League Financial Report
Friday, 10/20/1967
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
New York (A)$92,140,840    
Boston$86,450,000    
Philadelphia (N)$73,820,000    
Detroit$70,924,000    
Minnesota$68,655,000    
California$66,513,210    
Pittsburgh$66,265,003    
St. Louis (N)$65,430,000    
Houston$58,900,001    
10 Cincinnati$55,827,000    
11 Chicago (A)$51,700,000    
12 San Francisco$48,950,000    
13 Atlanta$47,869,333    
14 Chicago (N)$47,113,000    
15 Washington$45,449,000    
16 Los Angeles (N)$42,490,500    
17 Cleveland$37,705,000    
18 Kansas City$37,153,000    
19 New York (N)$17,341,000    
20 Baltimore$14,390,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
1B Orlando CepedaHOU $26,000,000   
1B Norm CashDET $25,000,000   
RF Rocky ColavitoCAL $21,980,000   
CF Willie MaysBOS $20,000,000   
3B Eddie MathewsNYY $19,950,420   
P  Dean StoneWS2 $19,500,000   
P  Seth MoreheadPHI $17,000,000   
P  Stan WilliamsCAL $16,543,210   
RF Roberto ClementeBOS $16,450,000   
10 RF Vada PinsonNYY $15,200,420   
11 3B Ken BoyerBOS $15,000,000   
12 LF Tommy DavisHOU $15,000,000   
13 SS Felix MantillaPIT $14,560,000   
14 1B Mickey MantleNYY $13,500,000   
15 P  Moe DrabowskySTL $13,000,000   
16 SS Tony KubekPIT $12,670,000   
17 LF Willie KirklandPHI $12,500,000   
18 P  Bill FischerCIN $12,100,000   
19 RF Frank RobinsonCHN $11,690,000   
20 CF Hank AaronLAN $11,505,000   
21 3B Gene FreeseSTL $11,000,000   
22 1B Boog PowellMIN $11,000,000   
23 P  Juan PizarroMIN $11,000,000   
24 3B Don DemeterPIT $10,190,000   
25 1B Bob AllisonSTL $10,000,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1967ATTENDANCE 1966   
Los Angeles (N)4,447,7334,478,977   
New York (A)4,174,1733,458,478   
Boston2,818,7942,799,376   
St. Louis (N)2,573,2941,896,819   
Philadelphia (N)2,546,4562,389,968   
Minnesota2,472,9632,479,163   
Pittsburgh2,351,7612,193,300   
Cincinnati1,956,0252,254,470   
California1,797,5171,335,181   
10 Chicago (N)1,763,0981,452,423   
11 Atlanta1,522,8471,727,278   
12 Chicago (A)1,374,3951,566,388   
13 Cleveland1,344,5551,495,036   
14 Houston1,334,525758,909   
15 Kansas City1,272,9241,448,829   
16 Washington1,171,2631,374,605   
17 San Francisco1,078,9751,885,130   
18 New York (N)809,877776,798   
19 Baltimore661,397790,453   
20 Detroit603,8641,483,879   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
Chicago (A)Balanced31.68 
AtlantaWin Now!31.51 
CincinnatiBalanced31.45 
BaltimoreWin Now!31.24 
New York (A)Win Now!31.17 
DetroitRebuilding!31.10 
New York (N)Balanced30.81 
Chicago (N)Balanced30.50 
Kansas CityBalanced30.40 
10 PittsburghBalanced30.34 
11 St. Louis (N)Balanced30.28 
12 Los Angeles (N)Balanced30.23 
13 Philadelphia (N)Rebuilding!30.19 
14 BostonWin Now!29.94 
15 San FranciscoBalanced29.93 
16 MinnesotaBalanced29.84 
17 CaliforniaBalanced29.45 
18 WashingtonBalanced29.22 
19 ClevelandRebuilding!29.01 
20 HoustonBalanced27.95 
 AVERAGE 30.31 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest21 / 100   
Attendance661,397790,453  
Attendance / Game8,1659,759  
Attendance Revenue$7,936,764$9,485,436  
Revenue / Game$97,985$117,104  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,511,856$5,612,144  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$7,936,764$7,936,764  
     
Payroll$14,390,000   
Total Revenue$56,448,620$58,097,580  
Total Player Expenses$14,184,544$36,255,418  
Total +/-$42,264,076$21,842,162  
     
Cash$12,925,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,722,580   
$$ left for Free Agents$56,632,580   
Boston Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest91 / 100   
Attendance2,818,7942,799,376  
Attendance / Game34,80034,560  
Attendance Revenue$28,187,940$27,993,760  
Revenue / Game$347,999$345,602  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,814,396$14,511,443  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,011,852$2,170,338  
Attendance Revenue$28,187,940$28,187,940  
     
