The Royals have single-handedly vaulted themselves into a second place in the ejections race for the team title by getting rung thrice this week, giving them an overall ejection count of five, tied with the Dodgers, and still six behind the White Sox, who are running away with the title. The AL continued to outpace the NL, widening the gap between the leagues to 13 ejections. The question that arises is whether the junior circuit is better at ejections or all star games than its senior counterpart.
Only four teams drew fewer than 20,000 this week, with the Rays, White Sox, and Marlins all averaging below the number, and the Orioles having played at least one game with plenty of empty seats. On the other side of things, eight drew greater than 40,000: The Yankees, Cubs, and Mets, who all averaged above the mark, and the Rockies, Angels, Astros, Cubs, Braves, and Giants.
Average game length once again sat at 3:05, with the Marlins and Nationals playing the short timer game of the week at 2:12, on the way to helping the Marlins average a speedy 2:43 on the full week.
And finally, weather remained unremarkable, though with a slight respite from the high temps we saw last week. The Rangers with the weekly high of 91 degrees, with nobody else playing a game above 90 degrees almost makes it feel like it’s not August! Lucky for the Rangers they got to play in Minneapolis this week in a chilly 57 degrees, being one of the first teams to play the hottest and coldest games in the same week.
And finally, as always, your miscellany. And of course we have included the raw data at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Attendance:
Lowest attendance last week: Rays (vs Brewers), Sunday, August 6th. 12,129
Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Mets (vs Dodgers), Saturday, August 5th. 40,060
Highest attendance last week: Rockies (vs Phillies), Sunday, August 6th. 48,069
Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Marlins (vs Nationals), Monday, July 31st. 18,962
Game time:
Longest game last week: Angels (vs Athletics), Sunday, August 6th. 4:12 (11-10 Athletics)
Shortest game last week: Marlins (vs Nationals), Monday, July 31st. 2:12 (1-0 Nationals)
Longest average game for the week: Angels, 3:21 average over 6 games.
Quickest average game for the week: Marlins, 2:43 average over 6 games.
Weather:
Warmest game last week: Rangers (vs Mariners), 91 degrees, Monday, July 31st.
Coldest game last week: Twins (vs Rangers), 57 degrees, Thursday, August 3rd.
Warmest average for the week: Marlins, 84.7 degrees over 3 games.
Coldest average for the week: Giants, 66.9 degrees over 7 games.
Windiest game last week: Cubs vs Nationals, 19 mph, Friday, August 4th.
Windiest week: Giants, 14.0 MPH over 7 games.
