please provide sources.
2007-04-15 06:55:47 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Baseball
The Pittsburgh Pirates Encyclopedia (sorry, I only have a print copy) notes that one game in Pittsburgh in 1890 had a paid attendance of 17 people, but it doesn't name the exact date or opponent. Baseball Reference (see link below) shows an attendance of 100 for their game against the New York Giants on September 19 of that year.
2007-04-15 10:16:49 · answer #1 · answered by JerH1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In the early days of baseball, attendance was much lower than today with ballparks holding typically fewer seats. Attendance reports for individual games are spotty at best even into the1950's. The lowest paid attendance of any game in a current ballpark has got to be the April 17, 1979 game in the Oakland Coliseum where 653 people showed up to watch the A's defeat the Seattle Mariners 6-5. The A's only drew 306,763 fans that year, an average of 3,787 per game.
2007-04-15 17:01:23 · answer #2 · answered by Erik K 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't know about all time. I'm sure there were games back in the 1880's with 20 or 30 people at most. I know more recently, the Expos and Marlins were getting games with 1,000 or fewer fans, leading both teams to look into (and one to go through with it) moving to a new city.
2007-04-15 16:29:17 · answer #3 · answered by jimtow28 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I seem to remember the fans going on strike in 1982. This happened in a few cities, but I don't have numbers.
2007-04-15 15:07:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think i saw a picture of a game with no fans because it was some special No Fan Day or some crap like that so i guess 0
2007-04-15 14:14:52 · answer #5 · answered by big murph 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question! I don't have the slighest idea. Hopefully someone else does.
2007-04-15 14:06:31 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