Editor note: Apologies about the delays and the short version of BtBS for this week. We’ll be back at full force next week
With the ejection race seemingly settled, as well as a lot of playoff races, there weren’t much surprises this week in MLB.
Unsurprisingly, the hapless Orioles had trouble drawing fans for a few games against playoff-bound Oakland, with only 9,141 in attendance, less than a couple of AAA playoff games taking place this week.
They were joined by a few other teams:
MLB teams outdrawn by AAA teams: Baltimore (outdrawn by 2 AAA games), Tampa and Cincinnati (outdrawn by 1 AAA game)
Seven teams drew below the 20,000 mark while only 40,000 drew above the mark.
Game times inched up to the 3:06 mark last week with only Arizona not playing a game shorter than 3:00. A pair of 2:20 games led the way in getting the fans in and out in chilly San Francisco and sterile Tampa.
Temps continued their descent into the fall, with only four teams playing games above 90 degrees. Meanwhile, 14 played in games below 70 degrees.
Now, 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: Baltimore (vs Oakland), Tuesday, September 11th. 9,141
Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: NY Yankees (vs Toronto), Friday, September 14th. 40,138
Highest attendance last week: St. Louis (vs LA Dodgers), Friday, September 14th. 46,036
Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Tampa Bay (vs Oakland), Saturday, September 15th. 15,154
Game time:
Longest game last week: Philadelphia (vs Washington), Tuesday, September 11th. 4:16 (7-6 Washington)
Shortest game last week: San Francisco (vs Colorado), Friday, September 14th. 2:20 (2-0 San Francisco) AND Tampa Bay (vs Cleveland), Wednesday, September 12th. 2:20 (3-1 Tampa Bay)
Longest average game for the week: Washington, 3:36 average over 7 games.
Quickest average game for the week: San Francisco, 2:38 average over 6 games.
Weather:
Warmest game last week: Colorado (vs Arizona), 91 degrees, Wednesday, September 12th.
Coldest game last week: San Francisco (vs Colorado), 60 degrees, Friday, September 14th, and Saturday, September 15th.
Warmest average for the week: Minnesota, 83.7 degrees over 7 games.
Coldest average for the week: San Francisco, 64.2 degrees over 6 games.
Windiest game last week: Minnesota vs NY Yankees, 20 mph, Tuesday, September 11th.
Windiest week: San Francisco, 13.8 MPH over 6 games.
Ejections:
Total ejections last week: 11 (162 on full season)
Ejections by league: AL 6, NL 5. (Season total: AL 75, NL 87)
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 7 | 25114 | 38345 | 32607 | 3:04 | 3:36 | 3:13 | 73 | 91 | 81.6 | 0 | 7 | 3.3 | |
Atlanta | 6 | 33403 | 39268 | 36360 | 2:31 | 3:54 | 3:08 | 62 | 90 | 75.4 | 7 | 16 | 11.9 | |
Baltimore | 6 | 9141 | 23266 | 15328 | 2:39 | 3:35 | 3:01 | 73 | 83 | 77.5 | 2 | 9 | 3.5 | |
Boston | 6 | 34747 | 37117 | 36101 | 2:41 | 3:11 | 2:57 | 67 | 84 | 71.2 | 6 | 9 | 7.3 | |
Chi Cubs | 7 | 30173 | 41314 | 37839 | 2:39 | 3:46 | 3:04 | 67 | 79 | 75.5 | 4 | 11 | 8.7 | |
Chi White Sox | 6 | 17613 | 23266 | 18983 | 2:51 | 3:53 | 3:15 | 75 | 79 | 76.3 | 2 | 9 | 5.8 | |
Cincinnati | 6 | 12161 | 41314 | 26956 | 2:39 | 3:23 | 2:55 | 64 | 79 | 73 | 3 | 7 | 5.5 | |
Cleveland | 6 | 10599 | 26952 | 18721 | 2:20 | 3:38 | 2:57 | 72 | 83 | 75.9 | 0 | 11 | 4.5 | |
Colorado | 7 | 25114 | 38824 | 32846 | 2:20 | 3:14 | 2:54 | 60 | 91 | 75.2 | 4 | 17 | 9.4 | |
