League Financial Report
Saturday, 10/21/1969
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
New York (A)$118,320,840    
Boston$88,855,000    
Philadelphia (N)$82,301,100    
Chicago (N)$78,422,000    
St. Louis (N)$71,965,000    
Atlanta$65,716,333    
Minnesota$61,520,000    
Pittsburgh$57,351,003    
California$50,563,210    
10 Los Angeles (N)$47,681,000    
11 Montreal$47,587,000    
12 Kansas City $46,365,000    
13 New York (N)$45,880,000    
14 Detroit$43,250,000    
15 Oakland$41,795,000    
16 Baltimore$41,220,223    
17 Washington$39,023,980    
18 Seattle$38,445,000    
19 Houston$35,870,000    
20 Cincinnati$33,410,000    
21 Chicago (A)$31,262,000    
22 San Diego$28,146,000    
23 San Francisco$21,635,000    
24 Cleveland$13,260,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
1B Orlando CepedaHOU $26,000,000   
P  Sam McdowellCHN $25,100,000   
1B Norm CashNYY $25,000,000   
P  Juan PizarroPHI $20,000,100   
CF Willie MaysBOS $20,000,000   
3B Eddie MathewsNYY $19,950,420   
C  Jim PagliaroniSEA $17,700,000   
RF Wes CovingtonCHN $17,000,000   
P  Stan WilliamsCAL $16,543,210   
10 RF Roberto ClementeBOS $16,450,000   
11 P  Dick EllsworthBAL $16,250,123   
12 CF Vada PinsonNYY $15,200,420   
13 RF Frank RobinsonCHN $15,100,000   
14 LF Tommy DavisPHI $15,000,000   
15 SS Felix MantillaPIT $14,560,000   
16 3B Ken BoyerBOS $14,000,000   
17 P  Moe DrabowskySTL $13,000,000   
18 SS Tony KubekPIT $12,670,000   
19 RF Duke CarmelSTL $12,000,000   
20 P  Ed RakowDET $12,000,000   
21 P  Aubrey GatewoodNYM $12,000,000   
22 P  Dick RadatzLAN $11,505,500   
23 CF Hank AaronLAN $11,505,000   
24 RF Felipe AlouOAK $11,050,000   
25 1B Boog PowellMIN $11,000,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1969ATTENDANCE 1968   
Los Angeles (N)3,761,6473,640,124   
New York (A)3,617,2324,547,729   
Boston2,818,8072,818,163   
Kansas City 2,712,6600   
Chicago (N)2,614,0682,133,855   
Seattle2,478,2140   
Philadelphia (N)2,429,5152,501,035   
San Diego2,351,7260   
Minnesota2,322,5512,100,392   
10 Montreal2,312,5590   
11 Atlanta2,078,0281,221,431   
12 Pittsburgh2,051,7352,387,075   
13 California1,946,7362,105,759   
14 Cleveland1,904,4111,218,426   
15 New York (N)1,870,482974,014   
16 Chicago (A)1,808,8741,232,319   
17 St. Louis (N)1,751,8222,821,662   
18 Oakland1,612,9521,740,798   
19 Washington1,509,8311,091,159   
20 San Francisco1,504,479968,905   
21 Cincinnati1,499,0301,178,742   
22 Houston1,456,960998,685   
23 Detroit1,190,290571,336   
24 Baltimore915,548563,762   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
New York (A)Win Now!31.54 
Kansas City Balanced31.45 
Los Angeles (N)Balanced31.37 
Philadelphia (N)Rebuilding!31.34 
San FranciscoBalanced31.30 
AtlantaBalanced31.13 
BostonWin Now!30.94 
CincinnatiBalanced30.88 
PittsburghBalanced30.82 
10 WashingtonBalanced30.75 
11 BaltimoreWin Now!30.74 
12 OaklandBalanced30.33 
13 MinnesotaBalanced29.68 
14 CaliforniaBalanced29.61 
15 St. Louis (N)Balanced29.58 
16 MontrealBalanced29.44 
17 Chicago (N)Balanced29.01 
18 New York (N)Balanced28.76 
19 San DiegoRebuilding!28.61 
20 ClevelandRebuilding!28.37 
21 SeattleRebuilding!27.97 
22 Chicago (A)Balanced27.85 
23 HoustonBalanced27.28 
24 DetroitRebuilding!27.13 
 AVERAGE 29.82 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest25 / 100   
Attendance915,548563,762  
Attendance / Game11,3036,960  
Attendance Revenue$10,986,576$6,765,144  
Revenue / Game$135,637$83,520  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,300,617$5,392,459  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,986,576$10,986,576  
     
