League Financial Report
Tuesday, 10/3/1951
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Boston (A)$95,774,286    
New York (A)$91,330,000    
Cleveland$79,801,429    
Boston (N)$71,602,000    
Detroit$66,435,000    
Chicago (N)$66,168,000    
St. Louis (N)$66,090,011    
Brooklyn$65,322,500    
Philadelphia (N)$47,240,000    
10 New York (N)$44,105,714    
11 Chicago (A)$43,294,402    
12 Philadelphia (A)$42,030,000    
13 Cincinnati$39,570,000    
14 Washington$34,872,000    
15 Pittsburgh$34,469,008    
16 St. Louis (A)$29,400,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
CF Joe DimaggioNYY $16,260,000   
LF Ted WilliamsBOS $12,020,000   
P  Warren SpahnBSN $12,000,000   
1B Stan MusialSLN $9,980,000   
RF Willard MarshallCHN $9,550,000   
CF Duke SniderBRO $9,250,000   
1B Johnny MizeNYY $9,020,000   
C  Joe GaragiolaSLN $8,500,000   
LF Ralph KinerBOS $8,450,000   
10 LF Charlie KellerDET $8,300,000   
11 SS Lou BoudreauCLE $8,130,000   
12 P  Hal NewhouserDET $8,100,000   
13 3B George KellDET $8,000,000   
14 P  Russ BauersSLA $7,870,000   
15 CF Larry DobyCLE $7,670,000   
16 3B Bob ElliottBSN $7,600,000   
17 RF Bill NicholsonPHI $7,600,000   
18 2B Bobby DoerrBOS $7,360,000   
19 CF Johnny GrothCHN $7,300,000   
20 CF Pete ReiserBSN $7,210,000   
21 P  Harry BrecheenSLN $7,110,000   
22 LF Sid GordonBSN $6,990,000   
23 3B Al RosenCLE $6,890,000   
24 3B Bobby BrownCHN $6,800,000   
25 P  Jesse FloresCLE $6,540,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1951ATTENDANCE 1950   
Cleveland3,263,4942,680,012   
Boston (N)3,049,1652,605,119   
Brooklyn2,894,9482,798,645   
Boston (A)2,596,0082,390,352   
New York (A)2,557,4612,964,926   
New York (N)2,528,7132,661,113   
Chicago (N)2,442,9662,195,949   
Detroit2,315,4422,304,825   
Cincinnati2,195,0602,181,305   
10 Philadelphia (N)2,111,5152,456,062   
11 St. Louis (A)2,037,4482,312,880   
12 Chicago (A)1,771,4021,929,123   
13 St. Louis (N)1,755,8712,164,878   
14 Pittsburgh1,689,8612,009,142   
15 Philadelphia (A)1,578,4321,912,399   
16 Washington1,549,6562,030,284   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
Boston (A)Balanced32.07 
New York (N)Balanced31.19 
ClevelandBalanced30.87 
Philadelphia (A)Balanced30.62 
St. Louis (N)Balanced30.50 
Boston (N)Balanced29.93 
New York (A)Balanced29.81 
WashingtonBalanced29.66 
PittsburghBalanced29.49 
10 Chicago (N)Balanced29.40 
11 DetroitWin Now!29.38 
12 St. Louis (A)Balanced28.89 
13 BrooklynBalanced28.67 
14 CincinnatiBalanced28.53 
15 Chicago (A)Balanced28.42 
16 Philadelphia (N)Balanced27.89 
 AVERAGE 29.70 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest81 / 100   
Attendance2,596,0082,390,352  
Attendance / Game33,71429,511  
Attendance Revenue$25,960,080$23,903,520  
Revenue / Game$337,144$295,105  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$54,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$18,576,138$19,206,504  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,373,193$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,960,080$25,960,080  
     
Payroll$95,774,286   
Total Revenue$95,909,411$97,110,024  
Total Player Expenses$91,129,612$87,094,147  
Total +/-$4,779,799$10,015,877  
     
