League Financial Report
Sunday, 10/22/1920
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Pittsburgh$92,450,006    
Boston (N)$90,482,985    
Cincinnati$86,945,793    
Washington$82,799,858    
Cleveland$73,508,569    
Boston (A)$71,993,571    
St. Louis (A)$66,357,144    
Philadelphia (A)$61,888,570    
New York (N)$60,906,857    
10 St. Louis (N)$58,562,143    
11 Philadelphia (N)$58,465,714    
12 Detroit$57,321,429    
13 Brooklyn$54,598,428    
14 Chicago (A)$46,894,999    
15 Chicago (N)$39,108,000    
16 New York (A)$37,544,286    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
SS Rogers HornsbyPHI $14,260,000   
CF Tris SpeakerBOS $14,040,000   
CF Ty CobbBSN $13,500,000   
P  Lefty TylerBSN $13,454,000   
P  Dutch LeonardBRO $13,250,500   
CF Benny KauffCLE $13,200,000   
2B Eddie CollinsPIT $12,060,000   
P  Walter JohnsonCLE $11,900,000   
P  Eddie CicotteSLA $11,690,000   
10 P  Dick RudolphNYN $11,500,000   
11 LF Joe JacksonSLA $11,260,000   
12 LF Zack WheatWAS $10,000,000   
13 2B Ken WilliamsPHA $9,830,000   
14 RF Harry HeilmannNYY $9,830,000   
15 3B Heinie ZimmermanCIN $8,800,000   
16 P  George McquillanNYY $8,690,000   
17 CF Braggo RothSTL $8,500,000   
18 P  Lefty WilliamsWAS $8,500,000   
19 LF Sherry MageeBOS $8,400,000   
20 1B Jack FournierBSN $8,300,000   
21 2B Larry DoyleCIN $8,300,000   
22 RF Cy WilliamsPHA $8,080,000   
23 P  Pete AlexanderPIT $7,790,000   
24 LF Bobby VeachDET $7,650,000   
25 P  Hippo VaughnCHA $7,650,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1920ATTENDANCE 1919   
Cleveland3,347,8643,259,534   
Pittsburgh3,264,7482,646,481   
St. Louis (N)3,143,7162,911,368   
Brooklyn3,080,8802,362,760   
Boston (A)2,997,6293,247,575   
Philadelphia (A)2,995,0182,172,721   
Washington2,902,5472,749,886   
St. Louis (A)2,819,4263,004,318   
Boston (N)2,678,4883,023,367   
10 Cincinnati2,561,5102,760,042   
11 Detroit2,285,4431,986,958   
12 New York (N)1,995,5142,621,157   
13 Chicago (N)1,993,7022,199,632   
14 New York (A)1,565,3972,470,435   
15 Philadelphia (N)1,483,9111,753,760   
16 Chicago (A)1,416,9831,659,016   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
PittsburghBalanced31.35 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced31.25 
Boston (N)Win Now!31.00 
CincinnatiBalanced30.14 
Boston (A)Balanced30.09 
New York (N)Balanced30.00 
WashingtonWin Now!29.86 
St. Louis (A)Balanced29.62 
Philadelphia (A)Balanced29.34 
10 ClevelandBalanced29.27 
11 St. Louis (N)Balanced28.59 
12 Chicago (A)Balanced28.52 
13 Chicago (N)Balanced28.14 
14 DetroitBalanced28.05 
15 New York (A)Balanced27.97 
16 BrooklynBalanced26.84 
 AVERAGE 29.34 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest80 / 100   
Attendance2,997,6293,247,575  
Attendance / Game37,00840,094  
Attendance Revenue$29,976,290$32,475,750  
Revenue / Game$370,078$400,935  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,464,841$12,214,266  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,976,290$29,976,290  
     