Payroll$41,220,223   
Total Revenue$55,287,193$55,157,603  
Total Player Expenses$41,220,252$13,746,038  
Total +/-$14,066,941$41,411,565  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$29,107,380   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,937,380   
Boston Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest94 / 100   
Attendance2,818,8072,818,163  
Attendance / Game34,80034,792  
Attendance Revenue$28,188,070$28,181,630  
Revenue / Game$348,001$347,921  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,385,750$15,096,651  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,728,375$0  
Attendance Revenue$28,188,070$28,188,070  
     
Payroll$88,855,000   
Total Revenue$101,302,195$96,278,281  
Total Player Expenses$91,335,619$89,831,410  
Total +/-$9,966,576$6,446,871  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,613,281   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,423,281   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,904,4111,218,426  
Attendance / Game23,51115,042  
Attendance Revenue$17,139,699$10,965,834  
Revenue / Game$211,601$135,381  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,741,752$8,572,774  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,139,699$17,139,699  
     
Payroll$13,260,000   
Total Revenue$68,881,451$62,538,608  
Total Player Expenses$13,260,186$14,690,204  
Total +/-$55,621,265$47,848,404  
     
Cash$11,275,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$69,503,608   
$$ left for Free Agents$60,553,608   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest26 / 100   
Attendance1,190,290571,336  
Attendance / Game14,6957,054  
Attendance Revenue$8,332,030$3,999,352  
Revenue / Game$102,865$49,375  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,362,807$7,546,748  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,332,030$8,332,030  
     
Payroll$43,250,000   
Total Revenue$58,694,837$54,546,100  
Total Player Expenses$44,215,050$33,691,892  
Total +/-$14,479,787$20,854,208  
     
Cash$6,825,000   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,731,100   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,121,100   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest98 / 100   
Attendance3,617,2324,547,729  
Attendance / Game44,65756,145  
Attendance Revenue$39,789,552$45,477,290  
Revenue / Game$491,229$561,448  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$21,702,504$21,257,397  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,010,252  
Attendance Revenue$39,789,552$39,789,552  
     
Payroll$118,320,840   
Total Revenue$114,492,056$122,744,939  
Total Player Expenses$118,332,321$115,099,756  
Total +/-$-3,840,265$7,645,183  
     
Cash$7,550,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,792,267   
$$ left for Free Agents$8,963,847   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest36 / 100   
Attendance1,509,8311,091,159  
Attendance / Game18,64013,471  
Attendance Revenue$15,098,310$10,911,590  
Revenue / Game$186,399$134,711  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,832,960$9,785,932  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,098,310$15,098,310  
     
Payroll$39,023,980   
Total Revenue$64,931,270$60,697,522  
Total Player Expenses$39,024,180$27,462,028  
Total +/-$25,907,090$33,235,494  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,131,632   
$$ left for Free Agents$36,673,542   
California Angels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance1,946,7362,105,759  
Attendance / Game24,03425,997  
Attendance Revenue$19,739,809$18,951,831  
Revenue / Game$243,701$233,973  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,495,435$9,540,247  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,739,809$19,739,809  
     
Payroll$50,563,210   
Total Revenue$69,235,244$68,492,078  
Total Player Expenses$45,338,826$119,090,432  
Total +/-$23,896,418$-50,598,354  
     
Cash$275,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$7,613,868   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,203,868   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance1,808,8741,232,319  
Attendance / Game22,33215,214  
Attendance Revenue$18,088,740$12,323,190  
Revenue / Game$223,318$152,138  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,083,440$6,961,906  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,088,740$18,088,740  
     
Payroll$31,262,000   
Total Revenue$68,172,180$62,285,096  
Total Player Expenses$33,591,938$54,789,523  
Total +/-$34,580,242$7,495,573  
     
