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  • Baseball attendance grows steadily during the early 1900s
  • Records set by pennant winners or teams in the thick of the chase
  • The Yankees are the first to draw a million fans (1920)
       . . . and the first to draw 2 million (1946)
  • The Dodgers draw 3 million (1978) and Chavez Ravine is the place to go
  • New stadium brings 4 million fans to Toronto in 1992
       . . . and a new expansion team brings 4 million to Denver two years later

    • Year Team & League Attendance Comments
    1901 St. Louis NL 379,988 Fourth-place Cardinals are only team in town
    1902 Philadelphia AL 420,078 Athletics snare AL flag, win fans in City of Brotherly Love
    1903 New York NL 579,530 Runner-up Giants make most of "purloined" Orioles in pennant chase
    1904 Boston AL 623,295 Loyal turnout from Royal Rooters sets gate record
    1905 Chicago AL 687,419 Tight pennant race with Athletics draws Sox followers
    1908 New York NL 910,000 See-saw Cubs/Giants race settled on final day of season
    1920 New York AL 1,289,422 Big Apple is smitten with love for Big Bopper
    1929 Chicago NL 1,485,166 New upper deck at Wrigley allows Cubs to pack 'em in
    1946 New York AL 2,265,512 The war is over, the boys are home, and fans return to baseball!
    1948 Cleveland AL 2,620,627 3-way pennant race goes down to final day
    1962 Los Angeles NL 2,755,184 Dodgers move into new stadium in Chavez Ravine
    1977 Los Angeles NL 2,955,087 Runaway West Division champs win NL pennant
    1978 Los Angeles NL 3,347,845 Defending NL champs win pennant again & top 3 million
    1982 Los Angeles NL 3,608,881 Streaky Dodgers in tight race, close finish in Garvey's last LA year
    1990 Toronto AL 3,885,284 The high tech wonder of Skydome is a big draw all by itself
    1991 Toronto AL 4,001,527 Jays walk off with Division and hit the FOUR MILLION mark!
    1992 Toronto AL 4,028,318 Jays nudge a few more fans through the gate in World Series year
    1993 Colorado NL 4,483,350 Fans pack stands of field built in 1948 and expanded many times
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