BY THE WAY

Most recent baseball sales:

* ANGELS (1996)

Disney, $30 million (25%)

* ATLANTA (1976)

Ted Turner, $12 million

* BALTIMORE (1992)

Peter Angelos, $173 million

* BOSTON (1977)

Haywood Sullivan, $18.5 million (25%)

* CHICAGO CUBS (1981)

Chicago Tribune, $20.5 million (81%)

* CHICAGO WHITE SOX (1980)

Jerry Reinsdorf, Eddie Einhorn, $20 million.

* CINCINNATI (1984)

Marge Schott, $25 million

* CLEVELAND (1986)

Richard and David Jacobs, $26 million

* DETROIT (1983)

Tom Monaghan, $43 million.

* HOUSTON (1992)

Drayton McLane, $115 million.

* KANSAS CITY (1990)

Ewing Kauffman, $34 million (50%).

* MILWAUKEE (1970)

Bud Selig, $10.8 million.

* MINNESOTA (1984)

Carl Pohlad, $44 million.

* MONTREAL (1990)

Claude Brochu, $32 million.

* NEW YORK METS (1980)

Nelson Doubleday and Fred Wilpon, $21.3 million

* NEW YORK YANKEES (1973)

George Steinbrenner, $10 million

* OAKLAND (1995)

Steve Schott, $50 million

* PHILADELPHIA (1981)

Bill Giles, $30 million.

* PITTSBURGH (1995)

Kevin McClatchy, $85 million.

* ST. LOUIS (1951)

August Busch, $2 million.

* SAN DIEGO (1994)

John Moores, $40 million.

* SAN FRANCISCO (1994)

Peter Magowan, $100 million.

* SEATTLE (1992)

Nintendo, $75 million (49%).

* TEXAS (1989)

George Bush and Ed Rose, $46.4 million.

* TORONTO (1976)

Labatt Breweries, $7 million.

Top five franchises in each sport by estimated value:

NBA

New York: $205 million

Phoenix: $191 million

Detroit: $185 million

Chicago: $178 million

Lakers: $171 million

NHL

Detroit: $126 million

Chicago: $122 million

NY Rangers: $118 million

Boston: $111 million

Philadelphia: $102 million

NFL

Dallas: $272 million

Miami: $214 million

Baltimore: $201 million

San Francisco: $196 million

St. Louis: $193 million

BASEBALL

New York Yankees: $209 million

Baltimore: $168 million

Atlanta: $163 million

Toronto: $152 million

Dodgers: $147 million

Major Los Angeles area sports franchises:

* ANGELS--Started in 1961. Played in Wrigley Field in 1961, Dodger Stadium from 1962-65 and Anaheim Stadium from 1966-present. Changed name to Anaheim Angels for the 1997 season. Owned by Gene Autry. 25% of organization sold to Disney for $30 million in 1996.

* DODGERS--Moved by Walter O’Malley from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for 1958 season. Walter O’Malley died in 1979, leaving club to his son, Peter.

* CLIPPERS--Moved from San Diego to Los Angeles by owner Donald Sterling prior to the 1984-85 season.

* LAKERS--Moved to Los Angeles from Minneapolis in time for the 1960-61 season. Sold by Jack Kent Cooke to Jerry Buss in 1979.

* ANAHEIM AMIGOS--Played one season in the ABA, 1967-68. Moved to Los Angeles.

* LOS ANGELES STARS--Played from 1968-1970 in the ABA. Moved to Utah after the 1969-70 season.

KINGS--Franchise awarded to Jack Kent Cooke on February 9, 1966. Sold to Jerry Buss in 1979. Buss bought the Lakers, Kings and the Forum for $67.5 million. Club sold to Bruce McNall in 1988. Philip Anschutz and Edward Roski bought club in 1995.

MIGHTY DUCKS--Expansion franchise awarded to Disney Sports Enterprises for the 1993-94 season.

RAMS--Moved from Cleveland to Los Angeles for the 1946 season by owner Dan Reeves. Reeves dies of cancer in 1971. Carroll Rosenbloom trades his Baltimore Colts to Robert Irsay for the Rams in 1972. Rosenbloom dies in 1979 and his widow, Georgia, moves club to Anaheim. Club moves to St. Louis for the 1995 season.

RAIDERS--In 1982, Al Davis wins lawsuit against NFL and moves team from Oakland to Los Angeles. Davis moves Raiders back to Oakland before 1995 season.

EXPRESS--One of the first teams of the U.S. Football League. Play began in 1983. Owned by Bill Daniels and Alan Harmon. Team folded when league disbanded three years later.