Major league baseball is the most popular spectator sport in the U.S., with about 56.6 million fans in attendance in 1990.
Thoroughbred racing is close behind, with attendance of about 56.2 million.
Basketball and football are far behind, with only about 16 million fans attending games in 1990.
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