Ejections:
Total ejections last week: 6 (123 on full season)
Ejections by league: AL 4, NL 2. (Season total: AL 68, NL 55)
Raw data:
All games
Team | Count of Games | Min Attendance | Max Attendance | Avg Attendance | Min Time of Game | Max Time of Game | Avg Time of Game | Min Temp | Max Temp | Avg Temp | Min Wind | Max Wind | Avg Wind | Ejections |
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Angels | 6 | 34623 | 43330 | 37744 | 2:33 | 4:12 | 3:21 | 79 | 85 | 81.7 | 3 | 9 | 6.5 | |
Astros | 7 | 22985 | 41950 | 30686 | 3:05 | 3:27 | 3:16 | |||||||
Athletics | 6 | 38278 | 43330 | 39781 | 2:41 | 4:12 | 3:20 | 65 | 83 | 73.7 | 7 | 14 | 11.5 | |
Blue Jays | 6 | 13023 | 41950 | 27677 | 3:01 | 3:22 | 3:12 | 77 | 82 | 79.7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
Braves | 7 | 20297 | 40731 | 30937 | 2:29 | 3:29 | 2:56 | 75 | 86 | 83 | 4 | 8 | 5.2 | |
Brewers | 5 | 12129 | 34433 | 22745 | 2:46 | 3:20 | 3:01 | 73 | 83 | 78 | 13 | 14 | 13.5 | |
Cardinals | 5 | 25168 | 36443 | 32353 | 2:48 | 3:10 | 2:59 | 73 | 83 | 77.4 | 1 | 14 | 9.6 | |
Cubs | 5 | 39525 | 41857 | 41029 | 2:43 | 3:59 | 3:12 | 61 | 86 | 76.2 | 5 | 19 | 9 | |
Diamondbacks | 5 | 38967 | 41321 | 39890 | 2:39 | 3:59 | 3:12 | 64 | 86 | 73 | 7 | 18 | 12.2 | |
Dodgers | 5 | 28107 | 41187 | 34242 | 2:54 | 3:29 | 3:08 | 75 | 85 | 80.4 | 5 | 13 | 8.2 | |
Giants | 6 | 38391 | 40635 | 39417 | 2:39 | 3:38 | 3:02 | 64 | 71 | 67.5 | 12 | 18 | 14.3 | |
Indians | 6 | 28124 | 37169 | 34097 | 2:28 | 3:36 | 2:57 | 73 | 84 | 78.2 | 6 | 18 | 9.7 | |
Mariners | 4 | 21200 | 29432 | 24558 | 2:39 | 3:30 | 3:01 | 74 | 89 | 78.5 | 2 | 7 | 5.8 | |
Marlins | 6 | 17742 | 40731 | 26815 | 2:12 | 3:05 | 2:43 | 83 | 86 | 84.7 | 6 | 8 | 6.7 | |
Mets | 4 | 36698 | 41187 | 38723 | 3:07 | 3:24 | 3:16 | 79 | 86 | 81.8 | 5 | 13 | 8.5 | |
Nationals | 6 | 17742 | 41857 | 29816 | 2:12 | 3:31 | 2:55 | 61 | 76 | 70.3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
Orioles | 7 | 14984 | 33911 | 22953 | 2:33 | 3:18 | 2:58 | 75 | 88 | 80.1 | 2 | 11 | 4.7 | |
Padres | 5 | 23806 | 34175 | 29307 | 2:23 | 4:03 | 3:07 | 70 | 80 | 76 | 3 | 12 | 8.2 | |
Phillies | 7 | 20297 | 48069 | 35672 | 2:33 | 3:41 | 3:08 | 66 | 86 | 81.7 | 3 | 9 | 4.8 | |
Pirates | 6 | 22367 | 34175 | 28160 | 2:29 | 4:03 | 3:17 | 70 | 87 | 79.3 | 3 | 12 | 7.8 | |
Rangers | 6 | 21200 | 29056 | 24315 | 2:41 | 3:30 | 3:00 | 57 | 89 | 76.7 | 2 | 16 | 7.3 | 1 |
Rays | 7 | 12129 | 26722 | 20915 | 2:46 | 3:27 | 3:12 | |||||||
Red Sox | 4 | 36599 | 37169 | 36877 | 2:41 | 3:43 | 3:11 | 77 | 84 | 81.3 | 8 | 16 | 11.5 | |
Reds | 6 | 22367 | 36443 | 27985 | 2:29 | 3:25 | 2:58 | 76 | 87 | 80.4 | 1 | 13 | 7.2 | 1 |
Rockies | 5 | 35092 | 48069 | 39473 | 2:53 | 3:41 | 3:17 | 66 | 86 | 81 | 4 | 9 | 5.8 | |
