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Attendance Figures
Whenever an owner wants to move a team out of the bay area, we are told that this area's population
base can't support two Major League teams. But the numbers indicate clearly that attendance is simply
a function of winning. Notice that both teams had high attendance in the same year when they both
won.
Year |
Giant's Attendance
|
Happenings
|
Record
|
A's Attendance |
Happenings
|
Record
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1958 |
1,272,625 |
Seals Stadium |
80-74 |
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|
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1959 |
1,422,130 |
Seals Stadium |
83-71 |
|
|
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1960 |
1,795,356 |
Candlestick /Mays |
79-75 |
|
|
|
1961 |
1,390,679 |
Cepeda/McCovey |
85-69 |
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|
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1962 |
1,592,594 |
NL Champs/Alou |
103-62 |
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|
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1963 |
1,571,306 |
Marichal |
88-74 |
|
|
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1964 |
1,504,364 |
Dark fired/scandal |
90-72 |
|
|
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1965 |
1,546,075 |
Marichal /suspended |
95-67 |
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1966 |
1,657,192 |
Cepeda traded. |
93-68 |
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|
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1967 |
1,242,480 |
|
91-71 |
|
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1968 |
837,220 |
A's to Oakland |
88-74 |
837,466 |
Oakland |
82-80 |
1969 |
873,603 |
|
90-72 |
778,232 |
|
88-70 |
1970 |
740,720 |
|
86-76 |
778,355 |
|
89-73 |
1971 |
1,106,043 |
NL Champs |
90-72 |
914,993 |
Division Ch |
101-60 |
1972 |
647, 744 |
Mays sold to Mets |
69-86 |
921,323 |
World S Ch |
93-62 |
1973 |
834,193 |
|
88-74 |
1,000,763 |
World S Ch |
94-68 |
1974 |
519,987 |
Stoneham sells team |
72-90 |
845,693 |
World S Ch |
90-72 |
1975 |
522,919 |
Moscone saves team |
80-81 |
1,075,518 |
Division Ch |
98-64 |
1976 |
626,868 |
Lurie buys team |
74-88 |
780,593 |
Finley's fire sale |
87-74 |
1977 |
700,056 |
|
75-87 |
495,412 |
|
63-98 |
1978 |
1,740,477 |
|
89-73 |
526,999 |
|
69-93 |
1979 |
1,456,402 |
|
71-91 |
306,763 |
Finley sells |
54-108 |
1980 |
1,096,115 |
|
75-86 |
842,259 |
Haas Owners |
83-79 |
1981 |
632,274 |
Strike |
56-55 |
1,311,761 |
Strike |
64-45 |
1982 |
1,200,948 |
|
87-75 |
1,735,489 |
Rickey |
68-94 |
1983 |
1,251,530 |
|
79-83 |
1,294,941 |
Rickey |
74-88 |
1984 |
1,001,545 |
|
66-96 |
1,353,281 |
Rickey traded |
77-85 |
1985 |
818,697 |
|
62-100 |
1,334,599 |
La Russa |
77-85 |
1986 |
1,528,748 |
Craig/Will Clark |
83-79 |
1,314,646 |
Canseco ROY |
76-86 |
1987 |
1,917,168 |
NL Champs |
90-72 |
1,678,921 |
McGwire ROY |
81-81 |
1988 |
1,785,297 |
|
83-79 |
2,287,335 |
WeissROY/ALC |
104-58 |
1989 |
2,059,701 |
NL Champs |
92-70 |
2,667,225 |
World S Ch |
99-63 |
1990 |
1,975,528 |
|
85-77 |
2,900,217 |
AL Ch |
103-59 |
1991 |
1,737,478 |
|
75-85 |
2,713,493 |
|
84-78 |
1992 |
1,561,987 |
Sale to Florida blocked |
72-90 |
2,494,160 |
Division Ch |
96-66 |
1993 |
2,606,354 |
Bonds/new owners |
103-59 |
2,035,025 |
|
68-94 |
1994 |
1,704,608 |
Strike |
55-60 |
1,242,692 |
Strike |
51-63 |
1995 |
1,241,500 |
cx w.s. |
67-77 |
1,174,310 |
Schotman |
67-77 |
1996 |
1,413,922 |
|
68-94 |
1,148,380 |
|
78-84 |
1997 |
1,690,869 |
NL Champs |
90-72 |
1,261,219 |
|
65-97 |
1998 |
1,925,367 |
NL playoffs |
89-74 |
1,232,339 |
|
76-85 |
1999 |
2,078,399 |
|
86-76 |
1,434,610 |
|
87-75 |
2000 |
3,318,800 |
NLDS, Pac Bell opens |
97-65 |
1,728,888 |
ALDS |
91-70 |
2001 |
3,311,958 |
Bonds 73HR |
90-72 |
2,133,277 |
ALDS |
102-60 |
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