Whether it was the offseason teardown, the 3-22 start to the season or team president Phil Castellini scoffing at fan criticism before the home opener, it all contributed to the Cincinnati Reds’ record-low attendance in Great American Ball Park history.
The Reds drew 1,387,947 fans across 79 home dates this season, averaging 17,569 fans per game. It was their lowest total attendance in a season since 1984 at Riverfront Stadium (1.276 million) and a drop of more than a million fans from 2015.
Attendance dropped 7.8% from the 2021 season, which included COVID-related capacity restrictions for the first 26 home games.