“This says a lot about the game of baseball,” says Richard Levin, a spokesman for Major League Baseball. “The game has shown a lot of stability since the strike, and interest is rising in steadily increasing numbers. We’ve passed 70 million in total attendance the last two years and will definitely do that again this year. We’re in the middle of a great renaissance of the game.”
Predictably, San Francisco, Detroit and Houston, each playing this season in new stadiums, lead the charge in gate increases. The San Francisco Giants, now ensconced in the lush Pacific Bell Park, have more than doubled average attendance to nearly 41,000, and most seats for the rest of their season are sold. Large-market teams such as the New York Yankees and Mets, Arizona Diamondbacks and Texas Rangers continue to find new ways to pack fans into their parks.
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Several smaller-market teams also have succeeded in drawing more fans. The Cincinnati Reds, who traded this past winter for superstar Ken Griffey Jr., have seen average attendance grow by 77 percent to 33,886. The Kansas City Royals boosted early-season attendance by 17 percent, the Pittsburgh Pirates are up by 7 percent and the Montreal Expos, playing under new owner Jeffrey Loria, are up 25 percent so far this season.
