1997 Season: Home Attendance
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Overall 1997 regular season attendance in Major League Baseball was 63,196,222 in 2,234 games for an average per game crowd of 28,288; numbers in parentheses indicate ranking in 1996; HD indicates home dates; Attendance based on tickets sold.
American League
| Attendance | HD | Average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baltimore (1) | 3,711,132 | 81 | 45,816 |
| 2 | Cleveland (2) | 3,404,750 | 80 | 42,559 |
| 3 | Seattle (4) | 3,198,995 | 81 | 39,494 |
| 4 | Texas (3) | 2,945,228 | 80 | 36,815 |
| 5 | New York (7) | 2,580,445 | 78 | 33,083 |
| 6 | Toronto (5) | 2,589,297 | 81 | 31,967 |
| 7 | Boston (6) | 2,226,136 | 80 | 27,827 |
| 8 | Chicago (9) | 1,865,222 | 78 | 23,913 |
| 9 | Anaheim (8) | 1,767,324 | 81 | 21,819 |
| 10 | Kansas City (11) | 1,517,638 | 77 | 19,710 |
| 11 | Milwaukee (12) | 1,444,027 | 78 | 18,513 |
| 12 | Minnesota (10) | 1,411,064 | 81 | 17,421 |
| 13 | Detroit (13) | 1,365,157 | 79 | 17,280 |
| 14 | Oakland (14) | 1,261,219 | 79 | 15,965 |
| AL Totals | 31,287,634 | 1,114 | 28,086 | |
National League
| Attendance | HD | Average | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Colorado (1) | 3,888,453 | 81 | 48,006 |
| 2 | Atlanta (3) | 3,463,988 | 81 | 42,765 |
| 3 | Los Angeles (2) | 3,318,886 | 81 | 40,974 |
| 4 | St. Louis (4) | 2,658,357 | 81 | 32,819 |
| 5 | Florida (10) | 2,364,387 | 80 | 29,555 |
| 6 | Chicago (5) | 2,190,308 | 79 | 27,725 |
| 7 | San Diego (6) | 2,089,336 | 80 | 26,117 |
| 8 | Houston (7) | 2,046,811 | 81 | 25,269 |
| 9 | New York (12) | 1,766,174 | 78 | 22,643 |
| 10 | Cincinnati (8) | 1,785,788 | 80 | 22,322 |
| 11 | San Francisco (13) | 1,690,831 | 80 | 21,135 |
| 12 | Pittsburgh (14) | 1,657,022 | 80 | 20,713 |
| 13 | Philadelphia (9) | 1,490,638 | 77 | 19,359 |
| 14 | Montreal (11) | 1,497,609 | 81 | 18,489 |
| NL Totals | 31,908,588 | 1,120 | 28,490 | |
| 1997 Major League Baseball Milestones | 1997 Season | Divisional Series Summaries |
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