PCL surpasses seven million fan milestone
September 1, 2005 - Pacific Coast League (PCL1) News Release
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - With its 16 teams averaging over 6,500 fans per game, the Pacific Coast League passed the 7-million fan mark yesterday, a first for any single circuit in a season in Minor League Baseball history, the League announced today.
The League had set a new single season record when it eclipsed the 6.8 million fan mark on August 26, and now celebrates the achievement of 7-million fans, a goal set at the beginning of the year.
President Branch Rickey summed up the PCL achievement saying, "The applause belongs to the teams. They are the ones who provided the fans an experience on such an exceptional level that enabled the League overall to reach this previously unattained plateau."
Earlier this week, Oklahoma and Albuquerque announced new single season attendance records and Sacramento, with one more opening, has drawn over 10,400 fans per game, 740,000 overall.
The individual clubs have shown amazing increases. Oklahoma is up more than 1,100 fans per game from 2004 and the PCL's newest member Round Rock surpassed the 700,000 mark with Memphis nearing 10,000 fans per game.
The League failed to pass the 7-million mark on the projected date of Tuesday, August 30, due to five openings lost in areas effected by Hurricane Katrina.
Current projection are for the final regular season total to near 7.3 million.
Pacific Coast League Stories from September 1, 2005
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- Tamayo shakes off rough first inning - Omaha Storm Chasers
- Isotopes set single season attendance record - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Former Express pitcher ends E-Train playoff hopes - Round Rock Express
- Isotopes complete sweep of Round Rock, 6-1 - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Richard fuels 9-3 RedHawks win - Oklahoma City Comets
- Sky Sox to assist in Hurricane Katrina relief effort - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- Jones and Pride return to Angels - Salt Lake Bees
- Padres recall three as Major League rosters expand - Portland Beavers
- Sky Sox return for last four games of season - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- 51's accepting monetary donations for hurricane victims - Las Vegas Aviators
- New Orleans Zephyrs safely evacuated - PCL1
- Last regular season home game for Omaha - Omaha Storm Chasers
- Iowa Cubs to assist in hurricane relief - Iowa Cubs
- Green named PCL's most valuable player - Tucson Sidewinders
- Beavers and Timbers are helping hurricane relief efforts - Portland Beavers
- PCL surpasses seven million fan milestone - PCL1
- Sox fans get an opportunity to win one of ten worn jerseys - Colorado Springs Sky Sox
- RedHawk look to stay in first as the battle New Orleans tonight - Oklahoma City Comets
- Isotopes franchise record for attendance in a single season - Albuquerque Isotopes
- Four Unearned Runs in Sixth Derail E-Train - Round Rock Express
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