League Financial Report
Wednesday, 10/25/1889
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Brooklyn$85,875,693    
Washington$85,687,142    
Philadelphia (A)$71,437,857    
New York (N)$62,297,843    
Cleveland$61,863,991    
Philadelphia (N)$61,048,571    
Louisville$58,131,860    
St. Louis (N)$55,181,428    
Boston (N)$52,435,715    
10 Kansas City$50,539,999    
11 Cincinnati$50,460,000    
12 Indianapolis$49,668,571    
13 Chicago (N)$49,441,429    
14 Baltimore$41,401,427    
15 Columbus$40,919,285    
16 Pittsburgh$36,651,721    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
P  James BurkeWAS $18,500,000   
1B Dan BrouthersWAS $17,600,000   
P  Jim WhitneyBSN $16,580,000   
P  Will SawyerCLE $15,990,000   
2B King KellyCLE $14,950,420   
1B Dave OrrBRO $14,505,500   
C  Ed SwartwoodCHN $13,000,000   
1B Roger ConnorSLN $12,750,000   
LF George GoreBRO $12,600,000   
10 P  Fred GoldsmithPHA $11,500,000   
11 P  Stump WiedmanIND $11,000,000   
12 1B Harry StoveyPHA $11,000,000   
13 3B Buck EwingNYG $10,580,000   
14 RF Abner DalrympleCHN $10,500,000   
15 2B Fred DunlapPHI $10,000,000   
16 SS Jimmy WolfLOU $9,510,000   
17 P  Charlie SweeneyKC $9,500,000   
18 CF Cap AnsonNYG $9,465,700   
19 P  Mickey WelchNYG $9,310,000   
20 CF George WoodCOL $9,000,000   
21 SS Jack RoweWAS $9,000,000   
22 2B Hardy RichardsonLOU $8,867,001   
23 C  Mike DorganNYG $8,500,000   
24 CF Jack ManningPIT $8,500,000   
25 SS Buttercup DickersonNYG $8,250,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1889ATTENDANCE 1888   
Brooklyn3,314,9393,314,794   
Philadelphia (N)3,313,9463,059,841   
Philadelphia (A)3,142,5093,103,536   
Kansas City3,136,5652,491,788   
Washington2,861,4842,969,583   
Boston (N)2,736,2062,922,396   
Baltimore2,735,5572,921,095   
St. Louis (N)2,384,3721,712,358   
New York (N)1,841,9461,757,792   
10 Chicago (N)1,510,0441,820,389   
11 Louisville1,456,7211,191,338   
12 Indianapolis1,293,6921,583,292   
13 Cincinnati1,260,7841,700,645   
14 Columbus1,177,3691,601,182   
15 Cleveland1,136,0921,533,834   
16 Pittsburgh1,097,4181,549,276   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
BrooklynBalanced30.27 
Chicago (N)Win Now!29.76 
Kansas CityBalanced29.42 
IndianapolisBalanced29.12 
Boston (N)Balanced28.93 
CincinnatiBalanced28.68 
ClevelandBalanced28.53 
BaltimoreBalanced28.45 
Philadelphia (A)Win Now!28.39 
10 LouisvilleBalanced28.39 
11 St. Louis (N)Win Now!28.19 
12 Philadelphia (N)Balanced28.11 
13 PittsburghBalanced28.10 
14 ColumbusRebuilding!27.99 
15 New York (N)Balanced27.98 
16 WashingtonBalanced27.52 
 AVERAGE 28.61 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest68 / 100   
Attendance2,735,5572,921,095  
Attendance / Game33,36036,063  
Attendance Revenue$27,355,570$29,210,950  
Revenue / Game$333,605$360,629  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,632,572$9,613,794  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,355,570$27,355,570  
     
Payroll$41,401,427   
Total Revenue$70,988,142$72,824,744  
Total Player Expenses$40,905,002$74,533,277  
Total +/-$30,083,140$-1,708,533  
     
