Major League Baseball Incomes and Expenses

Revenues and expenses of teams and leagues (annual net operating income).  Originates from early Congressional Hearings, Scully's Business of Major League Baseball (1989) book, the now defunct Financial World magazine, Forbes, and Commissioner Bud Selig's report to Congress.  In addition, there are some particular individual team data from various media sources.  The files are all in MSExcel format.  So, use your "Save Target As" command to save them to your hard disk.

Team by Team Income and Expense Reports

1929

1933 1939 1943 1946

1950 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956

1980 1982 1984

1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 -- 1999

2000 2001 (Selig Report) 2001 (Forbes) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007

Early Profit Reports (As opposed to income and expense), by team:  1920-1950

Profits Before and After Revenue Sharing, Using the formula then in effect:  2001

More Detailed Reports for Particular Teams:

Milwaukee Brewers:  1998-2002

New York Yankees:  1915-1937, 1994-1999

San Diego Padres:  1997-1999

Seattle Mariners:  1993-1998, 2001

 

The "Average" MLB Team:  1969, 1974, 1977, 1980, and 1983

 

An "Undisclosed" MLB Team:  1898

League Combined Reports:

AL and NL Income Expense:  1929-1950  

MLB Income Expense:  1983-1993, 1994 compared to 2006

Dividends and Retained Earnings:  1920-1950