1946 – A Fortune magazine story gives some rare details of baseball finances, showing the Yankees had a revenue of $1.6 million and profit of $306,000, cut to $201,000 after minor league losses, the previous season. Of the gross income, $896,000 is from home ticket sales.

On June 20, 1946 – A Fortune magazine story gives some rare details of baseball finances, showing the Yankees had a revenue of $1.6 million and profit of $306,000, cut to $201,000 after minor league losses, the previous season. Of the gross income, $896,000 is from home ticket sales.

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