Most attended game in history
The all-time attendance record of 115,300 was set at a preseason game between the defending champions Boston Red Sox and Los Angeles Dodgers on March 29, 2008, at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.[1][2] According to the National Baseball Hall of Fame, this is the only baseball game where the 100,000 figure has been definitively exceeded.[3][a]
Least attended game in history
The record was set on September 28, 1882, in game between the Troy Trojans and the Worcesters in Worcester, Massachusetts, which some reports had only six spectators attend.As both clubs had been notified that they were being dropped from the National League, fans had very little interest in watching the lame-duck teams,[4] especially on a day which the Boston Globe described as "bleak, cold and windy".[5]
This record does not count games played behind closed doors by governmental authority. Games that were played as such included the April 29, 2015 game between the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago White Sox at Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which was closed because of safety concerns surrounding the 2015 Baltimore protests,[6] and the majority of the 2020 season (only the NLCS and World Series had spectators) which was closed to fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020.
Highest and lowest season home totals, by team
The following shows the highest and lowest season home totals by team since 1903, excluding the 1918, 1981, 2020, and 2021 seasons.
Team name
|
Season
|
Highest attendance
|
Per game average
|
Ballpark
|
Season
|
Lowest attendance
|
Per game average
|
Ballpark
|
Arizona Diamondbacks[7]
|
1998
|
3,610,290
|
44,571
|
Bank One Ballpark
|
2016
|
2,036,216
|
25,138
|
Chase Field
|
Atlanta Braves[8]
|
1993
|
3,884,720
|
47,960
|
Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium
|
1911
|
116,000
|
1,547
|
South End Grounds III
|
Baltimore Orioles[9]
|
1997
|
3,711,132
|
45,816
|
Oriole Park at Camden Yards
|
1935
|
80,922
|
1,065
|
Sportsman's Park III
|
Boston Red Sox[10]
|
2009
|
3,062,699
|
37,811
|
Fenway Park
|
1932
|
182,150
|
2,366
|
Fenway Park and Braves Field
|
Chicago Cubs[11]
|
2008
|
3,300,200
|
40,743
|
Wrigley Field
|
1914
|
202,516
|
2,665
|
West Side Grounds
|
Chicago White Sox[12]
|
2006
|
2,957,414
|
36,511
|
U.S. Cellular Field
|
1932
|
233,198
|
3,029
|
Comiskey Park I
|
Cincinnati Reds[13]
|
1976
|
2,629,708
|
32,466
|
Riverfront Stadium
|
1914
|
100,791
|
1,309
|
Redland Field
|
Cleveland Guardians[14]
|
1999
|
3,468,456
|
42,820
|
Jacobs Field
|
1915
|
159,285
|
2,069
|
League Park II
|
Colorado Rockies[15]
|
1993
|
4,483,350
|
55,350
|
Mile High Stadium
|
2005
|
1,914,389
|
23,634
|
Coors Field
|
Detroit Tigers[16]
|
2008
|
3,202,645
|
39,539
|
Comerica Park
|
1906
|
174,043
|
2,231
|
Bennett Park
|
Houston Astros[17]
|
2004
|
3,087,872
|
38,122
|
Minute Maid Park
|
1963
|
719,502
|
8,883
|
Colt Stadium
|
Kansas City Royals[18]
|
2015
|
2,708,549
|
33,439
|
Kauffman Stadium
|
1970
|
693,047
|
8,773
|
Municipal Stadium
|
Los Angeles Angels[19]
|
2006
|
3,406,790
|
42,059
|
Angel Stadium of Anaheim
|
1965
|
566,727
|
7,064
|
