2001 World Series shares - Brief Article - Statistical Data Included

Baseball Digest, March, 2002

A FULL WORLD SERIES SHARE FOR THE WORLD CHAMPION ARIZONA DIAMONDBACKS WAS $279,260.41 WHILE A share for the American League Champion New York Yankees was $201,014.06.

The players' pool--which was formed from 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first three games of the Division Series and 60 percent of the gate receipts from the first four games from the League Championship Series and World Series--was divided among 12 clubs: the World Series participants, the League Championship and Division Series runners-up, and the second-place finishers in each of the six divisions that were not wild card participants.

The club-by-club breakdown follows. Number in parenthesis indicates number of full shares clubs issued.

2001 WORLD SERIES SHARES

World Series Teams           Share of Players'   Value of Full Share
                             Pool

Arizona Diamondbacks (50)    $15,181,605.64      $279,260.41
New York Yankees (35)        $10,121,070.43      $201,014.06

League Championship          Share of Players'
Series Runners-Up            Pool                Value of Full Share

Seattle Mariners (42)        $5,060,535.21       $105,020.46
Atlanta Braves (48)          $5,060,535.21        $91,667.85

Division Series Runners-Up   Share of Players'   Value of Full Share
                             Pool

Cleveland Indians (40)       $1,265,133.80       $24,490.87
Houston Astros (36)          $1,265,133.80       $27,914.08
Oakland A's (41)             $1,265,133.80       $24,896.85
St. Louis Cardinals (46)     $1,265,133.80       $20,593.87

Second Place Finishers       Share of Players'
(Non-Wild Card Teams)        Pool                Value of Full Share

Boston Red Sox (42)          $421,711.27         $7,909.65
Minnesota Twins (36)         $421,711.27         $9,255.15
Philadelphia Philties (32)   $421,711.27         $9,177.13
San Francisco Giants (33)    $421,711.27         $8,893.46