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Riders' July Fourth Weekend Crowds Set Record

July 6, 2015 - Texas League (TL1)
Frisco RoughRiders News Release


FRISCO, TEXAS (July 6, 2015) - The Frisco RoughRiders, Double-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, welcomed the largest combined July 3 & 4 crowds in franchise history at Dr Pepper Ballpark this past weekend. A grand total of 22,298 fans attended Frisco's home games this past Friday and Saturday, the most ever on back-to-back nights around the Fourth of July.

Saturday's crowd of 11,876 marked the largest ever for the club on the Fourth of July and the third-highest overall in franchise history. Additionally, a huge crowd of 10,422 watched the RoughRiders' 9-6 comeback victory over Northwest Arkansas on Friday. The top three crowds in team history have come in the last 27 home dates. Five of the seven biggest crowds in franchise history have come this season, specifically within the last ten weeks and 30 home dates. The current record crowd for a RoughRiders game at Dr Pepper Ballpark is 11,927, which was set on June 12, 2015.

These are the ten largest crowds in the history of Dr Pepper Ballpark:

1. 11,927 - June 12, 2015

2. 11,915 - May 8, 2015

3. 11,876 - July 4, 2015

4. 11,836 - July 4, 2003

5. 11,666 - August 28, 2010

6. 11,647 - April 25, 2015

7. 11,632 - May 16, 2015

8. 11,609 - September 4, 2009

9. 11,598 - July 4, 2010

10. 11,592 - June 19, 2009

Additionally, this past weekend's attendance was the second-largest for a Friday-Saturday combination and the fourth-largest for back-to-back home games in the RoughRiders' 13-year history.

Top five largest Friday-Saturday crowds

1. June 19-20, 2009 - 22,422

2. July 3-4, 2015 - 22,298

3. May 5-6, 2006 - 22,178

4. May 13-14, 2005 - 22,081

5. June 5-6, 2009 - 21,974

Top five largest back-to-back crowds

1. June 10-11, 2012 - 22,574

2. June 19-20, 2009 - 22,422

3. June 4-5, 2009 - 22,404

4. July 3-4, 2015 - 22,298

5. May 5-6, 2006 - 22,178

The Riders once again lead all Double-A franchises in attendance, a feat the club has accomplished each season in the past decade. Frisco also leads 17 Triple-A teams in attendance for the 2015 season.

The RoughRiders continue a three-game series against the Arkansas Travelers (Los Angeles Angels) this evening at 7:05 p.m. It is another Big Money Monday, where a fan will be selected as the RoughRiders' "Big Money" contestant with a chance to win a huge jackpot based on either a game situation or a game of chance. For tickets to see the Riders this season, please call (972) 731-9200, e-mail Info@RidersBaseball.com or visit www.RidersBaseball.com.

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