League Financial Report
Thursday, 10/26/1892
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Washington$95,828,572    
Brooklyn$77,182,050    
Philadelphia (N)$68,872,000    
Boston (A)$68,573,571    
Chicago (N)$68,305,400    
Baltimore$67,556,428    
St. Louis (N)$64,118,571    
Columbus$63,525,714    
Philadelphia (A)$62,554,287    
10 Cincinnati$58,225,631    
11 Indianapolis$46,399,380    
12 New York (N)$44,686,427    
13 Boston (N)$40,832,142    
14 Cleveland$40,412,857    
15 Pittsburgh$38,854,999    
16 Louisville$36,943,726    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
3B Denny LyonsCHN $20,000,400   
1B Dan BrouthersWAS $19,600,000   
P  Will SawyerPIT $15,990,000   
1B Roger ConnorSLN $15,250,000   
3B Oyster BurnsSLN $15,000,000   
1B Dave OrrBRO $14,505,500   
P  Hardie HendersonWAS $13,500,000   
LF George GoreBRO $12,600,000   
RF Abner DalrymplePHI $12,500,000   
10 LF Bill JohnsonBOS $12,000,000   
11 P  Toad RamseyNYG $11,000,005   
12 P  Bill VintonCOL $10,890,000   
13 CF Buck EwingNYG $10,750,000   
14 P  Charlie GetzienPHI $10,000,000   
15 SS Jack RoweWAS $10,000,000   
16 P  Adonis TerryWAS $10,000,000   
17 2B Fred DunlapPHI $10,000,000   
18 P  Charlie SweeneyBOS $9,500,000   
19 RF Sam ThompsonCIN $9,452,774   
20 3B Piggy WardPHI $9,000,000   
21 P  Daisy DavisBAL $9,000,000   
22 CF Jim FogartyWAS $9,000,000   
23 CF George WoodCOL $9,000,000   
24 CF Paul RadfordCOL $8,980,000   
25 P  Pete ConwayIND $8,825,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1892ATTENDANCE 1891   
Philadelphia (A)3,462,1453,127,009   
Boston (A)2,893,3023,443,980   
Brooklyn2,825,5922,692,132   
St. Louis (N)2,780,1352,900,693   
Indianapolis2,660,3711,881,646   
Washington2,598,7542,636,926   
Baltimore2,515,4152,423,830   
Columbus2,492,4722,154,632   
Chicago (N)2,484,6581,751,930   
10 Cincinnati2,288,9662,630,470   
11 Philadelphia (N)1,954,0522,096,851   
12 New York (N)1,668,4241,814,410   
13 Boston (N)1,476,9391,935,100   
14 Pittsburgh810,485870,920   
15 Cleveland767,9521,096,587   
16 Louisville703,164859,180   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
BrooklynBalanced30.90 
BaltimoreBalanced30.72 
Chicago (N)Win Now!30.22 
ClevelandBalanced29.92 
Boston (A)Balanced29.51 
IndianapolisBalanced29.37 
LouisvilleBalanced29.35 
CincinnatiBalanced29.24 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced29.00 
10 Philadelphia (A)Win Now!28.77 
11 Boston (N)Balanced28.76 
12 WashingtonBalanced28.56 
13 New York (N)Balanced28.32 
14 PittsburghBalanced28.20 
15 St. Louis (N)Win Now!28.03 
16 ColumbusRebuilding!27.52 
 AVERAGE 29.16 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest79 / 100   
Attendance2,515,4152,423,830  
Attendance / Game31,05529,924  
Attendance Revenue$25,154,150$24,238,300  
Revenue / Game$310,545$299,238  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,785,279$9,634,628  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,172,652$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,154,150$25,154,150  
     
Payroll$67,556,428   
Total Revenue$68,112,081$65,872,928  
Total Player Expenses$67,556,430$66,464,464  
Total +/-$555,651$-591,536  
     
Cash$14,408,464   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$24,763,059   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,724,964   
Louisville Colonels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest15 / 100   
Attendance703,164859,180  
Attendance / Game8,68110,607  
Attendance Revenue$7,031,640$8,591,800  
Revenue / Game$86,810$106,072  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$24,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,593,670$8,775,233  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$7,031,640$7,031,640  
     
Payroll$36,943,726   
Total Revenue$39,625,310$47,367,033  
Total Player Expenses$40,405,237$47,881,964  
Total +/-$-779,927$-514,931  
     
Cash$748,497   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$10,227,190   
$$ left for Free Agents$5,171,804   
Columbus Solons
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance2,492,4722,154,632  
Attendance / Game30,77126,600  
Attendance Revenue$19,939,776$17,407,479  
Revenue / Game$246,170$214,907  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,982,304$8,836,996  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,939,776$19,939,776  
     
Payroll$63,525,714   
Total Revenue$58,922,080$54,244,475  
Total Player Expenses$62,960,484$65,854,267  
Total +/-$-4,038,404$-11,609,792  
     
Cash$-2,892,588   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Boston (A) Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest69 / 100   
Attendance2,893,3023,443,980  
Attendance / Game35,72042,518  
Attendance Revenue$28,933,020$34,439,800  
Revenue / Game$357,198$425,183  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,556,041$9,705,535  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,070,107  
Attendance Revenue$28,933,020$28,933,020  
     
Payroll$68,573,571   
Total Revenue$74,489,061$82,215,442  
Total Player Expenses$68,380,385$69,122,678  
Total +/-$6,108,676$13,092,764  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,212,002   
$$ left for Free Agents$26,571,764   
Indianapolis Hoosiers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest81 / 100   
Attendance2,660,3711,881,646  
Attendance / Game32,84423,230  
Attendance Revenue$25,731,214$16,701,340  
Revenue / Game$317,669$206,189  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,339,833$9,131,618  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,321,586  
Attendance Revenue$25,731,214$25,731,214  
     