Cash$10,702,319   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$25,372,343   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,038,057   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest52 / 100   
Attendance1,771,4021,929,123  
Attendance / Game23,00523,816  
Attendance Revenue$17,714,020$19,291,230  
Revenue / Game$230,052$238,163  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$42,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,003,878$10,353,167  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,714,020$17,714,020  
     
Payroll$43,294,402   
Total Revenue$64,717,898$71,644,397  
Total Player Expenses$40,983,338$43,177,438  
Total +/-$23,734,560$28,466,959  
     
Cash$14,692,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,181,995   
$$ left for Free Agents$38,041,995   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest88 / 100   
Attendance3,263,4942,680,012  
Attendance / Game42,38333,087  
Attendance Revenue$29,371,446$26,800,120  
Revenue / Game$381,447$330,866  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$54,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,912,485$14,347,411  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,371,446$29,371,446  
     
Payroll$79,801,429   
Total Revenue$92,283,931$95,147,531  
Total Player Expenses$75,780,918$78,267,381  
Total +/-$16,503,013$16,880,150  
     
Cash$12,227,500   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,875,031   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,573,602   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest62 / 100   
Attendance2,315,4422,304,825  
Attendance / Game30,07128,455  
Attendance Revenue$23,154,420$23,048,250  
Revenue / Game$300,707$284,546  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$52,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,985,221$13,620,550  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,154,420$23,154,420  
     
Payroll$66,435,000   
Total Revenue$83,139,641$88,668,800  
Total Player Expenses$63,154,322$69,802,134  
Total +/-$19,985,319$18,866,666  
     
Cash$14,499,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,303,300   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,733,300   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance2,557,4612,964,926  
Attendance / Game33,21436,604  
Attendance Revenue$25,574,610$29,649,260  
Revenue / Game$332,138$366,040  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$54,000,000$54,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$25,701,818$27,481,111  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,126,034  
Attendance Revenue$25,574,610$25,574,610  
     
Payroll$91,330,000   
Total Revenue$105,276,428$113,256,405  
Total Player Expenses$86,125,310$83,185,488  
Total +/-$19,151,118$30,070,917  
     
Cash$12,798,400   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$54,748,771   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,598,771   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest38 / 100   
Attendance1,578,4321,912,399  
Attendance / Game20,49923,610  
Attendance Revenue$15,734,918$19,123,990  
Revenue / Game$204,350$236,099  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$42,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,712,354$10,346,706  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,734,918$15,734,918  
     
Payroll$42,030,000   
Total Revenue$62,447,272$71,470,696  
Total Player Expenses$68,698,202$41,167,068  
Total +/-$-6,250,930$30,303,628  
     
Cash$14,227,400   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$49,658,096   
$$ left for Free Agents$38,668,096   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance2,037,4482,312,880  
Attendance / Game26,46028,554  
Attendance Revenue$20,374,480$23,128,800  
Revenue / Game$264,604$285,541  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,884,745$9,541,684  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,374,480$20,374,480  
     
Payroll$29,400,000   
Total Revenue$62,259,225$70,670,484  
Total Player Expenses$27,816,890$29,358,088  
Total +/-$34,442,335$41,312,396  
     
Cash$14,504,100   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$63,894,584   
$$ left for Free Agents$50,774,584   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest40 / 100   
Attendance1,549,6562,030,284  
Attendance / Game20,12525,065  
Attendance Revenue$15,496,560$20,302,840  
Revenue / Game$201,254$250,652  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,108,186$8,683,765  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,496,560$15,496,560  
     
Payroll$34,872,000   
Total Revenue$59,604,746$64,986,605  
Total Player Expenses$32,781,646$22,712,359  
Total +/-$26,823,100$42,274,246  
     
Cash$10,510,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,954,605   
$$ left for Free Agents$40,624,605   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest86 / 100   
Attendance3,049,1652,605,119  
Attendance / Game39,60032,162  
Attendance Revenue$30,491,650$26,051,190  
Revenue / Game$395,995$321,620  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$48,000,000$48,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,108,630$12,491,009  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,262,615$1,580,774  
Attendance Revenue$30,491,650$30,491,650  
     
