Dayton Dragons (original) (raw)

The Dayton Dragons are a Class A minor league baseball team, affiliated with the Cincinnati Reds, that plays in the Midwest League.

The Midwest League came to Dayton in 2000 after a franchise previously based in Rockford, Illinois (1988-99) moved here.

The team's home park is Fifth Third Field in Dayton. During its first season the Dragons set a class A baseball attendance record of 581,853. That record was broken in 2003 when 590,382 fans -- ranking seventh in all of minor league baseball -- went through the turnstiles.

Sources:

• Dinda, J. (2003), "Dayton, Ohio, in the Midwest League," http://www.mwlguide.com/cities/dayton/index.html
• "2003 Minor League Attendance by Team," " class="external">http://www.ballparkwatch.com/features/attendance_by_team_2003.htm

External links:

• http://www.daytondragons.com (the Dragons' official website)