League Financial Report
Saturday, 10/21/1885
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Philadelphia (A)$71,924,286    
New York (N)$65,169,757    
Chicago (N)$59,610,857    
Louisville$59,309,862    
Providence$58,995,000    
Boston (N)$58,445,715    
Pittsburgh$56,818,791    
Washington$56,321,429    
Detroit$56,092,856    
10 Cleveland$52,098,571    
11 Baltimore$51,310,000    
12 Cincinnati$50,015,714    
13 Brooklyn$49,773,458    
14 St. Louis (A)$49,474,857    
15 St. Louis (N)$27,269,285    
16 Philadelphia (N)$8,370,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
P  Fred CoreySLA $17,500,000   
P  John WardNYG $16,960,000   
P  Tim KeefeBRO $16,720,000   
SS Jack RoweLOU $16,667,001   
P  George BradleyPHA $16,110,000   
P  Will SawyerCLE $15,990,000   
P  Larry CorcoranCHN $15,990,000   
P  Charlie SweeneyPRO $15,390,000   
P  Jim WhitneyBSN $15,280,000   
10 P  Charley RadbournPRO $15,000,000   
11 P  The only NolanPIT $14,930,000   
12 P  Will WhiteCIN $14,750,000   
13 P  Bobby MathewsPHA $14,690,000   
14 P  Dick BurnsDET $14,480,000   
15 P  Bob EmslieBAL $14,250,000   
16 P  Lee RichmondPRO $14,250,000   
17 P  Denny DriscollPIT $14,060,000   
18 P  Fred GoldsmithCHN $13,770,000   
19 P  Sam WeaverLOU $13,180,000   
20 P  Stump WiedmanDET $13,010,000   
21 P  Jack (da) JonesDET $12,790,000   
22 P  Pud GalvinWAS $11,870,000   
23 P  Billy TaylorPIT $11,200,000   
24 P  Bobby MitchellBAL $11,000,000   
25 P  Harry SalisburyBAL $11,000,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1885ATTENDANCE 1884   
Chicago (N)3,528,9003,111,991   
Boston (N)3,483,3882,276,444   
Washington3,409,8193,438,635   
Louisville3,289,1862,615,105   
Philadelphia (A)2,952,0372,793,396   
Cincinnati2,896,5193,379,192   
Baltimore2,724,8421,873,326   
Brooklyn2,355,9332,530,473   
Detroit2,302,4052,877,135   
10 St. Louis (A)2,175,7211,974,839   
11 Cleveland2,015,2222,084,767   
12 New York (N)1,980,8822,614,789   
13 Providence1,700,4692,610,609   
14 St. Louis (N)1,698,8331,895,409   
15 Pittsburgh1,603,9992,210,599   
16 Philadelphia (N)1,531,4051,921,050   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
BrooklynBalanced28.36 
St. Louis (A)Balanced28.09 
CincinnatiBalanced27.79 
Boston (N)Balanced27.62 
Chicago (N)Win Now!27.54 
St. Louis (N)Win Now!27.31 
New York (N)Balanced27.27 
WashingtonBalanced27.23 
Philadelphia (A)Balanced27.11 
10 PittsburghBalanced27.11 
11 ProvidenceBalanced27.06 
12 ClevelandBalanced26.41 
13 BaltimoreBalanced26.24 
14 DetroitRebuilding!25.89 
15 LouisvilleBalanced25.84 
16 Philadelphia (N)Balanced25.61 
 AVERAGE 27.02 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest77 / 100   
Attendance2,724,8421,873,326  
Attendance / Game33,64023,127  
Attendance Revenue$27,248,420$18,733,260  
Revenue / Game$336,400$231,275  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,351,417$9,183,899  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,965,054$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,248,420$27,248,420  
     
Payroll$51,310,000   
Total Revenue$70,564,891$59,917,159  
Total Player Expenses$51,264,865$42,657,457  
Total +/-$19,300,026$17,259,702  
     
