League Financial Report
Monday, 10/23/1932
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Philadelphia (N)$117,388,715    
Pittsburgh$104,616,719    
Detroit$81,828,572    
Chicago (N)$77,261,500    
Boston (N)$70,360,290    
Boston (A)$66,971,429    
New York (A)$62,876,287    
Philadelphia (A)$62,702,233    
St. Louis (N)$58,101,429    
10 Chicago (A)$55,878,572    
11 Brooklyn$54,645,072    
12 New York (N)$45,030,000    
13 Cincinnati$44,400,714    
14 St. Louis (A)$41,975,715    
15 Cleveland$38,684,142    
16 Washington$32,099,285    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
3B John BeckwithPIT $26,500,000   
RF Goose GoslinNYY $20,117,000   
LF Norman StearnesPHA $20,000,000   
CF James BellPHI $19,560,001   
SS Orville RigginsPHI $18,420,000   
2B Rogers HornsbyPHI $18,000,000   
P  Hugh CanavanPIT $15,500,001   
3B Dick LundyCLE $15,500,000   
C  Pat CollinsPHA $15,100,000   
10 LF Wilson RedusPHI $14,500,000   
11 RF Oscar CharlestonPHI $14,500,000   
12 1B Lou GehrigBSN $12,700,000   
13 P  John Williams BRO $12,050,000   
14 1B Bill TerryCIN $12,000,000   
15 2B Walter CannadyCHC $12,000,000   
16 CF Charles SmithCHC $11,120,000   
17 SS Cristobal TorrienteCHC $10,790,000   
18 CF Oscar JohnsonBOS $10,340,000   
19 2B Martin DihigoPIT $10,330,000   
20 LF Mule HaasDET $10,000,000   
21 P  Jesse WintersCHC $9,876,500   
22 1B James EllisNYY $9,500,000   
23 P  Andy CooperBOS $9,300,000   
24 2B Riggs StephensonDET $9,000,000   
25 P  Lewis WolfolkCHA $9,000,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1932ATTENDANCE 1931   
New York (A)4,089,8633,088,510   
Detroit3,642,9733,643,089   
Philadelphia (N)3,131,9413,437,714   
Pittsburgh3,030,1252,789,341   
Brooklyn2,398,0743,053,921   
Washington2,260,4972,188,094   
New York (N)2,183,4071,210,512   
Chicago (A)1,940,4681,977,783   
St. Louis (N)1,940,1241,548,830   
10 Philadelphia (A)1,782,2232,463,458   
11 Boston (A)1,777,6742,247,791   
12 Boston (N)1,628,1811,686,918   
13 Chicago (N)1,602,3931,815,104   
14 Cincinnati1,405,6901,494,427   
15 St. Louis (A)1,296,923868,616   
16 Cleveland1,171,4861,302,135   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
BrooklynBalanced32.30 
PittsburghBalanced31.47 
Boston (A)Balanced31.41 
New York (N)Balanced31.03 
Chicago (A)Balanced30.96 
St. Louis (N)Balanced30.78 
DetroitWin Now!30.65 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced30.35 
Boston (N)Win Now!30.33 
10 New York (A)Rebuilding!30.26 
11 ClevelandBalanced30.13 
12 Philadelphia (A)Balanced30.06 
13 Chicago (N)Balanced30.03 
14 WashingtonWin Now!29.97 
15 CincinnatiBalanced29.33 
16 St. Louis (A)Balanced28.02 
 AVERAGE 30.47 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance1,777,6742,247,791  
Attendance / Game21,94727,751  
Attendance Revenue$17,776,740$22,477,910  
Revenue / Game$219,466$277,505  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,848,243$12,736,313  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,776,740$17,776,740  
     
