With Labor Day upon us, and the expanded rosters of September have come, not changing average time of game much, luckily. However, with many teams’ fate decided, attendance had some surprises this week. Let’s take a look:
With the Reds, White Sox, Orioles, Athletics, Phillies, Mariners, Marlins, Pirates, and Diamondbacks all having a game of fewer than 20,000, there were few surprises on the list, with the exception of the smoking-hot Orioles and the Wild-Card-leading-but-kinda-faltering Diamondbacks. Perhaps the Orioles numbers are more alarming, given that they averaged below the mark on the full week, along with the A’s, Phillies, Reds, White Sox, and Marlins. Only five drew over 40,000 with the Yankees, Cubs, Padres, Giants*, and Brewers. * being that the Giants have repeatedly announced sellouts this season in less than full stadia. Only the Yankees and Giants averaged above 40,000 on the full week.
Time of game as mentioned remained pretty stable, with some four plus hour nine-inning games that did not involve the Red Sox, Yankees, or even ESPN. On the other side of things, the Padres continued their mission of getting people home quickly by playing a 2:23 game against the Cardinals.
Ejections by the American League continued to skyrocket, with six of seven of last week’s ejections coming from the junior circuit. This brings the AL up to a seemingly insurmountable 95-66 lead with less than a month remaining in the season.
Weather had a nice twist as the Giants, who previously were repeated winners in the coldest temps of the week rode the California heat wave to the top of the warmest weather last week, the first time the Giants have hosted the warmest game of a week. Other than that, the temps dropped and the winds started to pick up slightly, but nothing of serious note.
Now 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: Reds (vs Mets), Wednesday, August 30th. 12,491
Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Giants (vs Cardinals), Friday, September 1st. 37,797
Highest attendance last week: Yankees (vs Red Sox), Sunday, September 3rd. 46,717
Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Athletics (vs Angels), Monday, September 4th. 14,571
Game time:
Longest game last week: Athletics (vs Angels), Monday, September 4th. 4:38 (11-9 Angels)
Shortest game last week: Padres (vs Cardinals), Monday, September 4th. 2:23 (2-0 Cardinals)
Longest average game for the week: Rangers, 3:59 average over 4 games.
Quickest average game for the week: Rays, 2:50 average over 5 games.
Weather:
Warmest game last week: Giants (vs Cardinals), 95 degrees, Saturday, September 2nd.
Coldest game last week: Pirates (vs Reds), 57 degrees, Saturday, September 2nd.
