League Financial Report
Friday, 10/20/1934
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Pittsburgh$105,297,718    
New York (A)$99,293,429    
Philadelphia (N)$79,242,857    
Boston (N)$72,770,428    
Boston (A)$71,133,572    
New York (N)$71,104,286    
Chicago (N)$66,460,000    
Chicago (A)$63,915,715    
Detroit$62,432,143    
10 Cleveland$54,893,857    
11 St. Louis (N)$54,839,286    
12 Philadelphia (A)$45,856,856    
13 Brooklyn$41,782,429    
14 St. Louis (A)$37,161,999    
15 Cincinnati$35,516,571    
16 Washington$30,043,571    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
3B John BeckwithPIT $26,500,000   
CF James BellPHI $20,560,000   
RF Goose GoslinNYY $20,117,000   
LF Norman StearnesPHA $20,000,000   
SS Orville RigginsCLE $18,420,000   
P  Lewis WolfolkCHA $18,000,000   
P  Hugh CanavanPIT $16,500,000   
RF Oscar CharlestonCHC $14,500,000   
LF Wilson RedusPHI $14,500,000   
10 P  John Williams BRO $13,000,000   
11 2B Tony LazzeriCHA $13,000,000   
12 1B Lou GehrigBSN $12,700,000   
13 2B Walter CannadyCHC $12,000,000   
14 P  Logan HensleyNYY $11,175,000   
15 CF Charles SmithCHC $11,120,000   
16 P  Vic KeenNYN $11,000,000   
17 CF Oscar JohnsonBOS $10,340,000   
18 2B Martin DihigoPIT $10,330,000   
19 LF Mule HaasDET $10,000,000   
20 1B James EllisNYY $9,500,000   
21 2B Riggs StephensonDET $9,000,000   
22 LF Mel OttCIN $8,770,000   
23 SS Travis JacksonSTL $8,700,000   
24 C  Bill DickeyNYY $8,500,000   
25 2B Rogers HornsbyPHI $8,430,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1934ATTENDANCE 1933   
New York (A)4,558,8304,557,913   
Detroit3,351,0793,621,428   
Pittsburgh3,228,6083,401,683   
New York (N)3,174,5082,730,703   
Chicago (A)2,783,4272,366,767   
Cleveland2,622,3831,541,870   
Boston (A)2,309,5441,731,838   
Boston (N)2,191,1481,696,653   
Brooklyn2,099,6342,284,732   
10 St. Louis (N)1,838,2872,023,455   
11 Chicago (N)1,675,4281,340,831   
12 Philadelphia (N)1,580,5552,346,277   
13 Washington1,454,6601,669,405   
14 Cincinnati1,307,4481,421,744   
15 St. Louis (A)1,085,3321,369,445   
16 Philadelphia (A)818,8851,041,469   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
Boston (A)Balanced32.29 
New York (A)Balanced32.16 
PittsburghBalanced31.62 
New York (N)Balanced31.62 
St. Louis (N)Balanced31.37 
Philadelphia (A)Balanced31.01 
Boston (N)Win Now!30.89 
DetroitWin Now!30.72 
BrooklynBalanced30.36 
10 Philadelphia (N)Balanced30.11 
11 Chicago (N)Balanced29.70 
12 ClevelandBalanced29.70 
13 Chicago (A)Balanced29.63 
14 WashingtonWin Now!29.31 
15 CincinnatiBalanced28.76 
16 St. Louis (A)Balanced28.52 
 AVERAGE 30.46 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,309,5441,731,838  
Attendance / Game28,51321,381  
Attendance Revenue$23,095,440$17,318,380  
Revenue / Game$285,129$213,807  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,948,044$12,699,616  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,521,535$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,095,440$23,095,440  
     
Payroll$71,133,572   
Total Revenue$76,565,019$69,017,996  
Total Player Expenses$70,467,964$74,937,548  
Total +/-$6,097,055$-5,919,552  
     
