League Financial Report
Tuesday, 10/3/1952
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
New York (A)$88,760,000    
Boston$82,175,000    
Milwaukee$78,402,000    
Chicago (N)$74,188,000    
Cleveland$68,400,000    
Detroit$67,375,000    
Philadelphia (N)$60,831,200    
Brooklyn$57,017,500    
Chicago (A)$56,154,402    
10 New York (N)$51,900,000    
11 Washington$50,292,000    
12 St. Louis (N)$46,820,011    
13 Philadelphia (A)$37,335,000    
14 Cincinnati$35,560,000    
15 Pittsburgh$29,572,005    
16 St. Louis (A)$19,430,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
CF Joe DimaggioNYY $16,260,000   
SS Vern StephensMIL $15,000,000   
P  Billy PiercePHI $12,250,000   
LF Ted WilliamsBOS $12,020,000   
P  Warren SpahnMIL $12,000,000   
P  Paul MinnerCHN $10,000,000   
1B Stan MusialNYY $9,980,000   
RF Willard MarshallCHN $9,550,000   
RF Vic WertzPHI $9,367,200   
10 CF Duke SniderBRO $9,250,000   
11 LF Del EnnisBOS $8,750,000   
12 C  Joe GaragiolaSLN $8,500,000   
13 LF Ralph KinerBOS $8,450,000   
14 LF Charlie KellerDET $8,300,000   
15 RF Elmer ValoDET $8,250,000   
16 SS Lou BoudreauCLE $8,130,000   
17 P  Hal NewhouserDET $8,100,000   
18 3B George KellDET $8,000,000   
19 CF Bobby ThomsonNYN $8,000,000   
20 C  Yogi BerraNYY $7,750,000   
21 CF Larry DobyCLE $7,670,000   
22 3B Bob ElliottMIL $7,600,000   
23 CF Johnny GrothCHN $7,300,000   
24 P  Ewell BlackwellCIN $7,220,000   
25 P  Harry BrecheenSLN $7,110,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1952ATTENDANCE 1951   
Cleveland3,354,5493,263,494   
Brooklyn3,213,7412,894,948   
Milwaukee3,174,2743,049,165   
Boston2,800,7802,596,008   
Chicago (N)2,481,6222,442,966   
New York (A)2,360,3642,557,461   
New York (N)2,229,5692,528,713   
Detroit2,159,5412,315,442   
Cincinnati2,097,3652,195,060   
10 Philadelphia (N)1,924,0022,111,515   
11 Chicago (A)1,717,4651,771,402   
12 St. Louis (N)1,616,6281,755,871   
13 Washington1,571,6901,549,656   
14 Pittsburgh1,510,8831,689,861   
15 St. Louis (A)1,463,9792,037,448   
16 Philadelphia (A)1,424,5731,578,432   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
BostonBalanced32.67 
Philadelphia (A)Balanced31.87 
ClevelandBalanced31.62 
New York (A)Balanced31.29 
St. Louis (N)Balanced30.87 
DetroitWin Now!30.70 
New York (N)Balanced30.42 
Chicago (A)Balanced30.11 
WashingtonBalanced30.03 
10 MilwaukeeBalanced29.69 
11 PittsburghBalanced29.50 
12 CincinnatiBalanced28.83 
13 Chicago (N)Balanced28.76 
14 St. Louis (A)Balanced28.66 
15 BrooklynBalanced28.25 
16 Philadelphia (N)Balanced27.92 
 AVERAGE 30.03 
Boston Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest79 / 100   
Attendance2,800,7802,596,008  
Attendance / Game36,37432,049  
Attendance Revenue$28,007,800$25,960,080  
Revenue / Game$363,738$320,495  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$54,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$18,009,631$18,576,138  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,373,193  
Attendance Revenue$28,007,800$28,007,800  
     
Payroll$82,175,000   
Total Revenue$100,017,431$95,909,411  
Total Player Expenses$92,836,947$91,129,612  
Total +/-$7,180,484$4,779,799  
     
