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06/11/2009 4:46 PM ET
Interleague Play resumes Friday
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As Interleague Play resumes on Friday, this weekend's schedule will feature the 100 millionth fan who has ever attended an Interleague Play game. Interleague Play is currently in its 13th season, having begun in 1997. Including the first weekend of 2009 Interleague Play (May 22nd-24th), Major League Baseball has drawn 99,368,556 fans to Interleague games.
"The milestone of our 100 millionth fan demonstrates the great support that the fans of Major League Baseball have for Interleague Play," said Baseball Commissioner Allan H. (Bud) Selig. "Major League Baseball has set its attendance record in four of the last five years, and Interleague Play has been a key to that success."
From 1997-2008, attendance at Interleague games was 11.8 percent higher than the average attendance for intraleague games. Interleague games drew an average of 33,252 fans per game, compared to a 29,739 average for intraleague games. In the 2008 season, Interleague Play drew a record average attendance of 35,587 fans per game.
In the first weekend of Interleague Play this season, the American League posted a 22-20 (.524) advantage. In 2008, the American League posted a 149-103 (.591) record in Interleague Play as 11 of the 14 A.L. Clubs finished over .500. The 2008 season marked the fifth straight season in which the A.L. won the season-series, extending its all-time Interleague lead to 1,536-1,420 (.520). The A.L. went 127-125 in 2004, 136-116 in 2005, 154-98 in 2006 and 137-115 in 2007 before the 149-103 mark last season.
Interleague Play will continue uninterrupted until its conclusion on Sunday, June 28th.
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