After setting the season record for longest game of the year last week in the Red Sox and Blue Jays going 19 innings, but the Red Sox decided that six hours was not good enough. This week they beat the Rays 13-6 in 15 innings, but managed to drag the game on for 6:05, five minutes longer than the previous longest game of the week. Surely Red Sox fans rejoiced at such a prestigious honor.
In the world of attendance, even the Rays managed to stay above the 10,000 mark as the entire MLB had a good week. Only the Rays, Phillies, Reds, Royals, Marlins, and playoff-contending Twins drew below 20,000 once or more on the week. Of those, only the Rays averaged below that mark. On the top end, the Rockies and Cardinals averaged above 40,000, being joined by the Angels, Cubs, and Yankees in teams that had 40,000 or more show up to one game this week.
Game pace was down around 3:03, still above the Manfred-mark of three hours flat. This was undoubtedly buoyed by the aforementioned 6:05 game, but the Reds did their best to keep the numbers down by averaging 2:48 on the full week.
The Giants and Twins tied for the coldest games of the week this week at 62 degrees as fall begins in the Twin Cities, and summer continues in the Bay Area.
Of note, ejections hit 180 this week with two weeks to go in the season it seems possible (though maybe not likely) that there will be 200 ejections on the full season. Last season finished at 190, but 2015 had 212 ejections in the regular season.
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: Rays (vs Red Sox), Sunday, September 17th. 14,936
Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Cardinals (vs Reds), Tuesday, September 12th. 40,030
Highest attendance last week: Rockies (vs Padres), Saturday, September 16th. 48,247
Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Rays (vs Red Sox), Friday, September 15th. 16,006
Game time:
Longest game last week: Rays (vs Red Sox), Friday, September 15th. 6:05 (13-6 Red Sox)
Shortest game last week: Reds (vs Pirates), Saturday, September 16th. 2:23 (2-1 Reds)
Longest average game for the week: Rays, 3:31 average over 6 games.
Quickest average game for the week: Reds, 2:48 average over 6 games.
Weather:
Warmest game last week: Rangers (vs Mariners), 95 degrees, Thursday, September 14th.
Coldest game last week: TIE – Giants (vs Dodgers), 62 degrees, Wednesday, September 13th and Twins (vs Blue Jays), 62 degrees, Sunday, September 17th.
Warmest average for the week: Mariners, 86.3 degrees over 4 games.
Coldest average for the week: Diamondbacks, 65.7 degrees over 3 games.
Windiest game last week: Red Sox vs Athletics, 17 mph, Thursday, September 14th.
Windiest week: Giants, 12.0 MPH over 6 games.
Ejections:
Total ejections last week: 10 (180 on full season)
Ejections by league: AL 5, NL 5. (Season total: AL 106, NL 74)
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 | 6 | 33899 | 41409 | 37423 | 2:28 | 3:22 | 3:01 | 71 | 77 | 73 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |
| Astros | 5 | 28328 | 36088 | 32856 | 2:28 | 3:20 | 2:56 | 71 | 77 | 73.3 | 8 | 10 | 8.7 | |
| Athletics | 6 | 24061 | 36366 | 30433 | 2:43 | 3:19 | 3:03 | 68 | 81 | 77.7 | 5 | 17 | 8.3 | |
| Blue Jays | 7 | 22664 | 31714 | 28175 | 2:40 | 3:29 | 2:56 | 62 | 85 | 71.4 | 3 | 14 | 7.9 | |
| Braves | 4 | 22769 | 37846 | 28803 | 2:40 | 3:05 | 2:51 | 75 | 77 | 76.3 | 1 | 2 | 1.8 | |
| Brewers | 4 | 19369 | 30331 | 25551 | 3:00 | 3:23 | 3:07 | 69 | 81 | 74.5 | 5 | 10 | 7.3 | |
