A group of die-hard Oakland A’s fans organized a “reverse boycott” at Tuesday’s game to prove to the world that the team still has enough supporters to justify keeping the baseball team in town.

The idea was to fill the stadium with as many fans as possible for a random Tuesday night game — the day of the week that typically draws the smallest crowd. The stunt drew an announced attendance of 27,759, easily marking the largest crowd of the season to date.

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Kiley Russell writes primarily for Local News Matters on issues related to equity and the environment. A Bay Area native, he has lived most of his life in Oakland. He studied journalism at San Francisco State University, worked for the Associated Press and the former Contra Costa Times, among other outlets. He has covered everything from state legislatures, local governments, federal and state courts, crime, growth and development, political campaigns of various stripes, wildfires and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.