Warmest average for the week: Rangers, 90.7 degrees over 3 games.
Coldest average for the week: Red Sox, 69.0 degrees over 6 games.
Windiest game last week: Cubs vs Braves, 17 mph, Thursday, August 31st and Friday, September 1st.
Windiest week: Red Sox, 11.8 MPH over 6 games.
Ejections:
Total ejections last week: 7 (161 on full season)
Ejections by league: AL 6, NL 1. (Season total: AL 95, NL 66)
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 | 7 | 14571 | 36229 | 29529 | 2:53 | 4:38 | 3:47 | 79 | 92 | 88.3 | 3 | 9 | 5.7 | |
Astros | 4 | 30319 | 34904 | 32429 | 3:14 | 3:27 | 3:20 | 1 | ||||||
Athletics | 7 | 14571 | 36229 | 26959 | 2:32 | 4:38 | 3:21 | 73 | 90 | 81.6 | 1 | 7 | 5.4 | 1 |
Blue Jays | 7 | 13802 | 37693 | 25782 | 2:44 | 4:27 | 3:23 | 61 | 83 | 69.2 | 4 | 13 | 9 | |
Braves | 7 | 15154 | 42145 | 31608 | 2:38 | 3:49 | 3:01 | 67 | 81 | 72.7 | 8 | 17 | 11.6 | |
Brewers | 7 | 22403 | 40044 | 31723 | 2:39 | 3:33 | 2:56 | 72 | 83 | 79 | 5 | 12 | 9.7 | 1 |
Cardinals | 6 | 25028 | 40783 | 34343 | 2:23 | 3:33 | 2:56 | 72 | 95 | 79.5 | 5 | 12 | 8.3 | |
Cubs | 7 | 21068 | 42145 | 36525 | 2:38 | 3:49 | 2:59 | 67 | 81 | 76 | 5 | 17 | 11.9 | |
Diamondbacks | 5 | 19882 | 39442 | 29223 | 3:02 | 3:48 | 3:21 | 84 | 92 | 88.7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
Dodgers | 6 | 19882 | 42130 | 32532 | 2:51 | 3:40 | 3:07 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 7 | 9 | 7.8 | |
Giants | 7 | 19631 | 40783 | 29757 | 2:31 | 3:17 | 2:55 | 75 | 95 | 82.6 | 3 | 14 | 9.3 | |
Indians | 8 | 16848 | 39598 | 27664 | 2:42 | 3:25 | 3:07 | 62 | 83 | 70.9 | 3 | 16 | 9.4 | |
Mariners | 6 | 13736 | 26898 | 19000 | 2:26 | 3:37 | 3:00 | 67 | 86 | 75.9 | 1 | 6 | 3.7 | |
Marlins | 6 | 17013 | 25019 | 19756 | 2:36 | 3:46 | 3:09 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 12 | 7.5 | |
Mets | 6 | 12491 | 34904 | 25256 | 2:27 | 3:30 | 3:11 | 73 | 80 | 77.3 | 2 | 13 | 8.8 | |
Nationals | 6 | 20838 | 40044 | 30761 | 2:36 | 3:06 | 2:50 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 12 | 8.8 | |
Orioles | 8 | 13736 | 37622 | 19490 | 2:26 | 4:27 | 3:19 | 61 | 83 | 72.1 | 3 | 11 | 5.9 | 1 |
Padres | 8 | 19631 | 42130 | 29616 | 2:23 | 3:40 | 2:54 | 73 | 88 | 79.6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | |
Phillies | 8 | 15154 | 28808 | 18472 | 2:44 | 3:46 | 3:11 | 71 | 78 | 76 | 8 | 13 | 11 | |
Pirates | 6 | 21068 | 38453 | 28077 | 2:49 | 3:05 | 2:54 | 57 | 80 | 69.2 | 5 | 13 | 7.9 | |
Rangers | 4 | 25138 | 32240 | 21540 | 3:27 | 4:33 | 3:59 | 89 | 92 | 90.7 | 3 | 9 | 5.7 | 1 |
Rays | 5 | 13585 | 25916 | 20008 | 2:34 | 3:14 | 2:50 | 67 | 79 | 74.2 | 6 | 13 | 8.2 | |
Red Sox | 7 | 34674 | 46717 | 40984 | 2:44 | 3:46 | 3:11 | 65 | 74 | 69 | 9 | 15 | 11.8 | 1 |
