League Financial Report
Sunday, 10/22/1890
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Washington$102,470,000    
Brooklyn$83,420,550    
Philadelphia (A)$75,117,143    
Philadelphia (N)$70,485,714    
Boston (A)$62,344,285    
New York (N)$61,065,272    
Baltimore$60,237,142    
Pittsburgh$58,664,578    
Cincinnati$58,031,428    
10 St. Louis (N)$56,752,144    
11 Boston (N)$56,450,000    
12 Louisville$54,276,860    
13 Indianapolis$48,031,737    
14 Cleveland$46,883,991    
15 Columbus$39,437,141    
16 Chicago (N)$29,326,286    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
P  James BurkeWAS $18,500,000   
1B Dan BrouthersWAS $17,600,000   
P  Jim WhitneyBSN $16,580,000   
P  Will SawyerPIT $15,990,000   
3B Oyster BurnsSLN $15,000,000   
2B King KellyCLE $14,950,420   
1B Dave OrrBRO $14,505,500   
1B Ed SwartwoodCHN $13,000,000   
1B Roger ConnorSLN $12,750,000   
10 LF George GoreBRO $12,600,000   
11 P  Fred GoldsmithPHA $11,500,000   
12 P  Stump WiedmanIND $11,000,000   
13 1B Harry StoveyPHA $11,000,000   
14 CF Buck EwingNYG $10,750,000   
15 RF Abner DalrymplePHI $10,500,000   
16 P  Charlie GetzienPHI $10,000,000   
17 2B Fred DunlapPHI $10,000,000   
18 SS Jimmy WolfLOU $9,510,000   
19 P  Charlie SweeneyBOS $9,500,000   
20 CF Cap AnsonNYG $9,465,700   
21 CF George WoodCOL $9,000,000   
22 CF Jim FogartyWAS $9,000,000   
23 SS Jack RoweWAS $9,000,000   
24 P  Daisy DavisBAL $9,000,000   
25 LF Fred LewisSLN $8,500,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1890ATTENDANCE 1889   
St. Louis (N)3,309,3402,384,372   
Boston (A)3,274,1873,136,565   
Philadelphia (A)2,958,0703,142,509   
Baltimore2,917,0392,735,557   
Washington2,795,3012,861,484   
Brooklyn2,604,6983,314,939   
Cincinnati2,397,9381,260,784   
Philadelphia (N)2,189,0613,313,946   
Boston (N)2,141,1512,736,206   
10 Columbus1,764,5491,177,369   
11 New York (N)1,733,7331,841,946   
12 Chicago (N)1,246,8051,510,044   
13 Louisville1,151,5751,456,721   
14 Cleveland1,139,3711,136,092   
15 Indianapolis1,070,3001,293,692   
16 Pittsburgh980,1971,097,418   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
BrooklynBalanced29.95 
Boston (N)Balanced29.30 
Boston (A)Balanced29.30 
CincinnatiBalanced29.27 
Chicago (N)Win Now!29.21 
ClevelandBalanced29.09 
Philadelphia (A)Win Now!29.06 
BaltimoreBalanced29.06 
LouisvilleBalanced29.05 
10 Philadelphia (N)Balanced28.72 
11 St. Louis (N)Win Now!28.66 
12 New York (N)Balanced28.52 
13 PittsburghBalanced28.45 
14 WashingtonBalanced28.44 
15 IndianapolisBalanced28.25 
16 ColumbusRebuilding!27.57 
 AVERAGE 28.86 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest78 / 100   
Attendance2,917,0392,735,557  
Attendance / Game36,01333,772  
Attendance Revenue$29,170,390$27,355,570  
Revenue / Game$360,128$337,723  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,659,694$9,632,572  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,170,390$29,170,390  
     
Payroll$60,237,142   
Total Revenue$70,830,084$70,988,142  
Total Player Expenses$60,515,511$40,905,002  
Total +/-$10,314,573$30,083,140  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,571,475   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,751,000   
Louisville Colonels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance1,151,5751,456,721  
Attendance / Game14,21717,984  
Attendance Revenue$11,515,750$14,567,210  
Revenue / Game$142,170$179,842  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,959,315$9,102,520  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,515,750$11,515,750  
     