Detroit | 6 | 19432 | 26952 | 23359 | 2:33 | 3:29 | 3:03 | 63 | 83 | 74.2 | 6 | 11 | 8 | |
Houston | 6 | 19432 | 38345 | 29161 | 2:42 | 3:36 | 3:13 | 63 | 73 | 70.9 | 0 | 9 | 3.5 | |
Kansas City | 7 | 17613 | 20286 | 18598 | 2:51 | 3:53 | 3:13 | 75 | 89 | 81.9 | 0 | 8 | 6.1 | |
LA Angels | 7 | 32891 | 42292 | 35821 | 2:45 | 3:22 | 3:03 | 72 | 84 | 78.9 | 6 | 9 | 7.4 | |
LA Dodgers | 7 | 12161 | 46036 | 31498 | 2:40 | 3:32 | 3:13 | 64 | 88 | 79 | 3 | 6 | 4.3 | |
Miami | 7 | 20423 | 30040 | 23386 | 2:30 | 3:04 | 2:45 | 73 | 84 | 75.7 | 4 | 10 | 7.4 | |
Milwaukee | 6 | 32180 | 40234 | 37457 | 2:54 | 3:28 | 3:09 | 67 | 77 | 72.5 | 4 | 10 | 6.5 | |
Minnesota | 7 | 18389 | 24134 | 20424 | 2:46 | 3:39 | 3:12 | 76 | 89 | 83.3 | 0 | 20 | 9.7 | 2 |
NY Mets | 7 | 20423 | 37117 | 27924 | 2:30 | 3:11 | 2:47 | 67 | 84 | 74.2 | 4 | 9 | 7.4 | 1 |
NY Yankees | 6 | 20343 | 43130 | 31845 | 2:46 | 3:54 | 3:13 | 73 | 84 | 80 | 7 | 20 | 12 | |
Oakland | 6 | 9141 | 15154 | 11873 | 2:39 | 3:19 | 2:56 | 72 | 83 | 75.2 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 |
Philadelphia | 6 | 19630 | 30040 | 23259 | 2:48 | 4:16 | 3:14 | 74 | 84 | 76.8 | 3 | 10 | 5.8 | |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 32180 | 39606 | 36563 | 2:55 | 3:28 | 3:07 | 74 | 77 | 75.7 | 2 | 10 | 5.5 | 2 |
San Diego | 5 | 13833 | 28833 | 20963 | 2:42 | 3:15 | 3:00 | 64 | 81 | 71.3 | 1 | 11 | 4.5 | 1 |
San Francisco | 6 | 35285 | 38824 | 37378 | 2:20 | 3:02 | 2:38 | 60 | 69 | 64.2 | 7 | 17 | 13.8 | |
Seattle | 6 | 13833 | 42292 | 30345 | 2:49 | 3:22 | 3:06 | 64 | 84 | 73.7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | |
St. Louis | 7 | 33566 | 46036 | 41156 | 2:55 | 3:32 | 3:14 | 74 | 88 | 81.7 | 2 | 6 | 4.1 | |
Tampa Bay | 6 | 10599 | 15154 | 12313 | 2:20 | 3:38 | 3:00 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Texas | 6 | 22242 | 33756 | 28915 | 2:42 | 3:15 | 2:58 | 72 | 81 | 75.8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |
Toronto | 6 | 34747 | 43130 | 38563 | 2:41 | 3:54 | 3:05 | 68 | 84 | 73.8 | 6 | 13 | 8.7 | 2 |
Washington | 7 | 19630 | 39268 | 29786 | 2:56 | 4:16 | 3:36 | 74 | 90 | 79.1 | 3 | 11 | 8.9 | 1 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta | 3 | 33403 | 39268 | 36240 | 3:15 | 3:54 | 3:36 | 77 | 90 | 84.7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
Baltimore | 6 | 9141 | 23266 | 15328 | 2:39 | 3:35 | 3:01 | 73 | 83 | 77.5 | 2 | 9 | 3.5 | |
Boston | 6 | 34747 | 37117 | 36101 | 2:41 | 3:11 | 2:57 | 67 | 84 | 71.2 | 6 | 9 | 7.3 | |
Chi Cubs | 6 | 36468 | 41314 | 39117 | 2:39 | 3:19 | 2:57 | 67 | 79 | 73 | 4 | 8 | 6.3 | |
Cincinnati | 3 | 12161 | 15633 | 14253 | 2:40 | 3:23 | 3:04 | 64 | 74 | 69 | 3 | 5 | 4 | |
Cleveland | 3 | 24862 | 26952 | 26115 | 2:33 | 3:21 | 3:00 | 76 | 83 | 79.7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
Colorado | 4 | 25114 | 31783 | 28774 | 3:04 | 3:14 | 3:08 | 86 | 91 | 88 | 4 | 7 | 5.8 | |
Detroit | 3 | 19432 | 22666 | 20603 | 2:42 | 3:29 | 3:06 | 63 | 72 | 68.7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
Houston | 3 | 36924 | 38345 | 37719 | 3:09 | 3:36 | 3:20 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kansas City | 7 | 17613 | 20286 | 18598 | 2:51 | 3:53 | 3:13 | 75 | 89 | 81.9 | 0 | 8 | 6.1 | |
LA Angels | 7 | 32891 | 42292 | 35821 | 2:45 | 3:22 | 3:03 | 72 | 84 | 78.9 | 6 | 9 | 7.4 | |
Milwaukee | 3 | 32180 | 39482 | 36340 | 2:57 | 3:28 | 3:09 | 74 | 77 | 76 | 6 | 10 | 7.3 | |
