Interleague Attendance

The first week of interleague play provided an attendance boost to every team except two. The leagues have increased their attendance by more than 8,000 a game. A look:

AMERICAN LEAGUE

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Team Interleague Attend. Regular Attend. Difference New York 56,240 26,187 +30,053 Chicago 41,555 21,079 +20,476 Seattle 52,097 37,461 +14,636 Milwaukee 27,947 14,352 +13,595 Oakland 26,477 15,117 +11,360 Texas 42,432 35,644 +6,788 Angels 26,277 19,857 +6,420 Detroit 17,089 13,775 +3,314 Baltimore 47,599 44,434 +3,165 Kansas City 21,067 18,932 +2,135 Toronto 32,494 30,713 +1,781 Cleveland 42,909 41,933 +976 Boston 26,673 26,172 +501 Minnesota 15,530 17,953 -2,423 League 34,357 25,708 +8,649

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NATIONAL LEAGUE

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Team Interleague Attend. Regular Attend. Difference San Francisco 36,629 15,601 +21,018 Pittsburgh 36,179 16,820 +19,359 New York 34,485 18,873 +15,612 Florida 42,478 28,230 +14,248 St. Louis 44,920 30,986 +13,934 Chicago 37,563 24,187 +13,376 Cincinnati 33,343 21,570 +11,773 Philadelphia 26,632 16,111 +10,521 Atlanta 47,922 39,418 +8,504 Houston 28,782 20,673 +8,109 Dodgers 43,691 37,129 +6,562 Montreal 19,998 19,251 +747 Colorado 48,338 48,077 +261 San Diego 21,362 24,973 -3,611 League 35,709 25,955 +9,754

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