Document Type
Article
Date
December 2011
Keywords
Forecasting Attendance, Promotions, Team Performance, Scoring
Disciplines
Economics | Finance and Financial Management | Sports Management
Description/Abstract
Three Minor League Baseball leagues across the Southeastern United States are studied in order to determine what drives fan attendance. Individual game attendance and game characteristics are examined for three leagues located in the American southeast, the Florida State League, the Southern League, and the South Atlantic League. Despite the three leagues encompassing different levels of play (from A to AA), the determinants of attendance are similar across leagues. Factors affecting attendance such as winning percentage, weather conditions, local income and population, and individual game promotions, such as fireworks, are explored.
Recommended Citation
Anthony, Tyler; Kahn, Tim; Madison, Briana; Paul, Rodney; and Weinbach, Andrew, "Similarities in fan preferences for minor-league baseball across the American southeast" (2011). Falk College Research Center. 1.
https://surface.syr.edu/researchcenter/1
Additional Information
Copyright Journal of Economics and Finance. This article may be downloaded for personal use only. Any other use requires prior permission of the author and the Journal of Economics and Finance. The article may be found at http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs12197-009-9112-4