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2006 World Series shares announced 11/16/2006 2:42 PM ETMLB.com
A full share for the World Series Champion St. Louis Cardinals is a record total of $362,173.07, surpassing the previous high of $324,532.72 per full share for the 2005 World Series Champion Chicago White Sox, Major League Baseball announced today. A full share for the American League Champion Detroit Tigers is $291,667.68. The players' pool, 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 of the League Championship Series and the World Series, was divided among 12 clubs: the World Series participants, the League Championship Series and Division Series runners-up, and the four regular season second-place clubs that were not Wild Card participants. The club-by-club breakdown follows:
World Series Champions
American League Champions
League Championship Series Runners-Up Oakland Athletics (Share of Players' Pool: $6,672,245.27; value of each full share: $140,624.90) - The A's awarded 41 full shares, 5.80 partial shares and 14 cash awards.
Division Series Runners-Up Minnesota Twins (Share of Players' Pool: $1,668,061.32; value of each full share: $37,538.99) - The Twins awarded 39 full shares, 4.25 partial shares and 15 cash awards. New York Yankees (Share of Players' Pool: $1,668,061.32; value of each full share: $28,598.24) - The Yankees awarded 45 full shares, 13.24 partial shares and three cash awards. San Diego Padres (Share of Players' Pool: $1,668,061.32; value of each full share: $27,339.86) - The Padres awarded 52 full shares, 8.50 partial shares and 21 cash awards.
Second-Place Finishers (Non-Wild Card Clubs) Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim (Share of Players' Pool: $556,020.44; value of each full share: $10,154.79) - The Angels awarded 50 full shares and 5.25 partial shares. Philadelphia Phillies (Share of Players' Pool: $556,020.44; value of each full share: $10,909.50) - The Phillies awarded 36 full shares, 14.417 partial shares and six cash awards. Toronto Blue Jays (Share of Players' Pool: $556,020.44; value of each full share: $11,830.22) - The Blue Jays awarded 33 full shares and 14 partial shares. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.
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