NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball’s overall attendance increased for a third straight season for the first time since 2004-07, but the average dipped slightly because of fewer single-admission doubleheaders caused by weather postponements.

MLB drew 71.41 million fans for 2,423 gates in the regular season that ended Sunday for an average of 29,471. The total was up 0.1% from last year’s 71.35 million fans over 2,413 gates.

This year’s average of 29,471 was down 0.3% from last year’s 29,568, MLB said Monday.

Attendance was depressed by the moves of the Athletics and Tampa Bay Rays to minor league ballparks.

Playing at Sutter Health Park in West Sacramento, California, the A’s drew a major league-low home attendance of 768,464 for 81 games, an average of 9,487. That was down from a to

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