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2017 Independent Attendance by League

Ballpark DigestAs the Atlantic League wraps up its season with a slate of Sunday games, it’s time to tally attendance for the 2017 season. We begin with a listing of independent-baseball attendance by league.

We’ll follow this up with listings of independent attendance by average and total, followed by a listing of all MiLB, summer-collegiate and independent teams. Summer-collegiate and affiliated attendance has already been posted.

Here are the attendance figures of independent baseball teams, as listed by league, with a comparison of 2016 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.

American Association

TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2016T 2016A +/-
1 St. Paul Saints 406,501 49 8,296 413,482 8,438 -0.02
2 Winnipeg Goldeyes 219,556 50 4,391 231,206 4,817 -0.09
3 Kansas City T-Bones 211,599 52 4,069 213,165 4,263 -0.05
4 Gary-SS RailCats 181,612 50 3,632 163,519 3,407 0.07
5 F-M RedHawks 176,086 49 3,594 180,345 3,607 0.00
6 Lincoln Saltdogs 172,712 51 3,387 169,750 3,612 -0.06
7 Wichita Wingnuts 157,995 51 3,098 150,929 3,080 0.01
8 Sioux Falls Canaries 113,506 49 2,316 125,591 2,512 -0.08
9 Cleburne Railroaders 103,264 58 1,780 N/A N/A N/A
10 Sioux City Explorers 58,407 47 1,243 68,278 1,366 -0.09
11 Texas AirHogs 65,672 56 1,173 44,282 984 0.19
TOTALS 1,866,910 562 3,322 1,833,503 3,156 0.05

Atlantic League

TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2016T 2016A +/-
1 Somerset Patriots 342,231 66 5,185 360,755 5,228 -0.01
2 Long Island Ducks 341,231 66 5,102 352,728 5,265 -0.03
3 Sugar Land Skeeters 317,721 68 4,672 300,331 4,483 0.04
4 Lancaster Barnstormers 255,251 68 3,754 247,943 3,757 0.00
5 S. Md. Blue Crabs 210,007 61 3,443 201,883 3,204 0.07
6 York Revolution 208,252 66 3,155 237,433 3,392 -0.07
7 New Britain Bees 194,744 63 3,091 214,626 3,302 -0.06
8 Bridgeport Bluefish 196,917 66 2,984 183,921 2,787 0.07
TOTALS 2,066,953 525 3,937 2,099,620 3,939 0.00

Can-Am League

TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2016T 2016A +/-
1 Rockland Boulders 145,005 51 2,843 149,632 2,934 -0.03
2 Quebec Capitales 141,923 50 2,838 146,946 2,773 0.02
3 Ottawa Champions 92,654 47 1,971 127,618 2,454 -0.20
4 New Jersey Jackals 91,892 52 1,767 74,335 1,652 0.07
5 Trois-Rivieres Aigles 79,228 49 1,617 78,948 1,680 -0.04
6 Sussex Co. Miners 80,442 50 1,609 90,237 1,842 -0.13
TOTALS 631,144 299 2,111 667,716 2,241 -0.06

Frontier League

TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2016T 2016A +/-
1 Schaumburg Boomers 160,644 47 3,418 172,996 3,604 -0.05
2 Southern Illinois Miners 151,521 46 3,294 153,940 3,347 -0.02
3 Gateway Grizzlies 148,176 48 3,087 163,679 3,410 -0.09
4 Traverse City Beach Bums 119,544 44 2,717 121,500 2,700 0.01
5 Evansville Otters 100,337 45 2,230 82,412 1,962 0.14
6 Joliet Slammers 100,160 45 2,226 90,458 2,010 0.11
7 Florence Freedom 87,545 42 2,084 88,438 2,106 -0.01
8 River City Rascals 94,958 46 2,064 82,061 1,908 0.08
9 Lake Erie Crushers 94,035 47 2,001 81,835 1,741 0.15
10 Washington Wild Things 77,233 41 1,884 80,503 1,963 -0.04
11 Normal CornBelters 75,804 45 1,685 91,193 2,027 -0.17
12 Windy City ThunderBolts 78,585 47 1,672 76,870 1,671 0.00
TOTALS 1,288,542 543 2,373 1,285,885 2,390 -0.01

Pacific Association

TEAM TOTAL GMS AV 2016T 2016A +/-
1 San Rafael Pacifics 18,236 38 480 16,075 412 0.17
2 Sonoma Stompers 10,031 39 257 13,370 343 -0.25
3 Vallejo Admirals 5,909 39 152 5,712 146 0.04
4 Pittsburg Diamonds 2,678 38 70 2,608 69 0.01
TOTALS 36,854 154 239 38,715 250 -0.04

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