League Financial Report
Thursday, 10/5/1959
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
New York (A)$121,275,000    
Boston$104,632,000    
Los Angeles$81,732,500    
Cincinnati$79,054,000    
Chicago (A)$68,790,000    
Milwaukee$58,209,999    
Kansas City$56,430,001    
Philadelphia (N)$55,240,000    
Baltimore$51,460,004    
10 Pittsburgh$51,057,002    
11 Detroit$46,600,000    
12 Chicago (N)$39,406,000    
13 Washington$36,600,000    
14 St. Louis (N)$25,960,000    
15 San Francisco$22,625,000    
16 Cleveland$17,619,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
CF Willie MaysBOS $20,000,000   
3B Eddie MathewsNYY $18,000,000   
LF Charlie MaxwellPIT $16,000,001   
CF Mickey MantleNYY $15,420,000   
P  Mike GarciaBOS $12,560,000   
P  Ewell BlackwellNYY $12,420,000   
3B Eddie YostCIN $12,000,000   
C  Del CrandallMIL $11,000,000   
CF Johnny GrothCIN $10,750,000   
10 RF Bob NiemanLA $10,500,500   
11 RF Earl TorgesonMIL $10,500,000   
12 P  Frank SmithCIN $10,500,000   
13 RF Larry DobyNYY $10,450,000   
14 1B Ted KluszewskiCHA $10,200,000   
15 P  Lew BurdetteCHA $10,100,000   
16 LF Del EnnisBOS $9,750,000   
17 P  Bob FriendLA $9,505,500   
18 P  Phil PaineBAL $9,500,004   
19 1B Irv NorenBOS $9,500,000   
20 P  Jack BantaDET $9,500,000   
21 1B Vic WertzBAL $9,500,000   
22 RF Richie AshburnPHI $9,500,000   
23 C  Carl SawatskiBOS $9,500,000   
24 1B Norm ZauchinMIL $9,330,000   
25 C  Stan LopataPHI $9,320,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1959ATTENDANCE 1958   
Los Angeles4,241,1953,751,323   
New York (A)4,222,6224,552,033   
Cincinnati2,214,5312,225,755   
St. Louis (N)2,154,2681,805,279   
Chicago (A)2,076,3662,507,526   
Boston2,023,1101,919,659   
Cleveland1,989,1382,121,519   
Washington1,936,8091,850,668   
Milwaukee1,923,9461,486,484   
10 San Francisco1,898,7511,080,975   
11 Philadelphia (N)1,863,2671,501,607   
12 Kansas City1,844,2821,185,853   
13 Baltimore1,763,2771,880,246   
14 Pittsburgh1,628,4671,064,025   
15 Chicago (N)1,607,8651,116,776   
16 Detroit1,550,9811,232,839   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced32.93 
New York (A)Win Now!32.61 
Chicago (A)Balanced31.65 
CincinnatiBalanced31.28 
BaltimoreBalanced31.21 
Los AngelesBalanced30.88 
Chicago (N)Balanced30.70 
Kansas CityBalanced30.55 
St. Louis (N)Balanced30.44 
10 DetroitWin Now!30.44 
11 BostonWin Now!30.14 
12 ClevelandBalanced30.04 
13 MilwaukeeWin Now!29.84 
14 PittsburghBalanced29.76 
15 San FranciscoBalanced29.43 
16 WashingtonBalanced28.83 
 AVERAGE 30.64 
Boston Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance2,023,1101,919,659  
Attendance / Game26,27423,699  
Attendance Revenue$20,231,100$17,816,249  
Revenue / Game$262,742$219,954  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,254,658$14,902,663  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,231,100$20,231,100  
     
Payroll$104,632,000   
Total Revenue$81,485,758$79,718,912  
Total Player Expenses$100,133,816$95,115,464  
Total +/-$-18,648,058$-15,396,552  
     
