Franchise Attendance
Current Twins attendance
As of August 22, the Twins have played 62 home games and their attendance stands at 2,464,023. To date they have had sell outs in all but 2 games and have a streak of 59 sell outs in a row. THey also have 21 games in a row with 40,000 or greater.
Twins Attendance
After finishing dead last in American League attendance for six straight seasons at Griffith Stadium II, team owner Calvin Griffith moved the Washington Senators franchise to Minnesota after the 1960 season and the Minnesota Twins were born. The Twins opened play in 1961 at Metropolitan Stadium; the former minor league park located in Bloomington and home of the former AAA Minneapolis Millers and drew 1,256,723 fans through the turnstiles, the third highest attendance in the newly expanded ten team American League.
Interesting Twins attendance tidbits: The Twins have finished first in attendance in the American League on three occasions, in 1963, 1965, and 1988.
The Twins have finished last in attendance in the American league on ten occasions, in 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1995, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
The Minnesota Twins were the first American League team to attract 3 million fans to the ball park and they accomplished this feat in 1988.
The Twins lowest average attendance was only 7,690 fans per game in the strike-shortened 1981 season.
In their first season at Met Stadium in 1961, the Twins were third in attendance in the American League.
In their final season at Met Stadium in 1981, the Twins were last in attendance in the American Leaague.
In their first season at the Metrodome in 1982, the Twins were last in attendance in the American League.
In their final season at the Metrodome in 2009, the Twins were fifth in attendance in the Amercan League.
The highest average attendance at Met Stadium was 18,315 in 1967.
The lowest average attendance at Met Stadium was 7,690 in 1981.
The highest average attendance at the Metrodome was 37,416 in 1988.
The lowest average attendance at the Metrodome was 10,604 in 1983.
The Twins played in Met Stadium for 21 seasons and had a total attendance of 22,285,287 for an average of 1,061,204 per year.
The Twins played at the Metrodome for 28 seasons and had a total attendance of 49,773,064 for an average of 1,777,609 per year.
The Total attendance of all Twins games between 1961 and 2009 is 72,058,351 for an average of 1,470,579.
On May 16, 1984 the Twins sell 51,863 tickets for their game against the Toronto Blue Jays (an 8-7 loss), but only 6,346 fans show up for the game. The skewed numbers are the result of a massive ticket buyout plan organized by Minneapolis businessman Harvey Mackay to keep the Twins in Minnesota; if the club does not sell 2.41 million tickets this season it can break its lease with the Metrodome. Taking advantage of reduced prices on the Family Day promotion, Mackay pays $218,718 for 44,166 tickets.
The Washington Senators played in four different stadiums between 1901 and 1960 but more often then not they had a losing record and attendance that was ranked towards the bottom of the eight team American league.
Interesting Senators attendance tidbits:
The Senators never finished first in attendance in the American League, their best attendance finish was second place in 1933.
The Senators finished last in attendance in the American League fourteen times in their 60 years in Washington.
The Senators finished last in American League attendance for 6 consecutive seasons betwen 1955 through 1960.
The Senators lowest average attendance was only 1,121 fans per game in the 1917 season.
The Senators highest average attendance was 13,516 in 1946.
The Senators only topped the million mark in attendance only once, that was in 1946 when they drew 1,027,216 fans to the ball park.
The Senators played in American League Park I for three seasons and had a total attendance of 478,697 for an average of 159,566 per year.
The Senators played in American League Park II for seven seasons and had a total attendance of 1,459,645 for an average of 208,520 per year.
The Senators played in Griffith Stadium I for forty six seasons and had a total attendance of 21,019,196 for an average of 456,939 per year.
The Senators played in Griffith Stadium II for five seasons and had a total attendance of 2,722,790 for an average of 544,558 per year.
The total attendance for all Senators games between 1901 and 1960 was 25,680,328 for an average of 428,005 per year.