Speedy Baseball For All; No Need For Ice Cream In San Francisco. Below the Box Score: Week of 6/13

Only five ejections this week, following last week’s three, seems to indicate that cooler heads have mostly been prevailing. The exception perhaps being Yordano Ventura and Manny Machado going at it and earning nine and four game suspensions respectively. Let’s enjoy it once more, shall we?

With that, it means that the story of the week is that pace of play was remarkably fast this week, with the longest game being a mere 4:16 for 12 innings of baseball in Pittsburgh, as the Cardinals won 9-3. The shortest game clocked in at 2:15 between the Diamondbacks and the Rays, with a surprisingly high five runs being scored in the game. Overall, twenty teams in MLB averaged three hours or less per game this week, which is a new high.

On the attendance front, the Indians were out of town all week, so the low attendance title goes to perennial runners-up, Tampa Bay. Averaging over 6,000 fewer fans than the next highest team (the Orioles), the Rays managed to draw an average of 14,634 per game over a three game series. For the second straight week, this means that the lowest attended team’s full series attendance was outdrawn by single games played by other teams in the league. The Rays three game total attendance of 43,902 was bested by both the Blue Jays and the Yankees, who both drew over 47,000 fans in their highest attended single game this week.

Temperatures have diverged this week, with a chilly 57 degree game in Philadelphia, compared to a chilly (by Arizona standards) 100 degrees in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks technically won the average temperature race this week with only one game with the roof open (said 100 degree game) but because they played five others in air conditioning, we’ll hop them for the Astros, averaging 88.3 degrees. Meanwhile, June in San Francisco is chilly and bitter, with the lowest average temps of the week going to the Giants, as well as the strongest winds of the week. Mark Twain seems to have been right when he said “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”

And finally, as always: the miscellany and below that the raw data to look at yourself. Note there are three tables, the top being all games, the second home games, and the last being away games. Enjoy!

 

Attendance:

Lowest attendance last week: Rays (vs Astros), Sunday, June 12th. 11,168

Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Blue Jays (vs Orioles), Thursday, June 9th. 41,448

Highest attendance last week: Blue Jays (vs Orioles), Saturday, June 11th. 47,651

Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Rays (vs Astros), Saturday, June 11th. 19,658

 

Game time:

Longest game last week: Pirates (vs Cardinals), Friday, June 10th. 4:16 (9-3 Cardinals, 12 innings)

Shortest game last week: Diamondbacks (vs Rays), Tuesday, June 7th. 2:15 (5-0 Diamondbacks)

Longest average game for the week: Twins, 3:16 average over 6 games.

Quickest average game for the week: Athletics, 2:40 average over 5 games.

 

Weather:

Warmest game last week: Diamondbacks (vs Marlins), 100 degrees, Saturday, June 11th.

Coldest game last week: Phillies (vs Cubs), 57 degrees, Wednesday, June 8th.

Warmest average for the week: Astros, 88.6 degrees over 6 games.

Coldest average for the week: Giants, 64.0 degrees over 5 games.

Windiest game last week: Giants vs Dodgers, 22 mph, Friday, June 10th.

Windiest week: Giants, 15.4 MPH over 5 games.

 

Ejections:

Total ejections last week: 6 (73 total this season)

Ejections by league: AL 3, NL 3.  (Season: AL 43, NL 30)

 

Raw data:

 

