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2019 Affiliated Attendance By Classification

Ballpark DigestWith affiliated-baseball 2019 regular seasons now finished with the weekend finales in the Pioneer League, it’s time to look at how individual teams and leagues fared. We continue today’s attendance reviews with a listing of Minor League Baseball attendance by classification.

In the course of the day we’ll review MiLB attendance by total and by average.

Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by classification, with a comparison of 2018 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.

Class AAA

Team Total Gms Av. 2018T 2018A +/-
1 Las Vegas Aviators^ 650,934 70 9,299 332,224 4,746 0.96
2 Columbus Clippers 590,504 68 8,684 587,067 8,633 0.01
3 Nashville Sounds 578,291 67 8,631 603,135 8,741 -0.01
4 Indianapolis Indians 586,860 68 8,630 619,122 8,845 -0.02
5 Lehigh Valley IronPigs 585,110 68 8,605 561,745 8,511 0.01
6 Charlotte Knights 581,006 68 8,544 619,639 8,980 -0.05
7 Round Rock Express 597,928 70 8,542 616,636 8,809 -0.03
8 Albuquerque Isotopes 542,832 68 7,983 556,330 7,948 0.00
9 Buffalo Bisons 518,741 65 7,981 527,988 8,250 -0.03
10 Sacramento River Cats 549,440 70 7,849 538,785 7,808 0.01
11 Durham Bulls 529,105 69 7,668 536,304 7,661 0.00
12 El Paso Chihuahuas 522,894 69 7,578 539,520 7,819 -0.03
13 Iowa Cubs 489,173 65 7,526 463,399 7,356 0.02
14 Toledo Mud Hens 481,496 67 7,187 507,965 7,362 -0.02
15 Louisville Bats 485,356 70 6,934 466,026 6,658 0.04
16 Rochester Red Wings 451,853 66 6,846 437,974 6,537 0.05
17 Salt Lake Bees 433,596 65 6,671 477,528 6,921 -0.04
18 Oklahoma City Dodgers 444,131 67 6,629 463,195 6,713 -0.01
19 SWB RailRiders 414,456 65 6,376 386,819 6,140 0.04
20 Fresno Grizzlies 380,090 66 5,759 405,403 6,051 -0.05
21 Norfolk Tides 350,086 66 5,304 341,369 5,334 -0.01
22 Pawtucket Red Sox 331,010 63 5,254 394,811 5,982 -0.12
23 Tacoma Rainiers 347,378 68 5,109 372,780 5,403 -0.05
24 Omaha Storm Chasers 328,307 66 4,974 345,830 5,320 -0.07
25 Memphis Redbirds 327,753 66 4,966 340,476 5,007 -0.01
26 Syracuse Chiefs 327,478 66 4,962 277,332 4,202 0.18
26 San Antonio Missions** 337,484 69 4,891 262,657 4,104 0.19
28 Reno Aces 336,215 70 4,803 351,298 5,019 -0.04
29 Gwinnett Stripers 212,342 67 3,169 195,955 3,062 0.03
30 New Orleans Baby Cakes 188,092 64 2,939 252,614 3,827 -0.23

Class AA

Team Total Gms Av. 2018T 2018A +/-
1 Frisco RoughRiders 455,765 67 6,802 468,259 6,886 -0.01
2 Amarillo Sod Poodles# 427,791 68 6,291 327,276 4,885 0.29
3 Richmond Flying Squirrels 400,321 64 6,255 396,686 6,198 0.01
4 Hartford Yard Goats 414,946 67 6,193 408,942 6,014 0.03
5 Reading Fightin Phils 398,314 67 5,945 388,510 5,713 0.04
6 Portland Sea Dogs 357,647 63 5,677 346,341 5,676 0.00
7 Tulsa Drillers 374,501 68 5,507 350,396 5,230 0.05
8 Birmingham Barons 379,707 70 5,424 391,061 5,751 -0.06
9 Trenton Thunder 340,705 65 5,242 351,297 5,019 0.04
10 Akron RubberDucks 340,187 67 5,077 344,754 4,996 0.02
11 Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp 327,388 66 4,960 317,335 5,037 -0.02
12 Springfield Cardinals 328,217 69 4,757 326,362 4,871 -0.02
13 NH Fisher Cats 306,511 65 4,716 319,099 5,065 -0.07
14 Corpus Christi Hooks 323,688 70 4,624 340,607 4,866 -0.05
15 Altoona Curve 308,464 67 4,604 297,118 4,571 0.01
16 Arkansas Travelers 311,021 68 4,574 296,847 4,498 0.02
17 Pensacola Blue Wahoos 296,095 68 4,354 300,002 4,348 0.00
18 Tennessee Smokies 280,708 65 4,319 308,069 4,668 -0.07
19 NW Arkansas Naturals 284,829 66 4,316 304,526 4,478 -0.04
20 Midland Rockhounds 285,368 68 4,197 263,024 3,868 0.09
21 Harrisburg Senators 258,909 67 3,864 259,243 3,988 -0.03
22 Chattanooga Lookouts 228,662 65 3,518 214,811 3,206 0.10
23 Erie SeaWolves 215,444 65 3,315 205,055 3,204 0.03
24 Bowie Baysox 224,686 69 3,256 230,347 3,438 -0.05
25 Montgomery Biscuits 216,839 68 3,189 238,538 3,408 -0.06
26 Binghamton Rumble Ponies 182,990 61 3,000 220,279 3,553 -0.16
26 Mississippi Braves 163,841 66 2,482 151,352 2,259 0.10
28 Biloxi Shuckers 146,845 63 2,331 160,364 2,430 -0.04
29 Jackson Generals 107,131 61 1,756 110,798 1,654 0.06
30 Mobile BayBears 95,087 60 1,585 69,504 1,121 0.41

