All-Star Game Attendance

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive list of every Midsummer Classic ranked by attendance with game number, ballpark information and a link to each All-Star Game page (where additional information can be found).

"The 1930s also saw an effort to apply the principles of business to baseball, especially in the area of advertising and promotional techniques. The first major breakthrough came in 1933 with the institution of the All-Star Game." - Richard Crepeau in Baseball: America's Diamond Mind (1980)
All-Star Game Attendance

Attendence Data of the Midsummer Classics

52 Municipal Stadium
   Cleveland, Ohio
08-09-1981 72,086 1
3 Municipal Stadium
   Cleveland, Ohio
07-08-1935 69,812 2
21 Municipal Stadium
   Cleveland, Ohio
07-13-1954 68,751 3
60 Anaheim Stadium
   Anaheim, California
07-11-1989 64,036 4
47 Veterans Stadium
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
07-13-1976 63,974 5
7 Yankee Stadium
   New York, New York
07-11-1939 62,892 6
67 Veterans Stadium
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
07-09-1996 62,670 7
65 Three Rivers Stadium
   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
07-12-1994 59,568 8
63 Jack Murphy Stadium
   San Diego, California
07-14-1992 59,372 9
53 Olympic Stadium
   Montreal, Quebec
07-13-1982 59,057 10
50 Kingdome
   Seattle, Washington
07-17-1979 58,905 11
55 Candlestick Park
   San Francisco, California
07-10-1984 57,756 12
48 Yankee Stadium
   New York, New York
07-19-1977 56,683 13
51 Dodger Stadium
   Los Angeles, California
07-08-1980 56,088 14
59 Riverfront Stadium
   Cincinnati, Ohio
07-12-1988 55,837 15
79 Yankee Stadium
   New York, New York
07-15-2008 55,632 16
27 Memorial Coliseum
   Los Angeles, California
08-03-1959 55,105 17
56 H. Humphrey Metrodome
   Minneapolis, Minnesota
07-16-1985 54,960 18
9 Briggs Stadium
   Detroit, Michigan
07-08-1941 54,674 19
42 Tiger Stadium
   Detroit, Michigan
07-13-1971 53,559 20
43 Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium
   Atlanta, Georgia
07-25-1972 53,107 21
62 SkyDome
   Toronto, Ontario
07-09-1991 52,383 22
18 Briggs Stadium
   Detroit, Michigan
07-10-1951 52,075 23
41 Riverfront Stadium
   Cincinnati, Ohio
07-14-1970 51,838 24
49 San Diego Stadium
   San Diego, California
07-11-1978 51,549 25
46 County Stadium
   Milwaukee, Wisconsin
07-15-1975 51,480 26
71 Turner Field
   Atlanta, Georgia
07-11-2000 51,323 27
69 Coors Field
   Denver, Colorado
07-07-1998 51,267 28
66 The Ballpark at Arlington
   Arlington, Texas
07-11-1995 50,920 29
35 Shea Stadium
   New York, New York
07-07-1964 50,850 30
45 Three Rivers Stadium
   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
07-23-1974 50,706 31
37 Busch Memorial Stadium
   St. Louis, Missouri
07-12-1966 49,936 32
58 Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
   Oakland, California
07-14-1987 49,671 33
1 Comiskey Park
   Chicago, Illinois
07-06-1933 49,200 34
25 Memorial Stadium
   Baltimore, Maryland
07-08-1958 48,829 35
2 Polo Grounds
   New York, New York
07-10-1934 48,363 36
39 Astrodome
   Houston, Texas
07-09-1968 48,321 37
64 Oriole Park at Camden Yards
   Baltimore, Maryland
07-13-1993 48,147 38
74 U.S. Cellular Park
   Chicago, Illinois
07-15-2003 47,609 39
72 Safeco Field
   Seattle, Washington
07-10-2001 47,364 40
36 Metropolitan Stadium
   Bloomington, Minnesota
07-13-1965 46,706 41
38 Anaheim Stadium
   Anaheim, California
07-11-1967 46,309 42
17 Comiskey Park
   Chicago, Illinois
07-11-1950 46,127 43
57 Astrodome
   Houston, Texas
07-15-1986 45,774 44
32 D.C. Stadium
   Washington, D.C.
07-10-1962 45,480 45
22 County Stadium
   Milwaukee, Wisconsin
07-12-1955 45,314 46
40 R.F.K. Memorial Stadium
   Washington, D.C.
07-23-1969 45,259 47
68 Jacobs Field
   Cleveland, Ohio
07-08-1997 44,916 48
44 Royals Stadium
   Kansas City, Missouri
07-24-1973 44,849 49
34 Municipal Stadium
   Cleveland, Ohio
07-09-1963 44,160 50
30 Candlestick Park
   San Francisco, California
07-11-1961 44,115 51
78 AT&T Park
   San Francisco, California
07-10-2007 43,965 52
54 Comiskey Park
   Chicago, Illinois
07-06-1983 43,801 53
75 Minute Maid Park
   Houston, Texas
07-13-2004 41,886 54
73 Miller Park
   Milwaukee, Wisconsin
07-09-2002 41,871 55
76 Comerica Park
   Detroit, Michigan
07-12-2005 41,617 56
14 Wrigley Field
   Chicago, Illinois
07-08-1947 41,123 57
61 Wrigley Field
   Chicago, Illinois
07-10-1990 39,071 58
77

