League Financial Report
Wednesday, 10/25/1898
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Washington$95,181,429    
Brooklyn$83,211,643    
Chicago (N)$74,434,286    
Indianapolis$73,850,714    
Boston (A)$71,289,999    
Cincinnati$69,523,715    
Columbus$63,156,714    
Pittsburgh$59,499,469    
New York (N)$59,351,145    
10 Louisville$55,585,296    
11 Philadelphia (A)$52,403,000    
12 Cleveland$52,166,689    
13 Philadelphia (N)$49,507,857    
14 Baltimore$47,545,716    
15 Boston (N)$33,092,856    
16 St. Louis (N)$32,640,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
LF Mike TiernanPIT $21,100,000   
P  Larry MckeonBRO $21,050,500   
3B Denny LyonsCOL $20,000,000   
P  Jack StivettsIND $15,000,000   
P  Hardie HendersonWAS $15,000,000   
C  Fred CarrollCIN $14,000,004   
LF Bill JohnsonBOS $13,800,000   
P  Adonis TerryWAS $13,000,000   
P  Toad RamseyNYG $12,000,000   
10 RF Jesse BurkettIND $11,000,000   
11 P  Charlie GetzienPHI $11,000,000   
12 CF Paul RadfordCOL $10,980,000   
13 P  Al MaysBAL $10,750,001   
14 P  Pete WoodBRO $10,505,500   
15 2B Jack CrooksPHA $10,000,000   
16 3B Willie KeelerIND $10,000,000   
17 1B Billy HamiltonCLE $9,900,420   
18 3B Oyster BurnsCOL $9,700,000   
19 LF Tommy MccarthyBSN $9,650,000   
20 CF Pete BrowningWAS $9,350,000   
21 P  Jim HandiboeCIN $8,780,000   
22 SS Dusty MillerLOU $8,740,000   
23 RF Ed DelahantyIND $8,680,000   
24 1B Hugh DuffyNYG $8,550,000   
25 P  Darby O'brienWAS $8,200,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1898ATTENDANCE 1897   
Cincinnati3,374,4793,323,076   
Chicago (N)2,926,0582,411,583   
Boston (A)2,753,1452,721,771   
Indianapolis2,749,9262,439,221   
Baltimore2,384,0591,916,196   
Philadelphia (A)2,200,9582,116,108   
Cleveland2,179,3641,547,443   
Washington1,982,0062,436,399   
St. Louis (N)1,935,595980,581   
10 New York (N)1,875,7692,112,470   
11 Louisville1,832,5832,104,417   
12 Philadelphia (N)1,624,7951,594,799   
13 Boston (N)1,609,3502,003,724   
14 Columbus1,564,5931,743,722   
15 Brooklyn1,078,9471,646,129   
16 Pittsburgh925,769734,373   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
Chicago (N)Win Now!32.30 
BrooklynBalanced31.76 
Boston (A)Balanced31.55 
LouisvilleBalanced31.50 
CincinnatiBalanced31.04 
ClevelandWin Now!30.77 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced30.61 
BaltimoreBalanced30.48 
WashingtonBalanced30.45 
10 New York (N)Balanced30.35 
11 IndianapolisBalanced30.32 
12 ColumbusRebuilding!30.11 
13 Boston (N)Balanced29.91 
14 St. Louis (N)Win Now!29.07 
15 Philadelphia (A)Balanced28.91 
16 PittsburghBalanced27.79 
 AVERAGE 30.45 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,384,0591,916,196  
Attendance / Game29,43323,657  
Attendance Revenue$23,840,590$19,161,960  
Revenue / Game$294,328$236,567  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,117,418$8,963,904  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,647,762$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,840,590$23,840,590  
     
Payroll$47,545,716   
Total Revenue$65,605,770$56,125,864  
Total Player Expenses$47,773,863$35,603,025  
Total +/-$17,831,907$20,522,839  
     
