Let Me Check The Schedule

One of the first things I do when I go to a ballpark is grab a pocket schedule.  I only collect Cardinals schedules or ones from their minor league teams, but I do mail out quite a few to Trading Bases members.  There are 4 or 5 people who will collect schedules from any team.  Most of the time I do not receive anything back in return, which is fine because all I am out of is a stamp.  However, last week member Phil C sent me some extras of Cardinals schedules I did not have.

 1979

 1985

 1991

 1994

1998.  I was shocked I did not have this one.

Along with the game schedule, you can usually find a list of promotions and some ticket prices.  Here is a the price for a box seat from the various years:

1979 - $6

1985 - $9

1991 - $11

1994  -$14

1998  - $24

A box seat to tonight's Cardinals vs Brewers game will cost you a minumum of $49 for seats down either foul line, or $65 for seats around the infield.  The Cardinals do use dynamic pricing where the cost depends on the day of the week and the opponent.  Prices also went up when the new stadium opened in 2006.  Compared to how tickets quadrupled in price in the 20 years from 1979-1998, the 20 year increase from 1998 to now does not seem that bad.  At least you can still get 1979 box seat pricing at some minor league stadiums.