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By virtue of 26 consecutive sell-outs, the Lehigh Valley IronPigs attendance reached 641,335 fans for the 2009 season – the second-highest per-game average (9,162) in all of Minor League Baseball. The massive total represents a 6% increase over last year’s overall mark of 602,033 fans despite playing one less home game at Coca-Cola Park due to weather.
Dating back to July 3, every seat at Coca-Cola Park has been sold for 26 consecutive games for an average of 9,795 fans per contest. During the final four days of the year, the IronPigs drew a total of 40,000 to set an all-time series attendance record.
The only Minor League team to eclipse Lehigh Valley in average attendance was the Columbus Clippers (9,526), playing in the brand-new Huntington Park in downtown Columbus. The remainder of the Top 5 includes Sacramento (9,126), Pawtucket (8,937) and Louisville (8,750). Of significance, Coca-Cola Park features the smallest fixed seating capacity of any stadium in the Top 5 as well as in all of Triple-A baseball.
The Crown Jewel of Minor League Baseball’s most prestigious league, critically-acclaimed Coca-Cola Park continues to be received with an unmatched level of excitement and fanfare in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding regions. In fact, since debuting Coca-Cola Park in 2008, the IronPigs have now drawn a noteworthy 1,243,368 fans to the foremost baseball and entertainment venue in the Minors. Since the franchise’s initiation a year ago, the team has averaged 8,818 per game – a number that significantly surpasses Coca-Cola Park’s fixed seating capacity of 8,089. Every seat in the ballpark has been sold for 77% (108 of 141) all-time regular season games – including a staggering 26 consecutive contests -- with 37 all-time capacity crowds of 10,000.
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