With the series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Houston Astros at 2-3, let’s delve into some interesting and revealing facts of the World Series, courtesy of WalletHub.
Quick Hitters
2: The number of times the World Series has been canceled.
$15,000: The price tag on a championship trophy made by Tiffany and Co. $7,600 is the value of gold and silver used to make said trophy.
27: The number of championships won by the New York Yankees, more than double the amount won by any other franchise.
108: The amount of diamonds encrusting the Chicago Cubs’ World Series ring after their historic win in 2016.
1956: The year Don Larsen completed the first and only perfect game in a World Series.
The Matchup
0: The Astros are one of just eight franchises never to win a World Series. Of the eight teams, only the Texas Rangers have been in existence longer than the Astros.
$1.45 billion: The estimated value of the Houston Astros organization.
$1.47 million: Amount the Los Angeles Dodgers spent for each win during the 2017 season. (104 total wins)
$1.60 million: Amount the Houston Astros spent on each victory in 2017. (101 total wins)
It’s the first time since 1970 that two 100-win teams have met on baseball’s grandest stage.
$229 million: The Dodgers have the highest payroll in baseball for the fifth straight year, per Spotrac. The Astros rank No. 17 at $137 million.
83: Combined years of championship drought for both teams.
$137.2k: The amount of money made by Astro Justin Verlander per inning pitched.
$203.3k: The amount of money made by Dodger Clayton Kershaw per inning pitched. Kershaw is currently the highest paid player in Major League Baseball.
TV and Advertising
1st: The World Series 2017 marks the first time YoutubeTV will be the presenting sponsor.
2nd: Los Angeles is Major League Baseball’s second largest media market. Houston is the 7th.
$565K: The cost of a 30-second commercial during the World Series.
Comparatively, the cost of a 30-sec spot for the Super Bowl is $5.02 million.
23.4 million: Average viewership for the World Series 2016, up 59 percent from 2015.
40 million: Viewers of Game 7 in 2016, the most watched baseball game in over 25 years.
$51.7 million: Projected Ad revenue for every game past game four.
$1 Billion: Disney’s 2016 investment in MLB Advanced Media’s spinoff, BAMTech, for a 33 percent stake.
$12.4 billion: Amount FOX, TBS, and ESPN paid for rights to broadcast regular season baseball games, playoff games, and the World Series.
Ticket Sales
$2,144: Average ticket price for World Series 2017 game in Houston.
$3,332: Average ticket price to see a World Series game in Los Angeles.
The average ticket price in 2016 was $2,983, and MLB record. $825 was the cheapest ticket sold in 2016.
Featured image courtesy of Ezra Shaw/Getty Images.
