Yet another attendance mark for the South Bend Cubs (Low Class A; Midwest League), as the team’s gate last night surpassed the record set in July 2013. (more…)
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Smokies set two attendance marks in one day
Nice day when you can set two attendance marks in a doubleheader, as the Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) set marks for single-game and single-day attendance at Smokies Park. (more…)
Frisco RoughRiders set attendance mark
No need to count walk-up sales at Dr Pepper Ballpark on Friday night, as the Frisco RoughRiders (Class AA; Texas League) set a new single-game attendance record after completely selling out in advance of game day. (more…)
SB Cubs set another attendance record
Two attendance records in 10 days comprises a pretty good start to the South Bend Cubs (Low Class A; Midwest League) tenure as a new Chicago Cubs farm team, with another attendance mark set today. (more…)
Tennessee Smokies set season attendance record
We expect many stories like this in coming days: The Tennessee Smokies (Class AA; Southern League) set a new single-season attendance franchise record Saturday evening after welcoming their 268,034th fan of the season. The new mark eclipses the 268,033 total from the 2002 campaign, which was the third year of play at Smokies Stadium. The […]
Barons set another attendance record
Wow: April 14 and we’re already discussing attendance records, as the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) broke an attendance record dating back to the Michael Jordan era. The Barons welcomed a record total of 35,604 fans through the Regions Field gates during the series for an average of 7,121 fans per game. The attendance […]
MLB sets spring-training per-game attendance record
We have a new attendance record for spring training, as MLB teams attracted 8,078 fans per game over 447 games played, surpassing a record set in 2008. In fact, attendance in 2014 pretty much shattered the old record of 7,793 fans per game and far outpaced last year’s total of 7,527 fans per game. The […]
Barons draw largest-ever crowd to Regions Field
Talk about starting the season off with a bang: the Birmingham Barons (Class AA; Southern League) drew the largest crowd ever to Regions Field, as parent Chicago White Sox came in for an exhibition. The announced attendance of 8,513 marked the largest in Regions Field history, while the sellout was the seventh at the downtown Birmingham […]
Silver Hawks double attendance since 2011
Another attendance milestone: the South Bend Silver Hawks (Low Class A; Midwest League) recorded total attendance of 237,448 this season, twice the 2011 total of 112,795. Total attendance for 2013 is up 25 percent from 2012’s total attendance of 189,575. The 2013 season is the second-highest regular-season attendance in Silver Hawks’ franchise history. The highest, […]
Canaries poised to break attendance record
We expect to be running lots of stories about teams setting attendance records in coming days, so here’s a start: the Sioux Falls Canaries (independent; American Association) are only 2,688 fans from a record, with four home games remaining. The current team record is 150,837 fans attending Canaries games in 2008. This year, 148,150 fans […]
Canadians set another attendance mark
Good news coming out of one of our favorite ballparks: for the second year in a row, the Vancouver Canadians (short season A; Northwest League) set a team attendance record at Nat Bailey Stadium. The team drew 164,461 fans this season — better than last year’s record 162,162 fans. It’s the fifth straight year of increased […]
Fisher Cats set three-game attendance record
Nice work: the New Hampshire Fisher Cats (Class AA; Eastern League) set an attendance record for a three-day stretch, drawing 23,312 fans to Northeast Delta Dental Stadium. Combined with attendance figures from Wednesday and Thursday, the new mark of 23,312 set Friday night bested the previous high for a three-game set of 22,619 established from May […]
RailCats set attendance record — twice
It was a good weekend for the Gary SouthShore RailCats (independent; American Association): not only did the team set a U.S. Steel Yard attendance record on Saturday, they promptly broke it on Sunday. The records were broken with the assistance of two union groups. Today the RailCats drew 8,208, thanks to UAW Local 551 and […]