Tuesday, March 30, 2004
MLB Ticket Prices Up 3.9 Percent from 2003.
According to Team Marketing Report, this season's average price of a major league ticket is $19.82, up from $19.08 in 2003. Once again, baseball tickets are less than half as expensive as NHL, NBA or NFL tickets, but that won't stop sportswriters from whining about how MLB is "pricing the average fan out of the market."
The majors' four most expensive parks include the three oldest and one of the two newest. Fenway Park is far and away the priciest, averaging $40.77/seat, followed by Wrigley Field at $28.45. Philadelphia's new Citizens Bank Park ranks third at $26.08 -- a jump of more than 50% from Veterans Stadium -- with Yankee Stadium fourth.
Nine clubs increased prices by 10% or more. Nine clubs reduced prices, with Pittsburgh's 12.6% the steepest reduction. Montreal's tickets remain the cheapest at $10.82, followed closely by Milwaukee at $10.88.
Team Marketing Report's archive of Fan Cost Indexes for the four major sports is accessible here, but as of tonight the 2004 MLB Index has yet to be posted.
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According to Team Marketing Report, this season's average price of a major league ticket is $19.82, up from $19.08 in 2003. Once again, baseball tickets are less than half as expensive as NHL, NBA or NFL tickets, but that won't stop sportswriters from whining about how MLB is "pricing the average fan out of the market."
The majors' four most expensive parks include the three oldest and one of the two newest. Fenway Park is far and away the priciest, averaging $40.77/seat, followed by Wrigley Field at $28.45. Philadelphia's new Citizens Bank Park ranks third at $26.08 -- a jump of more than 50% from Veterans Stadium -- with Yankee Stadium fourth.
Nine clubs increased prices by 10% or more. Nine clubs reduced prices, with Pittsburgh's 12.6% the steepest reduction. Montreal's tickets remain the cheapest at $10.82, followed closely by Milwaukee at $10.88.
Team Marketing Report's archive of Fan Cost Indexes for the four major sports is accessible here, but as of tonight the 2004 MLB Index has yet to be posted.
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