MLB 2019 Ejections, Attendance & Weather – Week of 6/24: Highest Midseason Attendance Week of the Year



Last week saw some of the highest attendance numbers of the year, accounting not only on the fact that Miami and Tampa Bay were on the road, but even Oakland had decent attendance. The low water mark was the A’s vs the O’s with a completely-not-made-up 12,345 in attendance.

The good news in all this is that only six games drew less than the highest attended AAA games of the week. Oakland and Seattle, both hosting the Orioles this week, struggled in getting fans in the doors, while the third was out east:

MLB teams outdrawn by AAA teams:  Oakland (3 AAA games), Seattle (2 games) and Toronto (1 game)

Time of game continued to stayed close to 3:10 on the back of quite a few extra inning games that inched up the average across the board. Only the Braves, however, didn’t play a game shorter than three hours last week.

In the weather department, they left the roof open in Phoenix this week, as we got new season highs at 103 degrees twice, and 102 in another instance. Meanwhile it was 54 degrees in Chicago. No wonder half of Arizona has an 847 area code.

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: Oakland (vs Baltimore), Monday, June 17th. 12,345

Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: LA Dodgers (vs San Francisco), Monday, June 17th. 42,479

Highest attendance last week: LA Dodgers (vs Colorado), Friday, June 21st. 54,044

Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Toronto (vs LA Angels), Thursday, June 20th. 24,291

Game time:

Longest game last week: Minnesota (vs Boston), Tuesday, June 18th. 5:45 (4-3 Minnesota)

Shortest game last week: LA Dodgers (vs Colorado), Friday, June 21st. 2:12 (4-2 LA Dodgers)

Longest average game for the week: Boston, 3:47 average over 6 games.

Quickest average game for the week: Detroit, 2:55 average over 5 games.

Weather:

Warmest game last week: TIE – Arizona (vs Colorado), 103 degrees, Tuesday, June 18th and Wednesday June 19th

Coldest game last week: Chi Cubs (vs Chi White Sox), 54 degrees, Wednesday, June 19th.

Warmest average for the week: Arizona, 91.5 degrees over 6 games.

Coldest average for the week: Baltimore, 66.1 degrees over 7 games.

Windiest game last week: NY Yankees vs Houston, 18 mph, Friday, June 21st.

Windiest week: Oakland, 12.9 MPH over 7 games.

Ejections:

Total ejections last week: 5 (89 on full season)

Ejections by league: AL 2, NL 3. (Season total: AL 43, NL 46)

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
Arizona52177332082258832:514:083:167410395.80178.6
Atlanta52466037492316523:013:423:11768681.761710.8
Baltimore61234527545180072:283:182:575971671157.3
Boston62574136911326112:435:453:47718475.75169.9
Chi Cubs53895641192404222:443:183:02547264.83106.2
Chi White Sox42933341192359712:443:233:0754937641710.3
Cincinnati62274543971306722:384:083:05708174.70136.3
Cleveland71853130717240192:333:172:56709480.83159.2
Colorado52177354044350322:124:153:166710384.60105.6
Detroit51808830717246002:333:162:55708073.44106.61
Houston62274546034335172:383:313:02738177.33188.5
Kansas City61269728504203352:373:273:03658877.20126.4
LA Angels61522748423280232:303:463:13647268.70137.3
LA Dodgers64247954044475642:124:153:08677669.3586.21
Miami73674944722416012:394:313:09748179.64158.9
Milwaukee62491443971322222:434:083:11627268.70138
Minnesota62268331835273592:375:453:28718879.55128.5
NY Mets62466041106346162:593:113:03618674.53107.3
NY Yankees63904246034414832:343:313:08677973.55189.3
Oakland61234526623161832:283:202:55637969101513
Philadelphia61796144722332342:433:052:55798581.5515101
Pittsburgh41808833437241862:353:182:587380764116.5
San Diego52491433437285052:353:242:59627770.76118.1
San Francisco62931248219399392:473:253:086710278.75178.7
Seattle61269727545182412:513:223:09597567.3042.5
St. Louis64012648423434082:394:313:186881764138.2
Tampa Bay61235141144292942:343:213:046379705159.8
Texas61853133582240732:353:233:04869490.331711.81
Toronto71522736911261602:303:583:24648472.70168.6
Washington51796137492290432:463:423:078185825179.61

Home games

TeamCount of GamesMin AttendanceMax AttendanceAvg AttendanceMin Time of GameMax Time of GameAvg Time of GameMin TempMax TempAvg TempMin WindMax WindAvg WindEjections
Arizona52177332082258832:514:083:167410395.80178.6
Atlanta32466037104288523:033:053:04768682.36108
Boston33649536911367063:043:583:37728477.3101612.7
Chi Cubs53895641192404222:443:183:02547264.83106.2
Cincinnati32274525347242902:382:562:49768178.3354.3
Cleveland32579030717288702:333:162:527073717108
Kansas City32268328504262022:373:273:0080888591210
LA Dodgers64247954044475642:124:153:08677669.3586.21
Milwaukee32889843971370532:584:083:227072710138.3
Minnesota32574131835285152:435:453:56717674587
NY Yankees63904246034414832:343:313:08677973.55189.3
Oakland61234526623161832:283:202:55637969101513
Philadelphia33674944722419642:432:592:52798180.3915131
Pittsburgh41808833437241862:353:182:587380764116.5
San Diego32491429112273902:433:243:00627066.3697.7
Seattle61269727545182412:513:223:09597567.3042.5
St. Louis64012648423434082:394:313:186881764138.2
Texas61853133582240732:353:233:04869490.331711.81
Toronto41522724291182512:303:463:14647068084.5
Washington51796137492290432:463:423:078185825179.61

Away games

TeamCount of GamesMin AttendanceMax AttendanceAvg AttendanceMin Time of GameMax Time of GameAvg Time of GameMin TempMax TempAvg TempMin WindMax WindAvg WindEjections
Atlanta23421237492358523:013:423:21818181101713.5
Baltimore61234527545180072:283:182:575971671157.3
Boston32574131835285152:435:453:56717674587
Chi White Sox42933341192359712:443:233:0754937641710.3
Cincinnati32889843971370532:584:083:227072710138.3
Cleveland41853122906203802:353:172:59869490.531510.3
Colorado52177354044350322:124:153:166710384.60105.6
Detroit51808830717246002:333:162:55708073.44106.61
Houston62274546034335172:383:313:02738177.33188.5
Kansas City31269716228144672:513:223:06657569.3042.7
LA Angels61522748423280232:303:463:13647268.70137.3
Miami73674944722416012:394:313:09748179.64158.9
Milwaukee32491429112273902:433:243:00627066.3697.7
Minnesota32268328504262022:373:273:0080888591210
NY Mets62466041106346162:593:113:03618674.53107.3
Philadelphia31796131329245032:463:052:58818582.75117
San Diego22691933437301782:353:182:567377756118.5
San Francisco62931248219399392:473:253:086710278.75178.7
Tampa Bay61235141144292942:343:213:046379705159.8
Toronto33649536911367063:043:583:37728477.3101612.7