Payroll$66,971,429   
Total Revenue$75,624,983$80,214,223  
Total Player Expenses$66,178,601$59,083,044  
Total +/-$9,446,382$21,131,179  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,564,223   
$$ left for Free Agents$33,242,794   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest88 / 100   
Attendance4,089,8633,088,510  
Attendance / Game50,49238,130  
Attendance Revenue$40,898,630$30,885,100  
Revenue / Game$504,921$381,298  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,618,815$12,373,333  
Play-Offs Revenue$6,740,564$6,546,694  
Attendance Revenue$40,898,630$40,898,630  
     
Payroll$62,876,287   
Total Revenue$105,258,009$88,805,127  
Total Player Expenses$64,385,551$23,975,672  
Total +/-$40,872,458$64,829,455  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,011,432   
$$ left for Free Agents$45,382,146   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest66 / 100   
Attendance1,782,2232,463,458  
Attendance / Game22,00330,413  
Attendance Revenue$23,168,899$32,024,954  
Revenue / Game$286,036$395,370  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,905,716$12,985,987  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,168,899$23,168,899  
     
Payroll$62,702,233   
Total Revenue$81,074,615$86,010,941  
Total Player Expenses$62,242,966$86,860,657  
Total +/-$18,831,649$-849,716  
     
Cash$18,200,284   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$66,084,468   
$$ left for Free Agents$45,508,992   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance2,260,4972,188,094  
Attendance / Game27,90727,014  
Attendance Revenue$22,604,970$21,880,940  
Revenue / Game$279,074$270,135  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,734,549$14,831,388  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,604,970$22,604,970  
     
Payroll$32,099,285   
Total Revenue$82,339,519$81,712,328  
Total Player Expenses$32,021,372$39,572,892  
Total +/-$50,318,147$42,139,436  
     
Cash$16,975,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$67,743,995   
$$ left for Free Agents$66,588,043   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,940,4681,977,783  
Attendance / Game23,95624,417  
Attendance Revenue$19,404,680$19,777,830  
Revenue / Game$239,564$244,171  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$31,000,000$31,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,233,953$10,318,268  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,404,680$19,404,680  
     
Payroll$55,878,572   
Total Revenue$60,638,633$61,096,098  
Total Player Expenses$55,850,232$45,811,684  
Total +/-$4,788,401$15,284,414  
     
Cash$19,500,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,312,764   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,717,526   
Cleveland
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance1,171,4861,302,135  
Attendance / Game14,46316,076  
Attendance Revenue$9,371,888$10,417,080  
Revenue / Game$115,702$128,606  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,292,050$15,620,365  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,371,888$9,371,888  
     
Payroll$38,684,142   
Total Revenue$67,663,938$71,037,445  
Total Player Expenses$38,683,656$29,782,720  
Total +/-$28,980,282$41,254,725  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,170,779   
$$ left for Free Agents$50,353,303   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,642,9733,643,089  
Attendance / Game44,97544,976  
Attendance Revenue$36,429,730$36,430,890  
Revenue / Game$449,750$449,764  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,525,407$12,291,617  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,299,854$1,583,350  
Attendance Revenue$36,429,730$36,429,730  
     
Payroll$81,828,572   
Total Revenue$94,254,991$93,305,857  
Total Player Expenses$80,654,221$89,475,790  
Total +/-$13,600,770$3,830,067  
     
Cash$11,044,797   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,887,305   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,938,732   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest41 / 100   
Attendance1,296,923868,616  
Attendance / Game16,01110,724  
Attendance Revenue$12,969,230$9,370,747  
Revenue / Game$160,114$115,688  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,463,790$13,446,526  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,969,230$12,969,230  
     
Payroll$41,975,715   
Total Revenue$67,433,020$63,817,273  
Total Player Expenses$41,700,018$42,897,226  
Total +/-$25,733,002$20,920,047  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,237,274   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,841,558   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance1,628,1811,686,918  
Attendance / Game20,10120,826  
Attendance Revenue$16,281,810$16,869,180  
Revenue / Game$201,010$208,261  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,066,194$16,076,031  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,281,810$16,281,810  
     
