League Financial Report
Thursday, 10/26/1909
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Cleveland$85,890,000    
Brooklyn$80,570,071    
Pittsburgh$61,807,143    
St. Louis (N)$61,048,571    
New York (A)$56,332,858    
Boston (A)$53,620,714    
New York (N)$52,415,714    
St. Louis (A)$51,305,009    
Philadelphia (N)$50,214,286    
10 Chicago (A)$49,375,714    
11 Cincinnati$47,933,135    
12 Boston (N)$44,022,857    
13 Detroit$41,062,857    
14 Washington$40,289,999    
15 Chicago (N)$35,722,857    
16 Philadelphia (A)$22,328,828    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
CF Roger BresnahanNYA $16,130,000   
2B Honus WagnerCLE $15,000,000   
3B Willie KeelerPIT $13,500,000   
LF Jimmy BarrettBOS $11,000,000   
P  Mal EasonBSN $10,000,000   
LF Emmet HeidrickSLN $9,960,000   
P  Noodles HahnBRO $9,550,000   
P  Nick AltrockSLN $9,000,000   
P  Doc WhiteSLN $9,000,000   
10 CF Ty CobbBOS $8,978,571   
11 LF Davy JonesDET $8,900,000   
12 P  Bill HillPIT $8,010,000   
13 P  Fred GladePHI $8,000,000   
14 P  Chief BenderPHI $8,000,000   
15 RF Roy ThomasBSN $8,000,000   
16 P  Jesse TannehillCLE $7,980,000   
17 RF Danny GreenBRO $7,980,000   
18 2B Tommy LeachCIN $7,750,000   
19 P  Frank OwenWAS $7,740,000   
20 RF Elmer FlickCHA $7,720,000   
21 LF Fred ClarkePIT $7,700,000   
22 P  George GillpatrickDET $7,600,000   
23 P  Bill BanksCHN $7,590,000   
24 CF Sam CrawfordBRO $7,510,000   
25 P  Bill DonovanBOS $7,500,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1909ATTENDANCE 1908   
St. Louis (N)3,642,7683,608,884   
Boston (A)3,438,1263,020,255   
Cleveland3,407,1453,612,760   
Brooklyn3,168,0933,156,776   
Chicago (A)2,970,2241,801,956   
Pittsburgh2,635,7652,827,965   
New York (N)2,408,8242,517,246   
Philadelphia (N)1,926,7781,793,272   
Washington1,872,2222,082,923   
10 Philadelphia (A)1,803,5362,318,760   
11 St. Louis (A)1,415,433815,321   
12 Boston (N)1,347,4141,561,995   
13 Chicago (N)1,211,1691,528,028   
14 Cincinnati1,035,6661,073,906   
15 New York (A)1,012,1521,456,227   
16 Detroit726,077774,331   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
BrooklynBalanced31.48 
ClevelandWin Now!31.17 
New York (N)Balanced30.73 
Chicago (A)Balanced30.28 
St. Louis (A)Balanced30.12 
Philadelphia (A)Rebuilding!29.95 
Boston (A)Win Now!29.72 
PittsburghBalanced29.57 
Chicago (N)Balanced29.51 
10 New York (A)Balanced29.13 
11 Boston (N)Rebuilding!29.09 
12 St. Louis (N)Win Now!29.07 
13 Philadelphia (N)Balanced29.04 
14 CincinnatiBalanced29.02 
15 DetroitRebuilding!28.30 
16 WashingtonRebuilding!28.03 
 AVERAGE 29.66 
New York (A) Highlanders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest55 / 100   
Attendance1,012,1521,456,227  
Attendance / Game12,49617,978  
Attendance Revenue$14,170,128$20,387,178  
Revenue / Game$174,940$251,694  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,649,939$10,716,175  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,170,128$14,170,128  
     
Payroll$56,332,858   
Total Revenue$62,820,067$69,103,353  
Total Player Expenses$55,462,170$55,036,945  
Total +/-$7,357,897$14,066,408  
     
