NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball games drew over 1.5 million fans during a crowded early weekend.

MLB said Monday the 45 dates over the weekend averaged nearly 34,000. The total attendance of 1,524,508 was the highest this early in April for any weekend that didn’t include a home opener.

Through the first two full weekends, MLB has drawn over 2.9 million fans. That is the second-highest in history, trailing only the total in 2005.