Spokane Fans Make History 200,273 Fans Set New Attendance Record
August 30, 2019 - Northwest League (NWL) - Spokane Indians News Release
Spokane Indians fans pack Avista Stadium
(Spokane Indians)
SPOKANE, Wash. - The Spokane Indians are proud to announce that the best fans in the Northwest League stepped up in a huge way this season to break the team's single-season attendance record! The Indians welcomed 200,273 fans to 38 home games this season, including a sellout crowd of 6,859 in the season finale on Friday night. It's the third-consecutive season that the Indians set a new attendance record and the first time surpassing 200K as a short-season affiliate.
"This is a major accomplish that our team has been working towards for over two years," said Nick Gaebe, Assistant General Manager - Tickets. "We're proud to be the community's baseball team and we cannot thank our fans enough for all the support they've given us this season."
The Spokane Indians now become just the sixth team since 2005 to crack the 200,000 barrier for season attendance in Short-Season A baseball. The Indians and Vancouver Canadians are the only teams in the Northwest League to have accomplished the feat.
The Spokane Indians have been a model of consistency for over two decades. Attendance at Avista Stadium has ranked in the top two in the Northwest League for 23 consecutive seasons and has increased in each of the last four seasons.
2016 - 187,848 Fans
2017 - 196,653 Fans
2018 - 198,423 Fans
2019 - 200,273 Fans
In 2019, Avista Stadium saw a total of ten sellouts, while hosting over 7,000 fans on five occasions and over 6,000 fans for eight additional games. A season-high 7,050 fans showed up Opening Night Fireworks on June 21st.
Images from this story
 Spokane Indians fans pack Avista Stadium |
• Discuss this story on the Northwest League message board...
Northwest League Stories from August 30, 2019
- Spokane Fans Make History 200,273 Fans Set New Attendance Record - Spokane Indians
- Three Volcanoes Named to NWL 2019 Year-End All-Star Team - Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
- Dust Devils Clinch Playoff Berth - Tri-City Dust Devils
- Dust Devils Clinch Second Half Pennant with 8-5 Win over C's - Vancouver Canadians
- Canario, Aldrete Homers Fuel Volcanoes in 10-5 Win over Eugene - Salem-Keizer Volcanoes
- Help Us Make History at Avista Stadium with 200K Fans - Spokane Indians
- Dust Devils Win Marathon Affair - Tri-City Dust Devils
- C's Post-Season Hopes Dashed in Extra Innings Marathon - Vancouver Canadians
- Canadians Acknowledge Players with Season-Ending Awards - Vancouver Canadians
- Hops Win, Even Series with Boise - Hillsboro Hops
- Hillsboro Responds with a 4-1 Win over Boise in Game Two - Boise Hawks
- Salem-Keizer Slams Way to Win in Seesaw Battle - Eugene Emeralds
- AquaSox Playoff Hopes Take Another Blow - Everett AquaSox
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