Cash$14,425,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$40,331,218   
$$ left for Free Agents$30,786,218   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance1,717,4651,771,402  
Attendance / Game22,30521,869  
Attendance Revenue$17,174,650$17,714,020  
Revenue / Game$223,047$218,692  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$42,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,360,027$10,003,878  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,174,650$17,174,650  
     
Payroll$56,154,402   
Total Revenue$68,534,677$64,717,898  
Total Player Expenses$53,069,574$40,983,338  
Total +/-$15,465,103$23,734,560  
     
Cash$14,607,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,500,996   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,170,996   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest94 / 100   
Attendance3,354,5493,263,494  
Attendance / Game43,56640,290  
Attendance Revenue$30,190,941$29,371,446  
Revenue / Game$392,090$362,610  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$54,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,478,440$13,912,485  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,429,241$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,190,941$30,190,941  
     
Payroll$68,400,000   
Total Revenue$99,098,622$92,283,931  
Total Player Expenses$64,870,234$75,780,918  
Total +/-$34,228,388$16,503,013  
     
Cash$11,488,200   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,192,131   
$$ left for Free Agents$40,372,131   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest59 / 100   
Attendance2,159,5412,315,442  
Attendance / Game28,04628,586  
Attendance Revenue$21,595,410$23,154,420  
Revenue / Game$280,460$285,857  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$52,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,593,235$12,985,221  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,595,410$21,595,410  
     
Payroll$67,375,000   
Total Revenue$86,188,645$83,139,641  
Total Player Expenses$67,627,880$63,154,322  
Total +/-$18,560,765$19,985,319  
     
Cash$13,564,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,972,141   
$$ left for Free Agents$34,329,141   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance2,360,3642,557,461  
Attendance / Game30,65431,574  
Attendance Revenue$23,603,640$25,574,610  
Revenue / Game$306,541$315,736  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$54,000,000$54,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$24,672,880$25,701,818  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,603,640$23,603,640  
     
Payroll$88,760,000   
Total Revenue$102,276,520$105,276,428  
Total Player Expenses$79,356,503$86,125,310  
Total +/-$22,920,017$19,151,118  
     
Cash$13,711,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,467,928   
$$ left for Free Agents$30,227,928   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest32 / 100   
Attendance1,424,5731,578,432  
Attendance / Game18,50119,487  
Attendance Revenue$12,524,570$15,734,918  
Revenue / Game$162,657$194,258  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$42,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,069,918$9,712,354  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,524,570$12,524,570  
     
Payroll$37,335,000   
Total Revenue$63,594,488$62,447,272  
Total Player Expenses$35,397,004$68,698,202  
Total +/-$28,197,484$-6,250,930  
     
Cash$11,428,170   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$49,500,442   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,540,442   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest35 / 100   
Attendance1,463,9792,037,448  
Attendance / Game19,01325,154  
Attendance Revenue$14,639,790$20,374,480  
Revenue / Game$190,127$251,537  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,277,755$8,884,745  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,639,790$14,639,790  
     
Payroll$19,430,000   
Total Revenue$60,917,545$62,259,225  
Total Player Expenses$18,245,742$27,816,890  
Total +/-$42,671,803$34,442,335  
     
Cash$13,992,200   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$64,121,425   
$$ left for Free Agents$61,821,425   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance1,571,6901,549,656  
Attendance / Game20,41219,132  
Attendance Revenue$15,716,900$15,496,560  
Revenue / Game$204,116$191,316  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,653,241$8,108,186  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,716,900$15,716,900  
     
Payroll$50,292,000   
Total Revenue$59,370,141$59,604,746  
Total Player Expenses$47,521,189$32,781,646  
Total +/-$11,848,952$26,823,100  
     
Cash$11,948,700   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,636,446   
$$ left for Free Agents$21,261,446   
Milwaukee Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest88 / 100   
Attendance3,174,2743,049,165  
Attendance / Game41,22437,644  
Attendance Revenue$31,742,740$30,491,650  
Revenue / Game$412,243$376,440  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$48,000,000$48,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,738,880$12,108,630  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,262,615  
Attendance Revenue$31,742,740$31,742,740  
     