Payroll$54,276,860   
Total Revenue$50,475,065$53,669,730  
Total Player Expenses$54,594,307$57,712,060  
Total +/-$-4,119,242$-4,042,330  
     
Cash$957,670   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$13,256,730   
$$ left for Free Agents$350,540   
Columbus Solons
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest51 / 100   
Attendance1,764,5491,177,369  
Attendance / Game21,78514,535  
Attendance Revenue$15,880,941$10,596,321  
Revenue / Game$196,061$130,819  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,745,620$8,852,376  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,880,941$15,880,941  
     
Payroll$39,437,141   
Total Revenue$52,626,561$47,448,697  
Total Player Expenses$40,435,748$42,372,306  
Total +/-$12,190,813$5,076,391  
     
Cash$76,391   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$648,421   
$$ left for Free Agents$8,087,947   
Boston (A) Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest86 / 100   
Attendance3,274,1873,136,565  
Attendance / Game40,42238,723  
Attendance Revenue$32,741,870$31,365,650  
Revenue / Game$404,221$387,230  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,528,975$9,634,129  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,066,670$1,926,914  
Attendance Revenue$32,741,870$32,741,870  
     
Payroll$62,344,285   
Total Revenue$74,337,515$72,926,693  
Total Player Expenses$62,477,290$50,600,253  
Total +/-$11,860,225$22,326,440  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$32,006,446   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,655,494   
Indianapolis Hoosiers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest23 / 100   
Attendance1,070,3001,293,692  
Attendance / Game13,21415,972  
Attendance Revenue$10,245,499$12,423,477  
Revenue / Game$126,488$153,376  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,996,078$9,185,126  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,245,499$10,245,499  
     
Payroll$48,031,737   
Total Revenue$49,241,577$51,608,603  
Total Player Expenses$50,838,468$49,530,327  
Total +/-$-1,596,891$2,078,276  
     
Cash$-2,921,724   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,281,545   
$$ left for Free Agents$655,142   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest83 / 100   
Attendance2,958,0703,142,509  
Attendance / Game36,51938,796  
Attendance Revenue$29,580,700$31,425,090  
Revenue / Game$365,194$387,964  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,408,036$10,301,600  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,636,031  
Attendance Revenue$29,580,700$29,580,700  
     
Payroll$75,117,143   
Total Revenue$75,988,736$79,362,721  
Total Player Expenses$74,007,877$70,628,037  
Total +/-$1,980,859$8,734,684  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,168,357   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,609,547   
Washington Statesmen
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest83 / 100   
Attendance2,795,3012,861,484  
Attendance / Game34,51035,327  
Attendance Revenue$30,748,311$28,614,840  
Revenue / Game$379,609$353,270  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$38,655,154$38,652,268  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,229,330$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,748,311$30,748,311  
     
Payroll$102,470,000   
Total Revenue$109,632,795$103,267,108  
Total Player Expenses$101,655,156$84,761,346  
Total +/-$7,977,639$18,505,762  
     
Cash$13,025,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,992,109   
$$ left for Free Agents$13,822,108   
Cleveland Spiders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest34 / 100   
Attendance1,139,3711,136,092  
Attendance / Game14,06614,026  
Attendance Revenue$12,533,081$12,497,012  
Revenue / Game$154,729$154,284  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,992,098$9,882,462  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,533,081$12,533,081  
     
Payroll$46,883,991   
Total Revenue$48,525,179$52,379,474  
Total Player Expenses$52,025,170$62,796,144  
Total +/-$-3,499,991$-10,416,670  
     
Cash$0   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$1,495,483   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance2,397,9381,260,784  
Attendance / Game29,60415,565  
Attendance Revenue$24,313,575$12,607,840  
Revenue / Game$300,168$155,652  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,285,632$9,129,895  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,470,798$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,313,575$24,313,575  
     
