The Indians opened the second half with two 20,000+ home dates against the Tigers, then welcomed the Yankees to town for a four game series this week. Those numbers: 27,224; 27,416; 22,965; 34,455. Too bad they can’t play the Bombers every day.
Oakland, meanwhile, hosted the Red and White Sox for their only six second-half home games thus far. The high water mark was the 30,456 that came to the last of Boston’s three games; the 20,000 mark was only topped on one other date.
The affiliates for each team, meanwhile, continue to draw well. The Columbus Clippers lead Triple-A in attendance and the Sacramento RiverCats are fifth, and only Cleveland’s High A affiliate in Kinston is below 100,000 for the year.