Payroll$71,993,571   
Total Revenue$81,441,131$83,690,016  
Total Player Expenses$70,806,152$60,902,928  
Total +/-$10,634,979$22,787,088  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,036,683   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,696,445   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest37 / 100   
Attendance1,565,3972,470,435  
Attendance / Game19,32630,499  
Attendance Revenue$15,653,970$24,704,350  
Revenue / Game$193,259$304,992  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,133,511$13,420,672  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,653,970$15,653,970  
     
Payroll$37,544,286   
Total Revenue$73,787,481$83,125,022  
Total Player Expenses$37,477,464$41,380,064  
Total +/-$36,310,017$41,744,958  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$79,385,022   
$$ left for Free Agents$65,580,736   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest83 / 100   
Attendance2,995,0182,172,721  
Attendance / Game36,97626,824  
Attendance Revenue$29,950,180$21,727,210  
Revenue / Game$369,755$268,237  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,728,885$11,526,764  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,066,246$1,831,398  
Attendance Revenue$29,950,180$29,950,180  
     
Payroll$61,888,570   
Total Revenue$84,745,311$74,085,372  
Total Player Expenses$67,482,318$65,790,876  
Total +/-$17,262,993$8,294,496  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,927,308   
$$ left for Free Agents$30,365,404   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest58 / 100   
Attendance2,902,5472,749,886  
Attendance / Game35,83433,949  
Attendance Revenue$29,025,470$27,498,860  
Revenue / Game$358,339$339,492  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,420,711$13,710,474  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,025,470$29,025,470  
     
Payroll$82,799,858   
Total Revenue$87,446,181$86,209,334  
Total Player Expenses$82,311,216$64,181,276  
Total +/-$5,134,965$22,028,058  
     
Cash$17,100,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,919,000   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,509,476   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest35 / 100   
Attendance1,416,9831,659,016  
Attendance / Game17,49420,482  
Attendance Revenue$14,169,830$16,590,160  
Revenue / Game$174,936$204,817  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,516,008$10,735,300  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,169,830$14,169,830  
     
Payroll$46,894,999   
Total Revenue$61,685,838$64,325,460  
Total Player Expenses$49,866,770$46,717,704  
Total +/-$11,819,068$17,607,756  
     
Cash$19,650,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,405,460   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,080,461   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest88 / 100   
Attendance3,347,8643,259,534  
Attendance / Game41,33240,241  
Attendance Revenue$33,478,640$32,595,340  
Revenue / Game$413,317$402,412  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,549,051$15,269,498  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,673,724$3,193,359  
Attendance Revenue$33,478,640$33,478,640  
     
Payroll$73,508,569   
Total Revenue$99,701,415$100,058,197  
Total Player Expenses$73,670,084$69,201,288  
Total +/-$26,031,331$30,856,909  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,841,505   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,356,269   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,285,4431,986,958  
Attendance / Game28,21524,530  
Attendance Revenue$22,854,430$19,869,580  
Revenue / Game$282,153$245,303  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,572,950$10,634,456  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,854,430$22,854,430  
     
Payroll$57,321,429   
Total Revenue$68,427,380$65,504,036  
Total Player Expenses$63,781,740$47,326,070  
Total +/-$4,645,640$18,177,966  
     
Cash$17,175,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$31,842,371   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,357,607   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,819,4263,004,318  
Attendance / Game34,80837,090  
Attendance Revenue$28,194,260$30,043,180  
Revenue / Game$348,077$370,903  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,229,418$13,968,022  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$28,194,260$28,194,260  
     
Payroll$66,357,144   
Total Revenue$87,423,678$89,011,202  
Total Player Expenses$66,316,076$63,994,484  
Total +/-$21,107,602$25,016,718  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$48,074,535   
$$ left for Free Agents$42,654,058   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance2,678,4883,023,367  
Attendance / Game33,06837,326  
Attendance Revenue$26,784,880$30,233,670  
Revenue / Game$330,678$373,255  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,501,856$17,567,412  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,784,880$26,784,880  
     