| Cardinals | 6 | 37242 | 40959 | 39508 | 2:40 | 3:44 | 3:02 | 70 | 85 | 80.4 | 3 | 11 | 6 | |
| Cubs | 4 | 36008 | 40959 | 38168 | 2:49 | 3:44 | 3:20 | 68 | 85 | 79.8 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Diamondbacks | 6 | 20317 | 39810 | 29399 | 2:26 | 3:40 | 2:54 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Dodgers | 3 | 37508 | 38866 | 38367 | 2:58 | 3:29 | 3:12 | 62 | 80 | 69.7 | 6 | 14 | 11.3 | |
| Giants | 4 | 37846 | 39810 | 38812 | 2:26 | 3:29 | 2:51 | 62 | 67 | 64.8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| Indians | 6 | 24654 | 34025 | 30817 | 2:41 | 3:21 | 2:59 | 70 | 76 | 73.3 | 4 | 8 | 6.3 | |
| Mariners | 5 | 20557 | 30247 | 24829 | 2:50 | 3:21 | 3:08 | 80 | 95 | 87.7 | 4 | 12 | 8.7 | 1 |
| Marlins | 5 | 16302 | 25079 | 18787 | 2:25 | 4:57 | 3:22 | 73 | 81 | 76.9 | 3 | 10 | 6.3 | 1 |
| Mets | 3 | 29402 | 37846 | 34419 | 2:45 | 3:42 | 3:10 | 68 | 77 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Nationals | 3 | 22769 | 37508 | 28490 | 2:40 | 3:09 | 2:55 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 2 | 6 | 3.3 | |
| Orioles | 7 | 28401 | 40460 | 35009 | 2:38 | 3:37 | 2:58 | 66 | 81 | 73.9 | 3 | 9 | 6.3 | |
| Padres | 5 | 20018 | 48247 | 34199 | 2:50 | 3:39 | 3:08 | 68 | 83 | 75.8 | 4 | 7 | 5.4 | 1 |
| Phillies | 6 | 16302 | 28054 | 20982 | 2:25 | 4:57 | 3:12 | 73 | 81 | 77.3 | 3 | 10 | 6.2 | |
| Pirates | 5 | 17625 | 30331 | 24658 | 2:23 | 3:14 | 2:51 | 69 | 84 | 77.2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Rangers | 6 | 20557 | 41409 | 30735 | 2:45 | 3:22 | 3:10 | 71 | 95 | 80.2 | 3 | 12 | 7 | 1 |
| Rays | 6 | 14936 | 16006 | 15295 | 2:36 | 6:05 | 3:31 | 74 | 81 | 77.3 | 6 | 8 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Red Sox | 6 | 14936 | 36366 | 25346 | 2:37 | 6:05 | 3:29 | 68 | 81 | 76.3 | 5 | 17 | 10.3 | |
| Reds | 6 | 17625 | 40230 | 30987 | 2:23 | 3:14 | 2:48 | 70 | 84 | 79.2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Rockies | 7 | 20317 | 48247 | 31551 | 2:50 | 3:40 | 3:04 | 68 | 79 | 71.7 | 4 | 6 | 4.7 | |
| Royals | 6 | 17727 | 34025 | 28627 | 2:42 | 3:21 | 3:02 | 71 | 77 | 74.5 | 4 | 11 | 7.4 | |
| Tigers | 5 | 24654 | 29846 | 26962 | 2:41 | 3:25 | 3:01 | 70 | 80 | 75.7 | 7 | 8 | 7.3 | 2 |
| Twins | 6 | 20018 | 29917 | 26154 | 2:50 | 3:39 | 3:11 | 62 | 85 | 77 | 6 | 14 | 8.8 | |
| White Sox | 5 | 17727 | 29846 | 24334 | 2:42 | 3:25 | 3:05 | 74 | 80 | 77.2 | 7 | 11 | 7.8 | |
| Yankees | 7 | 37128 | 40460 | 22270 | 2:36 | 3:40 | 3:12 | 74 | 81 | 77.7 | 5 | 9 | 7.1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Angels | 6 | 33899 | 41409 | 37423 | 2:28 | 3:22 | 3:01 | 71 | 77 | 73 | 3 | 10 | 7 | |
| Astros | 2 | 28328 | 30247 | 29288 | 2:50 | 3:12 | 3:01 | |||||||
| Blue Jays | 3 | 28401 | 31714 | 29723 | 2:40 | 2:44 | 2:41 | 66 | 70 | 68.3 | 3 | 9 | 5.7 | |
| Braves | 2 | 29402 | 37846 | 33624 | 2:45 | 3:05 | 2:55 | 77 | 77 | 77 | 1 | 2 | 1.5 | |
| Brewers | 2 | 27422 | 30331 | 28877 | 3:00 | 3:03 | 3:01 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 6 | 10 | 8 | |
| Cardinals | 3 | 40030 | 40230 | 40128 | 2:40 | 3:04 | 2:51 | 70 | 84 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Cubs | 4 | 36008 | 40959 | 38168 | 2:49 | 3:44 | 3:20 | 68 | 85 | 79.8 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 2 |
| Diamondbacks | 4 | 20317 | 27526 | 24684 | 2:53 | 3:40 | 3:06 | |||||||
| Giants | 4 | 37846 | 39810 | 38812 | 2:26 | 3:29 | 2:51 | 62 | 67 | 64.8 | 12 | 14 | 13 | |
