The Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays played Game 1 of their American League Wild Card Series in front of a crowd so sparse that such low attendance hasn't been seen in over a century.
According to The Athletic's Tyler Kepner, Tuesday's attendance of 19,704 at Tropicana Field is the lowest for a postseason game since 1919.
Front Office Sports @FOSOfficial attendance for today's Rangers-Rays game: 19,704.<br><br>That's the lowest for an MLB postseason game since 1919.<br><br>(h/t <a href="https://twitter.com/TylerKepner?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@TylerKepner</a>)<br><br> <a href="https://t.co/CJwpcpcNgf">pic.twitter.com/CJwpcpcNgf</a>
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