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2012 Affiliated Attendance by Total

Ballpark DigestWith the Minor League Baseball regular season over, we continue our review of attendance figures. Up next: a look at teams ranked by total attendance.

We’ll follow this up with a listings of affiliated attendance by average. Summer-collegiate attendance has already been posted, with independent baseball covered after the Atlantic League season ends.

Here are the complete attendance figures of affiliated baseball teams, as listed by total, with a comparison of 2011 attendance figures. All stats come directly from league websites and last year’s Ballpark Digest attendance rankings.

  Team League Total Gms Av. 2011T  +/-
1 Monterrey Sultanes MxL 645,302 57 11,321 430,420 0.50
2 Lehigh Valley IronPigs IL 622,421 68 9,153 628,925 -0.01
3 Columbus Clippers IL 611,223 70 8,732 591,884 0.03
4 Round Rock Express PCL 595,584 71 8,389 618,261 -0.04
5 Indianapolis Indians IL 595,043 70 8,501 580,082 0.03
6 Dayton Dragons ML 588,689 69 8,532 571,886 0.03
7 Sacramento River Cats PCL 586,090 72 8,140 600,306 -0.02
8 Louisville Bats IL 570,003 70 8,143 601,372 -0.05
9 Albuqueque Isotopes PCL 568,417 70 8,120 578,328 -0.02
10 Toledo Mud Hens IL 550,900 70 7,870 549,436 0.00
11 Pawtucket Red Sox IL 521,023 69 7,551 578,930 -0.10
12 Buffalo Bisons IL 515,898 70 7,370 521,530 -0.01
13 Salt Lake Bees PCL 515,633 72 7,162 437,769 0.18
14 Iowa Cubs PCL 509,798 70 7,283 500,675 0.02
15 Memphis Redbirds PCL 493,706 71 6,954 493,528 0.00
16 Frisco RoughRiders TL 488,224 69 7,076 509,331 -0.04
17 Durham Bulls IL 483,593 71 6,811 462,682 0.05
18 Fresno Grizzlies PCL 471,686 72 6,551 494,051 -0.05
19 Saltillo Saraperos MxL 467,899 54 8,665 426,915 0.10
20 Richmond Flying Squirrels EL 438,002 70 6,257 447,520 -0.02
21 Reading Phillies EL 426,623 67 6,368 456,957 -0.07
22 Omaha Storm Chasers PCL 415,650 70 5,938 410,326 0.01
23 Rochester Red Wings IL 414,398 68 6,094 448,024 -0.08
24 Lakewood BlueClaws SAL 410,113 68 6,031 382,070 0.07
25 Oklahoma City RedHawks PCL 399,965 71 5,633 378,877 0.06
26 Fort Wayne TinCaps ML 396,531 69 5,747 376,022 0.05
27 Kane County Cougars ML 391,102 70 5,587 410,262 -0.05
28 Reno Aces PCL 389,965 71 5,633 432,314 -0.10
29 Norfolk Tides IL 389,188 70 5,560 397,889 -0.02
30 Corpus Christi Hooks TL 388,927 70 5,556 395,128 -0.02
31 New Hampshire Fisher Cats EL 377,317 68 5,549 373,482 0.01
32 Portland Sea Dogs EL 374,930 69 5,434 369,424 0.01
33 Trenton Thunder EL 373,355 69 5,411 379,501 -0.02
34 Tulsa Drillers TL 372,624 70 5,323 366,291 0.02
35 Greensboro Grasshoppers SAL 367,077 67 5,479 388,218 -0.05
36 West Michigan Whitecaps ML 362,554 70 5,179 372,555 -0.03
37 Springfield Cardinals TL 352,674 69 5,111 337,166 0.05
38 Tacoma Rainiers PCL 352,032 72 4,889 378,518 -0.07
39 Syracuse Chiefs IL 349,027 66 5,288 374,680 -0.07
