League Financial Report
Thursday, 10/19/1930
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Chicago (N)$100,983,991    
Pittsburgh$98,969,010    
Philadelphia (N)$88,185,784    
Detroit$87,026,287    
Cincinnati$82,330,000    
Philadelphia (A)$70,664,286    
Boston (A)$69,955,000    
Boston (N)$62,312,143    
Brooklyn$57,024,429    
10 Chicago (A)$50,228,571    
11 New York (N)$47,787,143    
12 Washington$47,563,572    
13 St. Louis (N)$46,033,143    
14 Cleveland$42,059,286    
15 St. Louis (A)$40,002,858    
16 New York (A)$21,010,001    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
3B John BeckwithPIT $25,760,000   
LF Babe RuthCHC $25,000,000   
LF Norman StearnesPHA $20,000,000   
P  Dutch LeonardCIN $19,800,000   
CF James BellPHI $19,560,001   
2B Rogers HornsbyPHI $18,000,000   
SS Orville RigginsCHC $17,000,000   
P  Hugh CanavanPIT $15,500,001   
C  Pat CollinsPHA $15,100,000   
10 RF Oscar CharlestonPHI $14,500,069   
11 3B Dick LundyCLE $14,000,000   
12 P  John DonaldsonCIN $14,000,000   
13 1B Lou GehrigBSN $12,700,000   
14 P  John Williams BRO $12,050,000   
15 1B Bill TerryCIN $12,000,000   
16 2B Walter CannadyCIN $12,000,000   
17 RF Goose GoslinWAS $12,000,000   
18 CF Charles SmithCHC $11,120,000   
19 2B Cristobal TorrienteCHC $10,790,000   
20 LF Austin MchenryCLE $10,500,000   
21 SS Charlie HollocherBOS $10,000,000   
22 LF Lefty O'doulDET $10,000,000   
23 RF Charles BlackwellCHC $9,500,000   
24 CF Oscar JohnsonBOS $9,340,000   
25 P  Andy CooperBOS $9,300,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1930ATTENDANCE 1929   
Detroit3,643,0613,642,877   
Brooklyn3,459,9173,470,745   
Philadelphia (N)3,228,6163,236,070   
Philadelphia (A)3,221,2823,271,166   
Pittsburgh2,964,7932,946,596   
Boston (A)2,914,9503,379,989   
Washington2,639,2282,656,208   
New York (A)2,103,8001,580,483   
Boston (N)1,879,2791,763,413   
10 Chicago (N)1,724,0462,422,497   
11 Chicago (A)1,672,8081,626,077   
12 Cleveland1,617,9591,655,831   
13 Cincinnati1,477,4221,664,148   
14 New York (N)1,054,3461,103,690   
15 St. Louis (A)1,040,9411,243,031   
16 St. Louis (N)855,7021,155,877   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
Boston (A)Balanced32.00 
BrooklynBalanced31.76 
New York (N)Balanced31.76 
PittsburghBalanced31.50 
DetroitWin Now!31.33 
Boston (N)Win Now!31.26 
Chicago (N)Balanced30.60 
New York (A)Rebuilding!30.60 
St. Louis (N)Balanced30.56 
10 Philadelphia (A)Balanced30.50 
11 WashingtonWin Now!30.23 
12 ClevelandBalanced29.55 
13 CincinnatiBalanced29.46 
14 Chicago (A)Balanced29.40 
15 Philadelphia (N)Balanced29.28 
16 St. Louis (A)Balanced28.07 
 AVERAGE 30.56 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,914,9503,379,989  
Attendance / Game35,98741,728  
Attendance Revenue$29,149,500$33,799,890  
Revenue / Game$359,870$417,283  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,939,463$13,032,165  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,149,500$29,149,500  
     
