Anyone with a sense of Oakland A’s history probably didn’t even raise an eyebrow when hearing the team just drew its smallest crowd of the season.
They’ve seen the Coliseum much more barren than when 12,270 paid to watch the A’s get pounded 9-1 by the Astros on Tuesday night.
Like what happened 40 years ago Wednesday on what remains the bleakest night in Oakland’s history.
The boxscore from April 17, 1979 tells us 653 people were on hand when the A’s beat the Mariners. It’s believed the 653 fans still marks the lowest paid attendance in MLB history.