Cash$11,375,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$25,128,825   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,982,159   
Louisville Colonels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest75 / 100   
Attendance3,289,1862,615,105  
Attendance / Game40,60732,285  
Attendance Revenue$32,891,860$26,151,050  
Revenue / Game$406,072$322,852  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,513,496$9,562,361  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$4,030,968  
Attendance Revenue$32,891,860$32,891,860  
     
Payroll$59,309,862   
Total Revenue$74,405,356$71,744,379  
Total Player Expenses$59,004,144$23,810,955  
Total +/-$15,401,212$47,933,424  
     
Cash$11,925,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$37,881,410   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,328,549   
Detroit Wolverines
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,302,4052,877,135  
Attendance / Game28,42535,520  
Attendance Revenue$20,721,645$28,771,350  
Revenue / Game$255,823$355,202  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,412,305$9,573,817  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,721,645$20,721,645  
     
Payroll$56,092,856   
Total Revenue$62,133,950$70,345,167  
Total Player Expenses$56,004,711$63,963,786  
Total +/-$6,129,239$6,381,381  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$48,346,834   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,252,311   
Providence Grays
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,700,4692,610,609  
Attendance / Game20,99332,230  
Attendance Revenue$17,004,690$26,106,090  
Revenue / Game$209,934$322,297  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,303,820$9,479,998  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,004,690$17,004,690  
     
Payroll$58,995,000   
Total Revenue$58,308,510$67,586,088  
Total Player Expenses$61,332,375$65,895,996  
Total +/-$-3,023,865$1,690,092  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$57,306,089   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,591,088   
St. Louis (A) Maroons
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest53 / 100   
Attendance2,175,7211,974,839  
Attendance / Game26,86124,381  
Attendance Revenue$20,402,380$19,162,518  
Revenue / Game$251,881$236,574  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,648,751$9,577,342  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,402,380$20,402,380  
     
Payroll$49,474,857   
Total Revenue$62,051,131$60,739,860  
Total Player Expenses$67,200,000$71,856,913  
Total +/-$-5,148,869$-11,117,053  
     
Cash$3,082,947   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,846,141   
$$ left for Free Agents$14,347,950   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest81 / 100   
Attendance2,952,0372,793,396  
Attendance / Game36,44534,486  
Attendance Revenue$29,520,370$27,933,960  
Revenue / Game$364,449$344,864  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,829,237$9,741,505  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,967,834$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,520,370$29,520,370  
     
Payroll$71,924,286   
Total Revenue$74,317,441$69,675,465  
Total Player Expenses$91,530,513$73,529,275  
Total +/-$-17,213,072$-3,853,810  
     
Cash$9,346,190   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$10,654,989   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,097,369   
Washington Statesmen
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance3,409,8193,438,635  
Attendance / Game42,09742,452  
Attendance Revenue$34,098,190$34,386,350  
Revenue / Game$420,965$424,523  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$38,925,801$38,938,534  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,560,035  
Attendance Revenue$34,098,190$34,098,190  
     
Payroll$56,321,429   
Total Revenue$107,023,991$109,884,919  
Total Player Expenses$55,753,096$72,824,970  
Total +/-$51,270,895$37,059,949  
     
Cash$14,575,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$75,026,551   
$$ left for Free Agents$65,578,455   
Cleveland Blues
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,015,2222,084,767  
Attendance / Game24,87925,738  
Attendance Revenue$20,152,220$20,847,670  
Revenue / Game$248,793$257,379  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,901,100$9,865,795  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,152,220$20,152,220  
     
Payroll$52,098,571   
Total Revenue$62,053,320$62,713,465  
Total Player Expenses$53,138,617$51,805,750  
Total +/-$8,914,703$10,907,715  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$31,840,132   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,614,894   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest71 / 100   
Attendance2,896,5193,379,192  
Attendance / Game35,75941,718  
Attendance Revenue$31,861,709$34,106,765  
Revenue / Game$393,354$421,071  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,845,766$9,895,146  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,396,707  
Attendance Revenue$31,861,709$31,861,709  
     