Payroll$69,955,000   
Total Revenue$87,088,963$93,832,055  
Total Player Expenses$68,429,870$78,154,048  
Total +/-$18,659,093$15,678,007  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$54,272,055   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,877,055   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest62 / 100   
Attendance2,103,8001,580,483  
Attendance / Game25,97319,512  
Attendance Revenue$21,038,000$15,804,830  
Revenue / Game$259,728$195,121  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,154,344$11,913,719  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,038,000$21,038,000  
     
Payroll$21,010,001   
Total Revenue$74,192,344$68,718,549  
Total Player Expenses$21,010,104$28,283,422  
Total +/-$53,182,240$40,435,127  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$69,395,216   
$$ left for Free Agents$67,708,548   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest90 / 100   
Attendance3,221,2823,271,166  
Attendance / Game39,76940,385  
Attendance Revenue$32,212,820$32,711,660  
Revenue / Game$397,689$403,848  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,730,440$12,480,039  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,820,878$2,002,674  
Attendance Revenue$32,212,820$32,212,820  
     
Payroll$70,664,286   
Total Revenue$87,764,138$88,194,373  
Total Player Expenses$80,500,138$77,955,829  
Total +/-$7,264,000$10,238,544  
     
Cash$19,500,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,258,365   
$$ left for Free Agents$35,027,413   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest52 / 100   
Attendance2,639,2282,656,208  
Attendance / Game32,58332,793  
Attendance Revenue$26,392,280$26,562,080  
Revenue / Game$325,831$327,927  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,774,690$14,949,993  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,392,280$26,392,280  
     
Payroll$47,563,572   
Total Revenue$86,166,970$86,512,073  
Total Player Expenses$46,809,760$50,274,906  
Total +/-$39,357,210$36,237,167  
     
Cash$17,600,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$66,952,074   
$$ left for Free Agents$56,548,501   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance1,672,8081,626,077  
Attendance / Game20,65220,075  
Attendance Revenue$16,728,080$16,260,770  
Revenue / Game$206,520$200,750  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,180,959$10,144,143  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,728,080$16,728,080  
     
Payroll$50,228,571   
Total Revenue$59,909,039$61,404,913  
Total Player Expenses$49,660,184$44,691,998  
Total +/-$10,248,855$16,712,915  
     
Cash$19,400,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$30,161,581   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,576,342   
Cleveland
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest33 / 100   
Attendance1,617,9591,655,831  
Attendance / Game19,97520,442  
Attendance Revenue$12,943,672$13,246,648  
Revenue / Game$159,798$163,539  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,927,066$16,046,997  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,943,672$12,943,672  
     
Payroll$42,059,286   
Total Revenue$73,870,738$82,293,645  
Total Player Expenses$42,059,574$52,504,722  
Total +/-$31,811,164$29,788,923  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$69,816,979   
$$ left for Free Agents$52,234,359   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,643,0613,642,877  
Attendance / Game44,97644,974  
Attendance Revenue$36,430,610$36,428,770  
Revenue / Game$449,761$449,738  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,041,350$11,880,123  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,472,971$2,979,092  
Attendance Revenue$36,430,610$36,430,610  
     
Payroll$87,026,287   
Total Revenue$94,944,931$94,287,985  
Total Player Expenses$99,030,201$83,801,503  
Total +/-$-4,085,270$10,486,482  
     
Cash$17,075,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,697,227   
$$ left for Free Agents$21,357,606   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest23 / 100   
Attendance1,040,9411,243,031  
Attendance / Game12,85115,346  
Attendance Revenue$11,450,351$13,673,341  
Revenue / Game$141,362$168,807  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,619,454$13,896,381  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,450,351$11,450,351  
     
Payroll$40,002,858   
Total Revenue$66,069,805$72,569,722  
Total Player Expenses$39,202,920$30,864,119  
Total +/-$26,866,885$41,705,603  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$47,046,389   
$$ left for Free Agents$48,566,864   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance1,879,2791,763,413  
Attendance / Game23,20121,771  
Attendance Revenue$18,792,790$17,634,130  
Revenue / Game$232,010$217,705  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,206,049$16,237,607  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,792,790$18,792,790  
     
