|  World SeriesGate ReceiptsBaseball Almanac is pleased to present a comprehensive chart that illustrates year-by-year gate receipts for postseason play and World Series games. Included in the chart is final attendance numbers, gate receipts, total revenue pool and a winner & loser share received. |  | "When we played, World Series checks meant something. Now all they do is screw up your taxes." - Dodgers Pitcher Don Drysdale (World Series in 1956, 1959, 1963, 1965 & 1966) |
| | | World Series Gate Receipts 1903 - 2008 | | World Series | Postseason | | Year | Games | Attendance | Winner's Pool | Total Pool | Winner's Share | Loser's Share | | 1903 | 8 | 100,429 | $50,000.00 | $32,612.00 | $1,182.00 | $1,316.25 | | 1905 | 5 | 91,723 | $68,436.81 | $27,394.20 | $1,142.00 | $832.22 | | 1906 | 6 | 99,845 | $106,550.00 | $33,401.70 | $1,874.63 | $439.50 | | 1907 | 5 | 78,068 | $101,728.50 | $54,933.39 | $2,142.85 | $1,945.96 | | 1908 | 5 | 62,232 | $94,975.50 | $46,114.92 | $1,317.58 | $870.00 | | 1909 | 7 | 145,205 | $188,302.50 | $66,924.90 | $1,825.22 | $1,274.76 | | 1910 | 5 | 124,222 | $173,980.00 | $79,071.93 | $2,062.79 | $1,375.16 | | 1911 | 6 | 179,851 | $342,364.50 | $127,910.61 | $3,654.58 | $2,436.39 | | 1912 | 8 | 252,037 | $490,833.00 | $147,572.28 | $4,024.68 | $2,566.47 | | 1913 | 5 | 151,000 | $325,980.00 | $135,164.16 | $3,246.36 | $2,164.22 | | 1914 | 4 | 111,009 | $225,739.00 | $121,898.94 | $2,812.28 | $2,031.65 | | 1915 | 5 | 143,351 | $320,361.50 | $144,899.55 | $3,780.25 | $2,520.17 | | 1916 | 5 | 162,859 | $385,590.50 | $162,927.45 | $3,910,26 | $2,834.82 | | 1917 | 6 | 186,654 | $425,878.00 | $152,888.58 | $3,669.32 | $2,442.21 | | 1918 | 6 | 128,483 | $179,619.00 | $69,527.70 | $1,102.51 | $671.09 | | 1919 | 8 | 236,928 | $722,414.00 | $260,349.66 | $5,207.07 | $3,254.36 | | 1920 | 7 | 178,737 | $564,800.00 | $214,882.74 | $4,168.00 | $2,419.60 | | 1921 | 8 | 269,976 | $900,233.00 | $292,522.23 | $5,265.00 | $3,510.00 | | 1922 | 5 | 185,947 | $605,475.00 | $247,309.71 | $4,545.71 | $2,842.86 | | 1923 | 6 | 301,430 | $1,063,815.00 | $368,783.04 | $6,143.49 | $4,112.88 | | 1924 | 7 | 283,665 | $1,093,104.00 | $331,092.51 | $5,959.64 | $3,820.29 | | 1925 | 7 | 282,848 | $1,182,854.00 | $339,664.19 | $5,332.72 | $3,734.60 | | 1926 | 7 | 328,051 | $1,207,864.00 | $372,300.51 | $5,584.51 | $3,417.75 | | 1927 | 4 | 201,705 | $783,217.00 | $399,440.67 | $5,782.24 | $3,985.47 | | 1928 | 4 | 199,072 | $777,290.00 | $419,736.60 | $5,813.20 | $4,181.30 | | 1929 | 5 | 190,490 | $859,494.00 | $388,086.66 | $5,620.57 | $3,782.01 | | 1930 | 6 | 212,619 | $953,772.00 | $323,865.00 | $5,038.07 | $3,536.68 | | 1931 | 7 | 231,567 | $1,030,723.00 | $320,303.46 | $4,467.59 | $3,023.00 | | 1932 | 4 | 191,998 | $713,377.00 | $363,822.27 | $5,231.77 | $4,244.60 | | 1933 | 5 | 163,076 | $679,365.00 | $284,665.68 | $4,256.72 | $3,019.86 | | 1934 | 7 | 281,510 | $1,031,341.00 | $327,950.46 | $5,389.57 | $3,354.68 | | 1935 | 6 | 286,672 | $1,073,794.00 | $397,360.24 | $6,544.76 | $4,198,53 | | 1936 | 6 | 302,924 | $1,204,399.00 | $460,022.66 | $6,430.55 | $4,655.57 | | 1937 | 5 | 238,142 | $985,994.00 | $459,629.35 | $6,471.11 | $4,489.96 | | 1938 | 4 | 200,833 | $851,166.00 | $434,094.66 | $5,728,76 | $4,674.87 | | 1939 | 4 | 183,849 | $745,329.09 | $431,117.84 | $5,541.89 | $4,193.39 | | 1940 | 7 | 281,927 | $1,222,328.21 | $404,414.04 | $5,803.62 | $3,531.81 | | 1941 | 5 | 235,773 | $1,007,762.00 | $474,184.54 | $5,943.31 | $4,829.40 | | 1942 | 5 | 277,101 | $1,105,249.00 | $427,579.41 | $6,192.53 | $3,351.77 | | 1943 | 5 | 277,312 | $1,105,784.00 | $488,005.74 | $6,139.46 | $4,321.96 | | 1944 | 6 | 206,708 | $906,122.00 | $309,590.91 | $4,626.01 | $2,743.79 | | 1945 | 7 | 333,457 | $1,492,454.00 | $475,579.04 | $6,443.34 | $3,930.22 | | 1946 | 7 | 250,071 | $1,052,900.00 | $304,141.05 | $3,742.34 | $2,140.89 | | 1947 | 7 | 389,763 | $1,781,348.92 | $493,674.82 | $5,830.03 | $4,081.19 | | 1948 | 6 | 358,362 | $1,633,685.56 | $548,214.99 | $6,772.07 | $4,570.73 | | 1949 | 5 | 236,716 | $1,129,627.88 | $490,855.84 | $5,626.74 | $4,272.74 | | 1950 | 4 | 196,009 | $953,669.03 | $486,371.21 | $5,737.95 | $4,081.34 | | 1951 | 6 | 341,977 | $1,633,457.47 | $560,562.37 | $6,446.09 | $4,951.03 | | 1952 | 7 | 340,706 | $1,622,753.01 | $500,003.28 | $5,982.65 | $4,200.64 | | 1953 | 6 | 307,350 | $1,779,269.44 | $691,341.61 | $8,280.68 | $6,178.42 | | 1954 | 4 | 251,507 | $1,566,203.38 | $881,763.72 | $11,147.90 | $6,712.50 | | 1955 | 7 | 362,310 | $2,337,515.34 | $737,853.59 | $9,768.21 | $5,598.58 | | 1956 | 7 | 345,903 | $2,183,254.59 | $758,561.63 | $8,714.76 | $6,934.34 | | 1957 | 7 | 394,712 | $2,475,978.94 | $709,027.55 | $8,924.36 | $5,606.06 | | 1958 | 7 | 393,909 | $2,397,223.03 | $726,044.55 | $8,759.10 | $5,896.08 | | 1959 | 6 | 420,784 | $2,628,809.44 | $893,301.40 | $11,231.18 | $7,257.17 | | 1960 | 7 | 349,813 | $2,230,627.88 | $682,144.82 | $8,417.94 | $5,214.64 | | 1961 | 5 | 223,247 | $1,480,059.95 | $645,928.28 | $7,389.13 | $5,356.37 | | 1962 | 7 | 376,864 | $2,878,891.11 | $863,281.71 | $9,882.74 | $7,291.49 | | 1963 | 4 | 247,279 | $1,995,189.09 | $1,017,546.43 | $12,794.00 | $7,874.32 | | 1964 | 7 | 321,807 | $2,243,187.96 | $696,520.15 | $8,622.19 | $5,309,29 | | 1965 | 7 | 364,326 | $2,975,041.60 | $885,612.21 | $10,297.43 | $6,634.36 | | 1966 | 4 | 220,791 | $2,047,142.46 | $1,044,042.65 | $11,683.04 | $8,189,36 | | 1967 | 7 | 304,085 | $2,350,607.10 | $705,878.44 | $8,314.81 | $5,115.23 | | 1968 | 7 | 379,670 | $3,018.113.40 | $879,761.08 | $10,936.66 | $7,078.71 | | 1969 | 5 | 272,378 | $2,857,782.78 | $1,142,200.93 | $18,338.18 | $14,904.21 | | 1970 | 5 | 253,183 | $2,599,170.26 | $1,098,631.14 | $18,215.78 | $13,687.59 | | 1971 | 7 | 351,091 | $3,049,803.46 | $1,032,256.90 | $18,164.58 | $13,906.46 | | 1972 | 7 | 363,149 | $3,954,542.99 | $1,142,418.35 | $20,705.01 | $15,080.24 | | 1973 | 7 | 358,289 | $3,923,968.37 | $1,144,473.44 | $24,617.57 | $14,950.18 | | 1974 | 5 | 260,004 | $3,007,194.00 | $2,045,442.79 | $22,219.09 | $15,703.96 | | 1975 | 7 | 308,272 | $3,380,579.61 | $1,826,264.97 | $19,060.45 | $13,325.86 | | 1976 | 4 | 223,009 | $2,498,417.69 | $2,467,835.98 | $26,366.68 | $19,935.48 | | 1977 | 6 | 337,708 | $3,978,825.33 | $2,778,300.31 | $27,758.03 | $20,899.03 | | 1978 | 6 | 337,304 | $4,650,164.57 | $3,301,933.77 | $31,236.98 | $25,483.21 | | 1979 | 7 | 367,597 | $4,390,766.14 | $2,854,824.33 | $28,263.87 | $22,113.94 | | 1980 | 6 | 324,516 | $5,131,756.68 | $3,915,870.82 | $34,693.18 | $32,211.95 | | 1981 | 6 | 338,081 | $5,615,922.50 | $4,142,340.63 | $38,118.87 | $28,845.17 | | 1982 | 7 | 348,570 | $6,421,055.31 | $4,500,467.78 | $43,279.69 | $31,934.99 | | 1983 | 5 | 304,139 | $7,652,103.89 | $6,109,306.00 | $65,487.70 | $44,473.32 | | 1984 | 5 | 271,820 | $6,776,564.10 | $5,472,234.22 | $51,831.36 | $42,425.56 | | 1985 | 7 | 327,494 | $9,680,551.70 | $7,805,371.25 | $76,341.71 | $54,921.76 | | 1986 | 7 | 321,774 | $10,454,119.53 | $8,646,298.30 | $86,254.00 | $74,985.65 | | 1987 | 7 | 387,178 | $10,405,659.93 | $8,537,564.26 | $85,581.06 | $56,052.57 | | 1988 | 5 | 259,984 | $11,524,839.00 | $11,969,881.00 | $108,664.88 | $86,220.89 | | 1989 | 4 | 222,843 | $9,580,455.00 | $12,110,809.00 | $114,252.11 | $83,529.26 | | 1990 | 4 | 208,544 | $9,036,707.00 | $11,438,463.00 | $112,533.70 | $86,960.54 | | 1991 | 7 | 373,160 | $15,393,126.00 | $12,849,321.00 | $119,579.66 | $73,323.41 | | 1992 | 6 | 311,460 | $15,939,663.18 | $13,530,613.00 | $144,962.16 | $84,259.13 | | 1993 | 6 | 344,394 | $16,329,168.00 | $14,798,155.00 | $127,920.77 | $91,222.27 | | 1995 | 6 | 286,385 | $13,263,192.24 | $22,177,412.42 | $206,635.01 | $121,945.90 | | 1996 | 6 | 324,685 | $17,618,676.39 | $25,477,808.09 | $216,870.08 | $143,678.36 | | 1997 | 7 | 403,617 | $18,394,008.00 | $23,402,770.00 | $188,467.55 | $113,225.98 | | 1998 | 4 | 243,498 | $28,780,190.00 | $39,296,632.00 | $312,042.41 | $204,143.82 | | 1999 | 4 | 216,114 | $26,899,173.16 | $40,798,858.00 | $307,808.70 | $203,542.49 | | 2000 | 5 | 277,853 | $36,515,849.21 | $43,010,412.07 | $294,783.41 | $238,653.80 | | 2001 | 7 | 366,289 | $46,248,509.48 | $31,961,417.29 | $279,260.41 | $201,014.06 | | 2002 | 7 | 306,414 | $22,982,659.30 | $35,357,937.39 | $272,147.47 | $186,185.62 | | 2003 | 6 | 364,932 | $41,129,574.25 | $41,363,446.12 | $306,149.92 | $180,889.71 | | 2004 | 4 | 174,088 | $25,319,184.15 | $42,198,640.25 | $223,619.79 | $163,378.53 | | 2005 | 4 | 168,422 | $24,473,139.36 | $40,788,565.62 | $324,532.72 | $191,985.45 | | 2006 | 5 | 224,633 | $20,016,735.81 | $55,602,043.93 | $362,173.04 | $291,667.68 | | 2007 | 4 | 173,127 | $18,885,380.84 | $52,459,391.23 | $308,235.75 | $233,505.18 | | 2008 | 5 | 219,369 | $18,417,357.91 | $51,159,327.56 | $351,504.48 | $223,390.05 | | | | | | | | | World Series | Postseason | | Year | Games | Attendance | Winner's Pool | Total Pool | Winner's Share | Loser's Share | | World Series Gate Receipts 1903 - 2008 |
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