Reds | 6 | 12491 | 24474 | 19902 | 2:27 | 3:30 | 2:57 | 57 | 83 | 69.9 | 2 | 12 | 8.5 | |
Rockies | 7 | 28300 | 39442 | 31709 | 3:03 | 3:48 | 3:22 | 84 | 92 | 87.7 | 3 | 8 | 5.4 | |
Royals | 6 | 24068 | 33413 | 27607 | 2:39 | 3:23 | 3:05 | 69 | 80 | 76.3 | 6 | 14 | 9.3 | |
Tigers | 8 | 24342 | 30754 | 27064 | 3:02 | 3:29 | 3:12 | 62 | 87 | 76.3 | 3 | 13 | 7.4 | |
Twins | 6 | 20530 | 33413 | 25451 | 3:05 | 3:23 | 3:15 | 66 | 80 | 74 | 5 | 14 | 10.8 | 1 |
White Sox | 7 | 13585 | 21288 | 18394 | 2:34 | 3:17 | 3:05 | 66 | 83 | 73.5 | 5 | 16 | 10.3 | |
Yankees | 8 | 36253 | 46717 | 41854 | 2:42 | 3:46 | 3:11 | 65 | 82 | 76.9 | 3 | 15 | 9.3 |
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 | 3 | 33719 | 36229 | 35323 | 2:53 | 3:34 | 3:06 | 87 | 90 | 88.7 | 3 | 7 | 5.3 | |
Astros | 4 | 30319 | 34904 | 32429 | 3:14 | 3:27 | 3:20 | 1 | ||||||
Athletics | 1 | 14571 | 14571 | 14571 | 4:38 | 4:38 | 4:38 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
Blue Jays | 3 | 34674 | 37693 | 35999 | 2:44 | 3:23 | 3:01 | 67 | 70 | 68.5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | |
Brewers | 6 | 26384 | 40044 | 33276 | 2:39 | 3:33 | 2:55 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 5 | 10 | 7.3 | 1 |
Cubs | 6 | 37280 | 42145 | 39101 | 2:38 | 3:49 | 2:58 | 67 | 81 | 72 | 5 | 17 | 10.7 | |
Diamondbacks | 2 | 19882 | 23321 | 21602 | 3:02 | 3:05 | 3:03 | |||||||
Giants | 3 | 39513 | 40783 | 40027 | 2:45 | 3:17 | 3:00 | 79 | 95 | 84.7 | 6 | 12 | 9.7 | |
Mariners | 3 | 19030 | 26898 | 22724 | 2:32 | 3:37 | 3:10 | 73 | 86 | 79.7 | 1 | 3 | 2.3 | |
Marlins | 4 | 17013 | 19404 | 18169 | 2:44 | 3:46 | 3:19 | |||||||
Mets | 1 | 28808 | 28808 | 28808 | 3:18 | 3:18 | 3:18 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Nationals | 2 | 20838 | 25019 | 22929 | 2:36 | 3:06 | 2:51 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 12 | 7.5 | |
Orioles | 8 | 13736 | 37622 | 19490 | 2:26 | 4:27 | 3:19 | 61 | 83 | 72.1 | 3 | 11 | 5.9 | 1 |
Padres | 8 | 19631 | 42130 | 29616 | 2:23 | 3:40 | 2:54 | 73 | 88 | 79.6 | 7 | 14 | 9 | |
Phillies | 3 | 15154 | 15706 | 15430 | 2:49 | 3:17 | 2:59 | 71 | 78 | 74 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
Pirates | 4 | 21068 | 24474 | 23160 | 2:49 | 3:05 | 2:56 | 57 | 80 | 65.8 | 9 | 13 | 10.8 | |
Rangers | 3 | 25138 | 32240 | 28720 | 3:49 | 4:33 | 4:10 | 89 | 92 | 90.7 | 3 | 9 | 5.7 | 1 |
Reds | 3 | 12491 | 22403 | 15947 | 2:27 | 3:30 | 3:00 | 73 | 83 | 78.7 | 2 | 12 | 7 | |
Rockies | 7 | 28300 | 39442 | 31709 | 3:03 | 3:48 | 3:22 | 84 | 92 | 87.7 | 3 | 8 | 5.4 | |
Royals | 2 | 25204 | 25916 | 25560 | 2:39 | 2:57 | 2:48 | 75 | 79 | 77 | 6 | 6 | 6 | |
Tigers | 5 | 24342 | 26093 | 25151 | 3:02 | 3:25 | 3:12 | 62 | 74 | 66.6 | 6 | 13 | 9 | |
