League Financial Report
Sunday, 10/22/1925
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Cincinnati$89,947,143    
Cleveland$85,424,999    
New York (N)$78,942,857    
Boston (A)$75,851,714    
Philadelphia (N)$68,784,285    
Brooklyn$67,872,985    
Philadelphia (A)$64,735,997    
Chicago (N)$64,398,572    
St. Louis (N)$64,031,428    
10 Detroit$63,460,286    
11 Pittsburgh$60,396,309    
12 Washington$58,415,714    
13 St. Louis (A)$56,407,714    
14 Chicago (A)$39,630,571    
15 Boston (N)$20,814,286    
16 New York (A)$18,411,429    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
LF Babe RuthCHC $20,760,001   
CF Oscar CharlestonNYN $19,000,000   
P  Dutch LeonardCIN $18,000,000   
3B John BeckwithPIT $17,500,000   
SS Rogers HornsbyPHI $17,500,000   
P  Jesse BarnesCIN $15,000,000   
LF Joe JacksonSLA $15,000,000   
1B Benny KauffBOS $13,200,000   
P  Walter JohnsonCLE $12,900,000   
10 RF Braggo RothSTL $12,500,000   
11 CF Charles BlackwellWAS $12,500,000   
12 P  John DonaldsonCIN $12,000,000   
13 1B George SislerWAS $12,000,000   
14 3B Dick LundyCLE $11,500,000   
15 CF Ken WilliamsPHA $11,130,000   
16 C  Jimmy LyonsNYN $11,000,000   
17 P  John Williams BRO $10,550,000   
18 LF Austin MchenryCLE $10,500,000   
19 P  Speed MartinCLE $10,500,000   
20 SS George CarrCLE $9,500,000   
21 CF Oscar JohnsonBOS $9,340,000   
22 P  Dazzy VanceSTL $9,000,000   
23 LF George HarperSTL $9,000,000   
24 2B Johnny MostilSTL $8,500,000   
25 P  Pete AlexanderPIT $8,320,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1925ATTENDANCE 1924   
Brooklyn3,485,0713,423,148   
Boston (A)3,381,2402,851,487   
Cleveland3,261,7183,615,726   
Philadelphia (N)3,176,5382,539,199   
Washington3,003,9493,376,604   
Philadelphia (A)2,976,2172,609,264   
Detroit2,508,0342,737,472   
Cincinnati2,287,0112,845,235   
New York (N)2,280,6392,765,832   
10 Chicago (N)2,051,7491,877,792   
11 St. Louis (A)1,953,2741,394,297   
12 Chicago (A)1,754,8071,435,436   
13 St. Louis (N)1,659,4682,425,205   
14 Pittsburgh1,353,6901,402,851   
15 New York (A)1,163,2511,364,276   
16 Boston (N)1,011,7641,156,756   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
CincinnatiBalanced31.15 
BrooklynBalanced30.91 
Philadelphia (A)Balanced30.23 
PittsburghBalanced30.22 
Boston (A)Balanced29.89 
St. Louis (A)Balanced29.58 
ClevelandBalanced29.51 
DetroitWin Now!29.46 
New York (N)Balanced29.40 
10 Philadelphia (N)Balanced28.98 
11 Boston (N)Win Now!28.90 
12 Chicago (A)Balanced28.87 
13 St. Louis (N)Balanced28.85 
14 WashingtonWin Now!28.69 
15 Chicago (N)Balanced28.28 
16 New York (A)Balanced28.21 
 AVERAGE 29.42 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest91 / 100   
Attendance3,381,2402,851,487  
Attendance / Game41,74435,204  
Attendance Revenue$33,812,400$28,514,870  
Revenue / Game$417,437$352,035  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,589,286$12,393,399  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,519,711$0  
Attendance Revenue$33,812,400$33,812,400  
     
Payroll$75,851,714   
Total Revenue$86,921,397$79,908,269  
Total Player Expenses$79,594,412$75,979,723  
Total +/-$7,326,985$3,928,546  
     
