2012: MiLB Tops 41 Million in Attendance for Eighth Straight Season

[Ben Grimm]

According to minorleaguebaseball.com and Maury Brown of bizofbaseball.com, attendance figures across the leagues show a total of 41,279,382 through the gates this year with a slight increase over 2011 and topping the 41M mark for the eighth consecutive year.

 2012 Attendance by League

International     6,504,586
Pacific Coast     6,796,157
Mexican           3,814,348
Eastern           3,791,241
Southern          2,152,852
Texas             2,834,852
California        1,582,174
Carolina          1,876,081
Florida State     1,215,020
Midwest           4,084,343
South Atlantic    3,056,097
New York-Penn     1,701,001
Northwest           896,781
Appalachian         278,785
Pioneer             695,052
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Total            41,279,382

Level Leaders

Triple-A      Lehigh Valley Iron Pigs 622,421
Double-A      Frisco Rough Riders 488,224
High-A        Dayton Dragons 588,689 (913 consecutive sell-outs)
Low-A/Rookie  Brooklyn Cyclones 249,009
Mexican       Monterrey Sultans 645,302