All-Star Game Attendance

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
Game	Ballpark City, State	Date / Link	Attendance	RANK
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
Game	Ballpark City, State	Date / Link	Attendance	RANK
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?

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