Cash$13,241,467   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$57,879,544   
$$ left for Free Agents$44,664,784   
Louisville Colonels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,456,7211,191,338  
Attendance / Game17,98414,708  
Attendance Revenue$14,567,210$11,913,380  
Revenue / Game$179,842$147,079  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,102,520$9,323,745  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,567,210$14,567,210  
     
Payroll$58,131,860   
Total Revenue$53,669,730$51,237,125  
Total Player Expenses$57,712,060$82,110,129  
Total +/-$-4,042,330$-30,873,004  
     
Cash$0   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$1,767,125   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Columbus Solons
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest33 / 100   
Attendance1,177,3691,601,182  
Attendance / Game14,53519,768  
Attendance Revenue$10,596,321$14,410,638  
Revenue / Game$130,819$177,909  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,852,376$9,033,023  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,596,321$10,596,321  
     
Payroll$40,919,285   
Total Revenue$47,448,697$53,443,661  
Total Player Expenses$42,372,306$63,677,502  
Total +/-$5,076,391$-10,233,841  
     
Cash$-5,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$12,053,661   
$$ left for Free Agents$5,524,376   
Kansas City Cowboys
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest85 / 100   
Attendance3,136,5652,491,788  
Attendance / Game38,72330,763  
Attendance Revenue$31,365,650$24,917,880  
Revenue / Game$387,230$307,628  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,634,129$9,481,535  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,926,914$1,825,765  
Attendance Revenue$31,365,650$31,365,650  
     
Payroll$50,539,999   
Total Revenue$72,926,693$66,225,180  
Total Player Expenses$50,600,253$58,872,976  
Total +/-$22,326,440$7,352,204  
     
Cash$11,503,059   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$33,377,474   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,362,475   
Indianapolis Hoosiers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest27 / 100   
Attendance1,293,6921,583,292  
Attendance / Game15,97219,547  
Attendance Revenue$12,423,477$15,021,372  
Revenue / Game$153,376$185,449  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,185,126$9,292,740  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,423,477$12,423,477  
     
Payroll$49,668,571   
Total Revenue$51,608,603$54,314,112  
Total Player Expenses$49,530,327$58,495,848  
Total +/-$2,078,276$-4,181,736  
     
Cash$-5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$5,437,445   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest90 / 100   
Attendance3,142,5093,103,536  
Attendance / Game38,79638,315  
Attendance Revenue$31,425,090$31,035,360  
Revenue / Game$387,964$383,153  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,301,600$10,114,593  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,636,031$0  
Attendance Revenue$31,425,090$31,425,090  
     
Payroll$71,437,857   
Total Revenue$79,362,721$75,149,953  
Total Player Expenses$70,628,037$69,122,726  
Total +/-$8,734,684$6,027,227  
     
Cash$11,625,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$16,791,621   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,337,096   
Washington Statesmen
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest68 / 100   
Attendance2,861,4842,969,583  
Attendance / Game35,32736,662  
Attendance Revenue$28,614,840$29,695,830  
Revenue / Game$353,270$366,615  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$38,652,268$38,647,025  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,580,371  
Attendance Revenue$28,614,840$28,614,840  
     
Payroll$85,687,142   
Total Revenue$103,267,108$109,923,226  
Total Player Expenses$84,761,346$81,598,531  
Total +/-$18,505,762$28,324,695  
     
Cash$13,825,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$26,624,521   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,480,713   
Cleveland Spiders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,136,0921,533,834  
Attendance / Game14,02618,936  
Attendance Revenue$12,497,012$16,872,174  
Revenue / Game$154,284$208,298  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,882,462$10,075,330  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,497,012$12,497,012  
     
Payroll$61,863,991   
Total Revenue$52,379,474$56,947,504  
Total Player Expenses$62,796,144$75,218,700  
Total +/-$-10,416,670$-18,271,196  
     
Cash$0   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$700,180   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest27 / 100   
Attendance1,260,7841,700,645  
Attendance / Game15,56520,996  
Attendance Revenue$12,607,840$17,130,034  
Revenue / Game$155,652$211,482  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,129,895$9,310,796  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,607,840$12,607,840  
     
