We are in the heat of things thanks to a couple of brawls on Wednesday. Between the Padres-Rockies game and the Red Sox-Yankees game, there were NINE ejections, nearly doubling the season total in one afternoon. But that wasn’t the only excitement this week, let’s take a look.
The Miami Marlins made the news last week when they drew 6,150 fans on Wednesday night, a number that was surpassed by their own AA affiliate in Jacksonville. The rest of the story? The AA Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp weren’t the only minor league team to outdraw the Marlins that night. In AA, Birmingham drew 6,672. In the level below that, A-Advanced, the Potomac Nationals drew 6,322. In the level below THAT, Single-A, three teams outdrew the Marlins on Wednesday: Dayton (7,426), Lexington (7,766), and Greensboro (7,785). Brutal.
Despite that, the Marlins still averaged above 10,000 fans this week, which is better than we can say for the hapless Baltimore Orioles. The O’s averaged 8,985, with no crowd larger than 10,400 during their three game series against the Blue Jays this week. Besides them, Cleveland was the only other team to officially draw below 10,000. A third of MLB averaged below 20,000 on the week which was the previous bar but will have to be lowered due to the number if teams that can’t seem to cross the mark.
Weather was still brutal. Sunday had six postponed games, which is the most since 2008 when a hurricane battered the Gulf of Mexico. For those who played, it wasn’t much better. Nine teams averaged the week below 50 degrees while only three averaged above 70. Atlanta and the Cubs played in 24 MPH winds on Saturday in 38 degree temps which sounds absolutely phenomenal. The Red Sox – Orioles game on Sunday was 34 degrees and windy, and it got colder after the start: so cold that the Red Sox gave out free hot chocolate to all the fans in attendance.
The good news? All those cold temps speed up baseball games. The average game was exactly at the three hour mark, with only one game going longer than four hours on the full week, and more than half of teams playing a game shorter than 2:45.
Kudos to those who braved winter baseball, but on behalf of everyone: let’s give summer a try… or at least Spring?
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: Miami (vs NY Mets), Wednesday, April 11th. 6,150
Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: LA Dodgers (vs Oakland), Tuesday, April 10th. 41,243
Highest attendance last week: LA Dodgers (vs Oakland), Wednesday, April 11th. 49,394
Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Baltimore (vs Toronto), Wednesday, April 11th. 10,399
Game time:
Longest game last week: St. Louis (vs Milwaukee), Tuesday, April 10th. 4:02 (5-3 St. Louis)
Shortest game last week: Washington (vs Atlanta), Monday, April 9th. 2:21 (2-0 Washington)
Longest average game for the week: NY Yankees, 3:24 average over 4 games.
Quickest average game for the week: Miami, 2:49 average over 6 games.
Weather:
Warmest game last week: Miami (vs NY Mets), 83 degrees, Monday, April 9th.
Coldest game last week: Cleveland (vs Detroit), 33 degrees, Monday, April 9th.
Warmest average for the week: Miami, 79.0 degrees over 6 games.
Coldest average for the week: Minnesota, 41.3 degrees over 4 games.
Windiest game last week: Chi Cubs vs Atlanta, 24 mph, Saturday, April 14th.
Windiest week: NY Mets, 15.4 MPH over 5 games.