Cash$13,950,000   
Ticket Price$14   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,238,354   
$$ left for Free Agents$26,720,495   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest37 / 100   
Attendance1,415,433815,321  
Attendance / Game17,47410,066  
Attendance Revenue$14,154,330$8,153,210  
Revenue / Game$174,745$100,657  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$24,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,201,339$8,096,023  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,154,330$14,154,330  
     
Payroll$51,305,009   
Total Revenue$46,355,669$42,249,233  
Total Player Expenses$50,781,500$42,124,450  
Total +/-$-4,425,831$124,783  
     
Cash$14,175,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$5,977,560   
$$ left for Free Agents$3,119,224   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest10 / 100   
Attendance726,077774,331  
Attendance / Game8,9649,560  
Attendance Revenue$7,260,770$7,743,310  
Revenue / Game$89,639$95,596  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,558,915$7,682,007  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$7,260,770$7,260,770  
     
Payroll$41,062,857   
Total Revenue$40,819,685$41,425,317  
Total Player Expenses$40,428,453$30,550,442  
Total +/-$391,232$10,874,875  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,841,982   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,362,460   
Boston (A) Pilgrims
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,438,1263,020,255  
Attendance / Game42,44637,287  
Attendance Revenue$37,819,386$33,222,805  
Revenue / Game$466,906$410,158  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$24,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,235,933$10,057,524  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,951,559$2,678,769  
Attendance Revenue$37,819,386$37,819,386  
     
Payroll$53,620,714   
Total Revenue$86,006,878$69,959,098  
Total Player Expenses$53,271,500$48,367,870  
Total +/-$32,735,378$21,591,228  
     
Cash$11,450,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$43,453,662   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,109,615   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest85 / 100   
Attendance2,970,2241,801,956  
Attendance / Game36,66922,246  
Attendance Revenue$29,702,240$18,019,560  
Revenue / Game$366,694$222,464  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,518,220$9,345,889  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,704,632$1,697,082  
Attendance Revenue$29,702,240$29,702,240  
     
Payroll$49,375,714   
Total Revenue$68,925,092$55,062,531  
Total Player Expenses$49,253,435$30,908,975  
Total +/-$19,671,657$24,153,556  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,998,782   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,989,735   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance1,803,5362,318,760  
Attendance / Game22,26628,627  
Attendance Revenue$18,035,360$23,187,600  
Revenue / Game$222,659$286,267  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,584,795$10,672,828  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,035,360$18,035,360  
     
Payroll$22,328,828   
Total Revenue$58,620,155$63,860,428  
Total Player Expenses$25,506,975$51,840,140  
Total +/-$33,113,180$12,020,288  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,553,761   
$$ left for Free Agents$56,531,600   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest40 / 100   
Attendance1,872,2222,082,923  
Attendance / Game23,11425,715  
Attendance Revenue$16,849,998$18,746,307  
Revenue / Game$208,025$231,436  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$31,696,117$32,340,589  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,849,998$16,849,998  
     
Payroll$40,289,999   
Total Revenue$82,546,115$77,086,896  
Total Player Expenses$39,458,047$46,445,259  
Total +/-$43,088,068$30,641,637  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$75,203,563   
$$ left for Free Agents$59,796,897   
Cleveland Broncos
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest94 / 100   
Attendance3,407,1453,612,760  
Attendance / Game42,06444,602  
Attendance Revenue$37,478,595$39,740,360  
Revenue / Game$462,699$490,622  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,670,200$12,408,313  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$37,478,595$37,478,595  
     
Payroll$85,890,000   
Total Revenue$88,148,795$90,148,673  
Total Player Expenses$100,780,255$87,711,674  
Total +/-$-12,631,460$2,436,999  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,862,007   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,258,673   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest21 / 100   
Attendance1,035,6661,073,906  
Attendance / Game12,78613,258  
Attendance Revenue$10,356,660$10,739,060  
Revenue / Game$127,860$132,581  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,912,836$8,984,716  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,356,660$10,356,660  
     