Cash$1,200,665   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,723,934   
$$ left for Free Agents$5,257,220   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest22 / 100   
Attendance1,163,2511,364,276  
Attendance / Game14,36116,843  
Attendance Revenue$11,632,510$13,642,760  
Revenue / Game$143,611$168,429  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,369,161$12,622,767  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,632,510$11,632,510  
     
Payroll$18,411,429   
Total Revenue$63,001,671$67,265,527  
Total Player Expenses$18,072,546$16,610,004  
Total +/-$44,929,125$50,655,523  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$76,542,194   
$$ left for Free Agents$66,854,098   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance2,976,2172,609,264  
Attendance / Game36,74332,213  
Attendance Revenue$29,762,170$26,092,640  
Revenue / Game$367,434$322,131  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,065,763$11,933,358  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,583,378  
Attendance Revenue$29,762,170$29,762,170  
     
Payroll$64,735,997   
Total Revenue$80,827,933$78,609,376  
Total Player Expenses$69,625,684$61,131,630  
Total +/-$11,202,249$17,477,746  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$58,083,334   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,290,001   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest81 / 100   
Attendance3,003,9493,376,604  
Attendance / Game37,08641,686  
Attendance Revenue$30,039,490$33,766,040  
Revenue / Game$370,858$416,865  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,346,364$14,294,417  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,039,490$30,039,490  
     
Payroll$58,415,714   
Total Revenue$93,385,854$91,060,457  
Total Player Expenses$57,211,618$75,079,209  
Total +/-$36,174,236$15,981,248  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$51,885,458   
$$ left for Free Agents$58,644,743   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance1,754,8071,435,436  
Attendance / Game21,66417,721  
Attendance Revenue$17,548,070$14,354,360  
Revenue / Game$216,643$177,214  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$29,000,000$29,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,150,002$9,981,609  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,548,070$17,548,070  
     
Payroll$39,630,571   
Total Revenue$56,698,072$53,335,969  
Total Player Expenses$39,218,490$32,991,973  
Total +/-$17,479,582$20,343,996  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,779,302   
$$ left for Free Agents$33,705,398   
Cleveland
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest86 / 100   
Attendance3,261,7183,615,726  
Attendance / Game40,26844,639  
Attendance Revenue$32,617,180$37,702,649  
Revenue / Game$402,681$465,465  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$55,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,618,505$16,319,260  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$32,617,180$32,617,180  
     
Payroll$85,424,999   
Total Revenue$102,235,685$109,021,909  
Total Player Expenses$85,155,124$85,236,790  
Total +/-$17,080,561$23,785,119  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$58,131,909   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,596,910   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest67 / 100   
Attendance2,508,0342,737,472  
Attendance / Game30,96333,796  
Attendance Revenue$25,080,340$27,374,720  
Revenue / Game$309,634$337,960  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,135,778$11,241,595  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,752,812  
Attendance Revenue$25,080,340$25,080,340  
     
Payroll$63,460,286   
Total Revenue$71,216,118$77,369,127  
Total Player Expenses$62,913,732$71,026,192  
Total +/-$8,302,386$6,342,935  
     
Cash$13,442,928   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$35,739,909   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,598,957   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest71 / 100   
Attendance1,953,2741,394,297  
Attendance / Game24,11417,214  
Attendance Revenue$21,486,014$15,337,267  
Revenue / Game$265,259$189,349  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,410,346$14,127,422  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,744,426$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,486,014$21,486,014  
     
Payroll$56,407,714   
Total Revenue$82,640,786$72,464,689  
Total Player Expenses$56,342,932$60,273,072  
Total +/-$26,297,854$12,191,617  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,538,689   
$$ left for Free Agents$36,056,975   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest22 / 100   
Attendance1,011,7641,156,756  
Attendance / Game12,49114,281  
Attendance Revenue$10,117,640$11,567,560  
Revenue / Game$124,909$142,809  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,929,742$16,246,854  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,117,640$10,117,640  
     
