With Wednesday's crowd of more than 53,000, the Yankees passed the four million mark in attendance for the second straight year -- and doing it in just 77 dates. It makes the Bombers just the second team in Major League history reach that mark more than once. The Blue Jays did it three straight seasons from 1991-93.
The Yankees lead the Major Leagues in total home attendance and average home attendance (52,367 through Wednesday).
"I'd like to believe it's inherent in the city," manager Joe Torre said of the mark, when asked if it's the Yankees' winning ways that bring people to Yankee Stadium or if it's just the nature of the fans. "New York feels they have the inside track because at one time they experienced championships in just about all the sports, where different cities are bragging about a particular sport.
"People are tuned into sports in this town. They're very knowledgeable."
The Yankees also lead the Majors in total road attendance (3,080,263) and average road attendance (38,028), and they are one of only three teams in Major League history to top the three million mark in road attendance and the first team to do it more than once.
