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Gate Media Stad. Total Player Oper. Oper. Fran.
Franchise Rec. Rev. Rev. Rev. Costs Exp. Inc. Value
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New York (AL) $42.6 $69.8 $17.5 $133.3 $63.0 $95.0 $38.3 $241
Baltimore 51.0 30.6 21.4 105.3 55.8 86.3 19.0 207
Atlanta 40.1 30.3 6.3 79.1 55.4 79.4 -0.4 199
Colorado 46.0 22.8 23.9 95.6 41.6 72.6 23.0 184
Los Angeles 31.9 31.8 22.0 88.6 39.1 75.1 13.5 178
Cleveland 48.0 21.6 22.9 95.4 51.4 79.9 15.6 175
Texas 35.5 24.3 25.5 87.7 42.8 68.8 18.9 174
Boston 39.0 30.9 16.4 88.4 42.2 72.2 16.3 172
Chicago (NL) 28.3 29.3 16.9 76.6 32.2 58.2 18.3 165
Toronto 36.3 28.4 3.1 70.2 30.7 55.7 14.5 155
Chicago (AL) 22.2 24.3 20.9 70.3 47.5 75.5 -5.2 149
New York (NL) 18.2 30.9 16.8 68.3 26.2 57.2 11.0 144
St. Louis 27.3 25.7 14.9 69.8 42.6 66.6 3.2 134
San Francisco 14.3 25.5 9.6 51.8 37.8 57.8 -6.0 128
Florida 21.5 23.9 7.3 55.8 30.0 53.0 2.8 123
Oakland 12.5 25.2 9.8 49.4 21.4 38.1 11.3 115
Houston 21.8 22.3 14.4 62.4 28.4 50.9 11.5 114
Philadelphia 18.7 21.4 8.0 50.0 31.9 56.4 -6.5 112
Detroit 12.4 24.7 5.4 44.4 21.6 40.6 3.8 110
Seattle 31.0 17.2 7.5 57.6 44.3 59.3 -1.7 107
Cincinnati 14.9 21.5 7.0 45.3 45.3 59.3 -14.0 95
Anaheim* 15.0 18.3 7.1 42.5 27.7 44.9 -2.4 93
Milwaukee 14.9 15.1 9.7 41.6 17.5 35.0 6.6 92
Kansas City 14.5 16.5 10.2 43.1 20.9 38.4 4.7 88
San Diego 21.7 16.5 12.1 52.8 33.3 50.3 2.5 86
Montreal 14.8 19.4 4.8 40.9 17.7 34.7 6.2 77
Minnesota 13.8 20.4 5.0 41.1 23.4 42.4 -1.3 77
Pittsburgh 12.3 17.7 7.7 39.9 20.5 38.5 1.4 71
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League Averages 25.7 25.2 12.6 66.0 35.4 58.7 7.3 134
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*Formerly the California Angels.
Note: Except for franchise value, all figures are for 1996 season, including
playoffs, and are from continuing operations.
1. Gross gate receipts, including club seats, but excluding sales taxes.
2. Includes national TV, local TV, cable TV and radio.
3. Includes suite rentals and tickets, concessions, parking, venue
advertising and naming rights, and other venue events where applicable.
4. Includes revenues not shown in table, such as licensing and merchandise.
5. Includes salaries, deferred payments, bonuses, insurance, workers
compensation and pensions.
6. Includes player costs, travel, marketing, administrative, media and
venue expenses, but excludes noncash charges, interest expenses and
payroll taxes.
7. Total revenues less operating expenses.
8. Based on the last three years average total revenues, venue situation
and financial prospects for the next two years.
Source: Financial World