Last week was a great week for baseball fans who lead a busy life. Every game was less than four hours in length, with the Padres and Diamondbacks playing a 10 inning, 3:58 game that the Padres won 7-4. Overall, the games this week averaged three hours flat, with the Royals having the lowest average of the week at 2:46, and the Braves the highest at 3:30.
Attendance once again showed some evidence of a downward trend with both the Rays and Diamondbacks averaging below 20,000 fans over the course of the entire week. When looking at individual games, you can add the Indians, Reds, and Braves to teams drawing fewer than 20,000, which means that 25% of teams that hosted a baseball game this week drew fewer than 20,000 in one game or more. On the top end, the Rockies, Angels, Braves, Giants and Cubs all had an individual game above 40,000, but only the Giants and Cubs averaged above that level.
On the weather front, we finally have a coldest game of the week that didn’t take place in the Bay Area. The Rockies hosted the Cubs in a chilly 53 degrees on Friday, the first game temp in the 50s in months. On the hot end of the scale, three games were played at 90 degrees, a relatively mild temperature for mid-August. In addition to the relatively mild temps, the winds picked up a little, as the Indians hosted the Blue Jays in 21 MPH winds.
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: Rays (vs Padres), Wednesday, August 17th. 10,251
Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Giants (vs Mets), Saturday, August 20th. 41,125
Highest attendance last week: Rockies (vs Cubs), Saturday, August 20th. 48,113
Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Rays (vs Rangers), Sunday, August 21st. 17,685
Game time:
Longest game last week: Padres (vs Diamondbacks), Friday, August 19th. 3:58 (7-4 Padres, 10 innings)
Shortest game last week: Orioles (vs Red Sox), Wednesday, August 17th. 2:12 (8-1 Red Sox)
Longest average game for the week: Braves, 3:30 average over 6 games.
Quickest average game for the week: Royals, 2:46 average over 7 games.
Weather:
Warmest game last week: THREE WAY TIE: Angels (vs Mariners), 90 degrees, Monday, August 15th, Mariners (vs Brewers), 90 degrees, Friday, August 19th, Orioles (vs Red Sox), 90 degrees, Tuesday, August 16th.
Coldest game last week: Rockies (vs Cubs), 53 degrees, Friday, August 19th.
Warmest average for the week: Phillies, 87.3 degrees over 6 games.
Coldest average for the week: Mets, 62.3 degrees over 4 games.
Windiest game last week: Indians vs Blue Jays, 21 mph, Saturday, August 20th.
Windiest week: Blue Jays, 12.5 MPH over 6 games.
Ejections:
Total ejections last week: 5 (140 total this season)
Ejections by league: AL 3, NL 2. (Season: AL 74, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angels | 7 | 35840 | 44129 | 38964 | 2:39 | 3:37 | 3:00 | 80 | 90 | 83 | 5 | 8 | 6.7 | |
| Astros | 6 | 20288 | 39373 | 30294 | 2:32 | 3:21 | 2:56 | 79 | 87 | 84.5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
| Athletics | 6 | 20011 | 26743 | 22614 | 2:23 | 3:40 | 2:49 | 71 | 84 | 77.7 | 7 | 17 | 11 | |
| Blue Jays | 6 | 26696 | 37736 | 32765 | 2:27 | 3:09 | 2:51 | 75 | 87 | 83 | 5 | 21 | 12.5 | |
