MLB All-Star Game attendance data for every Midsummer Classic in baseball history includes: comprehensive attendance data, a historical rank, game numbers, ballpark information, as well as city & state information. The date itself leads to the history of that specific All-Star Game. Research by Baseball Almanac.
"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." - Crepeau, Richard C. Author. Baseball: America's Diamond Mind, 1919-1941. Univ Press of Florida. 1 July 1980.
All-Star Game Attendance ResearchAttendence Data for EVERY Midsummer Classic in Baseball HIstory |
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RANK | GM # | Ballpark City, State |
Date | ASG | Attendance |
1. | 52 | Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio |
08-09-1981 | 72,086 |
2. | 3 | Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio |
07-08-1935 | 69,812 |
3. | 21 | Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio |
07-13-1954 | 68,751 |
4. | 60 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California |
07-11-1989 | 64,036 |
5. | 47 | Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
07-13-1976 | 63,974 |
6. | 7 | Yankee Stadium New York, New York |
07-11-1939 | 62,892 |
7. | 67 | Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
07-09-1996 | 62,670 |
8. | 65 | Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
07-12-1994 | 59,568 |
9. | 63 | Jack Murphy Stadium San Diego, California |
07-14-1992 | 59,372 |
10. | 53 | Olympic Stadium Montreal, Quebec |
07-13-1982 | 59,057 |
11. | 50 | Kingdome Seattle, Washington |
07-17-1979 | 58,905 |
12. | 55 | Candlestick Park San Francisco, California |
07-10-1984 | 57,756 |
13. | 48 | Yankee Stadium New York, New York |
07-19-1977 | 56,683 |
14. | 51 | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California |
07-08-1980 | 56,088 |
15. | 59 | Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio |
07-12-1988 | 55,837 |
16. | 79 | Yankee Stadium New York, New York |
07-15-2008 | 55,632 |
17. | 27 | Memorial Coliseum Los Angeles, California |
08-03-1959 | 55,105 |
18. | 56 | H. Humphrey Metrodome Minneapolis, Minnesota |
07-16-1985 | 54,960 |
19. | 9 | Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan |
07-08-1941 | 54,674 |
20. | 42 | Tiger Stadium Detroit, Michigan |
07-13-1971 | 53,559 |
21. | 43 | Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium Atlanta, Georgia |
07-25-1972 | 53,107 |
22. | 92 | Dodger Stadium Los Angeles, California |
07-19-2022 | 52,518 |
23. | 62 | SkyDome Toronto, Ontario |
07-09-1991 | 52,383 |
24. | 18 | Briggs Stadium Detroit, Michigan |
07-10-1951 | 52,075 |
25. | 41 | Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, Ohio |
07-14-1970 | 51,838 |
26. | 49 | San Diego Stadium San Diego, California |
07-11-1978 | 51,549 |
27. | 46 | County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
07-15-1975 | 51,480 |
28. | 71 | Turner Field Atlanta, Georgia |
07-11-2000 | 51,323 |
29. | 69 | Coors Field Denver, Colorado |
07-07-1998 | 51,267 |
30. | 66 | The Ballpark at Arlington Arlington, Texas |
07-11-1995 | 50,920 |
31. | 35 | Shea Stadium New York, New York |
07-07-1964 | 50,850 |
32. | 45 | Three Rivers Stadium Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
07-23-1974 | 50,706 |
33. | 37 | Busch Memorial Stadium St. Louis, Missouri |
07-12-1966 | 49,936 |
34. | 58 | Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Oakland, California |
07-14-1987 | 49,671 |
35. | 1 | Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois |
07-06-1933 | 49,200 |
36. | 91 | Coors Field Denver, Colorado |
07-13-2021 | 49,184 |
37. | 25 | Memorial Stadium Baltimore, Maryland |
07-08-1958 | 48,829 |
38. | 2 | Polo Grounds New York, New York |
07-10-1934 | 48,363 |
39. | 39 | Astrodome Houston, Texas |
07-09-1968 | 48,321 |
40. | 64 | Oriole Park at Camden Yards Baltimore, Maryland |
07-13-1993 | 48,147 |
41. | 82 | Chase Field Phoenix, Arizona |
07-12-2011 | 47,994 |
42. | 74 | U.S. Cellular Park Chicago, Illinois |
07-15-2003 | 47,609 |
43. | 72 | Safeco Field Seattle, Washington |
07-10-2001 | 47,364 |
44. | 93 | T-Mobile Park Seattle, Washington |
07-11-2023 | 47,159 |
45. | 80 | Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri |
07-14-2009 | 46,760 |
46. | 36 | Metropolitan Stadium Bloomington, Minnesota |
07-13-1965 | 46,706 |
47. | 38 | Anaheim Stadium Anaheim, California |