High A

Team Total Gms Av. 2018T 2018A +/-
1 Frederick Keys 263,528 60 4,392 275,001 4,297 0.02
2 Winston-Salem Dash 264,879 62 4,272 292,774 4,436 -0.04
3 Wilmington Blue Rocks 231,325 62 3,731 249,746 3,842 -0.03
4 Fayetteville Woodpeckers* 246,961 68 3,632 24,068 359 9.12
5 Myrtle Beach Pelicans 226,247 67 3,377 219,589 3,327 0.02
6 Potomac Nationals 192,474 59 3,262 237,244 3,766 -0.13
7 Carolina Mudcats 193,568 68 2,847 181,122 2,800 0.02
8 Clearwater Threshers 180,192 67 2,689 181,686 2,672 0.01
9 Inland Empire 66ers 181,253 69 2,627 193,992 2,771 -0.05
10 Stockton Ports 179,465 69 2,601 187,966 2,724 -0.05
11 Salem Red Sox 171,866 67 2,565 192,621 2,919 -0.12
12 Lake Elsinore Storm 172,280 68 2,534 214,955 3,071 -0.17
13 RC Quakes 162,085 68 2,384 171,767 2,454 -0.03
14 Lancaster JetHawks 161,595 69 2,342 155,573 2,222 0.05
15 San Jose Giants 155,253 67 2,317 147,668 2,110 0.10
16 Daytona Tortugas 137,570 65 2,116 120,728 2,046 0.03
17 Modesto Nuts 139,762 69 2,026 145,028 2,072 -0.02
18 Fort Myers Miracle 108,800 57 1,909 123,862 1,849 0.03
19 Visalia Rawhide 129,118 68 1,899 124,208 1,774 0.07
20 Lynchburg Hillcats 117,029 63 1,858 112,228 1,781 0.04
21 Down East Wood Ducks 110,619 67 1,651 116,835 1,770 -0.07
22 Charlotte Stone Crabs 91,349 67 1,363 104,193 1,654 -0.18
23 St. Lucie Mets 83,525 64 1,305 98,823 1,520 -0.14
24 Bradenton Marauders 71,284 63 1,131 79,874 1,192 -0.05
25 Jupiter Hammerheads 62,684 60 1,045 69,095 1,063 -0.02
26 Tampa Tarpons 61,290 63 973 71,835 1,105 -0.12
26 Palm Beach Cardinals 57,418 59 973 64,008 1,032 -0.06
28 Lakeland Flying Tigers 50,770 62 819 49,551 840 -0.03
29 Florida Fire Frogs 19,615 60 327 33,017 600 -0.46
30 Dunedin Blue Jays 11,757 58 203 30,569 450 -0.55

Low A

Team Total Gms Av. 2018T 2018A +/-
1 Dayton Dragons 545,108 69 7,900 550,725 7,868 0.00
2 Fort Wayne TinCaps 371,259 67 5,541 376,422 5,703 -0.03
3 West Michigan Whitecaps 360,295 67 5,378 386,609 5,770 -0.07
4 Kane County Cougars 350,305 67 5,228 350,028 5,469 -0.04
5 Greenville Drive 329,733 68 4,849 313,507 4,823 0.01
6 South Bend Cubs 319,616 67 4,770 343,763 4,911 -0.03
7 Greensboro Grasshoppers 306,136 65 4,710 322,156 4,881 -0.04
8 Lakewood BlueClaws 308,318 66 4,671 293,413 4,657 0.00
9 Lansing Lugnuts 311,028 70 4,443 313,592 4,612 -0.04
10 Charleston RiverDogs 301,320 69 4,367 305,040 4,486 -0.03
11 Lexington Legends 270,221 66 4,094 281,134 4,462 -0.08
12 Augusta GreenJackets 266,569 68 3,920 255,155 4,050 -0.03
13 Columbia Fireflies 245,522 66 3,720 251,586 3,755 -0.01
14 WI Timber Rattlers 218,037 65 3,354 225,897 3,475 -0.03
15 Delmarva Shorebirds 218,704 67 3,264 201,329 3,097 0.05
16 Lake County Captains 200,756 65 3,089 202,124 3,062 0.01
17 Bowling Green Hot Rods 190,877 65 2,937 178,329 2,702 0.09
18 Peoria Chiefs 198,545 68 2,920 208,275 3,156 -0.07
19 Great Lakes Loons 195,904 69 2,839 187,220 2,880 -0.01
20 Asheville Tourists 187,718 68 2,761 170,389 2,840 -0.03
21 Quad Cities River Bandits 150,905 61 2,474 215,061 3,163 -0.22
22 Cedar Rapids Kernels 150,278 67 2,243 160,165 2,355 -0.05
23 Rome Braves 152,874 69 2,216 146,276 2,286 -0.03
24 Hickory Crawdads 137,546 66 2,084 125,394 1,900 0.10
25 Clinton LumberKings 121,325 66 1,838 121,678 1,816 0.01
26 West Virginia Power 118,444 68 1,742 112,273 1,841 -0.05
26 Beloit Snappers 73,200 62 1,181 64,574 1,025 0.15
28 Kannapolis Intimidators 75,931 67 1,133 64,688 1,115 0.02
29 Burlington Bees 67,369 64 1,053 53,259 859 0.23
30 Hagerstown Suns 59,682 65 918 64,957 1,160 -0.21