Payroll$78,402,000   
Total Revenue$91,481,620$92,862,895  
Total Player Expenses$86,782,652$68,033,896  
Total +/-$4,698,968$24,828,999  
     
Cash$14,002,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$13,592,780   
$$ left for Free Agents$26,200,780   
Brooklyn Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest93 / 100   
Attendance3,213,7412,894,948  
Attendance / Game41,73735,740  
Attendance Revenue$32,137,410$28,949,480  
Revenue / Game$417,369$357,401  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$52,000,000$52,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,821,937$13,176,130  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$32,137,410$32,137,410  
     
Payroll$57,017,500   
Total Revenue$96,959,347$94,125,610  
Total Player Expenses$54,430,952$61,851,930  
Total +/-$42,528,395$32,273,680  
     
Cash$11,010,150   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$56,517,260   
$$ left for Free Agents$48,118,260   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest55 / 100   
Attendance2,481,6222,442,966  
Attendance / Game32,22930,160  
Attendance Revenue$24,816,220$24,429,660  
Revenue / Game$322,289$301,601  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$42,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,608,231$10,166,535  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,816,220$24,816,220  
     
Payroll$74,188,000   
Total Revenue$76,424,451$71,596,195  
Total Player Expenses$70,203,440$62,861,946  
Total +/-$6,221,011$8,734,249  
     
Cash$13,620,600   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,106,795   
$$ left for Free Agents$16,028,795   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance2,097,3652,195,060  
Attendance / Game27,23927,100  
Attendance Revenue$20,973,650$21,950,600  
Revenue / Game$272,385$270,995  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$42,000,000$42,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,457,875$10,049,205  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,973,650$20,973,650  
     
Payroll$35,560,000   
Total Revenue$72,431,525$73,999,805  
Total Player Expenses$33,226,408$37,066,922  
Total +/-$39,205,117$36,932,883  
     
Cash$14,304,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$51,514,305   
$$ left for Free Agents$52,744,305   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,229,5692,528,713  
Attendance / Game28,95531,219  
Attendance Revenue$15,606,983$18,510,789  
Revenue / Game$202,688$228,528  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$42,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,661,182$10,239,409  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,606,983$15,606,983  
     
Payroll$51,900,000   
Total Revenue$67,268,165$65,750,198  
Total Player Expenses$49,317,688$41,790,530  
Total +/-$17,950,477$23,959,668  
     
Cash$10,966,900   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$26,817,098   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,817,098   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest57 / 100   
Attendance1,924,0022,111,515  
Attendance / Game24,66726,068  
Attendance Revenue$19,240,020$21,115,150  
Revenue / Game$246,667$260,681  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$44,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,055,411$10,520,419  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,396,046$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,240,020$19,240,020  
     
Payroll$60,831,200   
Total Revenue$74,691,477$70,635,569  
Total Player Expenses$58,203,891$44,114,822  
Total +/-$16,487,586$26,520,747  
     
Cash$8,780,500   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$19,969,869   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,584,869   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest36 / 100   
Attendance1,510,8831,689,861  
Attendance / Game19,62220,862  
Attendance Revenue$15,108,830$16,898,610  
Revenue / Game$196,219$208,625  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,581,788$9,223,996  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,108,830$15,108,830  
     
Payroll$29,572,005   
Total Revenue$63,690,618$61,122,606  
Total Player Expenses$27,826,722$32,603,140  
Total +/-$35,863,896$28,519,466  
     
Cash$12,079,400   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$40,232,003   
$$ left for Free Agents$48,630,001   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance1,616,6281,755,871  
Attendance / Game20,99521,677  
Attendance Revenue$16,166,280$17,558,710  
Revenue / Game$209,952$216,774  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$44,000,000$44,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,788,978$10,450,678  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,166,280$16,166,280  
     
Payroll$46,820,011   
Total Revenue$69,955,258$72,009,388  
Total Player Expenses$48,607,037$62,716,416  
Total +/-$21,348,221$9,292,972  
     
Cash$14,349,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,268,381   
$$ left for Free Agents$39,538,377   

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