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  • Pennant-winning teams lead league in attendance 12 times
  • Southern Cal teams top league 7 times, NY teams just 5

    1969: Both leagues split into two divisions, and
    pennant awarded to winner of division playoff series
    • American League Leaders    National League Leaders   
    Team & Finish Total Year Team & Finish Total Comments
    New York 1st 1,747,725 1961 Los Angeles 2nd 1,804,250
    Teams Drawing 2 Million Fans

  • Dodgers do it five times

  • 1965 Houston fans flock to Astrodome

  • 1967 Cards move in to new stadium

  • 1968 Tigers only AL team to hit 2 mil
  • Mets win '69 pennant, pack the fans in
       
    • New York 1st 1,493,574 1962 Los Angeles 2nd 2,755,184
    Minnesota 3rd 1,406,652 1963 Los Angeles 1st 2,538,602
    New York 1st 1,305,638 1964 Los Angeles 6th 2,228,751
    Minnesota 1st 1,463,258 1965 Los Angeles 1st 2,553,577
    California 6th 1,400,321 1966 Los Angeles 1st 2,617,029
    Boston 1st 1,727,832 1967 St. Louis 1st 2,090,145
    Detroit 1st 2,031,847 1968 St. Louis 1st 2,011,167
    Boston 5th* 1,833,246 1969 New York 1st* 2,175,373
    Boston 6th* 1,595,278 1970 New York 6th* 2,697,479
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