Short Season A

Team Total Gms Av. 2018T 2018A +/-
1 Vancouver Canadians 235,980 38 6,210 239,086 6,292 -0.01
2 Spokane Indians 200,273 38 5,270 198,423 5,222 0.01
3 Brooklyn Cyclones 174,522 36 4,848 202,495 5,329 -0.09
4 Hudson Valley Renegades 148,158 36 4,116 148,156 4,004 0.03
5 Tri-City ValleyCats 131,529 34 3,869 140,036 4,119 -0.06
6 Hillsboro Hops 133,605 38 3,516 130,286 3,429 0.03
7 Eugene Emeralds 131,467 38 3,460 125,967 3,315 0.04
8 Boise Hawks 129,805 38 3,416 126,192 3,321 0.03
9 State College Spikes 119,047 37 3,217 119,986 3,243 -0.01
10 Aberdeen IronBirds 118,357 37 3,199 121,907 3,483 -0.08
11 Everett AquaSox 116,630 38 3,069 111,599 2,937 0.04
12 Lowell Spinners 100,687 33 3,051 118,319 3,381 -0.10
13 Mahoning Valley Scrappers 98,833 36 2,745 97,204 2,700 0.02
14 Tri-City Dust Devils 87,021 38 2,290 86,283 2,332 -0.02
15 Vermont Lake Monsters 83,122 37 2,247 83,956 2,209 0.02
16 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes 80,833 38 2,127 72,094 1,897 0.12
17 Williamsport Crosscutters 64,148 33 1,944 68,475 1,902 0.02
18 Connecticut Tigers 66,532 35 1,901 75,810 2,049 -0.07
19 Staten Island Yankees 66,520 36 1,848 72,894 2,083 -0.11
20 West Virginia Black Bears 62,846 37 1,699 69,430 1,827 -0.07
21 Batavia MuckDogs 43,118 37 1,165 29,005 784 0.49
22 Auburn Doubledays 39,381 34 1,158 43,343 1,204 -0.04

Rookie

Team Total Gms Av. 2018T 2018A +/-
1 Ogden Raptors 146,201 37 3,951 129,285 3,402 0.16
2 Rocky Mountain Vibes% 137,294 35 3,923 31,086 840 3.67
3 Pulaski Yankees 95,897 34 2,821 91,226 2,764 0.02
4 Idaho Falls Chukars 102,859 37 2,780 101,448 2,742 0.01
5 Billings Mustangs 96,594 37 2,611 93,466 2,670 -0.02
6 Johnson City Cardinals 80,612 32 2,519 68,861 2,222 0.13
7 Grand Junction Rockies 88,476 37 2,391 84,416 2,221 0.08
8 Missoula Osprey 57,076 34 1,679 65,919 1,883 -0.11
9 Greeneville Reds 43,617 33 1,322 48,021 1,549 -0.15
10 Great Falls Voyagers 43,920 34 1,292 47,625 1,401 -0.08
11 Orem Owlz 45,561 37 1,231 51,092 1,345 -0.08
12 Burlington Royals 40,142 33 1,216 36,541 1,142 0.06
13 Danville Braves 30,007 33 909 34,766 1,054 -0.14
14 Kingsport Mets 29,553 33 896 28,928 904 -0.01
15 Elizabethton Twins 27,569 34 811 15,329 529 0.53
16 Princeton Rays 24,133 33 731 23,549 760 -0.04
17 Bluefield Blue Jays 20,909 31 674 20,018 646 0.04
18 Bristol Pirates 18,750 32 586 21,941 708 -0.17

*played last season as Buies Creek Astros
^played last season as Las Vegas 51s
**played last season as Colorado Springs Sky Sox
#played last season as San Antonio Missions
%played last season as Helena Brewers

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