0 0 0 ▁( the ▁team ▁is ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁K ann apolis ▁Int im id ators ). ▁Prior ▁to ▁that , ▁the ▁team ▁was ▁based ▁in ▁Spart an burg , ▁South ▁Carolina . ▁ ▁F an ▁support ▁Since ▁their ▁arrival ▁in ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁the ▁Blue Cla ws ▁have ▁been ▁a ▁success ▁at ▁the ▁gate . ▁In ▁each ▁of ▁their ▁first ▁five ▁seasons , ▁they ▁aver aged ▁over ▁ 6 , 5 0 0 ▁fans ▁per ▁game . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁in ▁a ▁game ▁against ▁the ▁H ick ory ▁C raw d ads ▁which ▁the ▁Blue Cla ws ▁won ▁ 3 – 0 , ▁attend ance ▁was ▁a ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁League ▁record ▁ 1 3 , 0 0 3 . ▁The ▁Blue Cla ws ▁have ▁led ▁the ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁League ▁in ▁either ▁average ▁or ▁total ▁attend ance ▁every ▁year , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁fast est ▁team ▁in ▁South ▁Atlantic ▁League ▁history ▁to ▁reach ▁the ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 ▁million ▁fan ▁attend ance ▁mark . ▁On ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁Phill ies ▁pitch er ▁Bre tt ▁My ers ▁threw ▁a ▁sc or eless ▁in ning ▁in ▁a ▁re hab ▁assignment ▁on ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁a ▁seven - year - old ▁from ▁Tom s ▁River , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁became ▁the ▁ 4 ▁million th ▁fan ▁in ▁team ▁history . ▁This ▁box ▁office ▁success ▁comes ▁in ▁the ▁absence ▁of ▁great ▁success ▁on ▁the ▁field . ▁In ▁their