Payroll$50,460,000   
Total Revenue$51,737,735$56,440,830  
Total Player Expenses$50,459,436$29,953,113  
Total +/-$1,278,299$26,487,717  
     
Cash$13,375,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,749,163   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,355,830   
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest23 / 100   
Attendance1,097,4181,549,276  
Attendance / Game13,54819,127  
Attendance Revenue$10,974,180$15,492,760  
Revenue / Game$135,484$191,269  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,964,782$9,120,722  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,974,180$10,974,180  
     
Payroll$36,651,721   
Total Revenue$47,938,962$52,613,482  
Total Player Expenses$36,597,523$47,798,063  
Total +/-$11,341,439$4,815,419  
     
Cash$14,425,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,437,949   
$$ left for Free Agents$30,386,761   
Boston (N) Beaneaters
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest71 / 100   
Attendance2,736,2062,922,396  
Attendance / Game33,78036,079  
Attendance Revenue$27,362,060$29,223,960  
Revenue / Game$337,803$360,790  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,973,348$9,825,675  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,362,060$27,362,060  
     
Payroll$52,435,715   
Total Revenue$73,335,408$75,049,635  
Total Player Expenses$52,401,591$62,725,244  
Total +/-$20,933,817$12,324,391  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,837,968   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,613,920   
Philadelphia (N) Quakers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest85 / 100   
Attendance3,313,9463,059,841  
Attendance / Game40,91337,776  
Attendance Revenue$33,139,460$30,598,410  
Revenue / Game$409,129$377,758  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,171,116$8,970,791  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,148,853$2,845,264  
Attendance Revenue$33,139,460$33,139,460  
     
Payroll$61,048,571   
Total Revenue$80,459,429$70,414,465  
Total Player Expenses$61,048,728$41,448,427  
Total +/-$19,410,701$28,966,038  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,502,535   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,520,630   
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest96 / 100   
Attendance3,314,9393,314,794  
Attendance / Game40,92540,923  
Attendance Revenue$33,722,332$33,147,940  
Revenue / Game$416,325$409,234  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,611,013$10,384,481  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,399,277$0  
Attendance Revenue$33,722,332$33,722,332  
     
Payroll$85,875,693   
Total Revenue$86,732,622$81,532,421  
Total Player Expenses$107,676,440$66,812,364  
Total +/-$-20,943,818$14,720,057  
     
Cash$11,625,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$11,025,204   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,281,728   
St. Louis (N) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance2,384,3721,712,358  
Attendance / Game29,43721,140  
Attendance Revenue$19,074,976$13,698,864  
Revenue / Game$235,494$169,122  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,832,886$8,675,543  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,333,083  
Attendance Revenue$19,074,976$19,074,976  
     
Payroll$55,181,428   
Total Revenue$57,907,862$53,707,490  
Total Player Expenses$56,329,633$61,472,305  
Total +/-$1,578,229$-7,764,815  
     
Cash$61,398   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$14,380,806   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Chicago (N) White Stockings
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest34 / 100   
Attendance1,510,0441,820,389  
Attendance / Game18,64322,474  
Attendance Revenue$13,590,396$16,383,501  
Revenue / Game$167,783$202,265  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,022,872$10,200,184  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,590,396$13,590,396  
     
Payroll$49,441,429   
Total Revenue$53,613,268$56,583,685  
Total Player Expenses$49,441,266$52,693,837  
Total +/-$4,172,002$3,889,848  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,520,352   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,142,256   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,841,9461,757,792  
Attendance / Game22,74021,701  
Attendance Revenue$18,419,460$17,577,920  
Revenue / Game$227,401$217,011  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,683,188$9,649,766  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,419,460$18,419,460  
     
Payroll$62,297,843   
Total Revenue$56,102,648$55,227,686  
Total Player Expenses$62,630,427$65,050,111  
Total +/-$-6,527,779$-9,822,425  
     
Cash$5,177,575   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$4,175,227   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   

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