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1993 Baseball Fancost

This is a team-by-team fancost listings for the 1993 season. The calculation is designed to show how much each team is charging a family of four for a night at the ballpark. The league per-team average was $91.37. You can also view figures for 1992 or 1994. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1993 FANCOST 1993 FANCOST
1992/1994
RANK TEAM FANCOST
1 Toronto Blue Jays  $116 
2 New York Yankees  $113 
3 Chicago Cubs  $104 
4 Baltimore Orioles  $103 
5 Boston Red Sox  $100 
6 Oakland Athletics  $100 
7 Florida Marlins  $99 
8 Chicago White Sox  $98 
9 Atlanta Braves  $97 
10 Texas Rangers  $93 
11 Detroit Tigers  $92 
12 Milwaukee Brewers  $92 
13 Pittsburgh Pirates  $91 
14 Los Angeles Dodgers  $89 
15 Cleveland Indians  $87 
16 San Francisco Giants  $87 
17 New York Mets  $86 
18 Kansas City Royals  $86 
19 Montreal Expos  $86 
20 Seattle Mariners  $85 
21 San Diego Padres  $85 
22 Anaheim Angels  $85 
23 Philadelphia Phillies  $83 
24 Minnesota Twins  $83 
25 Colorado Rockies  $81 
26 Houston Astros  $81 
27 St. Louis Cardinals  $79 
28 Cincinnati Reds  $77 
Source: Teammarketing.com Fan Cost Index for 1993.
Note: Calculation is for 2 adult average price tickets and 2 children's tickets, parking, 2 small beers, 4 small soft drinks, 4 hot dogs, 2 programs and 2 adult-sized caps.


Baseball Economics sources/bibliography:
Business of Baseball, The by Albert Powers
Baseball, Inc.: The National Pastime As Big Business by Frank P. Jozsa Jr.
Baseball and Billions: A Probing Look Inside the Big Business of Our National Pastime by Andrew Zimbalist
Built to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership Strategies from Baseball's Winningest GM by John Schuerholz
Free Agency and Competitive Balance in Baseball by Ronald W. Cox
The Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present by David Pietrusza.
Getting in the Game: Inside Baseball's Winter Meetings by Josh Lewin
State of Baseball Management: Decision-Making in the Best and Worst Teams, 1993-2003 by Scott Barzilla
In the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig by Andrew Zimbalist
May the Best Team Win: Baseball Economics and Public Policy, by Andrew Zimbalist
The Inside Pitch ... and More: Baseball's Business and the Public Trust by Gene A. Budig
Early Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 by Dean A. Sullivan.
Middle Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948 by Dean A. Sullivan.
Late Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball 1945-1972 by Dean A. Sullivan
Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.


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