South Bend Cubs Welcome Over 300,000 Fans in 2023

Friday Night’s large crowd took South Bend past the milestone for the sixth time in franchise history

A sell out crowd of 8,053 stand for the singing of God Bless America during the 7th inning on July 4, 2023. (John Mersits)

September 13, 2023

For Immediate Release SOUTH BEND, IN – It’s been an incredible year at Four Winds Field and as the season concluded on Sunday, the South Bend Cubs finished with an attendance of 314,591 for the year. A banner year that began with the organization breaking their April attendance record with

For Immediate Release

SOUTH BEND, IN – It’s been an incredible year at Four Winds Field and as the season concluded on Sunday, the South Bend Cubs finished with an attendance of 314,591 for the year. A banner year that began with the organization breaking their April attendance record with a mark of 43,749 fans through the gates, ended with the largest attendance for a season since before COVID, and their third straight season with improved crowds.

“The fans of South Bend and Michiana, plus our local community partners, have been incredible and we just can’t thank them enough,” said South Bend Cubs President Joe Hart. “We had the best April in the club’s history, the second biggest crowd ever at Four Winds Field on July 4, and it meant a lot to us as an organization to surpass such a big milestone the final weekend of the season.”

The average attendance for home games at Four Winds Field this year was 4,915 and on July 4 against Peoria, 8,053 fans came out to the ballpark in Downtown South Bend as the Cubs tallied their second highest attendance mark ever for a single game. It was the best attended game since 8,143 saw the team play at home on July 3, 2015.

Ticket packages are now available for the 2024 season, with season packages starting as low as $150. Packages are flexible and work with a variety of schedules. Package perks include a 20% discount at the Cubs Den Team Store, on-field batting practice, and select guaranteed giveaway items.

Contact a South Bend Cubs Account Executive at 574-235-9988.

About the South Bend Cubs

The South Bend Cubs are the High-A affiliate of the 2016 World Series Champion Chicago Cubs. Over the past 34 seasons, the team has won five Midwest League titles, most recently in 2022, and has captured nine division titles. In 2023, Four Winds Field, home of the South Bend Cubs, was voted Best High-A ballpark in the country by Ballpark Digest, having also won the award in 2022 and as a Low-A ballpark in 2017. In 2019, the South Bend Cubs hosted the final Midwest League All-Star Game. In 2015 the team was named Ballpark Digest's Team of the Year and received the John H. Johnson President's Award, the highest award in minor league baseball. The team is owned and operated by Swing-Batter-Swing, LLC whose principal shareholder is Andrew T. Berlin of Chicago, Ill. More information is available at SouthBendCubs.com.