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1996 MLB Franchise Revenues and Expenses

This is a team-by-team income & expenses listings for the 1996 season. The operating income column (see table below; it is sorted by op income) gives a simplified glimpse into how profitable a team might have been. You can also view figures for 1997 or 1997. You may wish to view valuations for 1996. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1996 REVENUES/EXPENSES 1996 REVENUES/EXPENSES 1995/1997 RANK TEAM REVENUES EXPENSES OP INCOME 1 New York Yankees  $133,300,000   $95,000,000   $38,300,000  2 Colorado Rockies  $95,600,000   $72,600,000   $23,000,000  3 Baltimore Orioles  $105,300,000   $86,300,000   $19,000,000  4 Texas Rangers  $87,700,000   $68,800,000   $18,900,000  5 Chicago Cubs  $76,600,000   $58,200,000   $18,300,000  6 Boston Red Sox  $88,400,000   $72,200,000   $16,300,000  7 Cleveland Indians  $95,400,000   $79,900,000   $15,600,000  8 Toronto Blue Jays  $70,200,000   $55,700,000   $14,500,000  9 Los Angeles Dodgers  $88,600,000   $75,100,000   $13,500,000  10 Houston Astros  $62,400,000   $50,900,000   $11,500,000  11 Oakland Athletics  $49,400,000   $38,100,000   $11,300,000  12 New York Mets  $68,300,000   $57,200,000   $11,000,000  13 Milwaukee Brewers  $41,600,000   $35,000,000   $6,600,000  14 Montreal Expos  $40,900,000   $34,700,000   $6,200,000  15 Kansas City Royals  $43,100,000   $38,400,000   $4,700,000  16 Detroit Tigers  $44,400,000   $40,600,000   $3,800,000  17 St. Louis Cardinals  $69,800,000   $66,600,000   $3,200,000  18 Florida Marlins  $55,800,000   $53,000,000   $2,800,000  19 San Diego Padres  $52,800,000   $50,300,000   $2,500,000  20 Pittsburgh Pirates  $39,900,000   $38,500,000   $1,400,000  21 Atlanta Braves  $79,100,000   $79,400,000   -$400,000  22 Minnesota Twins  $41,100,000   $42,400,000   -$1,300,000  23 Seattle Mariners  $57,600,000   $59,300,000   -$1,700,000  24 Anaheim Angels  $42,500,000   $44,900,000   -$2,400,000  25 Chicago White Sox  $70,300,000   $75,500,000   -$5,200,000  26 San Francisco Giants  $51,800,000   $57,800,000   -$6,000,000  27 Philadelphia Phillies  $50,000,000   $56,400,000   -$6,500,000  28 Cincinnati Reds  $45,300,000   $59,300,000   -$14,000,000

Source: Financial World MLB financials for 1996.

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