Cash$14,080,448   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,880,111   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,964,872   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest92 / 100   
Attendance4,558,8304,557,913  
Attendance / Game56,28256,271  
Attendance Revenue$46,145,590$45,579,130  
Revenue / Game$569,699$562,705  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,076,216$12,881,175  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$6,477,486  
Attendance Revenue$46,145,590$46,145,590  
     
Payroll$99,293,429   
Total Revenue$104,221,806$109,937,791  
Total Player Expenses$98,778,508$98,427,217  
Total +/-$5,443,298$11,510,574  
     
Cash$17,250,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,001,638   
$$ left for Free Agents$21,416,876   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest32 / 100   
Attendance818,8851,041,469  
Attendance / Game10,11012,858  
Attendance Revenue$10,645,505$13,539,097  
Revenue / Game$131,426$167,149  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,556,648$12,719,202  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,645,505$10,645,505  
     
Payroll$45,856,856   
Total Revenue$68,202,153$71,258,299  
Total Player Expenses$44,072,798$46,770,444  
Total +/-$24,129,355$24,487,855  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$72,978,299   
$$ left for Free Agents$45,401,443   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest37 / 100   
Attendance1,454,6601,669,405  
Attendance / Game17,95920,610  
Attendance Revenue$14,546,600$16,694,050  
Revenue / Game$179,588$206,099  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,217,969$14,407,523  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,546,600$14,546,600  
     
Payroll$30,043,571   
Total Revenue$71,764,569$74,101,573  
Total Player Expenses$31,248,725$31,483,400  
Total +/-$40,515,844$42,618,173  
     
Cash$17,550,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$66,148,239   
$$ left for Free Agents$61,608,002   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest79 / 100   
Attendance2,783,4272,366,767  
Attendance / Game34,36329,219  
Attendance Revenue$27,834,270$23,667,670  
Revenue / Game$343,633$292,193  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$31,000,000$31,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,499,848$10,442,486  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,834,270$27,834,270  
     
Payroll$63,915,715   
Total Revenue$69,334,118$65,110,156  
Total Player Expenses$62,806,790$57,391,449  
Total +/-$6,527,328$7,718,707  
     
Cash$19,500,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,206,822   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,694,441   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest59 / 100   
Attendance2,622,3831,541,870  
Attendance / Game32,37519,035  
Attendance Revenue$23,601,447$12,334,960  
Revenue / Game$291,376$152,283  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,624,815$15,302,832  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,533,984  
Attendance Revenue$23,601,447$23,601,447  
     
Payroll$54,893,857   
Total Revenue$86,226,262$72,171,776  
Total Player Expenses$69,967,784$58,530,253  
Total +/-$16,258,478$13,641,523  
     
Cash$18,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,893,457   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,743,935   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance3,351,0793,621,428  
Attendance / Game41,37144,709  
Attendance Revenue$33,510,790$36,214,280  
Revenue / Game$413,713$447,090  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,744,555$12,756,048  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,062,174$0  
Attendance Revenue$33,510,790$33,510,790  
     
Payroll$62,432,143   
Total Revenue$93,317,519$91,970,328  
Total Player Expenses$62,711,913$70,218,855  
Total +/-$30,605,606$21,751,473  
     
Cash$17,050,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$68,633,662   
$$ left for Free Agents$46,588,185   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest21 / 100   
Attendance1,085,3321,369,445  
Attendance / Game13,39916,907  
Attendance Revenue$10,853,320$13,694,450  
Revenue / Game$133,992$169,067  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,947,212$13,204,750  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,853,320$10,853,320  
     
Payroll$37,161,999   
Total Revenue$62,800,532$67,899,200  
Total Player Expenses$36,999,338$48,314,480  
Total +/-$25,801,194$19,584,720  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,535,868   
$$ left for Free Agents$48,737,201   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest70 / 100   
Attendance2,191,1481,696,653  
Attendance / Game27,05120,946  
Attendance Revenue$22,950,439$16,966,530  
Revenue / Game$283,339$209,463  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,560,850$16,213,433  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,950,439$22,950,439  
     