Cash$11,650,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$11,910,863   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,230,148   
Louisville Colonels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,832,5832,104,417  
Attendance / Game22,62425,980  
Attendance Revenue$18,325,830$21,044,170  
Revenue / Game$226,245$259,805  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$24,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,344,752$8,276,141  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,325,830$18,325,830  
     
Payroll$55,585,296   
Total Revenue$56,670,582$53,320,311  
Total Player Expenses$55,182,401$54,149,760  
Total +/-$1,488,181$-829,449  
     
Cash$8,005,440   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$3,675,413   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,740,455   
Columbus Solons
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,564,5931,743,722  
Attendance / Game19,31621,527  
Attendance Revenue$17,210,523$19,180,942  
Revenue / Game$212,476$236,802  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,622,190$8,788,515  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,830,802  
Attendance Revenue$17,210,523$17,210,523  
     
Payroll$63,156,714   
Total Revenue$55,832,713$59,800,259  
Total Player Expenses$63,023,974$57,889,210  
Total +/-$-7,191,261$1,911,049  
     
Cash$4,806,910   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,623,034   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Boston (A) Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest83 / 100   
Attendance2,753,1452,721,771  
Attendance / Game33,98933,602  
Attendance Revenue$30,284,595$29,939,481  
Revenue / Game$373,884$369,623  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,056,711$9,868,287  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,284,595$30,284,595  
     
Payroll$71,289,999   
Total Revenue$76,341,306$71,807,768  
Total Player Expenses$70,789,464$75,140,162  
Total +/-$5,551,842$-3,332,394  
     
Cash$11,667,606   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,652,042   
$$ left for Free Agents$16,185,375   
Indianapolis Hoosiers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest78 / 100   
Attendance2,749,9262,439,221  
Attendance / Game33,95030,114  
Attendance Revenue$27,499,260$24,392,210  
Revenue / Game$339,497$301,138  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,669,378$9,604,160  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,661,475  
Attendance Revenue$27,499,260$27,499,260  
     
Payroll$73,850,714   
Total Revenue$65,168,638$65,657,845  
Total Player Expenses$73,850,454$58,621,053  
Total +/-$-8,681,816$7,036,792  
     
Cash$11,738,934   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$5,135,304   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance2,200,9582,116,108  
Attendance / Game27,17226,125  
Attendance Revenue$22,009,580$21,161,080  
Revenue / Game$271,723$261,248  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,364,902$10,557,655  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,009,580$22,009,580  
     
Payroll$52,403,000   
Total Revenue$64,374,482$61,718,735  
Total Player Expenses$51,018,393$54,766,698  
Total +/-$13,356,089$6,952,037  
     
Cash$9,406,866   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,093,935   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,722,601   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,982,0062,436,399  
Attendance / Game24,46930,079  
Attendance Revenue$21,802,066$26,800,389  
Revenue / Game$269,161$330,869  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$37,544,870$38,140,909  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,802,066$21,802,066  
     
Payroll$95,181,429   
Total Revenue$93,346,936$98,941,298  
Total Player Expenses$95,060,640$106,687,299  
Total +/-$-1,713,704$-7,746,001  
     
Cash$7,253,999   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,831,964   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,013,868   
Cleveland Spiders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest75 / 100   
Attendance2,179,3641,547,443  
Attendance / Game26,90619,104  
Attendance Revenue$23,973,004$17,021,873  
Revenue / Game$295,963$210,147  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,481,221$10,302,253  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,126,245$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,973,004$23,973,004  
     
Payroll$52,166,689   
Total Revenue$66,580,470$57,324,126  
Total Player Expenses$51,171,357$60,410,251  
Total +/-$15,409,113$-3,086,125  
     
Cash$3,771,162   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,406,695   
$$ left for Free Agents$8,928,599   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest95 / 100   
Attendance3,374,4793,323,076  
Attendance / Game41,66041,026  
Attendance Revenue$37,558,733$36,553,836  
Revenue / Game$463,688$451,282  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,353,915$10,132,698  
Play-Offs Revenue$5,427,819$2,831,142  
Attendance Revenue$37,558,733$37,558,733  
     
