Phillies remain among top five hottest tickets in baseball

Here's some general information on the price of and demand for baseball tickets, courtesy of Christian Anderson of FanSnap.com, heading into the Fourth of July weekend.

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1. Red Sox
2. Blue Jays
3. Twins
4. Yankees
5. Phillies

BOSTON -- Even with a start that wasn’t what Boston fans hoped for, ticket demand for the Sox has remained the strongest in the MLB, albeit down from the start of the year.

NEW YORK -- The Yankees and the Mets are two of only five teams with ticket demand that is increasing as the season goes on. Surprisingly, the Red Sox, Jays and Twins have higher ticket prices than the Yankees on the open ticket market.

MINNESOTA -- Twins fans appear more and more interested in the home team, considering the increase in prices from the beginning of the season to current prices ($72-$97). The $25 dollar increase is largest in the MLB.

CHICAGO -- In the N.L., Cubs and Houston Astros fans were very excited to begin the season, but the last few months of sub .500 baseball are reflected in the overall drop in ticket demand.

L.A. -- Perhaps most surprising is the lack of enthusiasm in L.A. for the Dodgers. The Dodgers nearly made the World Series last season had it not been for the Phillies . This year, the ticket demand for the Dodgers is among the lowest in the MLB.

PHILLIES -- The Phils have the highest ticket demand in the N.L. It's ebbed slightly since the beginning of the year.

WASHINGTON -- Even with Stephen Strasburg joining the Nats, ticket prices on average have gone down a bit for the Nats as the season has gone on -- even as ticket prices for Strasburg starts have given lift to the overall average Nats ticket demand.

We also looked at average ticket price for a team at an out-of-town ballpark. From this number, we can show which team in the American League and the National League has had the largest impact nationally. Essentially telling us how much excitement an away team brings to a select number of venues.

The two “hottest” away teams — by far — to go see are the New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox. The average away ticket prices are $95 dollars for Yankees tickets, and $80 dollars for Red Sox tickets. After the Red Sox and Yankees come the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim at $57 dollars and the Minnesota Twins at $56 dollars. The Indians generate the smallest average ticket price when on the road, averaging about $37 dollars.

It is clear from the average ticket prices that the front runner in the NL is Philadelphia Phillies tickets at $57 and then St. Louis Cardinals $54. The lowest average ticket price on the road is to see the Reds at $29 followed by Florida Marlins tickets at just over $31.

When comparing the American and National League over average away ticket prices, A.L. teams drew an average price of $52 dollar compared to the N.L. average of $43 dollars.

The Phillies lead the National League in attendance, averaging 45,054 through 35 games. That number trails the New York Yankees and is a couple hundred ahead of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Associated Press