Payroll$72,770,428   
Total Revenue$84,511,289$78,179,963  
Total Player Expenses$72,629,821$69,034,056  
Total +/-$11,881,468$9,145,907  
     
Cash$18,950,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$29,121,630   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,359,535   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,307,4481,421,744  
Attendance / Game16,14117,552  
Attendance Revenue$13,074,480$14,217,440  
Revenue / Game$161,413$175,524  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,389,821$14,638,240  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,074,480$13,074,480  
     
Payroll$35,516,571   
Total Revenue$72,464,301$73,855,680  
Total Player Expenses$37,784,717$42,846,358  
Total +/-$34,679,584$31,009,322  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$58,979,013   
$$ left for Free Agents$58,339,109   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest38 / 100   
Attendance1,580,5552,346,277  
Attendance / Game19,51328,966  
Attendance Revenue$15,805,550$23,462,770  
Revenue / Game$195,130$289,664  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,014,075$17,286,937  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,805,550$15,805,550  
     
Payroll$79,242,857   
Total Revenue$85,819,625$93,749,707  
Total Player Expenses$98,993,245$94,960,098  
Total +/-$-13,173,620$-1,210,391  
     
Cash$3,946,568   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$20,495,608   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,453,418   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance3,228,6083,401,683  
Attendance / Game39,85941,996  
Attendance Revenue$32,286,080$34,016,830  
Revenue / Game$398,594$419,961  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$29,101,663$28,615,097  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,133,983$3,740,126  
Attendance Revenue$32,286,080$32,286,080  
     
Payroll$105,297,718   
Total Revenue$111,521,726$113,372,053  
Total Player Expenses$106,685,894$105,315,207  
Total +/-$4,835,832$8,056,846  
     
Cash$19,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$24,878,257   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,109,209   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance2,099,6342,284,732  
Attendance / Game25,92128,207  
Attendance Revenue$25,195,608$27,416,784  
Revenue / Game$311,057$338,479  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,521,355$11,471,498  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,195,608$25,195,608  
     
Payroll$41,782,429   
Total Revenue$69,716,963$71,888,282  
Total Player Expenses$40,584,472$49,166,336  
Total +/-$29,132,491$22,721,946  
     
Cash$17,425,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$57,307,782   
$$ left for Free Agents$47,530,853   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest55 / 100   
Attendance1,675,4281,340,831  
Attendance / Game20,68416,553  
Attendance Revenue$18,429,708$14,749,141  
Revenue / Game$227,527$182,088  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,267,209$11,066,852  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,429,708$18,429,708  
     
Payroll$66,460,000   
Total Revenue$64,696,917$60,815,993  
Total Player Expenses$65,404,188$70,125,905  
Total +/-$-707,271$-9,309,912  
     
Cash$2,911,653   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$8,159,312   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest87 / 100   
Attendance3,174,5082,730,703  
Attendance / Game39,19133,712  
Attendance Revenue$31,745,080$27,307,030  
Revenue / Game$391,915$337,124  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,376,596$11,194,210  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,395,505$1,397,211  
Attendance Revenue$31,745,080$31,745,080  
     
Payroll$71,104,286   
Total Revenue$91,517,181$78,898,451  
Total Player Expenses$85,497,695$74,257,796  
Total +/-$6,019,486$4,640,655  
     
Cash$18,525,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,816,240   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,921,954   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,838,2872,023,455  
Attendance / Game22,69524,981  
Attendance Revenue$18,382,870$20,234,550  
Revenue / Game$226,949$249,809  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,355,793$10,570,928  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,382,870$18,382,870  
     
Payroll$54,839,286   
Total Revenue$67,738,663$69,805,478  
Total Player Expenses$54,783,546$54,816,616  
Total +/-$12,955,117$14,988,862  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$58,025,479   
$$ left for Free Agents$34,966,192   

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