Only five ejections this week, following last week’s three, seems to indicate that cooler heads have mostly been prevailing. The exception perhaps being Yordano Ventura and Manny Machado going at it and earning nine and four game suspensions respectively. Let’s enjoy it once more, shall we?

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With that, it means that the story of the week is that pace of play was remarkably fast this week, with the longest game being a mere 4:16 for 12 innings of baseball in Pittsburgh, as the Cardinals won 9-3. The shortest game clocked in at 2:15 between the Diamondbacks and the Rays, with a surprisingly high five runs being scored in the game. Overall, twenty teams in MLB averaged three hours or less per game this week, which is a new high.

On the attendance front, the Indians were out of town all week, so the low attendance title goes to perennial runners-up, Tampa Bay. Averaging over 6,000 fewer fans than the next highest team (the Orioles), the Rays managed to draw an average of 14,634 per game over a three game series. For the second straight week, this means that the lowest attended team’s full series attendance was outdrawn by single games played by other teams in the league. The Rays three game total attendance of 43,902 was bested by both the Blue Jays and the Yankees, who both drew over 47,000 fans in their highest attended single game this week.

Temperatures have diverged this week, with a chilly 57 degree game in Philadelphia, compared to a chilly (by Arizona standards) 100 degrees in Phoenix. The Diamondbacks technically won the average temperature race this week with only one game with the roof open (said 100 degree game) but because they played five others in air conditioning, we’ll hop them for the Astros, averaging 88.3 degrees. Meanwhile, June in San Francisco is chilly and bitter, with the lowest average temps of the week going to the Giants, as well as the strongest winds of the week. Mark Twain seems to have been right when he said “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.”

And finally, as always: the miscellany and below that the raw data to look at yourself. Note there are three tables, the top being all games, the second home games, and the last being away games. Enjoy!

Attendance:

Lowest attendance last week: Rays (vs Astros), Sunday, June 12th. 11,168

Highest-(Lowest attendance) last week: Blue Jays (vs Orioles), Thursday, June 9th. 41,448

Highest attendance last week: Blue Jays (vs Orioles), Saturday, June 11th. 47,651

Lowest-(Highest attendance) last week: Rays (vs Astros), Saturday, June 11th. 19,658

Game time:

Longest game last week: Pirates (vs Cardinals), Friday, June 10th. 4:16 (9-3 Cardinals, 12 innings)

Shortest game last week: Diamondbacks (vs Rays), Tuesday, June 7th. 2:15 (5-0 Diamondbacks)

Longest average game for the week: Twins, 3:16 average over 6 games.

Quickest average game for the week: Athletics, 2:40 average over 5 games.

Weather:

Warmest game last week: Diamondbacks (vs Marlins), 100 degrees, Saturday, June 11th.

Coldest game last week: Phillies (vs Cubs), 57 degrees, Wednesday, June 8th.

Warmest average for the week: Astros, 88.6 degrees over 6 games.

Coldest average for the week: Giants, 64.0 degrees over 5 games.

Windiest game last week: Giants vs Dodgers, 22 mph, Friday, June 10th.

Windiest week: Giants, 15.4 MPH over 5 games.

Ejections:

Total ejections last week: 6 (73 total this season)

Ejections by league: AL 3, NL 3. (Season: AL 43, NL 30)

Raw data:

