1991-2001 Ticket Prices and Fan Cost Index

AVERAGE TICKET PRICE

	YEAR
TEAM	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Anaheim	7.94	8.02	8.02	8.06	8.06	8.44	9.68	11.83	13.19	13.19	13.36
Arizona								not listed	16.58	16.58	17.09
Atlanta	7.16	8.40	9.76	12.00	12.00	13.06	15.54	17.78	19.21	19.78	22.05
Baltimore	10.30	9.65	11.12	11.12	13.14	13.14	15.66	19.77	19.82	19.52	19.78
Boston	10.30	11.67	11.67	13.51	13.51	15.43	17.69	20.63	24.05	28.33	36.08
Chi Cubs	10.10	10.87	11.74	13.12	13.17	13.12	14.63	14.42	17.46	14.30	20.41
Chi W Sox	10.28	11.70	11.70	12.91	12.93	14.11	16.12	14.48	15.04	17.55	19.19
Cincinnati	7.20	7.20	7.95	7.95	7.95	7.95	8.37	8.37	9.71	10.74	15.40
Cleveland	7.16	7.70	8.70	12.06	12.06	14.52	15.29	17.35	18.43	20.58	22.33
Colorado			7.91	7.90	10.61	10.61	11.38	15.86	15.79	16.50	16.50
Detroit	8.96	8.96	9.42	11.11	10.60	10.60	10.40	10.40	12.23	24.83	23.90
Florida			9.73	9.92	9.65	10.37	10.11	12.15	12.17	12.53	14.37
Houston	8.26	8.26	8.26	9.57	8.91	10.65	10.45	11.88	13.30	20.01	20.03
Kansas City	7.76	9.20	9.20	10.20	10.05	9.74	9.65	10.69	11.76	11.76	12.61
Los Angeles	8.12	9.15	9.15	9.68	9.68	9.94	11.16	12.21	13.67	15.44	15.43
Milwaukee	9.03	9.27	9.80	9.51	9.51	9.37	9.57	10.28	11.02	11.72	18.12
Minnesota	7.93	8.93	9.16	9.40	9.40	10.16	9.73	8.22	8.46	9.33	9.55
Montreal	9.17	8.67	8.63	8.58	8.92	9.07	6.81	9.98	9.38	10.29	9.70
NY Mets	10.26	10.89	10.89	10.89	10.99	11.83	13.06	16.11	19.89	24.29	26.53
NY Yankees	10.54	12.28	13.48	14.44	15.01	14.58	16.27	20.51	23.33	25.94	28.90
Oakland	10.04	10.04	10.49	10.62	10.62	11.34	10.50	10.58	10.10	11.35	13.96
Philadelphia	7.37	8.20	8.20	9.75	9.75	11.01	11.02	11.22	13.60	13.60	14.63
Pittsburgh	7.79	9.23	9.73	9.73	9.73	10.09	10.09	9.33	10.71	11.80	21.48
St. Louis	8.32	9.11	9.11	9.81	9.80	9.91	12.36	15.47	16.53	17.60	21.66
San Diego	8.54	8.54	8.70	9.21	9.12	9.88	10.59	11.34	11.92	13.02	14.09
San Francisco	8.73	8.98	9.31	10.57	11.07	10.61	10.13	11.47	12.12	21.24	23.38
Seattle	7.00	7.98	7.96	9.73	9.73	11.59	13.40	14.94	19.01	23.42	22.87
Tampa Bay								not listed	15.08	12.01	18.41
Texas	8.42	8.93	8.93	12.07	12.07	11.96	13.28	16.49	19.93	19.67	19.81
Toronto	13.13	12.90	13.73	13.93	13.35	13.93	14.86	16.38	16.62	16.26	18.04
Average	8.73	9.41	9.60	10.45	10.65	11.32	11.98	13.60	14.91	16.67	18.99
	04/01/92	04/01/92	04/10/94	04/10/94	04/24/95	04/03/96	03/27/97	04/01/98	04/02/99	04/04/00	03/30/01
	Dayton	Dayton	St. Louis	St. Louis	AP	USABW	AP	USABW	St. Pete	AP	TMR Website
	Daily News	Daily News	Post-Dis.	Post-Dis.					Times

Note: Starting in 1997, average ticket price includes the cost of club seats.

