OAKLAND – Stephen Vogt is one of a handful of players on the A’s roster to know what the Coliseum is like when it’s packed to the brim with fans.
“There were a lot of memories of the good times,” said Vogt, who homered in the win. “A packed crowd at the Coliseum — there’s no better place to play Major League Baseball than the Coliseum packed with fans. Clearly, we fed off it tonight.” Entering Monday, the A’s had a combined attendance of 300,912 for 36 home games, a per-game average of 8,358 – easily the smallest figure in MLB. The 29th-place team in home attendance, the Miami Marlins, averaged 11,487 through 35 home games.
This season’s biggest home crowd for the A’s before Monday night was 17,852 on June 3 against the Boston Red Sox.