Payroll$62,312,143   
Total Revenue$81,998,839$80,871,737  
Total Player Expenses$64,988,235$61,349,132  
Total +/-$17,010,604$19,522,605  
     
Cash$17,550,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,378,071   
$$ left for Free Agents$36,109,594   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest36 / 100   
Attendance1,477,4221,664,148  
Attendance / Game18,24020,545  
Attendance Revenue$14,774,220$16,641,480  
Revenue / Game$182,398$205,450  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,890,371$15,195,719  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,774,220$14,774,220  
     
Payroll$82,330,000   
Total Revenue$76,664,591$78,837,199  
Total Player Expenses$83,030,182$94,819,572  
Total +/-$-6,365,591$-15,982,373  
     
Cash$4,017,627   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,424,826   
$$ left for Free Agents$524,826   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest87 / 100   
Attendance3,228,6163,236,070  
Attendance / Game39,85939,951  
Attendance Revenue$32,286,160$32,360,700  
Revenue / Game$398,595$399,515  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,958,994$16,667,659  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,644,405$3,797,627  
Attendance Revenue$32,286,160$32,286,160  
     
Payroll$88,185,784   
Total Revenue$103,889,559$101,825,986  
Total Player Expenses$86,952,964$92,471,189  
Total +/-$16,936,595$9,354,797  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,158,691   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,842,575   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest82 / 100   
Attendance2,964,7932,946,596  
Attendance / Game36,60236,378  
Attendance Revenue$29,647,930$29,465,960  
Revenue / Game$366,024$363,777  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$27,297,084$26,797,187  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,647,930$29,647,930  
     
Payroll$98,969,010   
Total Revenue$101,945,014$101,263,147  
Total Player Expenses$98,028,710$94,851,149  
Total +/-$3,916,304$6,411,998  
     
Cash$18,625,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,795,807   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,919,137   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,459,9173,470,745  
Attendance / Game42,71542,849  
Attendance Revenue$41,519,004$41,648,940  
Revenue / Game$512,580$514,184  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,046,303$11,793,110  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,699,418$2,239,276  
Attendance Revenue$41,519,004$41,519,004  
     
Payroll$57,024,429   
Total Revenue$94,264,725$94,681,326  
Total Player Expenses$57,439,317$55,536,536  
Total +/-$36,825,408$39,144,790  
     
Cash$17,075,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$60,790,050   
$$ left for Free Agents$52,492,621   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest46 / 100   
Attendance1,724,0462,422,497  
Attendance / Game21,28529,907  
Attendance Revenue$18,964,506$26,647,467  
Revenue / Game$234,130$328,981  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,294,312$11,521,498  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,964,506$18,964,506  
     
Payroll$100,983,991   
Total Revenue$71,258,818$79,168,965  
Total Player Expenses$97,893,110$81,966,976  
Total +/-$-26,634,292$-2,798,011  
     
Cash$17,201,989   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$2,688,867   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest21 / 100   
Attendance1,054,3461,103,690  
Attendance / Game13,01713,626  
Attendance Revenue$10,543,460$11,036,900  
Revenue / Game$130,166$136,258  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,259,191$11,484,068  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,543,460$10,543,460  
     
Payroll$47,787,143   
Total Revenue$58,802,651$61,520,968  
Total Player Expenses$49,787,408$31,989,816  
Total +/-$9,015,243$29,531,152  
     
Cash$19,500,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$37,660,968   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,233,825   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance855,7021,155,877  
Attendance / Game10,56414,270  
Attendance Revenue$8,557,020$11,558,770  
Revenue / Game$105,642$142,701  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,774,924$10,968,652  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,557,020$8,557,020  
     
Payroll$46,033,143   
Total Revenue$52,331,944$55,527,422  
Total Player Expenses$63,069,794$38,247,223  
Total +/-$-10,737,850$17,280,199  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,907,422   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,494,279   

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