Payroll$71,602,000   
Total Revenue$92,862,895$88,122,973  
Total Player Expenses$68,033,896$62,702,459  
Total +/-$24,828,999$25,420,514  
     
Cash$13,819,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,469,699   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,759,699   
Brooklyn Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest85 / 100   
Attendance2,894,9482,798,645  
Attendance / Game37,59734,551  
Attendance Revenue$28,949,480$27,986,450  
Revenue / Game$375,967$345,512  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$52,000,000$52,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,176,130$13,653,931  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$28,949,480$28,949,480  
     
Payroll$65,322,500   
Total Revenue$94,125,610$93,640,381  
Total Player Expenses$61,851,930$70,818,553  
Total +/-$32,273,680$22,821,828  
     
Cash$13,056,400   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$51,479,281   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,374,281   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest76 / 100   
Attendance2,442,9662,195,949  
Attendance / Game31,72727,110  
Attendance Revenue$24,429,660$21,959,490  
Revenue / Game$317,268$271,105  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$42,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,166,535$10,578,210  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,429,660$24,429,660  
     
Payroll$66,168,000   
Total Revenue$71,596,195$74,537,700  
Total Player Expenses$62,861,946$42,213,423  
Total +/-$8,734,249$32,324,277  
     
Cash$13,431,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$11,030,700   
$$ left for Free Agents$16,800,700   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest66 / 100   
Attendance2,195,0602,181,305  
Attendance / Game28,50726,930  
Attendance Revenue$21,950,600$21,813,050  
Revenue / Game$285,073$269,297  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$42,000,000$42,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,049,205$10,382,312  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,950,600$21,950,600  
     
Payroll$39,570,000   
Total Revenue$73,999,805$74,195,362  
Total Player Expenses$37,066,922$37,508,778  
Total +/-$36,932,883$36,686,584  
     
Cash$13,760,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$60,495,862   
$$ left for Free Agents$48,385,862   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance2,528,7132,661,113  
Attendance / Game32,84032,853  
Attendance Revenue$18,510,789$21,288,904  
Revenue / Game$240,400$262,826  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$42,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,239,409$10,751,223  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,510,789$18,510,789  
     
Payroll$44,105,714   
Total Revenue$65,750,198$74,040,127  
Total Player Expenses$41,790,530$43,208,711  
Total +/-$23,959,668$30,831,416  
     
Cash$13,882,800   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,552,927   
$$ left for Free Agents$38,817,213   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance2,111,5152,456,062  
Attendance / Game27,42230,322  
Attendance Revenue$21,115,150$24,560,620  
Revenue / Game$274,223$303,218  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$44,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,520,419$11,274,814  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,115,150$21,115,150  
     
Payroll$47,240,000   
Total Revenue$70,635,569$79,835,434  
Total Player Expenses$44,114,822$52,009,848  
Total +/-$26,520,747$27,825,586  
     
Cash$14,012,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,717,934   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,607,934   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest44 / 100   
Attendance1,689,8612,009,142  
Attendance / Game21,94624,804  
Attendance Revenue$16,898,610$20,091,420  
Revenue / Game$219,462$248,042  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,223,996$9,802,570  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,898,610$16,898,610  
     
Payroll$34,469,008   
Total Revenue$61,122,606$69,893,990  
Total Player Expenses$32,603,140$31,452,704  
Total +/-$28,519,466$38,441,286  
     
Cash$11,637,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$47,329,484   
$$ left for Free Agents$42,062,482   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest52 / 100   
Attendance1,755,8712,164,878  
Attendance / Game22,80426,727  
Attendance Revenue$17,558,710$21,648,780  
Revenue / Game$228,035$267,269  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$44,000,000$44,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,450,678$10,946,838  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,558,710$17,558,710  
     
Payroll$66,090,011   
Total Revenue$72,009,388$76,595,618  
Total Player Expenses$62,716,416$58,830,226  
Total +/-$9,292,972$17,765,392  
     
Cash$14,528,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,874,107   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,034,107   

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