Saturday, September 30, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 29, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Friday, September 29, 2017:

Total Attendance: 21,142

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 79
  • Attendance: 21,142
  • Starting Pitcher: Jake Odorizzi
  • Opponent: Baltimore Orioles
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Wade Miley
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,635
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 18,000
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 17,855
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 14,587
  • Promotions (if any): $7.11 tickets and $5 drafts
  • Other events: None

No other local games played.

Friday, September 22, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 21, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Thursday, September 21, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games played.

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Tampa Bay Area Minor League Baseball Totals 2017

In 2017, total attendance for Minor League Baseball in Tampa Bay was 412,212. In total, 260 Florida State League games were played between Bradenton, Clearwater, Dunedin, and Tampa.

412,212 was an increase of 20,128 over 2016's attendance of 392,084. While attendance increased, 2017's attendance was still the second lowest Tampa Bay area Minor League total since the Bradenton Marauders began play in 2010.

The following shows Tampa Bay area Minor League attendance totals since 2005:




Since 2005, almost 5 million tickets have been sold for Minor League Baseball in Tampa Bay.

Returning to 2017, here is how Minor League attendance fared throughout the season. Local Florida State League regular season games started on April 6th and ended on September 2nd.




The large attendance spike in the middle is the July 3-5th weekend. Each local team had a fireworks display that was among their highest draws of the year. The attendance spike on the right in mid-August was when St Lucie Met Tim Tebow visited the Tampa Yankees and Clearwater Threshers. Each team saw an influx of fans hoping to see the ex-NFL quarterback in action.

I'll break down each team later on this week, but here is the overall trends for each of the four local Florida State League teams:

Total Attendance




The following graph depicts the above chart:




Attendance Per Game




The following graph depicts the above chart.




A few things we will discuss in a later post:
  • Clearwater's increase
  • Dunedin's decrease
  • Bradenton's missing games
  • The Tebow Effect
  • Where the four Tampa Bay Minor League teams rank nationally

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 20, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Wednesday, September 20, 2017:

Total Attendance: 24,238

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 78
  • Attendance: 24,238
  • Starting Pitcher: Blake Snell
  • Opponent: Chicago Cubs
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Jon Lester
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,635
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 24,642
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 12,958
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 13,810
  • Promotions (if any): App Wednesday
  • Other events: None

No other local games played.

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 19, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Tuesday, September 19, 2017:

Total Attendance: 25,046

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 77
  • Attendance: 25,046
  • Starting Pitcher: Chris Archer
  • Opponent: Chicago Cubs
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Mike Montgomery
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,442
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 25,046
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 14,621
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 17,833
  • Promotions (if any): $2 Kids Tuesday
  • Other events: None

No other local games played.

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Tampa Bay Rays Attendance Review: August 2017

Welcome to our fifth monthly review of the Tampa Rays 2017 attendance. This post will look at attendance in games played from August 4, 2017 to August 24, 2017.
  • Total August 2017 Tampa Bay Rays home attendance: 216,867
  • Average attendance per game: 14,457
  • Highest attendance: 22,328 on Tuesday, August 8th
  • Lowest attendance: 8,264 on Wednesday, August 23rd
  • Average August game time: 3 hours, 0 minutes
  • Highest attended series: 17,090 per game vs Red Sox, August 8-9
  • Lowest attended series: 10,115 per game vs Blue Jays, August 22-24
  • Competing events:
    • August 5: Tampa Bay Rowdies @ Al Lang Stadium (attendance 5,619)
    • August 19: Tampa Bay Rowdies @ Al Lang Stadium (attendance 6,710)
  • Total Tampa Bay Minor League July attendance: 81,850
  • Tampa Bay Minor League attendance per game: 1,637 (50 games)
  • Houston Astros relocated games: 3 games - total attendance: 12,993

Comparing August 2017 with previous years

The following chart compares August 2017 average attendance to other recent years.