Cash$0   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$5,138,912   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest53 / 100   
Attendance2,076,3662,507,526  
Attendance / Game26,96630,957  
Attendance Revenue$20,763,660$25,075,260  
Revenue / Game$269,658$309,571  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,040,555$7,299,243  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,763,660$20,763,660  
     
Payroll$68,790,000   
Total Revenue$74,804,215$81,374,503  
Total Player Expenses$74,248,884$79,471,776  
Total +/-$555,331$1,902,727  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$26,004,503   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,584,503   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest51 / 100   
Attendance1,989,1382,121,519  
Attendance / Game25,83326,192  
Attendance Revenue$13,923,966$14,850,633  
Revenue / Game$180,831$183,341  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,600,083$10,134,097  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,923,966$13,923,966  
     
Payroll$17,619,000   
Total Revenue$70,524,049$71,984,730  
Total Player Expenses$16,571,402$23,544,321  
Total +/-$53,952,647$48,440,409  
     
Cash$14,375,000   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$72,724,730   
$$ left for Free Agents$68,740,730   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest33 / 100   
Attendance1,550,9811,232,839  
Attendance / Game20,14315,220  
Attendance Revenue$13,958,829$11,095,551  
Revenue / Game$181,283$136,982  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,169,237$8,762,950  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,958,829$13,958,829  
     
Payroll$46,600,000   
Total Revenue$65,128,066$64,858,501  
Total Player Expenses$44,286,060$54,599,525  
Total +/-$20,842,006$10,258,976  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,108,501   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,258,501   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest80 / 100   
Attendance4,222,6224,552,033  
Attendance / Game54,83956,198  
Attendance Revenue$42,226,220$45,520,330  
Revenue / Game$548,392$561,979  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$19,572,328$20,170,975  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,938,348$3,092,722  
Attendance Revenue$42,226,220$42,226,220  
     
Payroll$121,275,000   
Total Revenue$119,736,896$117,784,027  
Total Player Expenses$107,390,358$93,044,124  
Total +/-$12,346,538$24,739,903  
     
Cash$11,525,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$19,881,305   
$$ left for Free Agents$10,941,305   
Kansas City Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,844,2821,185,853  
Attendance / Game23,95214,640  
Attendance Revenue$18,442,820$11,858,530  
Revenue / Game$239,517$146,402  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,138,785$6,340,029  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,442,820$18,442,820  
     
Payroll$56,430,001   
Total Revenue$65,581,605$59,198,559  
Total Player Expenses$51,104,383$50,306,113  
Total +/-$14,477,222$8,892,446  
     
Cash$13,075,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,848,559   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,843,558   
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,763,2771,880,246  
Attendance / Game22,90023,213  
Attendance Revenue$17,632,770$18,802,460  
Revenue / Game$228,997$232,129  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,014,201$6,339,497  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,632,770$17,632,770  
     
Payroll$51,460,004   
Total Revenue$64,646,971$66,141,957  
Total Player Expenses$44,866,100$60,461,882  
Total +/-$19,780,871$5,680,075  
     
Cash$5,375,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,916,953   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,056,953   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest47 / 100   
Attendance1,936,8091,850,668  
Attendance / Game25,15322,848  
Attendance Revenue$19,368,090$18,506,680  
Revenue / Game$251,534$228,478  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,219,863$5,600,694  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,368,090$19,368,090  
     
Payroll$36,600,000   
Total Revenue$69,587,953$69,107,374  
Total Player Expenses$47,072,210$58,220,520  
Total +/-$22,515,743$10,886,854  
     
Cash$11,175,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$59,572,374   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,682,374   
Milwaukee Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,923,9461,486,484  
Attendance / Game24,98618,352  
Attendance Revenue$13,467,622$8,918,904  
Revenue / Game$174,904$110,110  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,783,205$8,278,072  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,467,622$13,467,622  
     
Payroll$58,209,999   
Total Revenue$66,250,827$62,196,976  
Total Player Expenses$55,770,742$54,681,242  
Total +/-$10,480,085$7,515,734  
     
