MLB

Blue Jays top American League in attendance

Toronto topped the American League with 3.39 million fans drawn this season, even as baseball's average attendance dropped 1.1 per cent.

Toronto draws 3.39 million fans

Three young Blue Jays fans take in a game in Toronto in April. (Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images)

Major League Baseball's average attendance dropped 1.1 per cent this season but still was the sport's 11th-highest year.

The 30 teams combined to draw 73,159,044 fans and average 30,169, the commissioner's office said Tuesday. That was down from last year's total of 73.76 million and average of 30,517. The average was the lowest since 30,138 in 2010.

The record total of 79.5 million and average of 32,785 were set in 2007, before the Great Recession.

The NL West champion Los Angeles Dodgers led in home attendance at 3.7 million, followed in the NL by St. Louis (3.44 million), San Francisco (3.37 million) and the Chicago Cubs (3.23 million).

Toronto topped the AL at 3.39 million, followed by the New York Yankees (3.06 million) and Los Angeles Angels (3.02 million).

Tampa Bay had the lowest home attendance at 1.29 million, and Oakland was 29th at 1.52 million. Cleveland was 28th at 1.59 million despite winning the AL Central for the first time since 2007.

Miami drew an NL-low 1.71 million.