It seems way too early to post these numbers, but with the Atlantic League wrapping up its season yesterday, it’s time to tally attendance for the 2017 season. We continue with a listing of independent-baseball attendance by total.
We have already posted 2017 independent attendance by league. We’ll follow this up with listings of independent attendance by average, 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 total, with a comparison of 2016 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.
| TEAM | LGE | TOTAL | GMS | AV | 2016T | +/- | |
| 1 | St. Paul Saints | AA | 406,501 | 49 | 8,296 | 413,482 | -0.02 |
| 2 | Somerset Patriots | AtL | 342,231 | 66 | 5,185 | 360,755 | -0.05 |
| 3 | Long Island Ducks | AtL | 341,231 | 66 | 5,102 | 352,728 | -0.03 |
| 4 | Sugar Land Skeeters | AtL | 317,721 | 68 | 4,672 | 300,331 | 0.06 |
| 5 | Lancaster Barnstormers | AtL | 255,251 | 68 | 3,754 | 247,943 | 0.03 |
| 6 | Winnipeg Goldeyes | AA | 219,556 | 50 | 4,391 | 231,206 | -0.05 |
| 7 | Kansas City T-Bones | AA | 211,599 | 52 | 4,069 | 213,165 | -0.01 |
| 8 | S. Md. Blue Crabs | AtL | 210,007 | 61 | 3,443 | 201,883 | 0.04 |
| 9 | York Revolution | AtL | 208,252 | 66 | 3,155 | 237,433 | -0.12 |
| 10 | Bridgeport Bluefish | AtL | 196,917 | 66 | 2,984 | 183,921 | 0.07 |
| 11 | New Britain Bees | AtL | 194,744 | 63 | 3,091 | 214,626 | -0.09 |
| 12 | Gary-SS RailCats | AA | 181,612 | 50 | 3,632 | 163,519 | 0.11 |
| 13 | F-M RedHawks | AA | 176,086 | 49 | 3,594 | 180,345 | -0.02 |
| 14 | Lincoln Saltdogs | AA | 172,712 | 51 | 3,387 | 169,750 | 0.02 |
| 15 | Schaumburg Boomers | FL | 160,644 | 47 | 3,418 | 172,996 | -0.07 |
| 16 | Wichita Wingnuts | AA | 157,995 | 51 | 3,098 | 150,929 | 0.05 |
| 17 | Southern Illinois Miners | FL | 151,521 | 46 | 3,294 | 153,940 | -0.02 |
| 18 | Gateway Grizzlies | FL | 148,176 | 48 | 3,087 | 163,679 | -0.09 |
| 19 | Rockland Boulders | Can | 145,005 | 51 | 2,843 | 149,632 | -0.03 |
| 20 | Quebec Capitales | Can | 141,923 | 50 | 2,838 | 146,946 | -0.03 |
| 21 | Traverse City Beach Bums | FL | 119,544 | 44 | 2,717 | 121,500 | -0.02 |
| 22 | Sioux Falls Canaries | AA | 113,506 | 49 | 2,316 | 125,591 | -0.10 |
| 23 | Cleburne Railroaders | AA | 103,264 | 58 | 1,780 | N/A | N/A |
| 24 | Evansville Otters | FL | 100,337 | 45 | 2,230 | 82,412 | 0.22 |
| 25 | Joliet Slammers | FL | 100,160 | 45 | 2,226 | 90,458 | 0.11 |
| 26 | River City Rascals | FL | 94,958 | 46 | 2,064 | 82,061 | 0.16 |
| 27 | Lake Erie Crushers | FL | 94,035 | 47 | 2,001 | 81,835 | 0.15 |
| 28 | Ottawa Champions | Can | 92,654 | 47 | 1,971 | 127,618 | -0.27 |
| 29 | New Jersey Jackals | Can | 91,892 | 52 | 1,767 | 74,335 | 0.24 |
| 30 | Florence Freedom | FL | 87,545 | 42 | 2,084 | 88,438 | -0.01 |
| 31 | Sussex Co. Miners | Can | 80,442 | 50 | 1,609 | 90,237 | -0.11 |
| 32 | Trois-Rivieres Aigles | Can | 79,228 | 49 | 1,617 | 78,948 | 0.00 |
| 33 | Windy City ThunderBolts | FL | 78,585 | 47 | 1,672 | 76,870 | 0.02 |
| 34 | Washington Wild Things | FL | 77,233 | 41 | 1,884 | 80,503 | -0.04 |
| 35 | Normal CornBelters | FL | 75,804 | 45 | 1,685 | 91,193 | -0.17 |
| 36 | Texas AirHogs | AA | 65,672 | 56 | 1,173 | 44,282 | 0.48 |
| 37 | Sioux City Explorers | AA | 58,407 | 47 | 1,243 | 68,278 | -0.14 |
| 38 | San Rafael Pacifics | PA | 18,236 | 38 | 480 | 16,075 | 0.13 |
| 39 | Sonoma Stompers | PA | 10,031 | 39 | 257 | 13,370 | -0.25 |
| 40 | Vallejo Admirals | PA | 5,909 | 39 | 152 | 5,712 | 0.03 |
| 41 | Pittsburg Diamonds | PA | 2,678 | 38 | 70 | 2,608 | 0.03 |
AA = American Association
AtL = Atlantic League
CAN = Can-Am League
FL = Frontier League
PA = Pacific Association
RELATED STORIES: 2017 Independent Attendance by League; 2017 Affiliated Attendance by Average; 2017 Affiliated Attendance by Total; 2017 Affiliated Attendance by Level; 2017 Affiliated Attendance by League; 2017 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average; 2017 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total; 2017 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League