Pirates Wild Card Tickets Most Expensive Than Any NLDS Series
September 30, 2013
With two road wins to close out the season, the Pirates will host a playoff game for the first time in 21 years. While they clinched a playoff birth last week, they were not assured of a home playoff game until today. It had been 21 years, so really, what was another day to wait for Pirates fans? If there was any question about their fans excitement, the $270 average price for Pittsburgh Pirates tickets to the game Tuesday, put that to rest. It is $72 more than the average price for the AL Wild Card, which will be hosted in Cleveland on Wednesday night. It’s also $152 more expensive than the Rangers and Rays wild card tie-breaker tomorrow night.... To read the rest of this article, visit Forbes.com.
Also, here is a spreadsheet detailing prices for MLB playoff tickets for the Wild Card and LDS rounds:
| Team | LDS Avg. | Reg Season Avg | LDS Premium |
| Cincinnatti Reds | $168.00 | $45.00 | 273.33% |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | $287.00 | $51.00 | 462.75% |
| Atlanta Braves | $105.00 | $52.00 | 101.92% |
| St. Louis Cardinals | $145.00 | $57.72 | 151.21% |
| Los Angeles Dodgers | $166.00 | $53.61 | 209.64% |
| NL Avg | $174.20 | $51.87 | 192.39% |
| Boston Red Sox | $337.00 | $100.60 | 234.99% |
| Detroit Tigers | $94.00 | $60.79 | 54.63% |
| Oakland A's | $175.00 | $55.00 | 218.18% |
| Indians | $274.00 | $57.80 | 374.05% |
| Rays | $153.00 | $54.15 | 182.55% |
| Rangers | $176.00 | $57.47 | 206.25% |
| AL Avg | $201.50 | $64.30 | 259.01% |
| Game | Host | Avg. Price | Season Avg. | 1-Game Premium |
| AL Tiebreaker | Rangers | $118.00 | $57.47 | 105.32% |
| AL Wild Card | Indians | $198.00 | $57.80 | 242.56% |
| NL Wild Card | Pirates | $270.00 | $51.00 | 429.41% |
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