All games

TeamCount of GamesMin AttendanceMax AttendanceAvg AttendanceMin Time of GameMax Time of GameAvg Time of GameMin TempMax TempAvg TempMin WindMax WindAvg WindEjections
Angels73103439487351972:343:282:55618169.871610.1
Astros71116837696248502:453:192:56869188.34118.3
Athletics51818832034231812:282:502:407890857129
Blue Jays72977147651396202:543:123:03618269.542113.3
Braves62020343114283232:453:423:00669479.54128.5
Brewers61818838423264542:283:562:59669279.551712
Cardinals62137636962277672:424:163:097283771179.7
Cubs62216243114305802:443:422:5857948142110.8
Diamondbacks61695433442233752:153:302:511001001001010101
Dodgers63896441583408272:264:003:03627366.882212.21
Giants54120841635414592:354:003:05607364132215.4
Indians71533739487260252:303:392:55658070.30105
Mariners71533739251257672:303:392:57618069.2042.2
Marlins61879233442245822:333:182:58701008261511
Mets72298038423293242:403:563:09649273.151712.6
Nationals61527338044273972:213:553:06609074.52209
Orioles71487847651347082:373:122:55678374.542110.21
Padres62020332946265562:373:232:55669277.55128
Phillies62216238044314122:443:052:53579077.752112.9
Pirates72467836962294482:404:163:07648980.53177.91
Rangers73002139251346312:483:132:58619175.92115.2
Rays61116819658160002:153:302:56
Red Sox52278641635321312:453:453:12608672.251711.4
Reds62137632034247512:363:212:53729079.81128
Rockies72467841324343112:263:232:55679277.7397.1
Royals61487831183245002:373:002:446792804188.82
Tigers62977147474370152:483:173:00618373.441910.8
Twins61879228633228083:003:453:1670867851710.3
White Sox61527331183231562:213:553:02609273.72189.5
Yankees73103447474368212:353:202:55618375.141911

 

Home games

TeamCount of GamesMin AttendanceMax AttendanceAvg AttendanceMin Time of GameMax Time of GameAvg Time of GameMin TempMax TempAvg TempMin WindMax WindAvg WindEjections
Angels33638339487380552:343:283:006570688108.7
Blue Jays44144847651451972:543:123:05678272.352115.3
Braves33054743114350952:453:423:06909491.74127.7
Brewers61818838423264542:283:562:59669279.551712
Diamondbacks61695433442233752:153:302:511001001001010101
Dodgers33896441324402712:263:172:55676867.3898.3
Giants54120841635414592:354:003:05607364132215.4
Mariners71533739251257672:303:392:57618069.2042.2
Nationals33429438044367602:532:562:5581908552011.7
Orioles31487828110207222:372:472:42678376.74651
Padres32020322248215502:483:012:55666967.38129.3
Phillies32216228650260642:443:052:51578270.382114
Pirates62660536962302432:404:163:1064837271712.81
Rangers43002137696325132:483:082:54869188.34118.3
Rays31116819658146342:453:192:58
Reds62137632034247512:363:212:53729079.81128
Rockies42467832946298412:373:232:55839288395.8
Tigers32977136036321842:563:073:00617566.741611.3
Twins61879228633228083:003:453:1670867851710.3
White Sox61527331183231562:213:553:02609273.72189.5
Yankees73103447474368212:353:202:55618375.141911

 

Away games

TeamCount of GamesMin AttendanceMax AttendanceAvg AttendanceMin Time of GameMax Time of GameAvg Time of GameMin TempMax TempAvg TempMin WindMax WindAvg WindEjections
Angels43103434971330532:353:202:52618171.571611.5
Astros71116837696248502:453:192:56869188.34118.3
Athletics51818832034231812:282:502:407890857129
Blue Jays32977136036321842:563:073:00617566.741611.3
Braves32020322248215502:483:012:55666967.38129.3
Cardinals62137636962277672:424:163:097283771179.7
Cubs62216243114305802:443:422:5857948142110.8
Dodgers34120841583413832:354:003:12627366.31322161
Indians71533739487260252:303:392:55658070.30105
Marlins61879233442245822:333:182:58701008261511
Mets72298038423293242:403:563:09649273.151712.6
Nationals31527320014180332:213:553:186071642116.3
Orioles44144847651451972:543:123:05678272.352115.3
Padres32907832946315622:373:232:56839287.7596.7
Phillies33429438044367602:532:562:5581908552011.7
Pirates12467824678246782:532:532:53898989333
Rangers33605539251374542:543:133:04616663.5222
Rays31695417964173652:153:302:55
Red Sox52278641635321312:453:453:12608672.251711.4
Rockies33896441324402712:263:172:55676867.3898.3
Royals61487831183245002:373:002:446792804188.82
Tigers33805047474418452:483:173:0075838041910.3