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How A’s will tie record for lowest attendance ever Tuesday, despite packing Coliseum

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Try digesting this: The A’s will tie a major league record for the lowest attendance ever on a night where there’s never been more fans on hand to watch a baseball game in the Bay Area.

Come again?

It sounds bizarre, but it’s true.

Even after giving away hundreds of thousands of tickets to Tuesday night’s game to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first game in Oakland, the A’s will join the Orioles for the smallest official crowd in MLB history.