Royals | 5 | 14984 | 29432 | 23088 | 2:33 | 3:03 | 2:47 | 74 | 88 | 76.9 | 2 | 7 | 5.5 | 3 |
Tigers | 7 | 17157 | 43379 | 32945 | 2:52 | 3:23 | 3:06 | 77 | 89 | 83.1 | 3 | 11 | 5.7 | |
Twins | 6 | 22272 | 29056 | 24991 | 2:23 | 3:04 | 2:44 | 57 | 80 | 73.9 | 4 | 16 | 9 | |
White Sox | 5 | 13023 | 36612 | 24347 | 2:41 | 3:43 | 3:12 | 77 | 82 | 79.6 | 2 | 16 | 10 | |
Yankees | 7 | 28124 | 43379 | 36687 | 2:28 | 3:23 | 2:56 | 73 | 89 | 79.8 | 4 | 18 | 8.3 |
Home games
Team | Count of Games | Min Attendance | Max Attendance | Avg Attendance | Min Time of Game | Max Time of Game | Avg Time of Game | Min Temp | Max Temp | Avg Temp | Min Wind | Max Wind | Avg Wind | Ejections |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angels | 6 | 34623 | 43330 | 37744 | 2:33 | 4:12 | 3:21 | 79 | 85 | 81.7 | 3 | 9 | 6.5 | |
Astros | 7 | 22985 | 41950 | 30686 | 3:05 | 3:27 | 3:16 | |||||||
Athletics | 2 | 38391 | 38871 | 38631 | 2:41 | 3:26 | 3:03 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 13 | 14 | 13.5 | |
Braves | 6 | 28107 | 40731 | 32710 | 2:29 | 3:29 | 2:54 | 75 | 86 | 83 | 5 | 8 | 6.3 | |
Brewers | 2 | 30150 | 34433 | 32292 | 2:58 | 3:01 | 2:59 | 73 | 83 | 78 | 13 | 14 | 13.5 | |
Cubs | 5 | 39525 | 41857 | 41029 | 2:43 | 3:59 | 3:12 | 61 | 86 | 76.2 | 5 | 19 | 9 | |
Giants | 4 | 38967 | 40635 | 39810 | 2:39 | 3:38 | 3:02 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 12 | 18 | 15 | |
Indians | 4 | 28124 | 34651 | 32571 | 2:28 | 2:58 | 2:50 | 73 | 74 | 73.3 | 6 | 18 | 10.3 | |
Marlins | 3 | 17742 | 18962 | 18198 | 2:12 | 3:05 | 2:43 | |||||||
Mets | 2 | 40060 | 41187 | 40624 | 3:07 | 3:18 | 3:12 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 10 | 13 | 11.5 | |
Orioles | 7 | 14984 | 33911 | 22953 | 2:33 | 3:18 | 2:58 | 75 | 88 | 80.1 | 2 | 11 | 4.7 | |
Padres | 2 | 23806 | 24491 | 24149 | 2:23 | 2:24 | 2:23 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Phillies | 1 | 20297 | 20297 | 20297 | 3:13 | 3:13 | 3:13 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Pirates | 6 | 22367 | 34175 | 28160 | 2:29 | 4:03 | 3:17 | 70 | 87 | 79.3 | 3 | 12 | 7.8 | |
Rangers | 2 | 21200 | 23041 | 22121 | 2:53 | 3:30 | 3:11 | 76 | 89 | 82.5 | 2 | 7 | 4.5 | 1 |
Rays | 3 | 12129 | 21164 | 16381 | 2:46 | 3:20 | 3:03 | |||||||
Red Sox | 4 | 36599 | 37169 | 36877 | 2:41 | 3:43 | 3:11 | 77 | 84 | 81.3 | 8 | 16 | 11.5 | |
Reds | 3 | 25168 | 36443 | 32394 | 2:48 | 3:10 | 2:59 | 76 | 78 | 77 | 1 | 13 | 7 | |
Rockies | 5 | 35092 | 48069 | 39473 | 2:53 | 3:41 | 3:17 | 66 | 86 | 81 | 4 | 9 | 5.8 | |
Royals | 2 | 29432 | 29432 | 29432 | 2:39 | 3:03 | 2:51 | 74 | 75 | 74.5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Twins | 4 | 22272 | 29056 | 25412 | 2:41 | 3:04 | 2:55 | 57 | 77 | 70.8 | 4 | 16 | 10 | |
