THE SIDELINES : Baseball Draws Record 55 Million
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<i> From Times wire services</i>
NEW YORK — Major League Baseball set an attendance record for the fifth consecutive year in 1989, drawing 55,173,755 fans for an increase of almost 2.2 million.
The American League drew a record 29,848,782 fans, up from the record of 28,499,636 set last year. The National League drew a 25,324,963, up from 24,499,268 of 1988 and topping the record of 24,734,155, which was set in 1987.
The previous record attendance for the majors was 52,998,900 last year. This year’s total was 4.1% higher.
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