Minnesota | 3 | 20343 | 24134 | 22014 | 2:46 | 3:39 | 3:09 | 76 | 83 | 80.3 | 10 | 20 | 14 | |
NY Mets | 4 | 20423 | 22640 | 21304 | 2:30 | 2:47 | 2:37 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 4 | 9 | 7.5 | 1 |
NY Yankees | 3 | 40138 | 43130 | 41675 | 2:50 | 3:54 | 3:17 | 73 | 84 | 79.7 | 7 | 13 | 10 | |
Philadelphia | 6 | 19630 | 30040 | 23259 | 2:48 | 4:16 | 3:14 | 74 | 84 | 76.8 | 3 | 10 | 5.8 | |
San Diego | 3 | 22242 | 28833 | 24605 | 2:42 | 3:15 | 3:02 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 5 | 11 | 8 | 1 |
San Francisco | 6 | 35285 | 38824 | 37378 | 2:20 | 3:02 | 2:38 | 60 | 69 | 64.2 | 7 | 17 | 13.8 | |
Seattle | 2 | 13833 | 17164 | 15499 | 2:49 | 3:07 | 2:58 | 64 | 65 | 64.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
St. Louis | 7 | 33566 | 46036 | 41156 | 2:55 | 3:32 | 3:14 | 74 | 88 | 81.7 | 2 | 6 | 4.1 | |
Tampa Bay | 6 | 10599 | 15154 | 12313 | 2:20 | 3:38 | 3:00 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Washington | 1 | 30173 | 30173 | 30173 | 3:46 | 3:46 | 3:46 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
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 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arizona | 7 | 25114 | 38345 | 32607 | 3:04 | 3:36 | 3:13 | 73 | 91 | 81.6 | 0 | 7 | 3.3 | 1 |
Atlanta | 3 | 35285 | 38156 | 36479 | 2:31 | 2:59 | 2:41 | 62 | 69 | 66 | 13 | 16 | 14.7 | |
Chi Cubs | 1 | 30173 | 30173 | 30173 | 3:46 | 3:46 | 3:46 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Chi White Sox | 6 | 17613 | 23266 | 18983 | 2:51 | 3:53 | 3:15 | 75 | 79 | 76.3 | 2 | 9 | 5.8 | |
Cincinnati | 3 | 36468 | 41314 | 39659 | 2:39 | 2:58 | 2:46 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
Cleveland | 3 | 10599 | 12724 | 11326 | 2:20 | 3:38 | 2:54 | 72 | 72 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Colorado | 3 | 37800 | 38824 | 38276 | 2:20 | 3:02 | 2:36 | 60 | 67 | 62.3 | 7 | 17 | 13 | |
Detroit | 3 | 24862 | 26952 | 26115 | 2:33 | 3:21 | 3:00 | 76 | 83 | 79.7 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
Houston | 3 | 19432 | 22666 | 20603 | 2:42 | 3:29 | 3:06 | 63 | 72 | 68.7 | 6 | 9 | 7 | |
LA Dodgers | 7 | 12161 | 46036 | 31498 | 2:40 | 3:32 | 3:13 | 64 | 88 | 79 | 3 | 6 | 4.3 | |
Miami | 7 | 20423 | 30040 | 23386 | 2:30 | 3:04 | 2:45 | 73 | 84 | 75.7 | 4 | 10 | 7.4 | |
Milwaukee | 3 | 37017 | 40234 | 38574 | 2:54 | 3:19 | 3:09 | 67 | 72 | 69 | 4 | 8 | 5.7 | |
Minnesota | 4 | 18389 | 20286 | 19231 | 3:04 | 3:24 | 3:13 | 80 | 89 | 86.3 | 0 | 8 | 5.3 | 2 |
NY Mets | 3 | 36526 | 37117 | 36751 | 2:55 | 3:11 | 3:01 | 67 | 84 | 74.3 | 6 | 9 | 7.3 | |
NY Yankees | 3 | 20343 | 24134 | 22014 | 2:46 | 3:39 | 3:09 | 76 | 83 | 80.3 | 10 | 20 | 14 | |
Oakland | 6 | 9141 | 15154 | 11873 | 2:39 | 3:19 | 2:56 | 72 | 83 | 75.2 | 0 | 4 | 1.3 | 1 |
Pittsburgh | 6 | 32180 | 39606 | 36563 | 2:55 | 3:28 | 3:07 | 74 | 77 | 75.7 | 2 | 10 | 5.5 | 2 |
San Diego | 2 | 13833 | 17164 | 15499 | 2:49 | 3:07 | 2:58 | 64 | 65 | 64.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Seattle | 4 | 33328 | 42292 | 37768 | 2:55 | 3:22 | 3:10 | 81 | 84 | 82.8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | |
Texas | 6 | 22242 | 33756 | 28915 | 2:42 | 3:15 | 2:58 | 72 | 81 | 75.8 | 5 | 11 | 8 | |
Toronto | 6 | 34747 | 43130 | 38563 | 2:41 | 3:54 | 3:05 | 68 | 84 | 73.8 | 6 | 13 | 8.7 | 2 |
Washington | 6 | 19630 | 39268 | 29722 | 2:56 | 4:16 | 3:34 | 74 | 90 | 80.2 | 3 | 11 | 6.7 | 1 |