Payroll$58,031,428   
Total Revenue$65,070,005$51,737,735  
Total Player Expenses$57,928,282$50,459,436  
Total +/-$7,141,723$1,278,299  
     
Cash$12,678,299   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$4,076,034   
$$ left for Free Agents$6,384,606   
Pittsburgh Alleghenys
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance980,1971,097,418  
Attendance / Game12,10113,548  
Attendance Revenue$9,801,970$10,974,180  
Revenue / Game$121,012$135,484  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,811,810$8,964,782  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,801,970$9,801,970  
     
Payroll$58,664,578   
Total Revenue$46,613,780$47,938,962  
Total Player Expenses$51,863,643$36,597,523  
Total +/-$-5,249,863$11,341,439  
     
Cash$13,900,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,438,431   
$$ left for Free Agents$3,174,384   
Boston (N) Beaneaters
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance2,141,1512,736,206  
Attendance / Game26,43433,780  
Attendance Revenue$21,411,510$27,362,060  
Revenue / Game$264,340$337,803  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,847,779$9,973,348  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,411,510$21,411,510  
     
Payroll$56,450,000   
Total Revenue$65,259,289$73,335,408  
Total Player Expenses$56,813,159$52,401,591  
Total +/-$8,446,130$20,933,817  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,948,742   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,885,408   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest52 / 100   
Attendance2,189,0613,313,946  
Attendance / Game27,02540,913  
Attendance Revenue$21,890,610$33,139,460  
Revenue / Game$270,254$409,129  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,075,699$9,171,116  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,148,853  
Attendance Revenue$21,890,610$21,890,610  
     
Payroll$70,485,714   
Total Revenue$66,966,309$80,459,429  
Total Player Expenses$65,919,653$61,048,728  
Total +/-$1,046,656$19,410,701  
     
Cash$14,175,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$25,213,576   
$$ left for Free Agents$21,999,862   
Brooklyn Bridegrooms
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest99 / 100   
Attendance2,604,6983,314,939  
Attendance / Game32,15740,925  
Attendance Revenue$33,003,597$33,722,332  
Revenue / Game$407,452$416,325  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,735,826$10,611,013  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,868,945$4,399,277  
Attendance Revenue$33,003,597$33,003,597  
     
Payroll$83,420,550   
Total Revenue$85,608,368$86,732,622  
Total Player Expenses$83,028,520$107,676,440  
Total +/-$2,579,848$-20,943,818  
     
Cash$-5,000,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
St. Louis (N) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest77 / 100   
Attendance3,309,3402,384,372  
Attendance / Game40,85629,437  
Attendance Revenue$26,474,720$19,074,976  
Revenue / Game$326,848$235,494  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,013,933$8,832,886  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,474,720$26,474,720  
     
Payroll$56,752,144   
Total Revenue$65,488,653$57,907,862  
Total Player Expenses$56,165,662$56,329,633  
Total +/-$9,322,991$1,578,229  
     
Cash$14,627   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$7,237,490   
$$ left for Free Agents$1,170,345   
Chicago (N) Colts
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest28 / 100   
Attendance1,246,8051,510,044  
Attendance / Game15,39318,643  
Attendance Revenue$11,221,245$13,590,396  
Revenue / Game$138,534$167,783  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,807,009$10,022,872  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,221,245$11,221,245  
     
Payroll$29,326,286   
Total Revenue$49,028,254$53,613,268  
Total Player Expenses$33,502,577$49,441,266  
Total +/-$15,525,677$4,172,002  
     
Cash$12,250,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,493,601   
$$ left for Free Agents$34,536,982   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest47 / 100   
Attendance1,733,7331,841,946  
Attendance / Game21,40422,740  
Attendance Revenue$17,337,330$18,419,460  
Revenue / Game$214,041$227,401  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,740,123$9,683,188  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,337,330$17,337,330  
     
Payroll$61,065,272   
Total Revenue$55,077,453$56,102,648  
Total Player Expenses$60,916,800$62,630,427  
Total +/-$-5,839,347$-6,527,779  
     
Cash$-1,350,204   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$19,649,111   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   

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