The average August 2017 attendance increased 11% (1,467 more fans per game) than the August 2016 per game average. August 2017 stopped a four year decline in average August attendance.

Weekdays vs Weekends

Let’s now look at the Rays June attendance on weekdays (Mon-Thurs) and weekends (Fri-Sun). As I have pointed out many times, the Rays usually have one of the biggest differences in Major League Baseball in regards to weekday versus weekend attendance.

August 2017 breakdown:
  • Weekday home games: 6
  • Weekend home games: 9

This chart shows the Rays average weekday attendance in August since 2007.




Weekday August attendance in 2017 increased 424 fans per game, giving the Rays their highest weekday August average since 2014. The last three years have been very similar. 2015-2017 are 1,800-1,500 per game less than a similar group in 2011-2013.

The following chart shows Rays average weekend attendance in August since 2007.




The Rays August weekend average attendance in 2017 was 2,828 less than their August average attendance in 2016. Rays August 2017 average attendance was the lowest of the Sternberg ownership.

Conclusion

For the first time in 5 years, August average attendance increased. However, although attendance on the weekdays was better than it was in 2016, attendance on weekends was not - and a larger percentage of the total number of August games.

August attendance is often a reflection of how the team is doing on the field. If the team is in contention, attendance tends to increase. However, if the team is not or falls out of the race, attendance will decline from July attendance and look more like April or May attendance.

The Rays struggled in August and so did attendance.

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 18, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Monday, September 18, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Monday, September 18, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 17, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Sunday, September 17, 2017:

Total Attendance: 14,936

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 76
  • Attendance: 14,936
  • Starting Pitcher: Jake Odorizzi
  • Opponent: Boston Red Sox
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Eduardo Rodriguez
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,309
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 19,168
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 17,185
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 14,119
  • Promotions (if any): Hooded towel giveaway
  • Other events: Tampa Bay Buccaneers football - Raymond James Stadium

No other local games played.

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 16, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Saturday, September 16, 2017:

Total Attendance: 14,942

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 75
  • Attendance: 14,942
  • Starting Pitcher: Alex Cobb
  • Opponent: Boston Red Sox
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Rick Porcello
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,314
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 19,697
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 18,703
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 15,413
  • Promotions (if any): Blake Snell Bobblehead
  • Other events: FAMU Football - Florida Classic, Raymond James Stadium: attendance 17,101

No other local games played.

Saturday, September 16, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 15, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Friday, September 15, 2017:

Total Attendance: 16,006

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 74
  • Attendance: 16,006
  • Starting Pitcher: Matt Andriese
  • Opponent: Boston Red Sox
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Chris Sale
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,319
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 20,376
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 17,581
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 12,507
  • Promotions (if any): $7.11 tickets and $5 drafts

No other local games played.

Friday, September 15, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 14, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Thursday, September 14, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Thursday, September 14, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 13, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Wednesday, September 13, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Wednesday, September 13, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 12, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Tuesday, September 12, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Tuesday, September 12, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 11, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Monday, September 11, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Monday, September 11, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 10, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Sunday, September 10, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Sunday, September 10, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 9, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Saturday, September 9, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 8, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Friday, September 8, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Friday, September 8, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 7, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Thursday, September 7, 2017:

Total Attendance: 0

No local games scheduled.

Thursday, September 7, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 6, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Wednesday, September 6, 2017:

Total Attendance: 7,663

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 70
  • Attendance: 7,185
  • Starting Pitcher: Blake Snell
  • Opponent: Minnesota Twins
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Aaron Slegers
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,309
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 8,600
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 11,932
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 12,507
  • Promotions (if any): App Wednesday

Tampa Yankees:
  • Playoff Home Game: 1 / 2
  • Attendance: 497
  • Starting Pitcher: Jordan Romano / Erik Swanson
  • Opponent: Dunedin Blue Jays
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Albert Abreau / TJ Zeuch

No other local games played.

