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2011 Major League Baseball Attendance Recap

 Photo of the playing field at Fenway Park, home of the Boston Red Sox.

In a sport where no revenue is shared, nothing forecasts a team's spending like the number of fans that showed up to games the previous season. Here are the MLB attendance standings for the 2011 Major League Baseball season. How did your favorite team fare in attendance? 

1. Citizens Bank Park - (3,680,718)

2. Yankee Stadium - (3,653,680)

3. AT&T Park - (3,387,303)

4. Target Field - (3,168,107)

5. Angels Stadium of Anaheim - (3,166,321)

6. Busch Stadium - (3,093,954)

7. Miller Park - (3,071,373)

8. Fenway Park - (3,054,001)

9. Wrigley Field - (3,017,966)

10. Rangers Ballpark in Arlington - (2,946,949)

11. Dodger Stadium - (2,935,139)

12. Coors Field - (2,909,777)

13. Comerica Park - (2,642,045)

14. Citi Field - (2,378,549)

15. Turner Field - (2,372,940)

16. Great American Ballpark - (2,213,498)

17. Petco Park - (2,143,018)

18. Chase Field - (2,105,432)

19. Minute Maid Park - (2,067,016)

20. Nationals Park - (1,940,478)

21. U.S. Cellular Field - (2,001,117)

22. PNC Park - (1,940,429)

23. Safeco Field - (1,896,321)

24. Progressive Field - (1,840,835)

25. Rogers Centre - (1,818,103)

26. Camden Yards - (1,755,461)

27. Kauffman Stadium - (1,724,450)

28. Sun Life Stadium - (1,520,562)

29. Tropicana Field - (1,529,188)

30. O.co Coliseum - (1,476,792)

 

The first two franchises on the top of the list come as no surprise to baseball fans nor do the bottom four ballparks. The biggest surprise in the standings was the Milwaukee Brewers (Miller Park) who attracted just over 3 million fans last season and averaged right at 38,000 fans per game. This goes to show you how a winning ball club is the only remedy to attendance problems; not promotions and bobblehead nights. The two MLB ballparks that averaged crowds over their capacity were Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia Phillies) and Fenway Park (Boston Red Sox) which means the standing room areas were always occupied.

As if the demand for New York Yankees tickets wasn't well documented, the Yankees still managed to average more than 45,000 fans per game with an average ticket price of $34 (highest in Major League Baseball). In 2011, there were many MLB ballparks that continued their attendance streaks of 3 million fans including the Chicago Cubs (8 years) and the Boston Red Sox (4 years). Although the United States is still experiencing a poor economy, fans continue to flock to Major League stadiums in record numbers. The 2012 Major League Baseball season will likely be no different.

 

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