The league draws most of its players from the home countries of its teams.
The league drew 8,174 a game during the 2005 season.
At the height of their popularity in 1949 the leagues drew nearly 40 million fans.
The league, which had an average of 14,616 fans at games last year, is drawing 14,681 so far this season.
The league drew ten member clubs from each of the two leagues for its inaugural season.
Attendance was good, the league drew over 1,600,000 fans the first five years before finally disbanding on July 16, 1951.
The league drew its largest home crowd ever, with over 1,500 fans in attendance.
While revenues are up, the league is drawing only 500 more fans a game than five years ago.
At their height, in 1949, the minor leagues drew 39 million fans to 448 ball parks.
The league drew nearly 22.4 million fans in the regular season and the playoffs.