Twins | 6 | 20530 | 33413 | 25451 | 3:05 | 3:23 | 3:15 | 66 | 80 | 74 | 5 | 14 | 10.8 | 1 |
White Sox | 4 | 13585 | 17700 | 16442 | 2:34 | 3:14 | 2:57 | 67 | 83 | 75 | 7 | 16 | 11.3 | |
Yankees | 7 | 36253 | 46717 | 42458 | 2:42 | 3:46 | 3:10 | 65 | 79 | 71.7 | 3 | 15 | 10.6 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Angels | 4 | 14571 | 32240 | 25183 | 3:49 | 4:38 | 4:17 | 79 | 92 | 87.8 | 3 | 9 | 6 | |
Athletics | 6 | 19030 | 36229 | 29024 | 2:32 | 3:37 | 3:08 | 73 | 90 | 84.2 | 1 | 7 | 3.8 | |
Blue Jays | 4 | 13802 | 27231 | 18119 | 3:02 | 4:27 | 3:39 | 61 | 83 | 69.8 | 4 | 11 | 6 | |
Braves | 7 | 15154 | 42145 | 31608 | 2:38 | 3:49 | 3:01 | 67 | 81 | 72.7 | 8 | 17 | 11.6 | |
Brewers | 1 | 22403 | 22403 | 22403 | 3:03 | 3:03 | 3:03 | 83 | 83 | 83 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
Cardinals | 6 | 25028 | 40783 | 34343 | 2:23 | 3:33 | 2:56 | 72 | 95 | 79.5 | 5 | 12 | 8.3 | |
Cubs | 1 | 21068 | 21068 | 21068 | 3:05 | 3:05 | 3:05 | 80 | 80 | 80 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Diamondbacks | 3 | 29628 | 39442 | 34303 | 3:13 | 3:48 | 3:33 | 84 | 92 | 88.7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
Dodgers | 6 | 19882 | 42130 | 32532 | 2:51 | 3:40 | 3:07 | 79 | 88 | 83 | 7 | 9 | 7.8 | |
Giants | 4 | 19631 | 28300 | 22054 | 2:31 | 3:15 | 2:51 | 75 | 90 | 80.5 | 3 | 14 | 8.8 | |
Indians | 8 | 16848 | 39598 | 27664 | 2:42 | 3:25 | 3:07 | 62 | 83 | 70.9 | 3 | 16 | 9.4 | |
Mariners | 3 | 13736 | 16983 | 15275 | 2:26 | 3:07 | 2:51 | 67 | 76 | 72 | 3 | 6 | 5 | |
Marlins | 2 | 20838 | 25019 | 22929 | 2:36 | 3:06 | 2:51 | 72 | 78 | 75 | 3 | 12 | 7.5 | |
Mets | 5 | 12491 | 34904 | 24545 | 2:27 | 3:30 | 3:10 | 73 | 80 | 76.5 | 2 | 7 | 4.5 | |
Nationals | 4 | 26384 | 40044 | 34677 | 2:39 | 3:01 | 2:49 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Phillies | 5 | 17013 | 28808 | 20297 | 2:44 | 3:46 | 3:18 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 13 | 13 | 13 | |
Pirates | 2 | 37370 | 38453 | 37912 | 2:50 | 2:50 | 2:50 | 71 | 74 | 72.5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Rangers | 1 | 3:27 | 3:27 | 3:27 | ||||||||||
Rays | 5 | 13585 | 25916 | 20008 | 2:34 | 3:14 | 2:50 | 67 | 79 | 74.2 | 6 | 13 | 8.2 | |
Red Sox | 7 | 34674 | 46717 | 40984 | 2:44 | 3:46 | 3:11 | 65 | 74 | 69 | 9 | 15 | 11.8 | 1 |
Reds | 3 | 23529 | 24474 | 23857 | 2:49 | 3:00 | 2:54 | 57 | 65 | 61 | 9 | 11 | 10 | |
Royals | 4 | 24068 | 33413 | 28630 | 3:05 | 3:23 | 3:14 | 69 | 80 | 75.5 | 11 | 14 | 12.5 | |
Tigers | 3 | 29281 | 30754 | 30252 | 3:03 | 3:29 | 3:13 | 85 | 87 | 86 | 3 | 8 | 5.7 | |
White Sox | 3 | 20530 | 21288 | 20997 | 3:12 | 3:17 | 3:15 | 66 | 77 | 72 | 5 | 13 | 9.3 | |
Yankees | 1 | 37622 | 37622 | 37622 | 3:25 | 3:25 | 3:25 | 82 | 82 | 82 | 8 | 8 | 8 |