Breaking Down MLB Beer Costs: How much does $50 get you?

There is nothing like being at the ball park on a hot summer day with a cold beer surrounded by good friends debating who deserved the MVP more, Trout or Cabrera. But with games lasting three hours on average, beer costs can put a meaningful dent in the wallet. 

For all the thirsty baseball fans out there, we decided to take a look at which MLB teams have the most affordable beer prices. Specifically, if you and a buddy go to a baseball game with $50 in your pocket, how many beers can you afford?

For the purposes of this calculation:

• Gratuity is excluded
• Assume $1 USD = $1 CAD (the exchange rate at time of writing) 
• The prices do not include local and federal sales tax.
• We used a 16 ounce cup (the standard serving size for beer in most arenas)

Here are how the teams stacked up:

Rank	Team	How many Beers $50 Buys	Cost (16 oz.)
1	Arizona Diamondbacks		4.57
2	Pittsburgh Pirates		5.00
3	Los Angeles Angels		5.14
4	Seattle Mariners		5.50
5	Baltimore Orioles		5.56
6	Minnesota Twins		5.60
7	Houston Astros		5.71
8	Oakland Athletics		5.71
9	San Diego Padres		5.71
10	Tampa Bay Rays		5.71
11	Milwaukee Brewers		5.75
12	Philadelphia Phillies		5.90
13	Colorado Rockies		6.00
14	Kansas City Royals		6.00
15	San Francisco Giants		6.25
16	Los Angeles Dodgers		6.26
17	Chicago White Sox		6.50
18	Texas Rangers		6.50
19	Washington Nationals		6.50
20	Detroit Tigers		6.75
21	Atlanta Braves		7.00
22	Chicago Cubs		7.00
23	Cincinnati Reds		7.33
24	Cleveland Indians		7.33
25	New York Mets		7.67
26	Miami Marlins		8.00
27	New York Yankees		8.00
28	Toronto Blue Jays		8.22
29	St. Louis Cardinals		9.00
30	Boston Red Sox		9.67
	MLB Average		6.51

Here are a few things we learned:

• For each beer you buy at a Red Sox game, you could've have purchased 2 beers for the same price at a Diamondbacks game.
• If you spent $50 on yourself at a Diamondbacks game, you'd have to drink 1 beer per inning and have one left over for an extra inning.
• The average cost is $6.51 per 16 oz. of beer.

For more on beer prices see NBA beer prices, NHL beer prices, and NFL beer prices.