40 Greenville Drive SAL 347,042 68 5,104 327,558 0.06
41 Lansing Lugnuts ML 345,763 66 5,239 345,089 0.00
42 New Britain Rock Cats EL 339,100 67 5,061 363,759 -0.07
43 Colorado Springs Sky Sox PCL 334,245 68 4,915 339,009 -0.01
44 New Orleans Zephyrs PCL 329,942 66 4,999 372,017 -0.11
45 Pensacola Blue Wahoos** SL 328,147 68 4,826 255,216 0.29
46 Gwinnett Braves IL 327,584 70 4,680 351,565 -0.07
47 Monclova Acereros MxL 323,728 53 6,108 307,338 0.05
49 NW Arkansas Naturals TL 321,254 69 4,656 310,613 0.03
49 Nashville Sounds PCL 321,042 67 4,792 335,143 -0.04
50 Frederick Keys CL 311,805 66 4,724 296,296 0.05
51 Las Vegas 51s PCL 311,516 71 4,388 314,032 -0.01
52 Arkansas Travelers TL 308,109 68 4,531 300,594 0.03
53 Winston-Salem Dash CL 305,515 69 4,428 312,416 -0.02
54 San Antonio Missions TL 301,942 68 4,440 294,176 0.03
55 Midland Rockhounds TL 301,110 66 4,562 308,810 -0.02
56 Lexington Legends SAL 295,937 68 4,352 312,349 -0.05
57 Jacksonville Suns SL 293,013 68 4,309 309,310 -0.05
58 Wilmington Blue Rocks CL 287,992 68 4,235 288,736 0.00
59 Puebla Pericos MxL 287,178 48 5,983 363,011 -0.21
60 Charlotte Knights IL 282,117 70 4,030 279,107 0.01
61 Harrisburg Senators EL 280,964 68 4,132 291,248 -0.04
62 SWB Yankees IL 272,168 69 3,944 298,098 -0.09
63 Altoona Curve EL 270,613 63 4,295 285,906 -0.05
64 Great Lakes Loons ML 259,160 70 3,702 264,249 -0.02
65 Akron Aeros EL 256,473 68 3,772 266,265 -0.04
66 Charleston RiverDogs SAL 254,002 67 3,791 265,465 -0.04
67 Tennessee Smokies SL 251,112 67 3,748 265,341 -0.05
68 Brooklyn Cyclones NYP 249,009 38 6,553 245,087 0.02
69 Bowie BaySox EL 248,210 68 3,650 255,832 -0.03
70 Lake County Captains ML 248,144 69 3,596 235,897 0.05
71 Mexico Red Devils MxL 245,894 53 4,640 330,626 -0.26
72 Veracruz Rojos del Aguila MxL 245,057 57 4,299 194,139 0.26
73 Montgomery Biscuits SL 244,976 65 3,769 256,403 -0.04
74 Aberdeen IronBirds NYP 244,974 38 6,447 242,723 0.01
75 Chattanooga Lookouts SL 243,051 69 3,522 224,974 0.08
76 Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ML 240,509 67 3,590 240,998 0.00
77 Quad Cities River Bandits ML 240,008 67 3,582 223,025 0.08
78 Bowling Green Hot Rods ML 233,208 68 3,430 237,070 -0.02
79 Delmarva Shorebirds SAL 231,194 70 3,303 211,993 0.09
80 Ciudad del Carmen Dolphins MxL 227,143 54 4,206    
81 Lake Elsinore Storm CalL 227,000 70 3,243 225,769 0.01
82 Carolina Mudcats* CL 225,577 66 3,418 112,181 1.01
83 Myrtle Beach Pelicans CL 219,273 67 3,273 213,200 0.03
84 San Jose Giants CalL 210,895 68 3,101 222,547 -0.05
85 Erie SeaWolves EL 208,725 69 3,025 224,443 -0.07
86 Birmingham Barons SL 204,269 68 3,004 261,623 -0.22
87 Tucson Padres PCL 200,991 68 2,956 242,136 -0.17
88 Stockton Ports CalL 198,602 69 2,878 198,705 0.00
89 Binghamton Mets EL 196,929 66 2,984 209,044 -0.06
90 Reynosa Broncos MxL 195,154 59 3,308 156,714 0.25
