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- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2002 Over 1.5 million baseball fans flock to Florida Spring Training Baseball TALLAHASSEE
- TEAM-BY-TEAM TOTALS Total Per Game Team Attendance Average
- TOTALS 1,538,444 5,028 -- END
 2930 Kerry Forest ParkwaySuite 101 Tallahassee, Florida 32309 (850) 488-8347 www.flasports.com CONTACT: Nick Gandy FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 9, 2002 Over 1.5 million baseball fans flock to Florida Spring Training Baseball TALLAHASSEE -- Governor Jeb Bush announced today that total Florida Spring Training Baseball total attendance topped 1.5 million fans for the fourth consecutive year as 1,538,444 baseball fans passed through the turnstiles in 2002. The total represents the combined attendances of the 20 teams holding spring training in 19 sites throughout the state of Florida. In 306 total games played during the month of March, average attendance for the 20 teams surpassed the 5,000 mark for the fourth consecutive year with an average of 5,028 fans per game. The figures were gathered by the Florida Sports Foundation, the official sports promotion and development organization of the State of Florida, in conjunction with officials from the 19 spring training sites around the state. Four teams broke the 100,000 total attendance mark in 2002 as the New York Yankees led the Grapefruit League with a total of 172,544 for 17 home games. The Yankees also drew the highest per game average to Tampa's Legends Field with 10,149 fans per game. The Atlanta Braves drew a total of 124,158 over 16 games to Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex in Orlando for an average of 7,760 per game. The Boston Red Sox had a total attendance of 109,476 and a record per game attendance of 7,298 to 16 games at Fort Myers' City of Palms Park. The Minnesota Twins topped the 100,000 mark for the first time with 102,238 for an average of 6,014 per game to Hammond Stadium at the Lee County Sports Complex in Fort Myers. The Houston Astros and Philadelphia Phillies recorded increases in attendance of more than 20%. The Astros showed an increase from 34,992 fans in 2001 to a total of 46,948 fans at Kissimmee's Osceola County Stadium in 2002, a 24% jump. The Phillies went from 60,019 total attendance in 2001 at Clearwater's Jack Russell Stadium to a total of 77,647 in 2002, a 23% increase. “The impressive spring training attendance totals for 2002 touts Florida's ongoing status as both the Sports Capitol of the World and the nation’s premier travel destination,” said Governor Jeb Bush. “Baseball fans continue to show loyalty to their teams and enjoy the time they spend in Florida during the month of March. We welcome the multitude of visitors who come to Florida for this annual baseball tradition -- and are thrilled that they can take home with them such fond memories of the Sunshine State.” In a survey commissioned by the Florida Sports Foundation and conducted by Van Horn Associates during the 2000 Grapefruit League season, results showed that Major League Baseball’s annual pre-season journey to Florida for Spring Training results in a $490 million economic impact to the state and 5,600 full-time jobs. -- more -- Included in the analysis were estimates of expenditures made by fans attending the games, the 20 Major League Baseball teams’ spring training operating expenditures, operating expenditures for the 19 stadiums utilized for the Grapefruit League, concessionaire spring training operating expenditures and media expenditures. For more information about the 2001 Florida Grapefruit League season, please contact Nick Gandy at the Florida Sports Foundation (850) 488-8347. TEAM-BY-TEAM TOTALS Total Per Game Team Attendance Average Atlanta Braves 124,158 7,760 Disney's Wide World of Sports Complex, Orlando Baltimore Orioles 74,047 5,289 Ft. Lauderdale Stadium Boston Red Sox 109,476 7,298 City of Palms Park, Fort Myers Cincinnati Reds 69,655 4,353 Ed Smith Stadium, Sarasota Cleveland Indians 75,019 5,001 Chain O' Lakes Park, Winter Haven Detroit Tigers 79,667 4,193 Joker Marchant Stadium, Lakeland Florida Marlins 69,362 4,080 Space Coast Stadium, Viera Houston Astros 46,948 3,611 Osceola County Stadium, Kissimmee Kansas City Royals 44,854 3,204 Baseball City Sports Complex, Baseball City Los Angeles Dodgers 66,318 4,421 Dodgertown, Vero Beach Minnesota Twins 102,238 6,014 Hammond Stadium at Lee County Sports Complex, Fort Myers Montreal Expos 55,578 3,473 Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter New York Mets 72,701 4,847 Thomas J. White Stadium, Port St. Lucie New York Yankees 172,544 10,149 Legends Field, Tampa Philadelphia Phillies 77,647 4,853 Jack Russell Stadium, Clearwater Pittsburgh Pirates 59,538 4,239 McKechnie Field, Bradenton St. Louis Cardinals 97,733 6,515 Roger Dean Stadium, Jupiter Tampa Bay Devil Rays 47,185 3,629 Florida Power Park, St. Petersburg Texas Rangers 44,882 3,205 Charlotte County Stadium, Port Charlotte Toronto Blue Jays 49,084 3,272 Grant Field, Dunedin TOTALS 1,538,444 5,028 -- END -- Directory: worddocs worddocs -> 2930 Kerry Forest Parkway worddocs -> Are Women, People of Color, Asians, and Southern Europeans Inherently Inferior to north-european males? worddocs -> Recommended sources for exploring global atlanta galileo databases lexisNexis Academic worddocs -> Laurence-Moon-Bardet-Biedl Syndrome Medical Booklet Introduction worddocs -> Western Carolina University School of Stage & Screen B. F. A. 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