Ejections:
Total ejections last week: 11 (21 on full season)
Ejections by league: AL 4, NL 7. (Season total: AL 6, NL 15)
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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Arizona | 6 | 35041 | 47527 | 40922 | 2:33 | 3:30 | 3:09 | 55 | 78 | 67 | 3 | 14 | 8.3 | |
Atlanta | 5 | 19357 | 36788 | 25311 | 2:21 | 3:43 | 3:08 | 38 | 52 | 45.6 | 3 | 24 | 11.4 | |
Baltimore | 6 | 7915 | 33584 | 20940 | 2:37 | 3:22 | 2:58 | 34 | 58 | 47.7 | 3 | 23 | 11.4 | |
Boston | 6 | 32357 | 36341 | 33297 | 2:54 | 3:59 | 3:15 | 34 | 53 | 44.7 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 1 |
Chi Cubs | 5 | 29775 | 40144 | 34450 | 2:57 | 3:43 | 3:10 | 38 | 74 | 48.6 | 5 | 24 | 13.6 | |
Chi White Sox | 4 | 10069 | 15474 | 11588 | 2:55 | 3:47 | 3:22 | 35 | 59 | 46.4 | 7 | 11 | 9.9 | |
Cincinnati | 7 | 11128 | 20895 | 17655 | 2:40 | 3:48 | 3:07 | 43 | 79 | 58.1 | 2 | 14 | 10.7 | |
Cleveland | 5 | 9843 | 25592 | 13857 | 2:39 | 3:12 | 2:52 | 33 | 74 | 49.4 | 9 | 22 | 12.4 | |
Colorado | 7 | 20291 | 32702 | 25437 | 2:39 | 3:14 | 2:53 | 52 | 81 | 68.7 | 3 | 18 | 9.6 | 3 |
Detroit | 5 | 9843 | 21363 | 13012 | 2:39 | 3:28 | 2:55 | 33 | 74 | 51.7 | 9 | 22 | 11.9 | |
Houston | 5 | 15438 | 40679 | 23853 | 2:50 | 3:35 | 3:20 | 35 | 73 | 53.9 | 0 | 11 | 5.2 | |
Kansas City | 6 | 12324 | 15876 | 14515 | 2:45 | 3:24 | 2:59 | 42 | 79 | 60.5 | 8 | 19 | 11.7 | |
LA Angels | 6 | 14714 | 20363 | 16897 | 3:00 | 3:28 | 3:14 | 42 | 79 | 68.2 | 7 | 18 | 11.2 | |
LA Dodgers | 5 | 41243 | 49394 | 45252 | 2:49 | 3:50 | 3:17 | 64 | 78 | 73.4 | 3 | 7 | 4.8 | |
Miami | 6 | 6150 | 26816 | 10660 | 2:27 | 3:10 | 2:49 | 75 | 83 | 79 | 0 | 16 | 9.2 | |
Milwaukee | 6 | 26035 | 40965 | 34691 | 2:46 | 4:02 | 3:21 | 42 | 70 | 55.8 | 5 | 20 | 13.2 | 1 |
Minnesota | 4 | 15438 | 15521 | 15483 | 2:55 | 3:35 | 3:19 | 35 | 47 | 41.3 | 10 | 11 | 10.3 | |
NY Mets | 6 | 6150 | 40965 | 20265 | 2:27 | 3:28 | 3:00 | 42 | 83 | 67 | 0 | 20 | 12.8 | |
NY Yankees | 4 | 21363 | 36341 | 30615 | 3:01 | 3:59 | 3:24 | 38 | 53 | 46.5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
Oakland | 5 | 25352 | 49394 | 34177 | 2:40 | 3:50 | 3:11 | 51 | 78 | 59.8 | 0 | 5 | 2.2 | |
Philadelphia | 6 | 13372 | 20934 | 18712 | 2:44 | 3:48 | 3:11 | 43 | 72 | 59.9 | 0 | 13 | 5.5 | |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 6852 | 40144 | 24996 | 2:31 | 3:05 | 2:53 | 43 | 81 | 66.7 | 0 | 15 | 9 | |
San Diego | 7 | 20291 | 41117 | 27626 | 2:32 | 3:09 | 2:49 | 54 | 77 | 68.7 | 3 | 15 | 9.8 | 3 |
