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Oli Marmol Sounds Off On Cardinals Home Attendance Numbers

The Cardinals have slowly been gaining the support of their fans again.
Zach Pressnell|
May 23, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (37) reacts after he was ejected from the game by umpire Ron Kulpa (46) during the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images
May 23, 2025; St. Louis, Missouri, USA; St. Louis Cardinals manager Oliver Marmol (37) reacts after he was ejected from the game by umpire Ron Kulpa (46) during the fourth inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Busch Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-Imagn Images | Jeff Curry-Imagn Images

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Over the last few years, the St. Louis Cardinals haven't quite lived up to the expectations that everybody puts on the franchise. But the fans had still been showing up in huge numbers until this season.

In 2022 and 2023, the Cardinals averaged over 40,000 fans per home game. That number dropped to about 35,000 fans per game in 2024 before dropping below 30,000 this season. The Cardinals are near the bottom of the National League in home attendance.

But they've started to win more. With winning, they've seen more support from the fan base and manager Oli Marmol isn't letting it go unnoticed.

“I know the last two years haven’t been what we would’ve hoped for, from a club standpoint, from a fan base,” Marmol said, via Katie Woo of The Athletic. “But being able to see good baseball, slowly but surely, fans are starting to show up. They’re seeing the style of baseball that they expect to see.

“The crowd, they were into it. That’s what it’s supposed to sound like, and these guys are loving every second. Hearing the crowd get into it, playing at home under these conditions, it’s a hell of a lot of fun.”

There's a reason most teams play better at home than they do on the road.

Having a supportive fan base behind the team at home games can fire the players up and lead to better play. The Cardinals have certainly played well enough for the fans to be showing up this season, but it's only starting to turnaround.

The Cardinals will need to continue their winning ways or Marmol and company are at risk of losing the support of the fans again.

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ZACH PRESSNELL

Zach Pressnell has experience covering all major US sports at both the professional and collegiate levels. He’s produced content for FanSided, Blog Red Machine, The Game Haus, Bethany College Athletics and the Bethany College online newspaper, He graduated from Bethany College (WV) with a degree in Communications and Media Arts, specializing in Sports Journalism. Pressnell was also a four-year member of the baseball team where he earned himself All-PAC recognition as a pitcher (and a cool Tommy John surgery scar). Now, Pressnell specializes in NFL and MLB coverage for Sports Illustrated’s “On SI” network among others. For all business/marketing inquiries regarding "St. Louis Cardinals On SI," please reach out to Scott Neville: scott@wtfsports.org

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