Burke, Vickers cited by Southern League
Frank Burke, President/GM of the Chattanooga Lookouts, and Marla Terranova Vickers, GM of the Montgomery Biscuits, were honored today by the Southern League for their 2011 accomplishments. Vickers was named the league’s Woman of Excellence, as voted upon by the league’s general managers. Burke was named Jimmy Bragan Executive of the Year, as voted upon […]
Labatt Park named Canada’s favorite ballpark
In a contest tallying over 19,000 votes, London’s Labatt Park was named Canada’s favorite ballpark by Baseball Canada, beating out Thunder Bay’s Port Arthur Stadium in the finals. Labatt Park, one of the oldest ballparks still in existence, has been home to professional, semipro and independent teams over the years. “Baseball Canada congratulates Labatt Park […]
Crunching the 2011 Minor League Baseball attendance figures
Now that we’ve published 2011 attendance figures for Minor League Baseball in several different forms, it’s time to look beyond the stark figures and try to make some sense of the past year in affiliated ball. First: the Lehigh Valley IronPigs (Class AAA; International League) led the minor leagues both in total attendance and per-game […]
2011 Affiliated Attendance by Average
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by average, with a comparison of 2010 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. In the industry these are the numbers that matter the most. Total attendance can fluctuate due to conditions beyond the […]
2011 Affiliated Attendance by Total
Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by total, with a comparison of 2010 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings. Team League Tot Gms 2010 +/- 1 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 628,925 68 645,905 -0.03 2 Round Rock Express […]
2011 Affiliated Attendance by League
With the Minor League Baseball season ending last Thursday night after the end of regular-season play in the Pioneer League, it’s time to tally the numbers for the 2011 season, beginning with attendance sorted by league, compared to 2010. We’ll follow this up with listings of affiliated attendance by average and attendance by total. Summer-collegiate […]
Ducks notch 600th sellout
Nice milestone for the Long Island Ducks (independent; Atlantic League): With a sellout at Bethpage Ballpark Saturday night, the franchise registered its 600th sellout in 12 years. That’s an Atlantic League record, far outpacing the second-place Somerset Patriots, with 222 to date in their 14th year). “It is a wonderful accomplishment to reach this milestone […]
Old Style to be part of Wrigley taps through 2013
Old Style, on tap at Wrigley Field since 1950, will remain available to Chicago Cubs fans for the next two years under a deal between the team and brand owner Pabst Brewing Company. It wasn’t that long ago — 30 years or less — when Chicago wasn’t the corporate-swill town it is today; we remember […]
Goodman leaving River Bandits
Kirk Goodman, the energetic vice president/general manager of the Quad Cities River Bandits (Low Class A; Midwest League), is leaving the team before the end of the calendar year to pursue other interests; he’ll be replaced by Stefanie Brown. The team has scheduled a 3 p.m. press conference to discuss the departure. We hear his […]
Sky Sox set season attendance record
Another record broken: The Colorado Springs Sky Sox (Class AAA; Pacific Coast League) shattered the team season-attendance mark set last year, drawing 339,009 fans to Security Service Field this season. The Sky Sox broke the record Saturday night when 7,863 fans descended on Security Service Field. The previous record was 328,003 fans, set last season […]
South Atlantic League announces year-end awards
Eric Krupa, president of the Low Class A South Atlantic League, announced the year-end awards for the 2011 season. Some pretty impressive names are on this list, attesting to the talent in the circuit. Club Merit Award: The Delmarva Shorebirds have been selected as the winner of this prestigious award, which is awarded for outstanding […]
Modesto Nuts set another season-attendance record
The Modesto Nuts (High Class A; California League) set a season attendance record for the fifth consecutive year, drawing 180,785 fans to John Thurman Field. The team broke the record on the last game of the season, when Patrick Watkins of Modesto walked through the turnstiles and became the 180,345th fan of the 2011 season. […]
Williams, Tanis win turf-manager awards
Mike Williams of the Charleston RiverDogs (Low Class A; Sally League) and Doug Tanis of the Winston-Salem Dash (High Class A; Carolina League) won turf-manager awards in their respective leagues, with Riley Park named Best Playing Field in the South Atlantic League. This is the second time in three years Williams, a former New York […]