San Francisco | 7 | 22288 | 41117 | 34186 | 2:32 | 3:24 | 2:56 | 55 | 77 | 65 | 8 | 15 | 12.8 | |
Seattle | 6 | 12324 | 29013 | 20289 | 2:40 | 3:32 | 2:58 | 42 | 71 | 55 | 0 | 19 | 6.9 | |
St. Louis | 7 | 11128 | 35814 | 24526 | 2:40 | 4:02 | 3:14 | 49 | 79 | 62.6 | 2 | 14 | 10.2 | |
Tampa Bay | 6 | 10069 | 20934 | 14171 | 2:46 | 3:47 | 3:17 | 35 | 72 | 58.9 | 0 | 11 | 4.9 | |
Texas | 5 | 16718 | 40679 | 25717 | 2:50 | 3:28 | 3:15 | 64 | 79 | 70.8 | 0 | 18 | 6 | |
Toronto | 4 | 7915 | 25592 | 13137 | 2:37 | 3:12 | 2:55 | 44 | 58 | 49.3 | 3 | 11 | 8.5 | |
Washington | 7 | 19357 | 32702 | 24867 | 2:21 | 3:43 | 2:57 | 45 | 81 | 61.7 | 3 | 18 | 10 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baltimore | 3 | 7915 | 10399 | 8985 | 2:37 | 2:57 | 2:50 | 44 | 58 | 50.3 | 3 | 11 | 7.7 | |
Boston | 6 | 32357 | 36341 | 33297 | 2:54 | 3:59 | 3:15 | 34 | 53 | 44.7 | 5 | 23 | 13 | 1 |
Chi Cubs | 5 | 29775 | 40144 | 34450 | 2:57 | 3:43 | 3:10 | 38 | 74 | 48.6 | 5 | 24 | 13.6 | |
Chi White Sox | 3 | 10069 | 10431 | 10292 | 3:02 | 3:47 | 3:31 | 35 | 59 | 45.7 | 7 | 11 | 9.7 | |
Cincinnati | 4 | 11128 | 19561 | 16365 | 2:40 | 3:32 | 3:00 | 53 | 79 | 68.5 | 2 | 14 | 10.3 | |
Cleveland | 5 | 9843 | 25592 | 13857 | 2:39 | 3:12 | 2:52 | 33 | 74 | 49.4 | 9 | 22 | 12.4 | |
Colorado | 3 | 20291 | 22446 | 21328 | 2:39 | 2:56 | 2:47 | 54 | 75 | 66.3 | 3 | 9 | 5.7 | 3 |
Detroit | 1 | 21363 | 21363 | 21363 | 3:28 | 3:28 | 3:28 | 53 | 53 | 53 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Houston | 2 | 32129 | 40679 | 36404 | 2:50 | 3:26 | 3:08 | 64 | 73 | 68.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kansas City | 6 | 12324 | 15876 | 14515 | 2:45 | 3:24 | 2:59 | 42 | 79 | 60.5 | 8 | 19 | 11.7 | |
LA Dodgers | 5 | 41243 | 49394 | 45252 | 2:49 | 3:50 | 3:17 | 64 | 78 | 73.4 | 3 | 7 | 4.8 | |
Miami | 6 | 6150 | 26816 | 10660 | 2:27 | 3:10 | 2:49 | 75 | 83 | 79 | 0 | 16 | 9.2 | |
Minnesota | 4 | 15438 | 15521 | 15483 | 2:55 | 3:35 | 3:19 | 35 | 47 | 41.3 | 10 | 11 | 10.3 | |
NY Mets | 3 | 26035 | 40965 | 33974 | 2:46 | 3:28 | 3:08 | 42 | 68 | 55 | 10 | 20 | 16.3 | |
Philadelphia | 3 | 18127 | 20895 | 19374 | 2:44 | 3:48 | 3:18 | 43 | 53 | 47.7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
San Diego | 4 | 22288 | 41117 | 32349 | 2:32 | 3:09 | 2:51 | 63 | 77 | 71 | 12 | 15 | 13.8 | |
San Francisco | 3 | 35041 | 37869 | 36636 | 2:33 | 3:24 | 3:02 | 55 | 64 | 59 | 8 | 14 | 11.7 | |
Seattle | 3 | 25352 | 29013 | 26749 | 2:40 | 3:32 | 3:06 | 51 | 55 | 52.3 | 0 | 1 | 0.7 | |
St. Louis | 3 | 35189 | 35814 | 35408 | 3:00 | 4:02 | 3:34 | 49 | 70 | 56.7 | 5 | 14 | 10 | |
