NL Makes a Run For the Ejections Title, White Sox Can't Draw 16k - BtBS, Week of 9/19

For almost the entire season, the AL has had a lead over the NL in ejections. At times, the lead was a big one, as big as 12 in the past week. With only a handful of weeks left in the season, the NL seemingly decided that it was time to turn up the rage. The Senior Circuit had seven ejections last week to the American League’s meager one. This narrows the gap to only six, with two weeks to go. Can the National League take the crown? Or will the AL hold them off? We’ll have to see.

Attendance once again continued to separate, with six teams (including one playoff contender in Baltimore) drawing fewer than 20,000 to one game. Only three teams averaged below that mark, with the Reds and Phillies averaging in the high 17,000s. The most disappointing story of the week is the White Sox, who averaged 14,544 over four games, three thousand fewer fans than the next closest team, and 30,000 fewer fans than the Cardinals, the week’s highest average. Only five teams drew above 40,000 this week: the aforementioned Cardinals, Angels, Giants, Cubs, and Blue Jays, with the three NL teams being the only ones to average above the mark.

The Cardinals took home the title for quickest team this week, with an average of 2:42 time of game, not having played a game longer than three hours in the last week. The Diamondbacks averaged almost an hour longer at 3:33, despite not having played an extra inning game last week.

And finally in the weather department, once again Arizona takes the hottest temperature of the weeks, having played in 96 degrees with an open roof. And again unsurprisingly, the Giants hosted the coldest game of the week at 57 degrees.

Now as always, we have included 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: White Sox (vs Indians), Monday, September 12th. 12,588

Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Cardinals (vs Cubs), Monday, September 12th. 43,397

Highest attendance last week: Cardinals (vs Cubs), Wednesday, September 14th. 44,701

Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: White Sox (vs Indians), Wednesday, September 14th. 15,808

Game time:

Longest game last week: Phillies (vs Marlins), Friday, September 16th. 4:43 (4-3 Phillies, 13 innings)

Shortest game last week: Blue Jays (vs Rays), Monday, September 12th. 2:13 (3-2 Blue Jays)

Longest average game for the week: Diamondbacks, 3:33 average over 7 games.

Quickest average game for the week: Cardinals, 2:42 average over 7 games.

Weather:

Warmest game last week: Diamondbacks (vs Rockies), 96 degrees, Monday, September 12th.

Coldest game last week: Giants (vs Padres), 57 degrees, Monday, September 12th.

Warmest average for the week: Diamondbacks, 92.8 degrees over 5 games.

Coldest average for the week: Astros, 65.0 degrees over 3 games.

Windiest game last week: TIE – Both Red Sox vs Yankees, 17 mph, Friday, September 16th & Saturday, September 17th.

Windiest week: Red Sox, 14.1 MPH over 7 games.

Ejections:

Total ejections last week: 8 (166 total this season)

Ejections by league: AL 1, NL 7. (Season: AL 86, NL 80)

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
Angels	7	29932	42159	35822	2:37	3:25	3:07	66	84	74.6	4	9	6.3
Astros	6	22133	32304	26198	2:23	3:48	2:53	63	67	65	1	3	2.3
Athletics	7	29523	39691	32452	2:52	3:23	3:05	76	93	85.6	2	14	8.3
Blue Jays	7	35333	42159	38551	2:13	3:25	3:03	64	84	74.8	3	11	6.8
Braves	6	18271	37296	27804	2:36	3:35	3:13	75	88	82.2	5	13	8.7	1
Brewers	7	12926	41362	29485	2:32	3:13	2:52	69	81	75.9	0	12	7.7
Cardinals	7	41210	44701	42482	2:17	2:57	2:42	60	83	73.5	5	13	8.2
Cubs	7	40823	44701	42370	2:17	3:13	2:49	69	83	77.4	5	12	8	1
Diamondbacks	7	19801	38255	25869	2:39	4:29	3:33	91	96	92.8	5	11	7.6
Dodgers	7	26159	38255	30668	2:39	4:29	3:17	71	92	83.2	6	7	6.6	1
Giants	7	41183	41403	41266	2:33	3:27	2:54	57	82	65.1	6	14	10.6
Indians	7	12588	29137	19335	2:37	3:53	3:18	72	83	76.9	4	15	9.5
Mariners	6	25383	33501	30573	2:33	3:08	2:48	63	74	67	1	9	4.8
Marlins	6	18179	24597	20455	2:42	4:43	3:27	70	88	80.7	7	13	9.2	2
Mets	6	22832	36941	29584	2:30	4:15	3:09	68	93	80.7	4	13	9.4
Nationals	6	22832	37296	30871	2:30	3:26	3:02	75	93	83.9	4	10	7.2
Orioles	7	19233	38041	31306	2:35	3:29	2:59	68	83	76.6	3	16	9.9
Padres	6	25811	41233	35772	2:51	3:31	3:09	57	85	69.8	3	14	8
Phillies	7	15247	24597	17985	2:42	4:43	3:17	70	88	78.4	6	11	7.6
Pirates	8	15247	24397	18065	2:52	3:55	3:14	71	88	77.3	4	16	8	1
Rangers	6	22133	39691	28954	2:23	3:48	3:04	91	93	92	2	7	5
Rays	7	19233	41001	31464	2:13	3:27	2:56	64	83	74	3	11	6.1
Red Sox	7	37267	38041	37690	2:35	3:52	3:16	63	82	73	8	17	14.1
Reds	7	12926	24397	17632	2:32	3:55	3:06	71	79	76.3	0	16	7.3	1
Rockies	6	19801	34724	25387	2:53	3:49	3:27	69	96	85.2	3	11	6.9
Royals	7	29318	34982	31696	2:36	3:23	3:02	68	83	79	2	14	8.7
Tigers	7	21382	29137	26649	2:48	3:53	3:16	70	80	74.9	4	15	9.4	1
Twins	7	26393	36941	29797	2:41	4:15	3:06	68	82	73.9	5	14	10.7
White Sox	7	12588	34982	22469	2:36	3:30	2:58	68	83	77.1	2	13	8
Yankees	7	30254	37927	35028	2:57	3:52	3:20	63	88	73.8	7	17	10.3