Wednesday, September 6, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 5, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Tuesday, September 5, 2017:

Total Attendance: 6,802

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 69
  • Attendance: 6,509
  • Starting Pitcher: Jake Odorizzi
  • Opponent: Minnesota Twins
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Bartolo Colon
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,429
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 9,308
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 13,578
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 14,056
  • Promotions (if any): $2 kids Tuesday

Dunedin Blue Jays:
  • Playoff Home Game: 1
  • Attendance: 293
  • Starting Pitcher: Josh DeGraaf
  • Opponent: Tampa Yankees
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Brian Keller

No other local games played.

Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 4, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Monday, September 4, 2017:

Total Attendance: 12,108

Tampa Bay Rays:
  • Team Home Game #: 68
  • Attendance: 12,108
  • Starting Pitcher: Alex Cobb
  • Opponent: Minnesota Twins
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Jose Berrios
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 15,562
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 12,108
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 13,897
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 15,452
  • Promotions (if any): Salute to Service Monday

No other local games played.

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 2, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Saturday, September 2, 2017:

Total Attendance: 5,016

Bradenton Marauders:
  • Team Home Game #: 62
  • Attendance: 4,015
  • Starting Pitcher: Bret Helton
  • Opponent: Charlotte Stone Crabs
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Travis Ott
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 1,310
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 2,184
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 2,888
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 1,506
  • Promotions (if any): Fireworks

Dunedin Blue Jays:
  • Team Home Game #: 68
  • Attendance: 1,001
  • Starting Pitcher: TJ Zeuch
  • Opponent: Clearwater Threshers
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Sixto Sanchez
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 567
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 859
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 863
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 843
  • Promotions (if any): Fireworks

No other local games played.

Saturday, September 2, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - September 1, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Friday, September 1, 2017:

Total Attendance: 7,527

Tampa Yankees:
  • Team Home Game #: 69
  • Attendance: 1,384
  • Starting Pitcher: Erik Swanson
  • Opponent: Lakeland Tigers
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Gregory Soto
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 1,420
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 942
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 1693
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 1,629
  • Promotions (if any): Wing Deal Friday

Clearwater Threshers:
  • Team Home Game #: 72
  • Attendance: 6,143
  • Starting Pitcher: Harold Arauz
  • Opponent: Dunedin Blue Jays
  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Conor Fisk
  • Avg Attendance to Date: 2,987
  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 3,451
  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 2,962
  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 3,067
  • Promotions (if any): Fireworks

No other local games played.

Friday, September 1, 2017

Tampa Bay Baseball Attendance Report - August 31, 2017

Tampa Bay baseball attendance for Thursday, August 31, 2017:

Total Attendance: 5,902

Houston Astros:

  • Relocated Home Game #: 3

  • Attendance: 3,385

  • Starting Pitcher: Collin McHugh

  • Opponent: Texas Rangers

  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Nick Martinez

  • Avg Relocated Attendance to Date: 4,331

  • Promotions (if any): None

Tampa Yankees:

  • Team Home Game #: 68

  • Attendance: 587

  • Starting Pitcher: Albert Abreu

  • Opponent: Lakeland Tigers

  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Kyle Dowdy

  • Avg Attendance to Date: 1,420

  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 854

  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 1,057

  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 755

  • Promotions (if any): Thirsty Thursday

Tampa Yankees:

  • Team Home Game #: 69

  • Attendance: POSTPONED

  • Opponent: Lakeland Tigers

Clearwater Threshers:

  • Team Home Game #: 68

  • Attendance: 1,930

  • Starting Pitcher: Edgar Garcia

  • Opponent: Dunedin Blue Jays

  • Opponent Starting Pitcher: Jordan Romano

  • Avg Attendance to Date: 2,940

  • Avg Attendance vs Opponent: 3,002

  • Avg Attendance per Day of the Week: 2,356

  • Avg Attendance for Starting Pitcher: 2,419

  • Promotions (if any): Tacos and Taps Thursday

No other local games scheduled