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1996 Baseball Fancost

This is a team-by-team fancost listings for the 1996 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 $103.66. You can also view figures for 1995 or 1997. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1996 FANCOST 1996 FANCOST
1995/1997
RANK TEAM FANCOST
1 Atlanta Braves  $122 
2 San Francisco Giants  $121 
3 Chicago White Sox  $119 
4 Boston Red Sox  $118 
5 New York Yankees  $117 
6 Chicago Cubs  $116 
7 Cleveland Indians  $115 
8 Baltimore Orioles  $114 
9 Philadelphia Phillies  $112 
10 Detroit Tigers  $109 
11 Seattle Mariners  $106 
12 New York Mets  $105 
13 Oakland Athletics  $104 
14 Colorado Rockies  $103 
15 Texas Rangers  $102 
16 Minnesota Twins  $101 
17 Kansas City Royals  $97 
18 Los Angeles Dodgers  $97 
19 Pittsburgh Pirates  $96 
20 Toronto Blue Jays  $95 
21 Houston Astros  $95 
22 Florida Marlins  $93 
23 Anaheim Angels  $92 
24 St. Louis Cardinals  $92 
25 Montreal Expos  $91 
26 San Diego Padres  $87 
27 Milwaukee Brewers  $86 
28 Cincinnati Reds  $81 
Source: Teammarketing.com Fan Cost Index for 1996.
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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