91 Potomac Nationals CL 191,928 65 2,953 171,096 0.12
92 Mississippi Braves SL 191,639 66 2,904 191,653 0.00
93 Peoria Chiefs ML 190,244 68 2,798 187,915 0.01
94 South Bend Silver Hawks ML 189,575 69 2,747 112,795 0.68
95 Rome Braves SAL 184,983 66 2,803 186,345 -0.01
96 Augusta GreenJackets SAL 182,124 64 2,846 200,115 -0.09
97 Spokane Indians NWL 179,880 38 4,734 183,458 -0.02
98 Salem Red Sox CL 178,730 68 2,628 226,337 -0.21
99 Clearwater Threshers FSL 177,297 69 2,570 177,117 0.00
100 Laguna Vaqueros MxL 176,762 52 3,399 249,871 -0.29
101 Modesto Nuts CalL 175,918 69 2,550 180,785 -0.03
102 Oaxaca Guerreros MxL 172,056 49 3,511 174,108 -0.01
103 Inland Empire 66ers CalL 171,986 69 2,493 185,411 -0.07
104 Tabasco Olmecas MxL 170,966 52 3,288 137,633 0.24
105 Lowell Spinners NYP 168,239 37 4,547 167,222 0.01
106 Quintana Roo Tigers MxL 164,462 53 3,103 151,698 0.08
107 Vancouver Canadians NWL 164,461 37 4,445 162,162 0.01
108 Hudson Valley Renegades NYP 161,811 37 4,373 149,243 0.08
109 Rancho Cucamonga Quakes CalL 160,715 70 2,296 155,903 0.03
110 Cedar Rapids Kernels ML 160,064 69 2,320 169,000 -0.05
111 Tri-City ValleyCats NYP 159,966 38 4,210 156,297 0.02
112 Agua. Railroad Workers MxL 159,414 51 3,126    
113 West Virginia Power SAL 157,875 67 2,356 165,996 -0.05
114 Asheville Tourists SAL 155,760 68 2,291 157,199 -0.01
115 Lynchburg Hillcats CL 155,261 64 2,426 169,367 -0.08
116 Lancaster JetHawks CalL 151,558 69 2,196 147,129 0.03
117 Daytona Cubs FSL 143,131 61 2,346 154,557 -0.07
118 Staten Island Yankees NYP 141,163 38 3,715 192,568 -0.27
119 Yucatan Leones MxL 137,750 53 2,599 202,326 -0.32
120 Jackson Generals SL 133,352 65 2,052 106,689 0.25
121 Mobile BayBears SL 133,062 63 2,112 210,956 -0.37
122 Hickory Crawdads SAL 132,696 66 2,011 131,131 0.01
123 Kannapolis Intimidators SAL 132,493 66 2,007 138,487 -0.04
124 Huntsville Stars SL 130,231 66 1,973 93,340 0.40
125 State College Spikes NYP 129,588 37 3,502 139,007 -0.07
126 Ogden Raptors PL 123,625 36 3,434 130,817 -0.05
127 High Desert Mavericks CalL 122,906 70 1,756 119,028 0.03
128 Campeche Pirates MxL 122,336 53 2,308 99,021 0.24
129 Fort Myers Miracle FSL 121,452 66 1,840 122,328 -0.01
130 Visalia Rawhide CalL 118,625 67 1,771 118,065 0.00
131 Charlotte Stone Crabs FSL 117,417 61 1,925 166,375 -0.29
132 Savannah Sand Gnats SAL 117,372 63 1,863 135,415 -0.13
133 Eugene Emeralds NWL 115,569 38 3,041 114,690 0.01
134 Tampa Yankees FSL 112,668 62 1,817 117,162 -0.04
135 Billings Mustangs PL 112,602 37 3,043 109,881 0.02
136 Clinton LumberKings ML 111,760 68 1,644 115,253 -0.03
137 Mahoning Valley Scrappers NYP 109,956 36 3,054 111,048 -0.01
138 Salem-Keizer Volcanoes NWL 101,785 38 2,679 105,973 -0.04
139 Bradenton Marauders FSL 101,528 67 1,515 103,978 -0.02
140 Grand Junction Rockies*** PL 101,496 38 2,671 47,982 1.12