Cash$13,350,000   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$25,936,977   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,336,977   
Los Angeles Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance4,241,1953,751,323  
Attendance / Game55,08046,313  
Attendance Revenue$42,411,950$37,513,230  
Revenue / Game$550,805$463,126  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$55,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,256,707$10,606,198  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,454,743  
Attendance Revenue$42,411,950$42,411,950  
     
Payroll$81,732,500   
Total Revenue$107,668,657$106,574,171  
Total Player Expenses$77,279,996$82,057,218  
Total +/-$30,388,661$24,516,953  
     
Cash$11,300,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,992,928   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,686,928   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest33 / 100   
Attendance1,607,8651,116,776  
Attendance / Game20,88113,787  
Attendance Revenue$15,940,649$10,187,469  
Revenue / Game$207,021$125,771  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,224,224$6,596,945  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,940,649$15,940,649  
     
Payroll$39,406,000   
Total Revenue$63,164,873$57,784,414  
Total Player Expenses$44,319,751$32,778,911  
Total +/-$18,845,122$25,005,503  
     
Cash$11,175,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,747,414   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,553,414   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest94 / 100   
Attendance2,214,5312,225,755  
Attendance / Game28,76027,478  
Attendance Revenue$26,699,136$26,529,342  
Revenue / Game$346,742$327,523  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,099,129$7,309,838  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,153,737$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,699,136$26,699,136  
     
Payroll$79,054,000   
Total Revenue$82,952,002$80,839,180  
Total Player Expenses$75,800,786$71,085,616  
Total +/-$7,151,216$9,753,564  
     
Cash$10,800,000   
Ticket Price$14   
     
$$ left for Extensions$8,149,180   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,585,180   
San Francisco Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest55 / 100   
Attendance1,898,7511,080,975  
Attendance / Game24,65913,345  
Attendance Revenue$18,987,510$10,809,750  
Revenue / Game$246,591$133,454  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,362,735$6,594,941  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,987,510$18,987,510  
     
Payroll$22,625,000   
Total Revenue$68,350,245$60,404,691  
Total Player Expenses$24,043,103$21,843,444  
Total +/-$44,307,142$38,561,247  
     
Cash$12,425,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$60,229,691   
$$ left for Free Agents$50,204,691   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest54 / 100   
Attendance1,863,2671,501,607  
Attendance / Game24,19818,538  
Attendance Revenue$18,632,670$15,016,070  
Revenue / Game$241,983$185,384  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,204,638$7,738,081  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,632,670$18,632,670  
     
Payroll$55,240,000   
Total Revenue$76,837,308$73,754,151  
Total Player Expenses$55,184,301$76,724,494  
Total +/-$21,653,007$-2,970,343  
     
Cash$1,396,075   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,245,226   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,910,226   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest41 / 100   
Attendance1,628,4671,064,025  
Attendance / Game21,14913,136  
Attendance Revenue$16,284,670$10,640,250  
Revenue / Game$211,489$131,361  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,653,333$5,992,457  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,284,670$16,284,670  
     
Payroll$51,057,002   
Total Revenue$64,938,003$59,632,707  
Total Player Expenses$48,433,858$50,791,710  
Total +/-$16,504,145$8,840,997  
     
Cash$13,550,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$14,115,705   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,125,705   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest53 / 100   
Attendance2,154,2681,805,279  
Attendance / Game27,97822,287  
Attendance Revenue$21,542,680$18,052,790  
Revenue / Game$279,775$222,874  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,349,494$7,662,136  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,542,680$21,542,680  
     
Payroll$25,960,000   
Total Revenue$73,892,174$74,714,926  
Total Player Expenses$31,985,544$64,279,804  
Total +/-$41,906,630$10,435,122  
     
Cash$11,175,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$78,759,926   
$$ left for Free Agents$55,929,926   

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