Similarities in fan preferences for minor-league baseball across the American Southeast

Tyler Anthony, Tim Kahn, Briana Madison, Rodney J. Paul, Andrew Weinbach

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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.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)150-163
Number of pages14
JournalJournal of Economics and Finance
Volume38
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 2014

Keywords

  • Baseball
  • Forecasting Attendance
  • Promotions
  • Scoring
  • Team Performance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Finance
  • Economics and Econometrics

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