141 Everett AquaSox NWL 95,929 36 2,665 96,345 0.00
142 St. Lucie Mets FSL 92,044 61 1,509 105,379 -0.13
143 Boise Hawks NWL 91,167 38 2,399 98,860 -0.08
144 Vermont Lake Monsters NYP 89,977 36 2,499 88,711 0.01
145 Idaho Falls Chukars PL 89,828 37 2,428 94,518 -0.05
146 Missoula Osprey PL 89,812 38 2,363 86,313 0.04
147 Brevard Co. Manatees FSL 89,512 63 1,421 93,903 -0.05
148 Hagerstown Suns SAL 87,429 64 1,366 123,593 -0.29
149 Orem Owlz PL 87,392 38 2,300 104,007 -0.16
150 Tri-City Dust Devils NWL 86,095 38 2,266 85,953 0.00
151 Palm Beach Cardinals FSL 73,954 66 1,121 68,620 0.08
152 Jupiter Hammerheads FSL 73,337 65 1,128 82,071 -0.11
153 Minatitlan Petroleros MxL 73,247 51 1,436 101,318 -0.28
154 Beloit Snappers ML 68,867 68 1,013 66,982 0.03
155 Williamsport Crosscutters NYP 62,901 37 1,700 68,124 -0.08
156 Yakima Bears NWL 61,895 38 1,629 66,545 -0.07
157 Lakeland Flying Tigers FSL 59,589 58 1,027 62,324 -0.04
158 Burlington Bees ML 58,195 68 856 54,284 0.07
159 Connecticut Tigers NYP 58,086 35 1,660 62,317 -0.07
160 Great Falls Voyagers PL 56,869 38 1,497 59,884 -0.05
161 Auburn Doubledays NYP 55,810 38 1,469 48,429 0.15
162 Dunedin Blue Jays FSL 53,091 64 830 43,148 0.23
163 Bakersfield Blaze CalL 43,969 69 637 40,056 0.10
164 Greeneville Astros AppL 42,303 32 1,322 45,015 -0.06
165 Jamestown Jammers NYP 36,078 35 1,031 42,086 -0.14
166 Burlington Royals AppL 33,501 33 1,015 28,427 0.18
167 Batavia MuckDogs NYP 33,443 37 904 37,029 -0.10
168 Helena Brewers PL 33,428 38 880 37,484 -0.11
169 Danville Braves AppL 27,628 31 891 28,523 -0.03
170 Kingsport Mets AppL 26,408 29 911 31,988 -0.17
171 Princeton Rays AppL 26,110 32 816 27,685 -0.06
172 Elizabethton Twins AppL 25,430 29 877 28,900 -0.12
173 Pulaski Mariners AppL 25,301 32 791 30,236 -0.16
174 Johnson City Cardinals AppL 24,827 31 801 25,961 -0.04
175 Bluefield Blue Jays AppL 23,890 28 853 26,395 -0.09
176 Bristol Sox AppL 23,387 28 835 22,433 0.04

* Playing last season as Kinston Indians
** Playing last season as Carolina Mudcats
*** Playing last season as Casper Ghosts

AppL = Appalachian League (rookie)
CalL = California League (High Class A) 
CL = Carolina League (High Class A)
EL = Eastern League (Class AA)
FSL = Florida State League (High Class A)
IL = International League (Class AAA)
ML = Midwest League (Low Class A)
MxL = Mexican League (Class AAA)
NWL = Northwest League (short season A)
NYP = NY-Penn Legue (short season A)
PCL = Pacfic Coast League (PCL)
PL = Pioneer League (rookie)
SAL = South Atlantic Legue (Low Class A)
SL = Southern League (Class AA)
TL = Texas League (Class AA)

RELATED STORIES: 2012 Affiliated Attendance by League; 2012 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Average2012 Summer Collegiate Attendance by Total2012 Summer Collegiate Attendance by League

 

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