Tampa Bay | 3 | 13372 | 20934 | 18049 | 2:46 | 3:34 | 3:04 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Texas | 3 | 16718 | 20363 | 18593 | 3:07 | 3:28 | 3:20 | 69 | 79 | 73 | 7 | 18 | 12 | |
Washington | 7 | 19357 | 32702 | 24867 | 2:21 | 3:43 | 2:57 | 45 | 81 | 61.7 | 3 | 18 | 10 |
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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Arizona | 6 | 35041 | 47527 | 40922 | 2:33 | 3:30 | 3:09 | 55 | 78 | 67 | 3 | 14 | 8.3 | |
Atlanta | 5 | 19357 | 36788 | 25311 | 2:21 | 3:43 | 3:08 | 38 | 52 | 45.6 | 3 | 24 | 11.4 | |
Baltimore | 3 | 32489 | 33584 | 32894 | 2:54 | 3:22 | 3:07 | 34 | 53 | 45 | 7 | 23 | 15 | |
Chi White Sox | 1 | 15474 | 15474 | 15474 | 2:55 | 2:55 | 2:55 | 47 | 47 | 47 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Cincinnati | 3 | 18127 | 20895 | 19374 | 2:44 | 3:48 | 3:18 | 43 | 53 | 47.7 | 10 | 13 | 11 | |
Colorado | 4 | 24213 | 32702 | 28519 | 2:43 | 3:14 | 2:58 | 52 | 81 | 71 | 9 | 18 | 13.5 | |
Detroit | 4 | 9843 | 12901 | 10924 | 2:39 | 2:58 | 2:47 | 33 | 74 | 50.3 | 9 | 22 | 12.8 | |
Houston | 3 | 15438 | 15521 | 15486 | 3:21 | 3:35 | 3:28 | 35 | 44 | 39.3 | 10 | 11 | 10.3 | |
LA Angels | 6 | 14714 | 20363 | 16897 | 3:00 | 3:28 | 3:14 | 42 | 79 | 68.2 | 7 | 18 | 11.2 | |
Milwaukee | 6 | 26035 | 40965 | 34691 | 2:46 | 4:02 | 3:21 | 42 | 70 | 55.8 | 5 | 20 | 13.2 | 1 |
NY Mets | 3 | 6150 | 7003 | 6556 | 2:27 | 3:10 | 2:52 | 75 | 83 | 79 | 0 | 16 | 9.3 | |
NY Yankees | 4 | 21363 | 36341 | 30615 | 3:01 | 3:59 | 3:24 | 38 | 53 | 46.5 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 3 |
Oakland | 5 | 25352 | 49394 | 34177 | 2:40 | 3:50 | 3:11 | 51 | 78 | 59.8 | 0 | 5 | 2.2 | |
Philadelphia | 3 | 13372 | 20934 | 18049 | 2:46 | 3:34 | 3:04 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 6852 | 40144 | 24996 | 2:31 | 3:05 | 2:53 | 43 | 81 | 66.7 | 0 | 15 | 9 | |
San Diego | 3 | 20291 | 22446 | 21328 | 2:39 | 2:56 | 2:47 | 54 | 75 | 66.3 | 3 | 9 | 5.7 | 3 |
San Francisco | 4 | 22288 | 41117 | 32349 | 2:32 | 3:09 | 2:51 | 63 | 77 | 71 | 12 | 15 | 13.8 | |
Seattle | 3 | 12324 | 14850 | 13829 | 2:45 | 2:58 | 2:50 | 42 | 71 | 57.7 | 9 | 19 | 13 | |
St. Louis | 4 | 11128 | 19561 | 16365 | 2:40 | 3:32 | 3:00 | 53 | 79 | 68.5 | 2 | 14 | 10.3 | |
Tampa Bay | 3 | 10069 | 10431 | 10292 | 3:02 | 3:47 | 3:31 | 35 | 59 | 45.7 | 7 | 11 | 9.7 | |
Texas | 2 | 32129 | 40679 | 36404 | 2:50 | 3:26 | 3:08 | 64 | 73 | 68.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Toronto | 4 | 7915 | 25592 | 13137 | 2:37 | 3:12 | 2:55 | 44 | 58 | 49.3 | 3 | 11 | 8.5 |