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Last night the Padres hosted the second lowest attendance in Petco Park history, just 443 fans too many to tie the record. This is historically a slow time of year for fan attendance. Look at the list of the 10 lowest attended games at Petco Park, 5 of them are in the first week of May.
10 lowest attended games in Petco Park history
|
Attendance |
Year |
Month |
Date |
Day |
Opponent |
Outcome |
Runs |
Run Allowed |
Record |
Games Back |
Streak |
|
13,646 |
2009 |
May |
5 |
Tuesday |
COL |
W |
2 |
1 |
12-15 |
7.5 |
+ |
|
14,089 |
2014 |
May |
5 |
Monday |
KCR |
W |
6 |
5 |
15-18 |
6.5 |
++ |
|
14,377 |
2009 |
Sep |
16 |
Wednesday |
ARI |
W |
6 |
5 |
66-81 |
22 |
+ |
|
14,468 |
2009 |
Sep |
2 |
Wednesday |
WSN |
W |
7 |
0 |
59-76 |
20.5 |
+++ |
|
14,596 |
2013 |
May |
6 |
Monday |
MIA |
W |
5 |
0 |
14-18 |
5 |
++ |
|
14,717 |
2009 |
May |
4 |
Monday |
COL |
L |
6 |
9 |
11-15 |
7.5 |
------ |
|
14,784 |
2014 |
Apr |
14 |
Monday |
COL |
W |
5 |
4 |
6-7 |
3 |
++ |
|
14,790 |
2009 |
Sep |
15 |
Tuesday |
ARI |
L |
2 |
4 |
65-81 |
22 |
-- |
|
14,906 |
2010 |
Apr |
21 |
Wednesday |
SFG |
W |
5 |
2 |
9-6 |
up 1.0 |
++++++ |
|
15,052 |
2010 |
May |
3 |
Monday |
COL |
L |
2 |
5 |
16-10 |
up 1.0 |
- |
Five of the games are also on Mondays, the lowest attended day of the week. The fans that came were treated to an extra-inning walk-off win though, but they've come to expect that since the Padres have the highest win percentage on Mondays at Petco Park.
Average attendance and win % for each day of the week
|
Day |
Wins |
Games |
Win % |
Average Attendance |
|
Monday |
51 |
87 |
58.62 |
25,294 |
|
Wednesday |
67 |
129 |
51.94 |
25,384 |
|
Tuesday |
69 |
123 |
56.1 |
26,017 |
|
Thursday |
43 |
88 |
48.86 |
28,625 |
|
Sunday |
70 |
134 |
52.24 |
32,059 |
|
Friday |
62 |
132 |
46.97 |
33,012 |
|
Saturday |
69 |
134 |
51.49 |
36,545 |
May is the lowest attended month of the year at Petco Park, but also has the highest winning percentage.
Average attendance and win % for each month
| Month | Wins | Games | Win % | Average Attendance |
| May | 86 | 141 | 60.99 | 27,021 |
| Jun | 70 | 149 | 46.98 | 29,443 |
| Apr | 67 | 140 | 47.86 | 29,768 |
| Sep | 77 | 130 | 59.23 | 29,795 |
| Aug | 76 | 142 | 53.52 | 30,763 |
| Oct | 2 | 5 | 40 | 31,687 |
| Jul | 51 | 118 | 43.22 | 32,961 |
Which just further proves my point that if you want the Padres to win, don't show up to the games. The Padres are shy, they get self-conscious when they play in front of big crowds.