Trash Pandas Biscuits Barons Draw: Alabama sure knows how to enjoy a summer day at the ball game, and the attendance this year proves it. The Rocket City Trash Pandas, Birmingham Barons, and Montgomery Biscuits all boasted impressive numbers this season. Let’s dive into the highlights.
Trash Pandas, Barons + Biscuits by the numbers
While the Lehigh Valley IronPigs, Dayton Dragons, and Columbus Clippers clinched the top spots for the most-attended minor league baseball teams nationally, Alabama’s teams held their own with impressive turnouts.
Birmingham Barons
Total attendance: 252,232
Average attendance: 3,837
Change in average attendance versus 2022: -.02%
Rank overall: 64
Rocket City Trash Pandas
Total attendance: 314,306
Average attendance: 4,911
Change in average attendance versus 2022: -.02%
Rank overall: 40
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Montgomery Biscuits
Total attendance: 168,751
Average attendance: 2,557
Change in average attendance versus 2022: +.01%
Rank overall: 85
For the third consecutive year, the Rocket City Trash Pandas maintained their lead in the Southern League’s attendance, even though their average attendance saw a slight dip from the previous year.
ICYMI: The Barons big news
In September 2023, concluding an 18-year ownership, the Logan family finalized the sale of the Birmingham Barons to Diamond Baseball Holdings (DBH), a group overseeing specific minor league baseball clubs affiliated with Major League Baseball (MLB).
Trash Pandas, Barons + Biscuits 2024 schedules are out now
As fall captures our focus with football and basketball, the anticipation for the upcoming baseball season in April 2024 is undeniable. Three teams have already unveiled their complete schedules:
- Birmingham Barons 2024 schedule
- Rocket City Trash Pandas 2024 schedule
- Montgomery Biscuits 2024 schedule
Only time will reveal whether these teams will attract even larger crowds in the upcoming season.
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