All games

Team Count of Games Min Attendance Max Attendance Avg Attendance Min Time of Game Max Time of Game Avg Time of Game Min Temp Max Temp Avg Temp Min Wind Max Wind Avg Wind Ejections Angels 7 31034 39487 35197 2:34 3:28 2:55 61 81 69.8 7 16 10.1 Astros 7 11168 37696 24850 2:45 3:19 2:56 86 91 88.3 4 11 8.3 Athletics 5 18188 32034 23181 2:28 2:50 2:40 78 90 85 7 12 9 Blue Jays 7 29771 47651 39620 2:54 3:12 3:03 61 82 69.5 4 21 13.3 Braves 6 20203 43114 28323 2:45 3:42 3:00 66 94 79.5 4 12 8.5 Brewers 6 18188 38423 26454 2:28 3:56 2:59 66 92 79.5 5 17 12 Cardinals 6 21376 36962 27767 2:42 4:16 3:09 72 83 77 1 17 9.7 Cubs 6 22162 43114 30580 2:44 3:42 2:58 57 94 81 4 21 10.8 Diamondbacks 6 16954 33442 23375 2:15 3:30 2:51 100 100 100 10 10 10 1 Dodgers 6 38964 41583 40827 2:26 4:00 3:03 62 73 66.8 8 22 12.2 1 Giants 5 41208 41635 41459 2:35 4:00 3:05 60 73 64 13 22 15.4 Indians 7 15337 39487 26025 2:30 3:39 2:55 65 80 70.3 0 10 5 Mariners 7 15337 39251 25767 2:30 3:39 2:57 61 80 69.2 0 4 2.2 Marlins 6 18792 33442 24582 2:33 3:18 2:58 70 100 82 6 15 11 Mets 7 22980 38423 29324 2:40 3:56 3:09 64 92 73.1 5 17 12.6 Nationals 6 15273 38044 27397 2:21 3:55 3:06 60 90 74.5 2 20 9 Orioles 7 14878 47651 34708 2:37 3:12 2:55 67 83 74.5 4 21 10.2 1 Padres 6 20203 32946 26556 2:37 3:23 2:55 66 92 77.5 5 12 8 Phillies 6 22162 38044 31412 2:44 3:05 2:53 57 90 77.7 5 21 12.9 Pirates 7 24678 36962 29448 2:40 4:16 3:07 64 89 80.5 3 17 7.9 1 Rangers 7 30021 39251 34631 2:48 3:13 2:58 61 91 75.9 2 11 5.2 Rays 6 11168 19658 16000 2:15 3:30 2:56 Red Sox 5 22786 41635 32131 2:45 3:45 3:12 60 86 72.2 5 17 11.4 Reds 6 21376 32034 24751 2:36 3:21 2:53 72 90 79.8 1 12 8 Rockies 7 24678 41324 34311 2:26 3:23 2:55 67 92 77.7 3 9 7.1 Royals 6 14878 31183 24500 2:37 3:00 2:44 67 92 80 4 18 8.8 2 Tigers 6 29771 47474 37015 2:48 3:17 3:00 61 83 73.4 4 19 10.8 Twins 6 18792 28633 22808 3:00 3:45 3:16 70 86 78 5 17 10.3 White Sox 6 15273 31183 23156 2:21 3:55 3:02 60 92 73.7 2 18 9.5 Yankees 7 31034 47474 36821 2:35 3:20 2:55 61 83 75.1 4 19 11

Home games

Team Count of Games Min Attendance Max Attendance Avg Attendance Min Time of Game Max Time of Game Avg Time of Game Min Temp Max Temp Avg Temp Min Wind Max Wind Avg Wind Ejections Angels 3 36383 39487 38055 2:34 3:28 3:00 65 70 68 8 10 8.7 Blue Jays 4 41448 47651 45197 2:54 3:12 3:05 67 82 72.3 5 21 15.3 Braves 3 30547 43114 35095 2:45 3:42 3:06 90 94 91.7 4 12 7.7 Brewers 6 18188 38423 26454 2:28 3:56 2:59 66 92 79.5 5 17 12 Diamondbacks 6 16954 33442 23375 2:15 3:30 2:51 100 100 100 10 10 10 1 Dodgers 3 38964 41324 40271 2:26 3:17 2:55 67 68 67.3 8 9 8.3 Giants 5 41208 41635 41459 2:35 4:00 3:05 60 73 64 13 22 15.4 Mariners 7 15337 39251 25767 2:30 3:39 2:57 61 80 69.2 0 4 2.2 Nationals 3 34294 38044 36760 2:53 2:56 2:55 81 90 85 5 20 11.7 Orioles 3 14878 28110 20722 2:37 2:47 2:42 67 83 76.7 4 6 5 1 Padres 3 20203 22248 21550 2:48 3:01 2:55 66 69 67.3 8 12 9.3 Phillies 3 22162 28650 26064 2:44 3:05 2:51 57 82 70.3 8 21 14 Pirates 6 26605 36962 30243 2:40 4:16 3:10 64 83 72 7 17 12.8 1 Rangers 4 30021 37696 32513 2:48 3:08 2:54 86 91 88.3 4 11 8.3 Rays 3 11168 19658 14634 2:45 3:19 2:58 Reds 6 21376 32034 24751 2:36 3:21 2:53 72 90 79.8 1 12 8 Rockies 4 24678 32946 29841 2:37 3:23 2:55 83 92 88 3 9 5.8 Tigers 3 29771 36036 32184 2:56 3:07 3:00 61 75 66.7 4 16 11.3 Twins 6 18792 28633 22808 3:00 3:45 3:16 70 86 78 5 17 10.3 White Sox 6 15273 31183 23156 2:21 3:55 3:02 60 92 73.7 2 18 9.5 Yankees 7 31034 47474 36821 2:35 3:20 2:55 61 83 75.1 4 19 11

Away games