| Braves | 6 | 17611 | 42421 | 26511 | 3:24 | 3:36 | 3:30 | 74 | 89 | 81.2 | 4 | 11 | 6.8 | |
| Brewers | 7 | 29170 | 41407 | 37864 | 2:50 | 3:21 | 3:10 | 66 | 90 | 79.9 | 1 | 9 | 3.9 | |
| Cardinals | 5 | 20127 | 32288 | 26198 | 2:56 | 3:54 | 3:12 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 6 | 9 | 7.3 | |
| Cubs | 7 | 39420 | 48113 | 42936 | 2:50 | 3:47 | 3:13 | 53 | 86 | 76 | 3 | 9 | 5.5 | |
| Diamondbacks | 7 | 17340 | 32599 | 25076 | 2:30 | 3:58 | 3:16 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| Dodgers | 6 | 21137 | 29735 | 27519 | 2:53 | 3:39 | 3:12 | 76 | 89 | 83.2 | 5 | 12 | 8.2 | |
| Giants | 7 | 41125 | 41850 | 41375 | 2:25 | 3:30 | 3:10 | 60 | 65 | 62.9 | 9 | 14 | 12.1 | |
| Indians | 7 | 12982 | 33604 | 21621 | 2:27 | 3:30 | 2:59 | 75 | 85 | 79.9 | 5 | 21 | 11.1 | |
| Mariners | 7 | 29170 | 37758 | 35831 | 2:53 | 3:37 | 3:09 | 66 | 90 | 81.7 | 1 | 8 | 4.6 | |
| Marlins | 7 | 13973 | 37828 | 22606 | 2:30 | 3:41 | 3:00 | 74 | 84 | 79 | 6 | 10 | 7.4 | 2 |
| Mets | 7 | 17340 | 41517 | 31722 | 2:25 | 3:30 | 3:08 | 60 | 65 | 62.3 | 10 | 14 | 12.3 | |
| Nationals | 7 | 24099 | 42421 | 29213 | 2:54 | 3:52 | 3:28 | 74 | 87 | 80.9 | 4 | 11 | 6.7 | |
| Orioles | 6 | 20288 | 39373 | 29332 | 2:12 | 3:21 | 2:48 | 79 | 90 | 86.2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |
| Padres | 7 | 10251 | 32599 | 21485 | 2:30 | 3:58 | 3:07 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| Phillies | 6 | 20127 | 32288 | 25247 | 2:54 | 3:54 | 3:17 | 85 | 89 | 87.3 | 6 | 10 | 7.5 | |
| Pirates | 6 | 28616 | 41850 | 37163 | 2:30 | 3:36 | 3:10 | 62 | 84 | 72 | 8 | 14 | 10.5 | |
| Rangers | 6 | 15109 | 26743 | 20128 | 2:42 | 3:40 | 3:01 | 75 | 79 | 77.7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| Rays | 6 | 10251 | 17685 | 13460 | 2:32 | 3:18 | 2:55 | |||||||
| Red Sox | 7 | 19174 | 37886 | 30146 | 2:12 | 3:23 | 2:52 | 74 | 90 | 80.9 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Reds | 7 | 13973 | 29735 | 20873 | 2:34 | 3:41 | 3:04 | 74 | 83 | 78.3 | 5 | 12 | 7.3 | |
| Rockies | 6 | 25308 | 48113 | 36767 | 2:54 | 3:52 | 3:20 | 53 | 86 | 77.7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| Royals | 7 | 28463 | 32996 | 29798 | 2:15 | 3:44 | 2:46 | 75 | 87 | 78.8 | 1 | 14 | 9.9 | 1 |
| Tigers | 7 | 28663 | 37886 | 32419 | 2:36 | 3:23 | 2:54 | 74 | 80 | 76.6 | 1 | 14 | 8.7 | 1 |
| Twins | 6 | 17611 | 32996 | 26374 | 2:15 | 3:44 | 2:57 | 76 | 89 | 83 | 5 | 14 | 9.8 | |
| White Sox | 6 | 12982 | 23030 | 17572 | 2:23 | 3:30 | 2:52 | 71 | 84 | 78.4 | 6 | 17 | 11 | |
| Yankees | 6 | 31874 | 44129 | 38387 | 2:39 | 3:09 | 2:52 | 80 | 87 | 83.4 | 5 | 16 | 8.2 |
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 | 35840 | 44129 | 38964 | 2:39 | 3:37 | 3:00 | 80 | 90 | 83 | 5 | 8 | 6.7 | |
| Astros | 2 | 27508 | 30438 | 28973 | 2:59 | 3:06 | 3:02 | |||||||
| Braves | 6 | 17611 | 42421 | 26511 | 3:24 | 3:36 | 3:30 | 74 | 89 | 81.2 | 4 | 11 | 6.8 | |
| Cubs | 4 | 39420 | 41407 | 40571 | 2:50 | 3:21 | 3:11 | 76 | 84 | 80.3 | 3 | 9 | 5 | |
| Diamondbacks | 3 | 17340 | 20790 | 18866 | 2:53 | 3:29 | 3:15 | |||||||
| Giants | 7 | 41125 | 41850 | 41375 | 2:25 | 3:30 | 3:10 | 60 | 65 | 62.9 | 9 | 14 | 12.1 | |
| Indians | 7 | 12982 | 33604 | 21621 | 2:27 | 3:30 | 2:59 | 75 | 85 | 79.9 | 5 | 21 | 11.1 | |