Cash$11,155,611   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$55,328,707   
$$ left for Free Agents$42,178,707   
Kansas City Royals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance2,712,6600  
Attendance / Game33,4900  
Attendance Revenue$0$0  
Revenue / Game$0$0  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$0  
Merchandising Revenue$9,861,917$10,000,000  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$0$0  
     
Payroll$46,365,000   
Total Revenue$49,861,917$10,000,000  
Total Player Expenses$46,221,518$0  
Total +/-$3,640,399$10,000,000  
     
Cash$14,875,000   
Ticket Price$0   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,555,000   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,510,000   
Minnesota Twins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest80 / 100   
Attendance2,322,5512,100,392  
Attendance / Game28,67325,931  
Attendance Revenue$23,225,510$21,003,920  
Revenue / Game$286,735$259,308  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,538,590$5,421,773  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,205,213$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,225,510$23,225,510  
     
Payroll$61,520,000   
Total Revenue$76,969,313$73,425,693  
Total Player Expenses$61,305,154$57,769,314  
Total +/-$15,664,159$15,656,379  
     
Cash$14,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$33,345,693   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,905,693   
Oakland Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest40 / 100   
Attendance1,612,9521,740,798  
Attendance / Game19,91321,491  
Attendance Revenue$16,129,520$17,407,980  
Revenue / Game$199,130$214,913  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,012,638$6,097,504  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,129,520$16,129,520  
     
Payroll$41,795,000   
Total Revenue$63,142,158$64,505,484  
Total Player Expenses$42,258,731$44,527,549  
Total +/-$20,883,427$19,977,935  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$43,690,484   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,710,484   
Seattle Pilots
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest55 / 100   
Attendance2,478,2140  
Attendance / Game30,5950  
Attendance Revenue$24,782,140$0  
Revenue / Game$305,952$0  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$0  
Merchandising Revenue$9,846,100$10,000,000  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,782,140$24,782,140  
     
Payroll$38,445,000   
Total Revenue$74,628,240$10,000,000  
Total Player Expenses$37,951,886$0  
Total +/-$36,676,354$10,000,000  
     
Cash$11,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$24,547,000   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,330,000   
Chicago (N) Cubbies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,614,0682,133,855  
Attendance / Game32,27226,344  
Attendance Revenue$28,419,904$21,918,229  
Revenue / Game$350,863$270,595  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,172,933$6,056,868  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,028,770  
Attendance Revenue$28,419,904$28,419,904  
     
Payroll$78,422,000   
Total Revenue$81,592,837$73,003,867  
Total Player Expenses$77,893,467$66,380,124  
Total +/-$3,699,370$6,623,743  
     
Cash$11,175,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$19,033,097   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,728,097   
Montreal Expos
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance2,312,5590  
Attendance / Game28,5500  
Attendance Revenue$0$0  
Revenue / Game$0$0  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$0  
Merchandising Revenue$9,783,788$10,000,000  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$0$0  
     
Payroll$47,587,000   
Total Revenue$49,783,788$10,000,000  
Total Player Expenses$49,856,888$0  
Total +/-$-73,100$10,000,000  
     
Cash$10,650,000   
Ticket Price$0   
     
$$ left for Extensions$31,884,000   
$$ left for Free Agents$13,063,000   
New York (N) Mets
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,870,482974,014  
Attendance / Game23,09212,025  
Attendance Revenue$14,963,856$7,792,112  
Revenue / Game$184,739$96,199  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,971,957$8,844,774  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,963,856$14,963,856  
     
Payroll$45,880,000   
Total Revenue$63,935,813$56,636,886  
Total Player Expenses$46,615,341$41,463,560  
Total +/-$17,320,472$15,173,326  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,466,886   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,756,886   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest97 / 100   
Attendance2,429,5152,501,035  
Attendance / Game29,99430,877  
Attendance Revenue$29,154,180$28,776,639  
Revenue / Game$359,928$355,267  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,300,551$7,163,960  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,711,251$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,154,180$29,154,180  
     
Payroll$82,301,100   
Total Revenue$90,165,982$86,940,599  
Total Player Expenses$87,918,596$87,448,408  
Total +/-$2,247,386$-507,809  
     