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	7	29932	42159	35822	2:37	3:25	3:07	66	84	74.6	4	9	6.3
Astros	3	22133	25041	23107	2:23	3:48	3:06
Blue Jays	3	35333	41001	38224	2:13	3:10	2:47	64	77	70.7	3	11	8
Braves	6	18271	37296	27804	2:36	3:35	3:13	75	88	82.2	5	13	8.7	1
Cardinals	3	43397	44701	44053	2:17	2:51	2:35	75	83	80	5	7	6
Cubs	4	40823	41362	41107	2:37	3:13	3:00	69	81	74.8	8	12	10
Diamondbacks	7	19801	38255	25869	2:39	4:29	3:33	91	96	92.8	5	11	7.6
Giants	7	41183	41403	41266	2:33	3:27	2:54	57	82	65.1	6	14	10.6
Indians	3	21382	29137	25724	3:31	3:53	3:40	75	79	76.3	4	15	9
Mariners	3	25383	32304	29288	2:33	2:58	2:41	63	67	65	1	3	2.3
Mets	3	28926	36941	33068	2:41	4:15	3:18	68	82	74.3	11	13	12
Nationals	3	22832	29669	26099	2:30	3:22	3:00	82	93	87	4	9	6.7
Orioles	4	19233	30094	26394	2:44	3:27	3:03	72	83	76.5	3	7	4.8
Phillies	7	15247	24597	17985	2:42	4:43	3:17	70	88	78.4	6	11	7.6
Rangers	3	30486	39691	34800	2:52	3:11	3:01	91	93	92	2	7	5
Red Sox	7	37267	38041	37690	2:35	3:52	3:16	63	82	73	8	17	14.1
Reds	7	12926	24397	17632	2:32	3:55	3:06	71	79	76.3	0	16	7.3	1
Rockies	3	25811	34724	30329	2:53	3:31	3:14	69	85	77	3	8	5
Royals	7	29318	34982	31696	2:36	3:23	3:02	68	83	79	2	14	8.7
Tigers	4	26393	28093	27343	2:48	3:04	2:57	70	80	73.5	5	14	9.8
White Sox	4	12588	15808	14544	2:37	3:30	3:01	72	83	77.5	8	13	10
Yankees	3	30254	32615	31642	2:57	3:13	3:04	71	88	77.3	7	7	7

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
Astros	3	25383	32304	29288	2:33	2:58	2:41	63	67	65	1	3	2.3
Athletics	7	29523	39691	32452	2:52	3:23	3:05	76	93	85.6	2	14	8.3
Blue Jays	4	36270	42159	38796	3:08	3:25	3:15	74	84	78.8	4	6	5.5
Brewers	7	12926	41362	29485	2:32	3:13	2:52	69	81	75.9	0	12	7.7
Cardinals	4	41210	41403	41304	2:33	2:57	2:48	60	82	67	6	13	10.3
Cubs	3	43397	44701	44053	2:17	2:51	2:35	75	83	80	5	7	6	1
Dodgers	7	26159	38255	30668	2:39	4:29	3:17	71	92	83.2	6	7	6.6	1
Indians	4	12588	15808	14544	2:37	3:30	3:01	72	83	77.5	8	13	10
Mariners	3	29932	33501	31857	2:37	3:08	2:55	66	74	69	5	9	7.3
Marlins	6	18179	24597	20455	2:42	4:43	3:27	70	88	80.7	7	13	9.2	2
Mets	3	22832	29669	26099	2:30	3:22	3:00	82	93	87	4	9	6.7
Nationals	3	33618	37296	35643	2:36	3:26	3:05	75	84	80.7	5	10	7.7
Orioles	3	37551	38041	37855	2:35	3:29	2:54	68	82	76.7	14	16	15
Padres	6	25811	41233	35772	2:51	3:31	3:09	57	85	69.8	3	14	8
Pirates	8	15247	24397	18065	2:52	3:55	3:14	71	88	77.3	4	16	8	1
Rangers	3	22133	25041	23107	2:23	3:48	3:06
Rays	7	19233	41001	31464	2:13	3:27	2:56	64	83	74	3	11	6.1
Rockies	3	19801	20897	20445	3:28	3:49	3:39	91	96	93.3	5	11	8.7
Tigers	3	21382	29137	25724	3:31	3:53	3:40	75	79	76.3	4	15	9	1
Twins	7	26393	36941	29797	2:41	4:15	3:06	68	82	73.9	5	14	10.7
White Sox	3	29318	34982	33035	2:36	3:04	2:53	68	81	76.7	2	10	6
Yankees	4	37267	37927	37567	3:13	3:52	3:33	63	78	70.3	8	17	13.5

NL Makes a Run For the Ejections Title, White Sox Can’t Draw 16k — BtBS, Week of 9/19

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