Payroll$86,450,000   
Total Revenue$98,014,188$95,675,541  
Total Player Expenses$85,795,064$87,432,184  
Total +/-$12,219,124$8,243,357  
     
Cash$10,925,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,735,203   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,980,203   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest31 / 100   
Attendance1,374,3951,566,388  
Attendance / Game16,96819,338  
Attendance Revenue$13,743,950$15,663,880  
Revenue / Game$169,678$193,381  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,081,508$7,086,449  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,743,950$13,743,950  
     
Payroll$51,700,000   
Total Revenue$63,825,458$69,750,329  
Total Player Expenses$68,100,027$68,167,594  
Total +/-$-4,274,569$1,582,735  
     
Cash$9,384,607   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$10,639,936   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,434,936   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest28 / 100   
Attendance1,344,5551,495,036  
Attendance / Game16,59918,457  
Attendance Revenue$12,100,995$13,455,324  
Revenue / Game$149,395$166,115  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,490,308$8,686,945  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,100,995$12,100,995  
     
Payroll$37,705,000   
Total Revenue$65,591,303$67,142,269  
Total Player Expenses$37,475,528$35,855,579  
Total +/-$28,115,775$31,286,690  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$76,952,269   
$$ left for Free Agents$44,437,269   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest1 / 100   
Attendance603,8641,483,879  
Attendance / Game7,45518,319  
Attendance Revenue$5,163,488$14,838,790  
Revenue / Game$63,747$183,195  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,714,041$7,686,678  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$5,163,488$5,163,488  
     
Payroll$70,924,000   
Total Revenue$57,877,529$67,525,468  
Total Player Expenses$78,149,043$54,005,150  
Total +/-$-20,271,514$13,520,318  
     
Cash$10,650,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$13,911,468   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,251,468   
Kansas City Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest31 / 100   
Attendance1,272,9241,448,829  
Attendance / Game15,71517,887  
Attendance Revenue$13,215,590$17,385,948  
Revenue / Game$163,155$214,641  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,990,663$6,100,451  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,215,590$13,215,590  
     
Payroll$37,153,000   
Total Revenue$66,206,253$70,486,399  
Total Player Expenses$43,523,139$55,834,161  
Total +/-$22,683,114$14,652,238  
     
Cash$13,800,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$53,673,399   
$$ left for Free Agents$47,133,399   
California Angels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,797,5171,335,181  
Attendance / Game22,19216,484  
Attendance Revenue$15,606,879$10,681,448  
Revenue / Game$192,678$131,870  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,356,582$9,189,263  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,606,879$15,606,879  
     
Payroll$66,513,210   
Total Revenue$64,963,461$59,870,711  
Total Player Expenses$65,895,982$34,000,770  
Total +/-$-932,521$25,869,941  
     
Cash$13,050,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$10,917,501   
$$ left for Free Agents$6,407,501   
Minnesota Twins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest71 / 100   
Attendance2,472,9632,479,163  
Attendance / Game30,53030,607  
Attendance Revenue$24,729,630$24,791,630  
Revenue / Game$305,304$306,070  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,480,536$5,391,924  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,729,630$24,729,630  
     
Payroll$68,655,000   
Total Revenue$71,210,166$71,183,554  
Total Player Expenses$68,384,560$42,775,168  
Total +/-$2,825,606$28,408,386  
     
Cash$14,625,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,308,554   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,153,554   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest87 / 100   
Attendance4,174,1733,458,478  
Attendance / Game51,53342,697  
Attendance Revenue$41,741,730$34,584,780  
Revenue / Game$515,330$426,973  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$20,919,703$20,517,892  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$41,741,730$41,741,730  
     
Payroll$92,140,840   
Total Revenue$115,661,433$108,102,672  
Total Player Expenses$91,589,201$85,899,144  
Total +/-$24,072,232$22,203,528  
     
Cash$11,900,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,702,832   
$$ left for Free Agents$27,861,832   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest23 / 100   
Attendance1,171,2631,374,605  
Attendance / Game14,46016,970  
Attendance Revenue$11,712,630$13,746,050  
Revenue / Game$144,600$169,704  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,644,656$9,847,406  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,712,630$11,712,630  
     
Payroll$45,449,000   
Total Revenue$61,357,286$63,593,456  
Total Player Expenses$45,237,046$52,192,618  
Total +/-$16,120,240$11,400,838  
     
Cash$14,800,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,460,456   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,944,456   
Chicago (N) Cubbies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest41 / 100   
Attendance1,763,0981,452,423  
Attendance / Game21,76717,931  
Attendance Revenue$16,866,809$13,162,885  
Revenue / Game$208,232$162,505  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,973,258$5,990,517  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,866,809$16,866,809  
     
Payroll$47,113,000   
Total Revenue$65,840,067$62,153,402  
Total Player Expenses$46,928,849$35,789,664  
Total +/-$18,911,218$26,363,738  
     
