Lowest MLB Attendance?

JohnnyB · Sep 7, 2006

Seeing the Marlins have 6,000 fans at their game tonight sparked this question: what is the record for the lowest single game attendance in MLB (in the modern era)? Anyone know?

Wynn · Sep 7, 2006

Don't know, but guessing it was the Expos.

JohnnyB · Sep 7, 2006

Probably right. Wonder exactly how much it was though...

WildBill · Sep 7, 2006

The A's in 1979 had an AVERAGE attendance of 3,787! The games were being broadcast on a college radio station and people were calling the stadium the Oakland Masoleum. The Marlins have a long way to go to match those years. Everyone expected the A's to be sold and moved out of town.

JohnnyB · Sep 7, 2006

WildBill said:
The A's in 1979 had an AVERAGE attendance of 3,787! The games were being broadcast on a college radio station and people were calling the stadium the Oakland Masoleum. The Marlins have a long way to go to match those years. Everyone expected the A's to be sold and moved out of town.

Holy crap, never heard about that.

Fishhead · Sep 7, 2006

D-RAY fans are 2-1 over MARLIN fans it seems.

Actually a better ballpark in Tampa.

WildBill · Sep 7, 2006

Fishhead said:
D-RAY fans are 2-1 over MARLIN fans it seems.

Actually a better ballpark in Tampa.

Yeah it might be the Sunshine State, but I would take A/C over that blanket of humidity over South Florida in summer. Even if they get their stadium, I can't imagine it being better on a Sunday afternoon if it isn't indoors.