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Mark LThe Giants led the NL in attendance in 4 out of the 6 years and finished second the other two times. The Cubs finished second in NL attendance four times and first twice during that period. The Bucs finished 3rd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, and 3rd in NL attendance during those years. During that stretch, AL attendance was strong. The A's sometimes finished above everyone, as in 1907 and 1910 when they outdrew everyone in both leagues. So it ain't a simple response to paid attendance. As I understand it, outside of NY the Giants were looked on as a bunch of rough and someimes dirty players whom fans loved to hate. (Matty excluded). Inside NY, they were, of course, the Yankees of their era.