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Thursday, 26 October 2017

Detroit No. 12 in ranking of best baseball cities in America

Source: www.mlive.com --- Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Detroit was 16th in total attendance in 2017, despite finishing tied for the league's worst record at 64-98. The 2017 World Series began on Tuesday with the Los Angeles Dodgers beating the Houston Astros 3-1 in Game 1. In honor of the 113 th Fall Classic, the personal finance website Wallethub  released a study examining the best Baseball cities in America. Of course, several cities, including Detroit, have laid claim to having the best fans in the U.S. But according to Wallethub's methodology, the Motor City is the 12 th best Baseball city in America. In order to produce the study, Wallethub analysts compared more than 360 of the largest U.S. cities with at least one professional or college Baseball team, grouped by division. In each city, they looked at 31 key indicators of Baseball fan-friendliness including performance level of team(s), average ticket price per game and stadium accessibility. Detroit, the home of the 4-time World Series Champion Tigers, finished just behind Kansas City and just ahead of Baltimore. New York (Yankees and Mets), St, Louis (Cardinals), Los Angeles (Angels and Dodgers), San Francisco (Giants), Arlington (Rangers), Boston (Red Sox), Atlanta (Braves), Cincinnati (Reds), Chicago (Cubs and White Sox) and the Pittsburgh (Pirates) were all ranked ahead of Detroit. Miami (Marlins), Phoenix (Diamondbacks), Denver (Rockies), Seattle (Mariners) and Houston (Astros) were the bottom 5 Baseball cities, accord ...



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