Payroll$20,814,286   
Total Revenue$69,047,382$70,814,414  
Total Player Expenses$20,253,268$17,205,636  
Total +/-$48,794,114$53,608,778  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$67,194,414   
$$ left for Free Agents$70,000,128   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,287,0112,845,235  
Attendance / Game28,23535,126  
Attendance Revenue$25,157,121$31,391,160  
Revenue / Game$310,582$387,545  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,112,425$15,428,070  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,157,121$25,157,121  
     
Payroll$89,947,143   
Total Revenue$93,269,546$97,819,230  
Total Player Expenses$89,927,638$97,194,006  
Total +/-$3,341,908$625,224  
     
Cash$15,397,680   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,000,244   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,269,767   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest84 / 100   
Attendance3,176,5382,539,199  
Attendance / Game39,21731,348  
Attendance Revenue$31,765,380$25,391,990  
Revenue / Game$392,165$313,481  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,918,501$15,592,823  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,203,328$2,153,481  
Attendance Revenue$31,765,380$31,765,380  
     
Payroll$68,784,285   
Total Revenue$102,887,209$86,138,294  
Total Player Expenses$67,358,733$66,779,308  
Total +/-$35,528,476$19,358,986  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,274,813   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,200,528   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest34 / 100   
Attendance1,353,6901,402,851  
Attendance / Game16,71217,319  
Attendance Revenue$13,536,900$14,028,510  
Revenue / Game$167,122$173,191  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$25,876,761$25,548,674  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,536,900$13,536,900  
     
Payroll$60,396,309   
Total Revenue$84,413,661$84,577,184  
Total Player Expenses$59,574,552$86,182,707  
Total +/-$24,839,109$-1,605,523  
     
Cash$17,794,477   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,718,024   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,975,352   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,485,0713,423,148  
Attendance / Game43,02642,261  
Attendance Revenue$41,820,852$41,077,776  
Revenue / Game$516,307$507,133  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,788,552$10,582,385  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,366,320$3,929,049  
Attendance Revenue$41,820,852$41,820,852  
     
Payroll$67,872,985   
Total Revenue$93,975,724$94,589,210  
Total Player Expenses$67,622,958$59,089,116  
Total +/-$26,352,766$35,500,094  
     
Cash$17,100,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,992,561   
$$ left for Free Agents$39,887,176   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest64 / 100   
Attendance2,051,7491,877,792  
Attendance / Game25,33023,183  
Attendance Revenue$22,569,239$20,655,712  
Revenue / Game$278,633$255,009  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,759,187$10,533,749  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,569,239$22,569,239  
     
Payroll$64,398,572   
Total Revenue$70,328,426$68,189,461  
Total Player Expenses$62,784,974$75,797,237  
Total +/-$7,543,452$-7,607,776  
     
Cash$620,278   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,613,071   
$$ left for Free Agents$4,411,167   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,280,6392,765,832  
Attendance / Game28,15634,146  
Attendance Revenue$22,806,390$27,658,320  
Revenue / Game$281,560$341,461  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,401,034$12,462,763  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,806,390$22,806,390  
     
Payroll$78,942,857   
Total Revenue$76,207,424$81,121,083  
Total Player Expenses$78,765,132$78,222,088  
Total +/-$-2,557,708$2,898,995  
     
Cash$2,413,620   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$11,891,369   
$$ left for Free Agents$4,591,846   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest41 / 100   
Attendance1,659,4682,425,205  
Attendance / Game20,48729,941  
Attendance Revenue$16,594,680$24,252,050  
Revenue / Game$204,873$299,408  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,839,612$12,019,691  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,594,680$16,594,680  
     
Payroll$64,031,428   
Total Revenue$63,434,292$77,271,741  
Total Player Expenses$62,675,808$85,328,154  
Total +/-$758,484$-8,056,413  
     
Cash$8,684,768   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,846,509   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,925,081   

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