Dodger Stadium
|
Los Angeles Dodgers[20]
|
2019
|
3,974,309
|
49,066
|
Dodger Stadium
|
1914
|
122,671
|
1,553
|
Ebbets Field
|
Miami Marlins[21]
|
1993
|
3,064,847
|
37,838
|
Joe Robbie Stadium
|
2018
|
811,104
|
10,014
|
Marlins Park
|
Milwaukee Brewers[22]
|
2011
|
3,071,373
|
37,918
|
Miller Park
|
1972
|
600,440
|
7,601
|
County Stadium
|
Minnesota Twins[23]
|
2010
|
3,223,640
|
39,798
|
Target Field
|
1903
|
128,878
|
1,815
|
American League Park I
|
New York Mets[24]
|
2008
|
4,042,045
|
49,902
|
Shea Stadium
|
1979
|
788,905
|
9,621
|
Shea Stadium
|
New York Yankees[25]
|
2008
|
4,298,655
|
53,070
|
Yankee Stadium
|
1903
|
211,808
|
3,161
|
Hilltop Park
|
Oakland Athletics[26]
|
1990
|
2,900,217
|
35,805
|
Oakland Coliseum
|
1915
|
146,223
|
1,976
|
Shibe Park
|
Philadelphia Phillies[27][28][29][30][31]
|
2011
|
3,680,718
|
45,440
|
Citizens Bank Park
|
1914
|
138,474
|
1,775
|
Baker Bowl
|
Pittsburgh Pirates[32]
|
2015
|
2,498,596
|
30,847
|
PNC Park
|
1914
|
139,620
|
1,813
|
Forbes Field
|
Seattle Mariners[33]
|
2002
|
3,542,938
|
43,740
|
Safeco Field
|
1983
|
813,537
|
10,044
|
Kingdome
|
St. Louis Cardinals[34]
|
2007
|
3,552,180
|
43,854
|
Busch Stadium
|
1919
|
167,059
|
2,421
|
Robison Field
|
San Diego Padres[35]
|
2023
|
3,271,554
|
40,390
|
Petco Park
|
1969
|
512,970
|
6,333
|
San Diego Stadium
|
San Francisco Giants[36]
|
2011
|
3,387,303
|
41,819
|
AT&T Park
|
1914
|
364,313
|
4,554
|
Polo Grounds V
|
Tampa Bay Rays[37]
|
1998
|
2,506,293
|
30,942
|
Tropicana Field
|
2003
|
1,058,695
|
13,070
|
Tropicana Field
|
Texas Rangers[38]
|
2012
|
3,460,280
|
42,720
|
The Ballpark in Arlington
|
1963
|
535,604
|
6,695
|
D.C. Stadium
|
Toronto Blue Jays[39]
|
1993
|
4,057,947
|
50,098
|
SkyDome
|
1982
|
1,275,978
|
15,753
|
Exhibition Stadium
|
Washington Nationals[40]
|
2005
|
2,731,993
|
33,728
|
R.F.K. Stadium
|
2001
|
642,745
|
7,935
|
Olympic Stadium
|
The highest per game attendance average is held by the Colorado Rockies in 1994 with 57,570 for 57 home games at Mile High Stadium during the strike shortened season.
The 1918 season is excluded as it was shortened due to travel restrictions caused by World War I.
The 1981 season is excluded due to the players' strike that cancelled almost two months' worth of games.
The 2020 and 2021 seasons are excluded due to the COVID-19 pandemic that caused restrictions on public gatherings.
4 million or more home attendance totals
Toronto Blue Jays became the first team in baseball history to draw 4 million mark in attendance in 1991 season.[41]
Team name
|
Season
|
Home attendance
|
Per game
|
Ballpark
|
Colorado Rockies[15]
|
1993
|
4,483,350
|
55,350
|
Mile High Stadium
|
New York Yankees[25]
|
2008
|
4,298,655
|
53,070
|
Yankee Stadium
|
New York Yankees[25]
|
2007
|
4,271,867
|
52,739
|
Yankee Stadium
|
New York Yankees[25]
|
2006
|
4,248,067
|
52,445
|
Yankee Stadium
|
New York Yankees[25]
|
2005
|
4,090,696
|
50,502
|
Yankee Stadium
|
Toronto Blue Jays[39]
|
1993
|
4,057,947
|
50,098
|
SkyDome
|
New York Mets[24]
|
2008
|
4,042,045
|
49,902
|
Shea Stadium
|
Toronto Blue Jays[39]
|
1992
|
4,028,318
|
49,732
|
SkyDome
|
Toronto Blue Jays[39]
|
1991
|
4,001,527
|
49,402
|
SkyDome
|