Orioles attendance is down 11.5% from last year

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Despite being a playoff contender throughout the season, attendance for the Baltimore Orioles is down from last year. Through 70 home games this season, the team is averaging 26,723 fans per game as of the ballclub’s Labor Day weekend homestand against the New York Yankees, according to Sports Business Journal research. That’s down 11.5 percent from last year, when the O’s averaged 30,187 per game through the same time period. Last year’s attendance takes into account a three-game series the Orioles…