Cash$7,802,617   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,389,116   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,442,116   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance2,051,7352,387,075  
Attendance / Game25,33029,470  
Attendance Revenue$24,620,820$28,644,900  
Revenue / Game$303,961$353,641  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,949,587$5,989,693  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,620,820$24,620,820  
     
Payroll$57,351,003   
Total Revenue$81,570,407$81,634,593  
Total Player Expenses$57,238,430$67,710,122  
Total +/-$24,331,977$13,924,471  
     
Cash$12,800,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$37,670,593   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,083,590   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance1,751,8222,821,662  
Attendance / Game21,62734,835  
Attendance Revenue$17,518,220$28,216,620  
Revenue / Game$216,274$348,353  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,375,312$7,269,136  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,518,220$17,518,220  
     
Payroll$71,965,000   
Total Revenue$71,893,532$82,485,756  
Total Player Expenses$73,999,662$84,476,184  
Total +/-$-2,106,130$-1,990,428  
     
Cash$8,784,572   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$33,570,328   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,305,328   
Atlanta Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest57 / 100   
Attendance2,078,0281,221,431  
Attendance / Game25,65515,079  
Attendance Revenue$18,702,252$10,992,879  
Revenue / Game$230,892$135,715  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,996,932$6,870,965  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,702,252$18,702,252  
     
Payroll$65,716,333   
Total Revenue$70,699,184$62,863,844  
Total Player Expenses$83,051,477$64,954,948  
Total +/-$-12,352,293$-2,091,104  
     
Cash$10,208,896   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,797,740   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,356,407   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance1,499,0301,178,742  
Attendance / Game18,50714,552  
Attendance Revenue$19,487,390$15,323,646  
Revenue / Game$240,585$189,181  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,697,310$7,576,664  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,487,390$19,487,390  
     
Payroll$33,410,000   
Total Revenue$76,184,700$75,900,310  
Total Player Expenses$33,410,070$39,711,934  
Total +/-$42,774,630$36,188,376  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$65,640,310   
$$ left for Free Agents$53,490,310   
Houston Astros
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest34 / 100   
Attendance1,456,960998,685  
Attendance / Game17,98712,329  
Attendance Revenue$14,569,600$9,986,850  
Revenue / Game$179,872$123,294  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,081,136$9,289,426  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,569,600$14,569,600  
     
Payroll$35,870,000   
Total Revenue$63,650,736$59,276,276  
Total Player Expenses$40,437,960$68,252,608  
Total +/-$23,212,776$-8,976,332  
     
Cash$5,348,668   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,934,944   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,754,944   
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest92 / 100   
Attendance3,761,6473,640,124  
Attendance / Game46,44044,940  
Attendance Revenue$37,616,470$36,401,240  
Revenue / Game$464,401$449,398  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$55,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,279,788$11,046,984  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,078,780$0  
Attendance Revenue$37,616,470$37,616,470  
     
Payroll$47,681,000   
Total Revenue$104,975,038$102,448,224  
Total Player Expenses$47,509,062$56,927,732  
Total +/-$57,465,976$45,520,492  
     
Cash$10,650,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$73,736,724   
$$ left for Free Agents$65,417,224   
San Diego Padres
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance2,351,7260  
Attendance / Game29,0340  
Attendance Revenue$0$0  
Revenue / Game$0$0  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$0  
Merchandising Revenue$9,818,154$10,000,000  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$0$0  
     
Payroll$28,146,000   
Total Revenue$49,818,154$10,000,000  
Total Player Expenses$28,503,527$0  
Total +/-$21,314,627$10,000,000  
     
Cash$10,800,000   
Ticket Price$0   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,470,000   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,654,000   
San Francisco Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest35 / 100   
Attendance1,504,479968,905  
Attendance / Game18,57411,962  
Attendance Revenue$15,044,790$9,689,050  
Revenue / Game$185,738$119,618  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,945,117$6,082,753  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,044,790$15,044,790  
     
Payroll$21,635,000   
Total Revenue$63,989,907$58,771,803  
Total Player Expenses$25,827,418$29,887,214  
Total +/-$38,162,489$28,884,589  
     
Cash$12,425,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$56,351,803   
$$ left for Free Agents$49,561,803   

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