07-11-1967 | 46,309 |
48. | 17 | Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois |
07-11-1950 | 46,127 |
49. | 57 | Astrodome Houston, Texas |
07-15-1986 | 45,774 |
50. | 81 | Angel Stadium Anaheim, California |
07-13-2010 | 45,508 |
51. | 32 | D.C. Stadium Washington, D.C. |
07-10-1962 | 45,480 |
52. | 22 | County Stadium Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
07-12-1955 | 45,314 |
53. | 40 | R.F.K. Memorial Stadium Washington, D.C. |
07-23-1969 | 45,259 |
54. | 84 | Citi Field New York, New York |
07-16-2013 | 45,186 |
55. | 68 | Jacobs Field Cleveland, Ohio |
07-08-1997 | 44,916 |
56. | 44 | Royals Stadium Kansas City, Missouri |
07-24-1973 | 44,849 |
57. | 34 | Municipal Stadium Cleveland, Ohio |
07-09-1963 | 44,160 |
58. | 30 | Candlestick Park San Francisco, California |
07-11-1961 | 44,115 |
59. | 78 | AT&T Park San Francisco, California |
07-10-2007 | 43,965 |
60. | 89 | Nationals Park Washington, D.C. |
07-17-2018 | 43,843 |
61. | 54 | Comiskey Park Chicago, Illinois |
07-06-1983 | 43,801 |
62. | 86 | Great American Ballpark Cincinnati, Ohio |
07-14-2015 | 43,656 |
63. | 87 | Petco Park San Diego, California |
07-12-2016 | 42,386 |
64. | 75 | Minute Maid Park Houston, Texas |
07-13-2004 | 41,886 |
65. | 73 | Miller Park Milwaukee, Wisconsin |
07-09-2002 | 41,871 |
66. | 76 | Comerica Park Detroit, Michigan |
07-12-2005 | 41,617 |
67. | 14 | Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois |
07-08-1947 | 41,123 |
68. | 85 | Target Field Minneapolis, Minnesota |
07-15-2014 | 41,048 |
69. | 83 | Kauffman Stadium Kansas City, Missouri |
07-10-2012 | 40,933 |
70. | 61 | Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois |
07-10-1990 | 39,071 |
71. | 77 | PNCPark Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
07-11-2006 | 38,904 |
72. | 29 | Yankee Stadium New York, New York |
07-13-1960 | 38,362 |
73. | 33 | Wrigley Field Chicago, Illinois |
07-30-1962 | 38,359 |
74. | 88 | Marlins Park Miami, Florida |
07-11-2017 | 37,188 |
75. | 90 | Progressive Field Cleveland, Ohio |
07-09-2019 | 36,747 |
76. | 26 | Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
07-07-1959 | 35,277 |
77. | 13 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts |
07-09-1946 | 34,906 |
78. | 70 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts |
07-13-1999 | 34,187 |
79. | 15 | Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri |
07-13-1948 | 34,009 |
80. | 10 | Polo Grounds New York, New York |
07-06-1942 | 33,694 |
81. | 19 | Shibe Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
07-08-1952 | 32,785 |
82. | 16 | Ebbets Field Brooklyn, New York |
07-12-1949 | 32,577 |
83. | 8 | Sportsman's Park St. Louis, Missouri |
07-09-1940 | 32,373 |
84. | 11 | Shibe Park Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
07-13-1943 | 31,938 |
85. | 31 | Fenway Park Boston, Massachusetts |
07-31-1961 | 31,851 |
86. | 5 | Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. |
07-07-1937 | 31,391 |
87. | 20 | Crosley Field Cincinnati, Ohio |
07-14-1953 | 30,846 |
88. | 24 | Busch Stadium St. Louis, Missouri |
07-09-1957 | 30,693 |
89. | 28 | Municipal Stadium Kansas City, Missouri |
07-11-1960 | 30,619 |
90. | 23 | Griffith Stadium Washington, D.C. |
07-10-1956 | 28,843 |
91. | 6 | Crosley Field Cincinnati, Ohio |
07-06-1938 | 27,607 |
92. | 12 | Forbes Field Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
07-11-1944 | 25,589 |
93. | 4 | Braves Field Boston, Massachusetts |
07-07-1936 | 25,534 |
RANK | GM # | Ballpark City, State |
Date | ASG | 4,199,475 |
All-Star Game Attendance | Research by Baseball Almanac |
The Midsummer Classic record for highest attendance was during the 1981 All-Star Game (72,086). The Midsummer Classic record for lowest attendance, excluding 2020 when the game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, was during the 1936 All-Star Game (25,534). The difference between the two extremes was 46,552 fans!
Baseball Almanac is pleased to present a breakdown of attendance totals at All-Star Games by tens of thousands, with total number of games in that range:
Attendance Range | # of Games |
70,000+ | 01 |
60,000-69,999 | 06 |
50,000-59,999 | 25 |
40,000-49,999 | 37 |
30,000-39,999 | 20 |
20,000-29,999 | 04 |
Total: | 92 |
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 2023, is 4,351,670?