{"id":668933,"date":"2026-04-07T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/668933\/"},"modified":"2026-04-07T19:00:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-07T19:00:46","slug":"rockies-set-single-game-non-pandemic-attendance-low-but-average-crowd-size-is-up-denver-sports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/668933\/","title":{"rendered":"Rockies set single-game non-pandemic attendance low, but average crowd size is up \u2013 Denver Sports"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Rockies gave their fans an inning unlike any seen in nearly eight years on Monday night in a 9-7 win over the Houston Astros<\/a>. But unfortunately, few were there to see it.<\/p>\n

They announced an attendance of 16,301 at Coors Field, which is the lowest in team history for a game that did not have a pandemic-restricted capacity, breaking the previous low of 18,119 set on Sept. 22, 2005 against the San Diego Padres.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s actually not a surprise, given that such a count of tickets distributed would reflect the season-ticket base \u2014 something that was certain to take a hit in the wake of a third-consecutive 100-loss season that saw the fourth-highest loss total in Major League Baseball history<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Buy-one-get-one-free hot dogs plus the presence of the Astros, a team whose only losing season since 2015 came in the pandemic-truncated 60-game 2020 campaign, wasn\u2019t enough to boost the throng on a 65-degree Monday night.<\/p>\n

ROCKIES PER-GAME AVERAGE UP THROUGH FOUR GAMES<\/p>\n

Still, the Rockies had a promising weekend at the gate to open the season.<\/p>\n

Drawing the Phillies \u2014 who are typically an above-average gate attraction thanks to the Philadelphia diaspora \u2014 the Rox followed their standard Opening Day sellout with crowds of 39,718 and 29,757 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively \u2014 an average increase of 7,835 over home games 2 and 3 from last year.<\/p>\n

Including Monday night\u2019s figure, the Rockies\u2019 attendance through four games is up by 3,341 from the same point in 2025 \u2014 from 30,195 to 33,536. Some of that can be attributed to opening with the Phillies instead of the itinerant Athletics, who continue to officially operate without a city in front of their nickname (although they played Saturday in yellow jerseys emblazoned with a script \u201cSacramento\u201d across their chests<\/a>).<\/p>\n

And as Rockies outfielder Troy Johnston noted, there is an enthusiasm in Denver for the Rockies that doesn\u2019t exist in all major-league cities.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, coming from the Miami Marlins, when I walk around Miami, I never saw a Miami Marlins jersey. I never saw a Miami Marlins hat. I saw nothing of the sort,\u201d Johnston said Monday night.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen I\u2019m walking around downtown Denver, they are really excited about the Rockies. They want the Rockies to be good. This is a sports town. We are trying to put a good product on the field. I think Paul (DePodesta\u2019s) done a great job of that. I have never seen so many supporters of one team that I\u2019ve actually been a part of, that I\u2019ve been on. This city and this team wants to win.\u201d<\/p>\n

With a few more wins, perhaps attendance numbers like Monday night\u2019s will become a thing of the past.<\/p>\n

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