| Pro football | Baseball | |
|---|---|---|
| 1985 | 24 | 23 |
| 1989 | 26 | 19 |
| 1992 | 28 | 21 |
| 1993 | 24 | 18 |
| 1994 | 24 | 17 |
| 1997 | 28 | 17 |
| 1998 | 26 | 18 |
| 2002 | 27 | 14 |
| 2003 | 29 | 13 |
| 2004 | 30 | 15 |
| 2005 | 33 | 14 |
| 2006 | 29 | 14 |
| 2007 | 30 | 15 |
| 2008 | 31 | 16 |
| 2009 | 35 | 16 |
| 2010 | 31 | 17 |
| 2011 | 36 | 13 |
| 2012 | 34 | 16 |
Percent Saying their Favorite Sport is...
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harrisinteractive.com
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Since the1980s, baseball has slowly lost yardage to the NFL in terms of mainstream popularity. Though comfortably the country's second most favored sport, baseball endured a gap that increased to 17% points in 2012, in stark contrast to the single percentage point that divided it from professional football in 1985.