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Attendance by League
Major Leagues
American League
National League

Spring Training
Cactus League
Grapefruit League

Minor Leagues
Appalachian League
California League
Carolina League
Eastern League
Florida State League
International League
Midwest League
New York-Penn League
Northwest League
Pacific Coast League
Pioneer League
South Atlantic League
Southern League
Texas League

Independent Leagues
American Association
Atlantic League
Can-Am League
Frontier League
Pacific Association


Between major league baseball's spring training and regular season and the 201 teams playing in the various minor and independent leagues that tracked attendance, ticket sales to the sport's pro parks in 2017 were 119,890,436.

That total was mostly derived from the box offices at the 244 regularly-used ballparks in the four categories we've tracked, although other ballparks can contribute small amounts to the total count. For example, Holman Stadium in Vero Beach, FL hosted one St. Lucie Mets home game in 2017.

The 119,890,436 total isn't completely exhaustive -- playoff games and some exhibitions were excluded -- but here's what was counted: all regular season games in major, minor and independent league baseball, plus all spring training games played in spring training ballparks in Arizona and Florida. Based on that criteria, tickets were taken at ballpark gates for 14,407 game dates during the 2017 professional baseball season. The breakdowns for each level of play are found on this page.

To see more than the big number totals, click on each big picture to see how they were added up. You can also jump directly to any league's numbers using the links on the left.



2017 Major League Attendance
Busch Stadium
  Tickets Sold:
72,670,423

Dates:
2,419

Average Crowd
30,042

2017 Spring Training Attendance
Sloan Park
  Tickets Sold:
3,535,479

Games:
513

Average Crowd
6,892

2017 Minor League Attendance
Dell Diamond in Round Rock
  Tickets Sold:
37,789,759

Dates:
9,392

Average Crowd
4,024

2017 Independent League Attendance
Bosse Field in Evansville
  Tickets Sold:
5,894,775

Dates:
2,083

Average Crowd
2,830



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