Payroll$69,523,715   
Total Revenue$89,340,467$85,517,676  
Total Player Expenses$72,677,670$89,649,300  
Total +/-$16,662,797$-4,131,624  
     
Cash$7,087,191   
Ticket Price$15   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,866,442   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,250,010   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest33 / 100   
Attendance925,769734,373  
Attendance / Game11,4299,066  
Attendance Revenue$10,249,533$7,343,730  
Revenue / Game$126,537$90,663  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$24,000,000$24,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,693,567$7,715,537  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,249,533$10,249,533  
     
Payroll$59,499,469   
Total Revenue$41,943,100$39,059,267  
Total Player Expenses$55,853,404$47,290,855  
Total +/-$-13,910,304$-8,231,588  
     
Cash$-5,000,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Boston (N) Beaneaters
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest33 / 100   
Attendance1,609,3502,003,724  
Attendance / Game19,86924,737  
Attendance Revenue$12,874,800$16,029,792  
Revenue / Game$158,948$197,899  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,954,775$9,156,397  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,874,800$12,874,800  
     
Payroll$33,092,856   
Total Revenue$51,829,575$51,186,189  
Total Player Expenses$32,913,886$34,745,531  
Total +/-$18,915,689$16,440,658  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$48,036,189   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,093,333   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest37 / 100   
Attendance1,624,7951,594,799  
Attendance / Game20,05919,689  
Attendance Revenue$16,247,950$15,947,990  
Revenue / Game$200,592$196,889  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,606,448$8,757,912  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,247,950$16,247,950  
     
Payroll$49,507,857   
Total Revenue$52,854,398$52,705,902  
Total Player Expenses$49,348,919$50,755,942  
Total +/-$3,505,479$1,949,960  
     
Cash$12,841,996   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,084,565   
$$ left for Free Agents$16,040,041   
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,078,9471,646,129  
Attendance / Game13,32020,323  
Attendance Revenue$13,951,991$21,399,677  
Revenue / Game$172,247$264,194  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,761,159$11,760,918  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,951,991$13,951,991  
     
Payroll$83,211,643   
Total Revenue$57,713,150$73,160,595  
Total Player Expenses$82,404,473$85,835,816  
Total +/-$-24,691,323$-12,675,221  
     
Cash$-5,000,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
St. Louis (N) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,935,595980,581  
Attendance / Game23,89612,106  
Attendance Revenue$14,085,716$7,844,648  
Revenue / Game$173,898$96,848  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$24,000,000$24,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,588,595$8,442,954  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,085,716$14,085,716  
     
Payroll$32,640,000   
Total Revenue$46,674,311$40,287,602  
Total Player Expenses$31,746,363$37,318,929  
Total +/-$14,927,948$2,968,673  
     
Cash$18,673   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,629,608   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,666,275   
Chicago (N) Orphans
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance2,926,0582,411,583  
Attendance / Game36,12429,773  
Attendance Revenue$35,669,595$28,938,996  
Revenue / Game$440,365$357,272  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,974,789$10,753,611  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,271,150$5,190,322  
Attendance Revenue$35,669,595$35,669,595  
     
Payroll$74,434,286   
Total Revenue$84,915,534$78,882,929  
Total Player Expenses$77,075,401$78,653,194  
Total +/-$7,840,133$229,735  
     
Cash$10,201,863   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$40,506,137   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,460,184   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance1,875,7692,112,470  
Attendance / Game23,15826,080  
Attendance Revenue$18,757,690$21,124,700  
Revenue / Game$231,576$260,799  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,470,688$10,676,445  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,757,690$18,757,690  
     
Payroll$59,351,145   
Total Revenue$63,228,378$65,801,145  
Total Player Expenses$59,350,968$71,745,063  
Total +/-$3,877,410$-5,943,918  
     
Cash$-5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$5,934,920   
$$ left for Free Agents$1,450,000   

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