White Sox | 3 | 13023 | 20878 | 16174 | 3:01 | 3:22 | 3:12 | 77 | 82 | 79.7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
Yankees | 3 | 39904 | 43379 | 42174 | 2:52 | 3:23 | 3:04 | 82 | 89 | 86.3 | 4 | 10 | 6.3 |
Away games
Team | Count of Games | Min Attendance | Max Attendance | Avg Attendance | Min Time of Game | Max Time of Game | Avg Time of Game | Min Temp | Max Temp | Avg Temp | Min Wind | Max Wind | Avg Wind | Ejections |
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Athletics | 4 | 38278 | 43330 | 40356 | 2:48 | 4:12 | 3:28 | 65 | 83 | 77.3 | 7 | 14 | 9.5 | |
Blue Jays | 6 | 13023 | 41950 | 27677 | 3:01 | 3:22 | 3:12 | 77 | 82 | 79.7 | 2 | 9 | 6 | |
Braves | 1 | 20297 | 20297 | 20297 | 3:13 | 3:13 | 3:13 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Brewers | 3 | 12129 | 21164 | 16381 | 2:46 | 3:20 | 3:03 | |||||||
Cardinals | 5 | 25168 | 36443 | 32353 | 2:48 | 3:10 | 2:59 | 73 | 83 | 77.4 | 1 | 14 | 9.6 | |
Diamondbacks | 5 | 38967 | 41321 | 39890 | 2:39 | 3:59 | 3:12 | 64 | 86 | 73 | 7 | 18 | 12.2 | |
Dodgers | 5 | 28107 | 41187 | 34242 | 2:54 | 3:29 | 3:08 | 75 | 85 | 80.4 | 5 | 13 | 8.2 | |
Giants | 2 | 38391 | 38871 | 38631 | 2:41 | 3:26 | 3:03 | 69 | 71 | 70 | 13 | 14 | 13.5 | |
Indians | 2 | 37126 | 37169 | 37148 | 2:47 | 3:36 | 3:11 | 82 | 84 | 83 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Mariners | 4 | 21200 | 29432 | 24558 | 2:39 | 3:30 | 3:01 | 74 | 89 | 78.5 | 2 | 7 | 5.8 | |
Marlins | 3 | 29651 | 40731 | 35432 | 2:29 | 2:58 | 2:42 | 83 | 86 | 84.7 | 6 | 8 | 6.7 | |
Mets | 2 | 36698 | 36945 | 36822 | 3:15 | 3:24 | 3:19 | 83 | 86 | 84.5 | 5 | 6 | 5.5 | |
Nationals | 6 | 17742 | 41857 | 29816 | 2:12 | 3:31 | 2:55 | 61 | 76 | 70.3 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 1 |
Padres | 3 | 31817 | 34175 | 32745 | 3:13 | 4:03 | 3:37 | 70 | 80 | 75 | 3 | 12 | 8.3 | |
Phillies | 6 | 34623 | 48069 | 38234 | 2:33 | 3:41 | 3:08 | 66 | 86 | 80.3 | 3 | 9 | 5.5 | |
Rangers | 4 | 22272 | 29056 | 25412 | 2:41 | 3:04 | 2:55 | 57 | 77 | 70.8 | 4 | 16 | 10 | |
Rays | 4 | 22985 | 26722 | 24316 | 3:06 | 3:27 | 3:20 | |||||||
Reds | 3 | 22367 | 25955 | 23575 | 2:29 | 3:25 | 2:58 | 81 | 87 | 83.7 | 4 | 10 | 7.3 | 1 |
Royals | 3 | 14984 | 20931 | 18859 | 2:33 | 2:54 | 2:44 | 75 | 88 | 79.3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Tigers | 7 | 17157 | 43379 | 32945 | 2:52 | 3:23 | 3:06 | 77 | 89 | 83.1 | 3 | 11 | 5.7 | |
Twins | 2 | 23806 | 24491 | 24149 | 2:23 | 2:24 | 2:23 | 74 | 80 | 77 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
White Sox | 2 | 36599 | 36612 | 36606 | 2:41 | 3:43 | 3:12 | 77 | 82 | 79.5 | 12 | 16 | 14 | |
Yankees | 4 | 28124 | 34651 | 32571 | 2:28 | 2:58 | 2:50 | 73 | 74 | 73.3 | 6 | 18 | 10.3 |