FAN COST INDEX

	YEAR
TEAM	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001
Anaheim	73.26	79.60	84.60	90.24	90.24	92.27	117.72	113.31	121.89	117.89	118.66
Arizona								not listed	124.32	120.32	128.36
Atlanta	68.13	75.10	97.06	112.98	112.98	121.76	129.16	134.72	144.34	160.12	161.20
Baltimore	70.36	86.61	102.96	104.96	113.57	113.57	119.15	135.57	139.30	138.06	141.12
Boston	90.11	94.48	100.18	102.55	112.55	117.72	128.26	144.52	160.21	168.82	214.32
Chi Cubs	83.39	96.98	103.94	108.97	112.67	116.47	121.02	120.92	123.17	122.70	163.24
Chi W Sox	81.55	96.81	97.81	106.13	110.73	118.93	126.50	120.19	134.83	135.83	144.26
Cincinnati	66.78	72.28	77.31	79.31	81.30	81.31	82.48	89.97	96.32	104.44	123.10
Cleveland	69.04	74.30	87.30	103.75	99.75	115.08	116.65	126.92	133.20	142.84	150.82
Colorado			81.12	82.08	99.42	103.42	111.03	132.94	135.16	130.50	143.50
Detroit	83.51	82.96	92.17	103.45	96.39	109.39	108.09	102.09	108.41	165.31	172.60
Florida			98.83	92.18	86.10	93.00	89.95	102.62	100.01	104.14	117.60
Houston	73.52	85.02	80.52	89.26	87.64	94.59	101.84	108.53	120.30	161.72	152.76
Kansas City	68.03	86.29	86.29	98.79	98.21	96.98	85.11	96.26	110.17	100.67	118.08
Los Angeles	74.47	86.60	88.60	90.73	90.73	96.74	104.15	111.83	123.60	140.97	141.72
Milwaukee	77.12	87.57	91.69	87.53	86.53	85.98	94.29	97.11	95.81	100.68	129.48
Minnesota	74.15	78.70	82.63	90.61	97.61	100.64	103.40	97.88	97.83	102.34	125.20
Montreal	81.45	91.85	86.14	82.89	86.03	90.69	80.42	93.80	87.87	88.87	80.08
NY Mets	86.43	86.46	86.46	91.06	91.06	104.80	114.26	132.93	154.58	175.68	184.62
NY Yankees	89.17	101.61	113.43	115.25	118.03	117.32	126.08	148.56	166.84	174.54	192.60
Oakland	89.16	92.16	99.97	100.47	101.47	104.34	94.52	98.82	92.78	94.08	105.58
Philadelphia	71.49	77.81	82.81	91.00	91.00	111.53	99.58	94.15	121.92	126.85	132.42
Pittsburgh	73.17	81.41	91.40	93.40	93.90	96.34	87.34	94.81	99.02	107.73	155.42
St. Louis	69.26	78.54	78.54	91.72	91.72	91.65	104.44	129.37	127.33	133.41	158.64
San Diego	73.17	82.67	85.31	83.34	82.98	86.51	100.85	102.87	114.18	124.57	128.84
San Francisco	83.41	87.41	87.23	100.80	105.80	121.44	104.51	108.89	110.53	161.13	181.02
Seattle	74.00	77.41	85.35	98.42	95.42	106.37	118.61	125.78	136.84	179.68	180.48
Tampa Bay								not listed	120.74	120.65	141.60
Texas	71.69	78.73	92.73	99.26	100.26	101.86	110.60	127.47	139.31	156.56	157.14
Toronto	106.71	112.83	116.11	113.53	100.99	95.21	102.74	107.74	112.08	112.35	118.94
Average	77.79	85.85	90.84	95.80	97.68	103.07	106.20	114.82	121.36	131.88	144.98
	04/01/92	04/01/92	04/10/94	04/10/94	04/25/95	03/28/96	03/27/97	04/01/98	04/02/99	04/04/00	03/30/01
	Dayton	Dayton	St. Louis	St. Louis	Baltimore	Sports	AP	USABW	St Pete	AP	TMR Website
	Daily News	Daily News	Post-Dis.	Post-Dis.	Sun	Ticker			Times

Note: "Fan cost index" represents the price a family of four would pay for four average price tickets, two small draft beers, four small soft drinks, four hot dogs, parking for one car, two game programs, and two twill baseball caps.

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