| Mariners | 3 | 29170 | 37758 | 34254 | 2:53 | 3:21 | 3:09 | 66 | 90 | 79.3 | 1 | 4 | 2.3 | |
| Orioles | 6 | 20288 | 39373 | 29332 | 2:12 | 3:21 | 2:48 | 79 | 90 | 86.2 | 2 | 11 | 5 | |
| Padres | 4 | 26080 | 32599 | 29733 | 2:30 | 3:58 | 3:17 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| Phillies | 6 | 20127 | 32288 | 25247 | 2:54 | 3:54 | 3:17 | 85 | 89 | 87.3 | 6 | 10 | 7.5 | |
| Pirates | 3 | 28616 | 37828 | 32934 | 2:30 | 3:36 | 3:00 | 74 | 84 | 80.3 | 8 | 10 | 9 | |
| Rangers | 3 | 21877 | 26743 | 23822 | 2:42 | 3:40 | 3:05 | 75 | 79 | 77.7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | |
| Rays | 6 | 10251 | 17685 | 13460 | 2:32 | 3:18 | 2:55 | |||||||
| Reds | 7 | 13973 | 29735 | 20873 | 2:34 | 3:41 | 3:04 | 74 | 83 | 78.3 | 5 | 12 | 7.3 | |
| Rockies | 6 | 25308 | 48113 | 36767 | 2:54 | 3:52 | 3:20 | 53 | 86 | 77.7 | 4 | 8 | 6 | |
| Royals | 4 | 28463 | 32996 | 30332 | 2:15 | 3:44 | 2:43 | 76 | 87 | 81.5 | 7 | 14 | 11.8 | 1 |
| Tigers | 7 | 28663 | 37886 | 32419 | 2:36 | 3:23 | 2:54 | 74 | 80 | 76.6 | 1 | 14 | 8.7 | 1 |
| White Sox | 3 | 20011 | 23030 | 21406 | 2:23 | 2:42 | 2:32 | 71 | 84 | 77.7 | 10 | 17 | 13 | |
| Yankees | 3 | 31874 | 37736 | 35208 | 2:47 | 3:09 | 2:57 | 83 | 87 | 85 | 5 | 16 | 9.7 |
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 | 4 | 20288 | 39373 | 30954 | 2:32 | 3:21 | 2:54 | 79 | 87 | 84.5 | 2 | 7 | 4 | |
| Athletics | 6 | 20011 | 26743 | 22614 | 2:23 | 3:40 | 2:49 | 71 | 84 | 77.7 | 7 | 17 | 11 | |
| Blue Jays | 6 | 26696 | 37736 | 32765 | 2:27 | 3:09 | 2:51 | 75 | 87 | 83 | 5 | 21 | 12.5 | |
| Brewers | 7 | 29170 | 41407 | 37864 | 2:50 | 3:21 | 3:10 | 66 | 90 | 79.9 | 1 | 9 | 3.9 | |
| Cardinals | 5 | 20127 | 32288 | 26198 | 2:56 | 3:54 | 3:12 | 85 | 89 | 87 | 6 | 9 | 7.3 | |
| Cubs | 3 | 43950 | 48113 | 46090 | 3:00 | 3:47 | 3:17 | 53 | 86 | 71.7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| Diamondbacks | 4 | 26080 | 32599 | 29733 | 2:30 | 3:58 | 3:17 | 74 | 78 | 76 | 10 | 13 | 12 | |
| Dodgers | 6 | 21137 | 29735 | 27519 | 2:53 | 3:39 | 3:12 | 76 | 89 | 83.2 | 5 | 12 | 8.2 | |
| Mariners | 4 | 35840 | 37721 | 37014 | 2:58 | 3:37 | 3:09 | 80 | 90 | 84 | 5 | 8 | 6.8 | |
| Marlins | 7 | 13973 | 37828 | 22606 | 2:30 | 3:41 | 3:00 | 74 | 84 | 79 | 6 | 10 | 7.4 | 2 |
| Mets | 7 | 17340 | 41517 | 31722 | 2:25 | 3:30 | 3:08 | 60 | 65 | 62.3 | 10 | 14 | 12.3 | |
| Nationals | 7 | 24099 | 42421 | 29213 | 2:54 | 3:52 | 3:28 | 74 | 87 | 80.9 | 4 | 11 | 6.7 | |
| Padres | 3 | 10251 | 10793 | 10487 | 2:32 | 3:18 | 2:53 | |||||||
| Pirates | 3 | 41139 | 41850 | 41391 | 3:12 | 3:27 | 3:20 | 62 | 65 | 63.7 | 9 | 14 | 12 | |
| Rangers | 3 | 15109 | 17685 | 16433 | 2:56 | 3:01 | 2:57 | |||||||
| Red Sox | 7 | 19174 | 37886 | 30146 | 2:12 | 3:23 | 2:52 | 74 | 90 | 80.9 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 1 |
| Royals | 3 | 28663 | 29803 | 29085 | 2:43 | 2:58 | 2:49 | 75 | 77 | 76 | 1 | 12 | 8 | |
| Twins | 6 | 17611 | 32996 | 26374 | 2:15 | 3:44 | 2:57 | 76 | 89 | 83 | 5 | 14 | 9.8 | |
| White Sox | 3 | 12982 | 14371 | 13737 | 3:00 | 3:30 | 3:12 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 6 | 14 | 9 | |
| Yankees | 3 | 40256 | 44129 | 41565 | 2:39 | 2:55 | 2:48 | 80 | 83 | 81.7 | 6 | 8 | 6.7 |