| Indians | 6 | 24654 | 34025 | 30817 | 2:41 | 3:21 | 2:59 | 70 | 76 | 73.3 | 4 | 8 | 6.3 | |
| Marlins | 2 | 19369 | 25079 | 22224 | 3:03 | 3:23 | 3:13 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 5 | 8 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Nationals | 3 | 22769 | 37508 | 28490 | 2:40 | 3:09 | 2:55 | 75 | 80 | 77 | 2 | 6 | 3.3 | |
| Phillies | 6 | 16302 | 28054 | 20982 | 2:25 | 4:57 | 3:12 | 73 | 81 | 77.3 | 3 | 10 | 6.2 | |
| Rangers | 3 | 20557 | 23083 | 21857 | 3:08 | 3:21 | 3:12 | 80 | 95 | 87.7 | 4 | 12 | 8.7 | 1 |
| Rays | 6 | 14936 | 16006 | 15295 | 2:36 | 6:05 | 3:31 | 74 | 81 | 77.3 | 6 | 8 | 7.3 | 1 |
| Red Sox | 3 | 34355 | 36366 | 35397 | 3:06 | 3:19 | 3:10 | 68 | 81 | 76.3 | 5 | 17 | 10.3 | |
| Reds | 3 | 17625 | 25685 | 21846 | 2:23 | 3:14 | 2:45 | 78 | 84 | 81.3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Rockies | 3 | 34634 | 48247 | 40708 | 2:50 | 3:13 | 3:01 | 68 | 79 | 71.7 | 4 | 6 | 4.7 | |
| Royals | 2 | 17727 | 23135 | 20431 | 2:42 | 3:16 | 2:59 | 74 | 77 | 75.5 | 7 | 11 | 9 | |
| Tigers | 3 | 25298 | 29846 | 26936 | 2:45 | 3:25 | 3:09 | 76 | 80 | 78.3 | 7 | 7 | 7 | |
| Twins | 6 | 20018 | 29917 | 26154 | 2:50 | 3:39 | 3:11 | 62 | 85 | 77 | 6 | 14 | 8.8 | |
| Yankees | 4 | 37128 | 40460 | 38973 | 2:38 | 3:37 | 3:11 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 5 | 9 | 6.8 |
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 | 3 | 33899 | 36088 | 35234 | 2:28 | 3:20 | 2:53 | 71 | 77 | 73.3 | 8 | 10 | 8.7 | |
| Athletics | 6 | 24061 | 36366 | 30433 | 2:43 | 3:19 | 3:03 | 68 | 81 | 77.7 | 5 | 17 | 8.3 | |
| Blue Jays | 4 | 22664 | 29917 | 27014 | 2:50 | 3:29 | 3:08 | 62 | 85 | 74.5 | 8 | 14 | 10 | |
| Braves | 2 | 22769 | 25192 | 23981 | 2:40 | 2:57 | 2:48 | 75 | 76 | 75.5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
| Brewers | 2 | 19369 | 25079 | 22224 | 3:03 | 3:23 | 3:13 | 75 | 81 | 78 | 5 | 8 | 6.5 | |
| Cardinals | 3 | 37242 | 40959 | 38888 | 2:49 | 3:44 | 3:13 | 83 | 85 | 83.7 | 5 | 11 | 9 | |
| Diamondbacks | 2 | 37846 | 39810 | 38828 | 2:26 | 2:32 | 2:29 | 64 | 66 | 65 | 12 | 12 | 12 | |
| Dodgers | 3 | 37508 | 38866 | 38367 | 2:58 | 3:29 | 3:12 | 62 | 80 | 69.7 | 6 | 14 | 11.3 | |
| Mariners | 5 | 20557 | 30247 | 24829 | 2:50 | 3:21 | 3:08 | 80 | 95 | 87.7 | 4 | 12 | 8.7 | 1 |
| Marlins | 3 | 16302 | 16745 | 16495 | 2:25 | 4:57 | 3:29 | 73 | 79 | 75.7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | |
| Mets | 3 | 29402 | 37846 | 34419 | 2:45 | 3:42 | 3:10 | 68 | 77 | 74 | 1 | 2 | 1.3 | |
| Orioles | 7 | 28401 | 40460 | 35009 | 2:38 | 3:37 | 2:58 | 66 | 81 | 73.9 | 3 | 9 | 6.3 | |
| Padres | 5 | 20018 | 48247 | 34199 | 2:50 | 3:39 | 3:08 | 68 | 83 | 75.8 | 4 | 7 | 5.4 | 1 |
| Pirates | 5 | 17625 | 30331 | 24658 | 2:23 | 3:14 | 2:51 | 69 | 84 | 77.2 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| Rangers | 3 | 36709 | 41409 | 39612 | 2:45 | 3:22 | 3:09 | 71 | 74 | 72.7 | 3 | 7 | 5.3 | |
| Red Sox | 3 | 14936 | 16006 | 15295 | 2:37 | 6:05 | 3:48 | |||||||
| Reds | 3 | 40030 | 40230 | 40128 | 2:40 | 3:04 | 2:51 | 70 | 84 | 77 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
| Rockies | 4 | 20317 | 27526 | 24684 | 2:53 | 3:40 | 3:06 | |||||||
| Royals | 4 | 30874 | 34025 | 32725 | 2:44 | 3:21 | 3:03 | 71 | 76 | 73.5 | 4 | 7 | 5.8 | |
| Tigers | 2 | 24654 | 29346 | 27000 | 2:41 | 2:59 | 2:50 | 70 | 76 | 73 | 7 | 8 | 7.5 | 2 |
| White Sox | 5 | 17727 | 29846 | 24334 | 2:42 | 3:25 | 3:05 | 74 | 80 | 77.2 | 7 | 11 | 7.8 | |
| Yankees | 3 | 2:36 | 3:40 | 3:14 | 74 | 81 | 77.3 | 6 | 8 | 7.3 |