Payroll$50,015,714   
Total Revenue$73,707,475$77,398,618  
Total Player Expenses$48,118,399$39,942,538  
Total +/-$25,589,076$37,456,080  
     
Cash$12,125,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,003,579   
$$ left for Free Agents$38,111,197   
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest39 / 100   
Attendance1,603,9992,210,599  
Attendance / Game19,80227,291  
Attendance Revenue$16,039,990$22,105,990  
Revenue / Game$198,025$272,913  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,264,900$9,462,801  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,039,990$16,039,990  
     
Payroll$56,818,791   
Total Revenue$57,304,890$63,568,791  
Total Player Expenses$56,818,260$68,234,832  
Total +/-$486,630$-4,666,041  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$24,252,144   
$$ left for Free Agents$21,750,000   
Boston (N) Beaneaters
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest87 / 100   
Attendance3,483,3882,276,444  
Attendance / Game43,00528,104  
Attendance Revenue$34,833,880$22,764,440  
Revenue / Game$430,048$281,042  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,584,372$9,382,377  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,404,785$0  
Attendance Revenue$34,833,880$34,833,880  
     
Payroll$58,445,715   
Total Revenue$77,823,037$64,146,817  
Total Player Expenses$58,358,818$28,004,355  
Total +/-$19,464,219$36,142,462  
     
Cash$11,350,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,423,483   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,051,102   
Philadelphia (N) Quakers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest38 / 100   
Attendance1,531,4051,921,050  
Attendance / Game18,90623,717  
Attendance Revenue$15,314,050$19,210,500  
Revenue / Game$189,062$237,167  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,743,640$8,902,551  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,314,050$15,314,050  
     
Payroll$8,370,000   
Total Revenue$54,057,690$58,113,051  
Total Player Expenses$8,472,641$9,903,726  
Total +/-$45,585,049$48,209,325  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$63,726,384   
$$ left for Free Agents$64,743,051   
Brooklyn Grays
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,355,9332,530,473  
Attendance / Game29,08631,240  
Attendance Revenue$23,559,330$25,304,730  
Revenue / Game$290,856$312,404  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,753,649$9,926,730  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,559,330$23,559,330  
     
Payroll$49,773,458   
Total Revenue$65,312,979$67,231,460  
Total Player Expenses$49,773,042$35,600,774  
Total +/-$15,539,937$31,630,686  
     
Cash$11,450,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$49,240,910   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,908,002   
St. Louis (N) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest39 / 100   
Attendance1,698,8331,895,409  
Attendance / Game20,97323,400  
Attendance Revenue$16,988,330$18,954,090  
Revenue / Game$209,732$234,001  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,726,775$8,832,047  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,988,330$16,988,330  
     
Payroll$27,269,285   
Total Revenue$55,715,105$57,786,137  
Total Player Expenses$28,385,009$21,044,632  
Total +/-$27,330,096$36,741,505  
     
Cash$13,175,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$59,867,804   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,691,852   
Chicago (N) White Stockings
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest92 / 100   
Attendance3,528,9003,111,991  
Attendance / Game43,56738,420  
Attendance Revenue$31,760,100$28,007,919  
Revenue / Game$392,100$345,777  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,056,014$9,833,665  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,437,878$3,046,338  
Attendance Revenue$31,760,100$31,760,100  
     
Payroll$59,610,857   
Total Revenue$76,253,992$72,887,922  
Total Player Expenses$59,388,138$56,190,510  
Total +/-$16,865,854$16,697,412  
     
Cash$13,225,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$35,319,917   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,455,727   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest53 / 100   
Attendance1,980,8822,614,789  
Attendance / Game24,45532,281  
Attendance Revenue$19,808,820$26,147,890  
Revenue / Game$244,553$322,813  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,828,501$9,671,867  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,808,820$19,808,820  
     
Payroll$65,169,757   
Total Revenue$61,637,321$67,819,757  
Total Player Expenses$64,834,205$44,426,946  
Total +/-$-3,196,884$23,392,811  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,085,238   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,650,000   

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