Attendance grew from about 5,000 to over 6,000 per game. The league expanded from four to six teams. And the number of games played annually ballooned from 180 to nearly 300. Though still operating at a loss, the league could be optimistic about the market.
一直到職棒三、四牛，職棒比賽的票房、觀眾人數屢屢累進，從五千名突破到了六千名，球隊從四隊打到了六隊，場次也從一年一百八十場突破到了一年近三百場，職棒產業雖然還在虧損中，但市場的樂觀似乎可以預期。