Payroll$90,482,985   
Total Revenue$93,286,736$96,801,082  
Total Player Expenses$89,153,245$82,436,897  
Total +/-$4,133,491$14,364,185  
     
Cash$19,550,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$51,784,765   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,868,097   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance2,561,5102,760,042  
Attendance / Game31,62434,075  
Attendance Revenue$26,183,324$27,905,766  
Revenue / Game$323,251$344,516  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,935,289$14,895,717  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,183,324$26,183,324  
     
Payroll$86,945,793   
Total Revenue$90,118,613$91,801,483  
Total Player Expenses$93,996,170$74,630,998  
Total +/-$-3,877,557$17,170,485  
     
Cash$17,250,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,491,483   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,105,690   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest31 / 100   
Attendance1,483,9111,753,760  
Attendance / Game18,32021,651  
Attendance Revenue$14,839,110$17,537,600  
Revenue / Game$183,199$216,514  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,624,621$15,860,471  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,839,110$14,839,110  
     
Payroll$58,465,714   
Total Revenue$79,463,731$82,398,071  
Total Player Expenses$58,465,476$63,167,202  
Total +/-$20,998,255$19,230,869  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$48,478,072   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,932,357   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest88 / 100   
Attendance3,264,7482,646,481  
Attendance / Game40,30632,673  
Attendance Revenue$32,647,480$26,464,810  
Revenue / Game$403,055$326,726  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$41,464,749$41,530,125  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,800,886$4,401,256  
Attendance Revenue$32,647,480$32,647,480  
     
Payroll$92,450,006   
Total Revenue$126,913,115$121,396,191  
Total Player Expenses$103,405,186$96,857,102  
Total +/-$23,507,929$24,539,089  
     
Cash$19,125,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,399,930   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,669,929   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest85 / 100   
Attendance3,080,8802,362,760  
Attendance / Game38,03629,170  
Attendance Revenue$30,808,800$23,627,600  
Revenue / Game$380,356$291,699  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,822,318$9,634,615  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,321,054$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,808,800$30,808,800  
     
Payroll$54,598,428   
Total Revenue$74,952,172$66,262,215  
Total Player Expenses$53,994,946$46,493,372  
Total +/-$20,957,226$19,768,843  
     
Cash$16,975,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$26,300,216   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,638,787   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance1,993,7022,199,632  
Attendance / Game24,61427,156  
Attendance Revenue$21,930,722$24,195,952  
Revenue / Game$270,750$298,715  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,329,141$10,375,944  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,930,722$21,930,722  
     
Payroll$39,108,000   
Total Revenue$67,259,863$69,571,896  
Total Player Expenses$38,977,983$32,403,012  
Total +/-$28,281,880$37,168,884  
     
Cash$17,625,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,855,563   
$$ left for Free Agents$48,088,896   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,995,5142,621,157  
Attendance / Game24,63632,360  
Attendance Revenue$19,955,140$26,211,570  
Revenue / Game$246,360$323,600  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,567,198$11,544,457  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,955,140$19,955,140  
     
Payroll$60,906,857   
Total Revenue$72,522,338$76,756,027  
Total Player Expenses$80,658,430$62,855,997  
Total +/-$-8,136,092$13,900,030  
     
Cash$18,275,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,196,360   
$$ left for Free Agents$36,124,170   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest85 / 100   
Attendance3,143,7162,911,368  
Attendance / Game38,81135,943  
Attendance Revenue$31,437,160$29,113,680  
Revenue / Game$388,113$359,428  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,502,293$11,322,845  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,173,018  
Attendance Revenue$31,437,160$31,437,160  
     
Payroll$58,562,143   
Total Revenue$79,939,453$79,609,543  
Total Player Expenses$58,185,910$46,427,058  
Total +/-$21,753,543$33,182,485  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$48,796,525   
$$ left for Free Agents$38,874,382   

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