Year

Leagues

Baseball Participants

Softball Participants

Total

1939

1

30

30

1940

2

120

120

1941

2

120

120

1942

2

120

120

1943

3

180

180

1944

4

240

240

1945

10

600

600

1946

12

720

720

1947

15

900

900

1948

94

5,600

5,600

1949

197

11,800

11,800

1950

306

18,300

18,300

1951

775

46,600

46,600

1952

1,572

97,300

97,300

1953

2,712

162,700

162,700

1954

3,349

200,900

200,900

1955

3,976

238,600

238,600

1956

4,031

254,800

254,800

1957

4,408

299,600

299,600

1958

4,756

334,300

334,300

1959

5,228

380,500

380,500

1960

5,542

825,000

825,000

1961

5,700

896,000

896,000

1962

5,851

978,200

978,200

1963

5,656

995,400

995,400

1964

5,798

1,066,600

1,066,600

1965

5,816

1,094,800

1,094,800

1966

5,879

1,130,800

1,130,800

1967

5,900

1,160,600

1,160,600

1968

6,055

1,214,600

1,214,600

1969

6,255

1,288,800

1,288,800

1970

6,432

1,371,200

1,371,200

1971

6,552

1,447,200

1,447,200

1972

6,716

1,536,600

1,536,600

1973

6,765

1,597,200

1,597,200

1974

6,846

1,640,000

29,696

1,669,696

1975

6,855

1,666,000

60,160

1,726,160

1976

6,874

1,678,400

54,176

1,732,576

1977

6,841

1,680,400

101,344

1,781,744

1978

6,872

1,692,600

119,824

1,812,424

1979

6,899

1,702,600

122,974

1,825,574

1980

6,936

1,736,600

141,696

1,878,296

1981

6,984

1,754,400

154,208

1,908,608

1982

6,955

1,755,400

159,088

1,914,488

1983

6,929

1,737,600

166,304

1,903,904

1984

6,915

1,718,400

166,496

1,884,896

1985

6,886

2,014,845

210,165

2,225,010

1986

6,868

1,972,635

210,570

2,183,205

1987

6,830

1,948,800

220,290

2,169,090

1988

6,799

1,827,360

233,085

2,060,445

1989

6,841

1,939,845

246,315

2,186,160

1990

6,953

2,107,590

259,080

2,366,670

1991

7,056

2,256,675

277,680

2,534,355

1992

7,196

2,389,230

299,910

2,689,140

1993

7,237

2,462,640

326,610

2,789,250

1994

7,305

2,538,945

365,685

2,904,630

1995

7,442

2,589,045

393,705

2,982,750

1996

7,452

2,571,330

404,535

2,975,865

1997

7,427

2,591,190

402,570

2,993,760

1998

7,417

2,557,890

396,795

2,954,685

1999

7,431

2,518,755

392,370

2,911,125