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2008 All-Star Game Attendance: 8629

Posted by Andrew | Filed Under News | 11 Comments

Scouts and fans jam-packed in the bleachers behind home plate at the 2008 All-Star Game. Photo courtesy of Capehomepage.com

Scouts and fans jam-packed in the bleachers behind home plate at the 2008 All-Star Game. Photo courtesy of CapeHomepage.com

The 2008 All-Star Game in Chatham is in the books, and it has the largest attendance record of any CCBL All-Star Game. The single-game attendance record remains in tact at >10,000–when Team USA played the Cape in 2000 at Chatham. That’s nearly 1/3rd of Chatham’s summer population.

Here are the All-Star Game attendance figures that I could dig up from recent years:

  • 2008, Chatham: 8629 (All-Star Game record crowd)
  • 2007, Wareham: 5591
  • 2006, Yarmouth-Dennis: 3761
  • 2005, Hyannis: 4693
  • 2004, Orleans: 4380
  • 2003, Falmouth: 5932
  • 2002, Harwich: 5787
  • 2001, Falmouth: 3550
  • 2000, Brewster: >4000
  • 1999, Wareham: 4000
  • 1998, Chatham: 4500

All-Star Game Attendance 1998-2008

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11 Responses to “2008 All-Star Game Attendance: 8629”

  1. Greg on July 27th, 2008 4:40 pm

    Andrew, the only other stat I have from last night is that the winner of 50/50 (the fundraiser) took home $2,750.

    It was actually uncomfortable sitting in the stands for the first 4-5 innings. But things became more comfortable as the temperature cooled and people got up to get drinks and hot dogs. The outfield berm was definitely the most comfortable area.

  2. mikey d on July 27th, 2008 4:55 pm

    Is anyone out there buying 8629??

    Just curious….I was there and 5000-5500 seemed about right although that was a huge 50/50.

  3. Andrew on July 27th, 2008 5:09 pm

    All initial reports I heard were around 5000. But, I guess all the conditions were right for the All-Star Game attendance record to be broken. Great park, great weather, and great talent. It’s interesting to me, if this statistic is right, that Wareham couldn’t pull off just as big of a crowd last year. But, I was there last year, and I thought it was a big crowd! Still, I would tend to think that the fields closer to Boston would be easier to get to and draw a larger crowd.

    I’ll be there next year for the All-Star Game in Bourne (my prediction–you heard it here first). I wonder when the league is going to have to start shuttling people in for the game…

  4. Easybigfella on July 27th, 2008 7:43 pm

    Two letters to describe that attendance number: B.S.

    If there was more than 5,500 I’ll eat one of the socks those streakers use to cover their units. Typical Chatham attendance figure. LOL.

  5. Easybigfella on July 27th, 2008 7:44 pm

    Andrew, I dont think you’ll see the All Star Game in Bourne next year. I was talking to one of their organizational guys who said they weren’t really interested for some reason. Not sure why.

  6. Dave on July 27th, 2008 8:37 pm

    Mike Carrier, the Bourne G.M., was recently quoted as saying that there are people in the Braves organization who are pushing for them to submit a bid to host the game next year but Carrier would prefer to wait until 2010. Of course, if the league continues to alternate the game between East and West, the 2010 game would be hosted by an East Division team.

  7. Andrew on July 27th, 2008 11:01 pm

    It seems a little too soon to have the All-Star Game in Falmouth again… I stand my ground.
    Bourne 2009
    Brewster 2010 (hill terracing please!)
    Falmouth 2011
    Harwich 2012

  8. The Wicker Man on July 28th, 2008 9:05 am

    The East-West rotation isn’t set in stone. Andrew, I don’t think Bourne will host the All Star Game next year. I could be wrong, but my guess is 2010.

  9. CapeMan on July 28th, 2008 9:21 am

    That number is Chatham is complete BS. Think about how that setting looks when they boast an inflated attendance of 2500 on any given night. You are telling me that there were 6000 more than on one of those nights? Come on.

    When they say 2500, it is really 1500-1900…let’s go with 1900 to be fair. It looks pretty full there when 1900 people fit around that ballpark. An additional 6000 is maybe..maybe 3500-4000…putting the All-Star crowd at 5400 or so…that seems about right.

  10. The Wicker Man on July 28th, 2008 1:27 pm

    8,000 is about the capacity for the bleachers at Fenway Park. Does anyone really think there were ‘that’ many people there outside of those who work for the Chatham organization? No way in hell.

    Good point above by Capeman, where would they put the additional 6k? You watch, Orleans will have “8,630″ for attendance at their next AS game. Count on it.

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