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Divorces McCourt

Frank and Jamie McCourt

Dodgers owner; she was the team’s CEO. 1979–2011.

She ran the Dodgers until the day after they were knocked out of the playoffs.

TL;DR

  • They met as Georgetown freshmen and married in 1979. They announced their separation on October 14, 2009, after nearly 30 years. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))
  • She was fired as Dodgers CEO on October 22, 2009, the day after the team was eliminated. A judge later threw out the postnup Frank said gave him the team. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))
  • They settled in October 2011: about $130 million for her, and she dropped her claim to the Dodgers. Five months later he agreed to sell them for a record $2 billion. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))
Los Angeles DodgersFINAL 2011

Frank and Jamie McCourt

1979–2011

$130M

Her settlement, October 2011. She gave up her claim to the Dodgers.

Years
30
Kids
—
Per day
$12K
Rank
#25
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The box score

The marriage, scored like a season.

YRS
30
years married
DAYS
~11,000
days married, approximate
KIDS
—
not tallied here
SET
$130M
settlement
$/DAY
$12K
per day married
RK
#25
of 46 on record

Advanced stats

Per hour married
$492
Median U.S. household incomes, per day
0.1
In $1 bills, stacked
9 miles

Per-day figures divide the settlement by the days married, approximate where the exact dates aren’t public. Household income: U.S. Census Bureau, Income in the United States: 2024, Sep 9, 2025. $1-bill thickness: Bureau of Engraving and Printing, currency facts (archived).

The receipts

15x

The Dodgers’ sale price compared with her settlement.

(Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

1 day

Between the Dodgers’ playoff elimination and her firing as CEO.

(Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

3 days

How long a June 2011 settlement lasted before MLB rejected the TV deal it depended on.

(Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

The settlement and the team

Where it ranks

No. 25 of 46 divorces with a reported price tag.

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Timeline

  1. 1979

    Married. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

  2. Oct 14, 2009

    Separation announced. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

  3. Oct 22, 2009

    She’s fired as Dodgers CEO. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

  4. Dec 7, 2010

    A judge invalidates the postnup. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

  5. Jun 20, 2011

    MLB rejects the TV deal; a 3-day-old settlement collapses. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

  6. Oct 17, 2011

    Settled: about $130 million. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

  7. May 1, 2012

    Dodgers sale closes at $2 billion. (Wikipedia: Frank McCourt (executive))

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