ST. LOUIS — Midway through the regular season, the St. Louis Cardinals are faring far better in Major League Baseball rankings for attendance and television ratings than for their performance on the field.
Despite the club’s losing record, the Cardinals rank No. 2 in MLB for average home attendance and lead the league for local television ratings, even as viewership is down from the same period in the 2022 season. Those rankings come as MLB this week marks the halfway point of its 2023 season with its annual All-Star Game break, with regular season play resuming Friday.
The Cardinals currently sit in last place in the National League Central division with a record of 38-52. The team’s .422 winning percentage at the All-Star Game break is the franchise’s worst since 1990, a year in which the club had the same .422 winning percentage at the season’s midpoint. The 1990 team finished the regular season with a record of 70-92.