Cash$10,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,668,402   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,815,402   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance1,956,0252,254,470  
Attendance / Game24,14827,833  
Attendance Revenue$25,428,325$30,304,584  
Revenue / Game$313,930$374,131  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,513,255$7,624,212  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,726,464  
Attendance Revenue$25,428,325$25,428,325  
     
Payroll$55,827,000   
Total Revenue$85,941,580$93,655,260  
Total Player Expenses$59,395,873$85,832,645  
Total +/-$26,545,707$7,822,615  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$94,028,796   
$$ left for Free Agents$50,101,796   
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest98 / 100   
Attendance4,447,7334,478,977  
Attendance / Game54,91055,296  
Attendance Revenue$44,477,330$44,789,770  
Revenue / Game$549,103$552,960  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$55,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,195,240$11,046,945  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$44,477,330$44,477,330  
     
Payroll$42,490,500   
Total Revenue$110,672,570$110,836,715  
Total Player Expenses$43,674,174$46,368,970  
Total +/-$66,998,396$64,467,745  
     
Cash$10,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$82,651,215   
$$ left for Free Agents$79,121,215   
Atlanta Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest31 / 100   
Attendance1,522,8471,727,278  
Attendance / Game18,80121,324  
Attendance Revenue$12,182,776$13,818,224  
Revenue / Game$150,405$170,595  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,015,015$7,100,982  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,182,776$12,182,776  
     
Payroll$47,869,333   
Total Revenue$64,197,791$65,919,206  
Total Player Expenses$47,869,542$35,451,108  
Total +/-$16,328,249$30,468,098  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$29,605,873   
$$ left for Free Agents$33,049,873   
Houston Astros
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest27 / 100   
Attendance1,334,525758,909  
Attendance / Game16,4769,369  
Attendance Revenue$13,345,250$7,589,090  
Revenue / Game$164,756$93,692  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,460,037$9,436,570  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,345,250$13,345,250  
     
Payroll$58,900,001   
Total Revenue$62,805,287$57,025,660  
Total Player Expenses$56,787,440$14,461,530  
Total +/-$6,017,847$42,564,130  
     
Cash$14,625,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,070,660   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,750,659   
New York (N) Mets
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest15 / 100   
Attendance809,877776,798  
Attendance / Game9,9989,590  
Attendance Revenue$6,479,016$7,718,718  
Revenue / Game$79,988$95,293  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,961,843$9,110,463  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$6,479,016$6,479,016  
     
Payroll$17,341,000   
Total Revenue$55,440,859$56,829,181  
Total Player Expenses$17,932,918$8,954,042  
Total +/-$37,507,941$47,875,139  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$55,739,181   
$$ left for Free Agents$54,488,181   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest80 / 100   
Attendance2,546,4562,389,968  
Attendance / Game31,43829,506  
Attendance Revenue$27,292,766$21,915,557  
Revenue / Game$336,948$270,562  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,056,931$6,942,478  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,292,766$27,292,766  
     
Payroll$73,820,000   
Total Revenue$79,349,697$73,858,035  
Total Player Expenses$78,014,271$62,092,808  
Total +/-$1,335,426$11,765,227  
     
Cash$10,775,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$19,783,035   
$$ left for Free Agents$10,813,035   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest87 / 100   
Attendance2,351,7612,193,300  
Attendance / Game29,03427,078  
Attendance Revenue$25,869,371$24,126,300  
Revenue / Game$319,375$297,856  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,869,114$5,782,028  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,044,907$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,869,371$25,869,371  
     
Payroll$66,265,003   
Total Revenue$80,783,392$76,908,328  
Total Player Expenses$68,271,348$68,028,563  
Total +/-$12,512,044$8,879,765  
     
Cash$10,800,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,143,325   
$$ left for Free Agents$21,443,325   
San Francisco Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest18 / 100   
Attendance1,078,9751,885,130  
Attendance / Game13,32123,273  
Attendance Revenue$10,789,750$18,851,300  
Revenue / Game$133,207$232,732  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,182,408$6,301,524  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,789,750$10,789,750  
     
Payroll$48,950,000   
Total Revenue$59,972,158$68,152,824  
Total Player Expenses$51,064,155$31,778,187  
Total +/-$8,908,003$36,374,637  
     
Cash$14,300,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,152,824   
$$ left for Free Agents$33,502,824   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,573,2941,896,819  
Attendance / Game31,76923,418  
Attendance Revenue$25,732,940$18,968,190  
Revenue / Game$317,691$234,175  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,273,383$7,169,525  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,732,940$25,732,940  
     
Payroll$65,430,000   
Total Revenue$80,006,323$73,137,715  
Total Player Expenses$65,542,981$59,610,238  
Total +/-$14,463,342$13,527,477  
     
Cash$10,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$11,722,715   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,482,715   

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