PNC Park
   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

07-11-2006 38,904 59
29 Yankee Stadium
   New York, New York
07-13-1960 38,362 60
33 Wrigley Field
   Chicago, Illinois
07-30-1962 38,359 61
26 Forbes Field
   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
07-07-1959 35,277 62
13 Fenway Park
   Boston, Massachusetts
07-09-1946 34,906 63
70 Fenway Park
   Boston, Massachusetts
07-13-1999 34,187 64
15 Sportsman's Park
   St. Louis, Missouri
07-13-1948 34,009 65
10 Polo Grounds
   New York, New York
07-06-1942 33,694 66
19 Shibe Park
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
07-08-1952 32,785 67
16 Ebbets Field
   Brooklyn, New York
07-12-1949 32,577 68
8 Sportsman's Park
   St. Louis, Missouri
07-09-1940 32,373 69
11 Shibe Park
   Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
07-13-1943 31,938 70
31 Fenway Park
   Boston, Massachusetts
07-31-1961 31,851 71
5 Griffith Stadium
   Washington, D.C.
07-07-1937 31,391 72
20 Crosley Field
   Cincinnati, Ohio
07-14-1953 30,846 73
24 Sportsman's Park
   St. Louis, Missouri
07-09-1957 30,693 74
28 Municipal Stadium
   Kansas City, Missouri
07-11-1960 30,619 75
23 Griffith Stadium
   Washington, D.C.
07-10-1956 28,843 76
6 Crosley Field
   Cincinnati, Ohio
07-06-1938 27,607 77
12 Forbes Field
   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
07-11-1944 25,589 78
4 Braves Field
   Boston, Massachusetts
07-07-1936 25,534 79

All-Star Game Attendance



The Midsummer Classic record for highest attendance was during the 1981 All-Star Game (72,086), the record for lowest attendance was during the 1936 All-Star Game (25,534) and the difference between the two extremes was 46,552.

Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a breakdown of attendance at All-Star Games by tens of thousands:

Attendance Range

# of Games

70,000+

01

60,000-69,999

06

50,000-59,999

24

40,000-49,999

26

30,000-39,999

18

20,000-29,999

04

Total:

79

Did you know that the total number of fans who have been in attendance at All-Star Games from the first Midsummer Classic in 1933 through the most recent Midsummer Classic in 2008 is 3,679,042?