Payroll$70,360,290   
Total Revenue$79,348,004$79,945,211  
Total Player Expenses$70,843,826$78,693,085  
Total +/-$8,504,178$1,252,126  
     
Cash$18,450,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,754,921   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,034,921   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest34 / 100   
Attendance1,405,6901,494,427  
Attendance / Game17,35418,450  
Attendance Revenue$14,056,900$14,944,270  
Revenue / Game$173,542$184,497  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,474,265$14,752,859  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,056,900$14,056,900  
     
Payroll$44,400,714   
Total Revenue$73,531,165$76,697,129  
Total Player Expenses$51,185,794$53,972,666  
Total +/-$22,345,371$22,724,463  
     
Cash$10,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,927,130   
$$ left for Free Agents$40,296,415   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest83 / 100   
Attendance3,131,9413,437,714  
Attendance / Game38,66642,441  
Attendance Revenue$31,319,410$34,377,140  
Revenue / Game$386,659$424,409  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,509,956$17,313,292  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$4,793,158  
Attendance Revenue$31,319,410$31,319,410  
     
Payroll$117,388,715   
Total Revenue$99,829,366$107,483,590  
Total Player Expenses$116,985,319$112,170,678  
Total +/-$-17,155,953$-4,687,088  
     
Cash$12,312,912   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$10,393,344   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest83 / 100   
Attendance3,030,1252,789,341  
Attendance / Game37,40934,436  
Attendance Revenue$30,301,250$27,893,410  
Revenue / Game$374,090$344,363  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$28,096,012$27,574,750  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,884,550$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,301,250$30,301,250  
     
Payroll$104,616,719   
Total Revenue$109,281,812$102,468,160  
Total Player Expenses$105,557,454$106,171,590  
Total +/-$3,724,358$-3,703,430  
     
Cash$16,296,570   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,641,062   
$$ left for Free Agents$14,148,011   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest69 / 100   
Attendance2,398,0743,053,921  
Attendance / Game29,60637,703  
Attendance Revenue$28,776,888$36,647,052  
Revenue / Game$355,270$452,433  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,615,002$11,815,621  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$28,776,888$28,776,888  
     
Payroll$54,645,072   
Total Revenue$79,391,890$87,462,673  
Total Player Expenses$54,768,940$52,252,698  
Total +/-$24,622,950$35,209,975  
     
Cash$18,225,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$63,313,840   
$$ left for Free Agents$51,042,601   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,602,3931,815,104  
Attendance / Game19,78322,409  
Attendance Revenue$17,626,323$19,966,144  
Revenue / Game$217,609$246,496  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,266,329$11,308,259  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,626,323$17,626,323  
     
Payroll$77,261,500   
Total Revenue$63,892,652$66,274,403  
Total Player Expenses$69,671,087$96,376,853  
Total +/-$-5,778,435$-30,102,450  
     
Cash$13,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$10,261,236   
$$ left for Free Agents$2,012,903   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest62 / 100   
Attendance2,183,4071,210,512  
Attendance / Game26,95614,945  
Attendance Revenue$21,834,070$12,105,120  
Revenue / Game$269,556$149,446  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,357,602$11,149,982  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,887,026$1,567,809  
Attendance Revenue$21,834,070$21,834,070  
     
Payroll$45,030,000   
Total Revenue$74,078,698$63,822,911  
Total Player Expenses$54,026,356$46,256,493  
Total +/-$20,052,342$17,566,418  
     
Cash$17,850,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$29,131,769   
$$ left for Free Agents$35,075,102   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance1,940,1241,548,830  
Attendance / Game23,95219,121  
Attendance Revenue$19,401,240$15,488,300  
Revenue / Game$239,521$191,214  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,715,491$10,897,378  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,401,240$19,401,240  
     
Payroll$58,101,429   
Total Revenue$69,116,731$59,385,678  
Total Player Expenses$60,000,820$47,747,305  
Total +/-$9,115,911$11,638,373  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,762,344   
$$ left for Free Agents$27,284,249   

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