,306
47
3,517
164,286
3,571
-0.02
6
Lincoln Saltdogs
171,605
50
3,432
166,503
3,543
-0.03
7
Wichita Wingnuts
141,837
49
2,895
147,706
3,014
-0.04
8
Sioux Falls Canaries
132,280
47
2,814
139,784
2,974
-0.05
9
Sioux City Explorers
77,429
47
1,647
50,746
1,057
0.56
10
Joplin Blasters
69,222
45
1,538
11
Laredo Lemurs
62,517
48
1,302
132,562
2,651
-0.51
12
Grand Prairie AirHogs
52,072
47
1,108
60,747
1,321
-0.16
13
Amarillo Thunderheads
52,472
49
1,071
81,834
1,903
-0.44
TOTALS 2,007,357 625 3,212 1,885,998 3,332 -0.04
Atlantic League
TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2014T 2014A +/-
1
Long Island Ducks
358,317
68
5,269
344,543
5,067
0.04
2
Somerset Patriots
347,770
67
5,191
348,512
5,202
0.00
3
Sugar Land Skeeters
296,525
67
4,426
383,465
5,557
-0.20
4
Lancaster Barnstormers
276,975
68
4,073
301,935
4,376
-0.07
5
York Revolution
259,989
68
3,823
267,695
3,937
-0.03
6
S. Md. Blue Crabs
222,611
62
3,591
221,694
3,464
0.04
7
Camden Riversharks
216,639
68
3,186
214,891
3,114
0.02
8
Bridgeport Bluefish
192,466
66
2,916
150,284
2,348
0.24
TOTALS 2,171,292 534 4,066 2,233,019 4,151 -0.02
Can-Am League
TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2014T 2014A +/-
1
Rockland Boulders
161,796
53
3,053
146,383
3,182
-0.04
2
Quebec Capitales
130,510
51
2,559
121,305
2,888
-0.11
3
Ottawa Champions
115,880
52
2,228
4
Trois-Rivieres Aigles
96,997
52
1,865
72,543
1,612
0.16
5
New Jersey Jackals
78,913
50
1,578
76,423
1,661
-0.05
6
Sussex Co. Miners
56,988
48
1,187
TOTALS 641,084 306 2,095 416,654 2,328 -0.10
Frontier League
TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2014T 2014A +/-
1
Schaumburg Boomers
162,210
53
3,061
157,393
3,212
-0.05
2
Gateway Grizzlies
149,319
51
2,926
156,840
3,201
-0.09
3
Traverse City Beach Bums
132,404
46
2,878
143,585
3,121
-0.08
4
Southern Illinois Miners
151,503
53
2,859
147,287
2,779
0.03
5
Evansville Otters
114,787
42
2,733
111,709
3,019
-0.09
6
Florence Freedom
104,758
46
2,273
105,539
2,154
0.06
7
Normal CornBelters
102,290
49
2,088
109,952
2,291
-0.09
8
Joliet Slammers
95,673
47
2,036
92,992
1,823
0.12
9
River City Rascals
91,354
48
1,903
81,662
1,815
0.05
10
Washington Wild Things
83,087
46
1,806
84,533
1,879
-0.04
11
Lake Erie Crushers
86,155
48
1,795
106,009
2,209
-0.19
12
Windy City ThunderBolts
76,550
49
1,562
74,481
1,552
0.01
13
Rockford Aviators
44,674
45
993
72,340
1,608
-0.38
TOTALS 1,394,584 623 2,238 1,444,322 2,356 -0.05
Pacific Association
TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2014T 2014A +/-
1
San Rafael Pacifics
20,610
38
542
25,368
604
-0.10
2
Sonoma Stompers
5,760
38
174
10,230
320
-0.46
3
Vallejo Admirals
6,776
39
174
4
Pittsburg Diamonds
3,938
39
101
3,819
91
0.11
TOTALS 37,084 154 241 39,417 256 -0.06
RELATED STORIES: 2015 Affiliated Attendance by Average ; 2015 Affiliated Attendance by Total ; 2015 Affiliated Attendance by Level ; 2015 Affiliated Attendance by League ; 2015 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average ; 2015 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total ; 2015 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League
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With the Atlantic League wrapping up its regular season last night, it’s time to present independent-league attendance information for the 2015 season. We begin with a listing of indy attendance by league.