Payroll$47,933,135   
Total Revenue$45,269,496$47,723,776  
Total Player Expenses$47,566,331$49,477,844  
Total +/-$-2,296,835$-1,754,068  
     
Cash$13,245,932   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,931,375   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,036,573   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest91 / 100   
Attendance2,635,7652,827,965  
Attendance / Game32,54034,913  
Attendance Revenue$28,993,415$31,107,615  
Revenue / Game$357,943$384,045  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,006,495$7,884,610  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,651,829$1,771,365  
Attendance Revenue$28,993,415$28,993,415  
     
Payroll$61,807,143   
Total Revenue$72,651,739$72,763,590  
Total Player Expenses$71,196,996$66,736,000  
Total +/-$1,454,743$6,027,590  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$31,116,891   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,185,082   
Boston (N) Doves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,347,4141,561,995  
Attendance / Game16,63519,284  
Attendance Revenue$12,126,726$14,057,955  
Revenue / Game$149,713$173,555  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,382,661$8,416,087  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,126,726$12,126,726  
     
Payroll$44,022,857   
Total Revenue$50,509,387$52,474,042  
Total Player Expenses$48,554,058$45,385,596  
Total +/-$1,955,329$7,088,446  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,027,375   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,451,185   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest58 / 100   
Attendance1,926,7781,793,272  
Attendance / Game23,78722,139  
Attendance Revenue$19,267,780$17,932,720  
Revenue / Game$237,874$221,392  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,773,449$8,589,145  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,267,780$19,267,780  
     
Payroll$50,214,286   
Total Revenue$58,041,229$60,521,865  
Total Player Expenses$49,822,408$44,107,482  
Total +/-$8,218,821$16,414,383  
     
Cash$14,275,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,853,532   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,582,579   
Brooklyn Superbas
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest99 / 100   
Attendance3,168,0933,156,776  
Attendance / Game39,11238,973  
Attendance Revenue$38,017,116$37,881,312  
Revenue / Game$469,347$467,671  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,185,163$12,955,202  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$38,017,116$38,017,116  
     
Payroll$80,570,071   
Total Revenue$89,202,279$88,836,514  
Total Player Expenses$80,236,602$72,949,248  
Total +/-$8,965,677$15,887,266  
     
Cash$13,700,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$33,946,013   
$$ left for Free Agents$21,966,443   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,642,7683,608,884  
Attendance / Game44,97244,554  
Attendance Revenue$32,784,912$32,479,956  
Revenue / Game$404,752$400,987  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,067,502$9,894,033  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,260,243$2,431,134  
Attendance Revenue$32,784,912$32,784,912  
     
Payroll$61,048,571   
Total Revenue$80,112,657$72,805,123  
Total Player Expenses$60,526,708$65,913,965  
Total +/-$19,585,949$6,891,158  
     
Cash$11,450,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,883,989   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,775,418   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest24 / 100   
Attendance1,211,1691,528,028  
Attendance / Game14,95318,865  
Attendance Revenue$9,689,352$13,338,050  
Revenue / Game$119,622$164,667  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,038,501$11,228,689  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,689,352$9,689,352  
     
Payroll$35,722,857   
Total Revenue$50,727,853$54,566,739  
Total Player Expenses$35,668,453$44,739,148  
Total +/-$15,059,400$9,827,591  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$54,293,406   
$$ left for Free Agents$33,843,882   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest67 / 100   
Attendance2,408,8242,517,246  
Attendance / Game29,73931,077  
Attendance Revenue$24,088,240$25,172,460  
Revenue / Game$297,386$310,771  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,125,771$10,061,850  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,088,240$24,088,240  
     
Payroll$52,415,714   
Total Revenue$66,214,011$71,234,310  
Total Player Expenses$52,142,979$38,089,807  
Total +/-$14,071,032$33,144,503  
     
Cash$12,025,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,959,310   
$$ left for Free Agents$26,843,596   

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