Payroll$46,399,380   
Total Revenue$67,071,047$59,154,544  
Total Player Expenses$47,967,774$44,046,100  
Total +/-$19,103,273$15,108,444  
     
Cash$7,914,829   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$16,296,121   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,348,407   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest97 / 100   
Attendance3,462,1453,127,009  
Attendance / Game42,74338,605  
Attendance Revenue$34,621,450$31,270,090  
Revenue / Game$427,425$386,050  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,680,243$10,514,194  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$34,621,450$34,621,450  
     
Payroll$62,554,287   
Total Revenue$81,301,693$77,784,284  
Total Player Expenses$66,837,187$87,207,425  
Total +/-$14,464,506$-9,423,141  
     
Cash$26,859   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$20,101,143   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,256,856   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest80 / 100   
Attendance2,598,7542,636,926  
Attendance / Game31,69232,555  
Attendance Revenue$28,586,294$29,006,186  
Revenue / Game$348,613$358,101  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$38,484,088$38,552,711  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,234,142$0  
Attendance Revenue$28,586,294$28,586,294  
     
Payroll$95,828,572   
Total Revenue$107,304,524$103,558,897  
Total Player Expenses$95,811,937$97,705,120  
Total +/-$11,492,587$5,853,777  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$37,745,564   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,730,325   
Cleveland Spiders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest15 / 100   
Attendance767,9521,096,587  
Attendance / Game9,48113,538  
Attendance Revenue$8,447,472$12,062,457  
Revenue / Game$104,290$148,919  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,670,098$9,867,326  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,447,472$8,447,472  
     
Payroll$40,412,857   
Total Revenue$44,117,570$47,929,783  
Total Player Expenses$40,412,520$45,242,746  
Total +/-$3,705,050$2,687,037  
     
Cash$2,837,046   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$12,476,828   
$$ left for Free Agents$10,353,972   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest87 / 100   
Attendance2,288,9662,630,470  
Attendance / Game28,25932,475  
Attendance Revenue$23,352,596$28,935,170  
Revenue / Game$288,304$357,224  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,688,067$9,488,584  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,034,941$1,907,587  
Attendance Revenue$23,352,596$23,352,596  
     
Payroll$58,225,631   
Total Revenue$69,075,604$72,331,341  
Total Player Expenses$57,928,812$84,360,654  
Total +/-$11,146,792$-12,029,313  
     
Cash$120,687   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,621,667   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,318,810   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest15 / 100   
Attendance810,485870,920  
Attendance / Game10,00610,752  
Attendance Revenue$8,104,850$8,709,200  
Revenue / Game$100,060$107,521  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,469,361$8,635,945  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,104,850$8,104,850  
     
Payroll$38,854,999   
Total Revenue$44,574,211$45,345,145  
Total Player Expenses$36,100,332$52,179,045  
Total +/-$8,473,879$-6,833,900  
     
Cash$141,237   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,339,715   
$$ left for Free Agents$6,631,383   
Boston (N) Beaneaters
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest26 / 100   
Attendance1,476,9391,935,100  
Attendance / Game18,23423,890  
Attendance Revenue$11,815,512$16,030,877  
Revenue / Game$145,871$197,912  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,526,997$9,669,016  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,815,512$11,815,512  
     
Payroll$40,832,142   
Total Revenue$49,342,509$59,699,893  
Total Player Expenses$40,832,100$58,211,576  
Total +/-$8,510,409$1,488,317  
     
Cash$12,938,317   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,006,544   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,806,068   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,954,0522,096,851  
Attendance / Game24,12425,887  
Attendance Revenue$19,540,520$20,968,510  
Revenue / Game$241,241$258,870  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,211,917$9,250,307  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,540,520$19,540,520  
     
Payroll$68,872,000   
Total Revenue$64,752,437$66,218,817  
Total Player Expenses$68,684,141$71,111,170  
Total +/-$-3,931,704$-4,892,353  
     
Cash$8,857,647   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$11,143,131   
$$ left for Free Agents$6,204,464   
Brooklyn Grooms
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance2,825,5922,692,132  
Attendance / Game34,88433,236  
Attendance Revenue$36,732,696$34,997,716  
Revenue / Game$453,490$432,071  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,115,844$10,929,928  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,321,981$0  
Attendance Revenue$36,732,696$36,732,696  
     
Payroll$77,182,050   
Total Revenue$90,170,521$83,927,644  
Total Player Expenses$76,847,315$79,484,211  
Total +/-$13,323,206$4,443,433  
     
Cash$23,281   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$15,453,759   
$$ left for Free Agents$8,768,875   
St. Louis (N) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest55 / 100   
Attendance2,780,1352,900,693  
Attendance / Game34,32335,811  
Attendance Revenue$27,801,350$23,205,544  
Revenue / Game$343,227$286,488  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,991,494$9,151,554  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,801,350$27,801,350  
     
Payroll$64,118,571   
Total Revenue$66,792,844$62,357,098  
Total Player Expenses$63,978,398$55,681,414  
Total +/-$2,814,446$6,675,684  
     
Cash$8,813,302   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$19,326,066   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,051,829   
Chicago (N) Colts
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,484,6581,751,930  
Attendance / Game30,67521,629  
Attendance Revenue$22,361,922$15,767,370  
Revenue / Game$276,073$194,659  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,104,098$9,938,510  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,843,717  
Attendance Revenue$22,361,922$22,361,922  
     
Payroll$68,305,400   
Total Revenue$62,466,020$56,549,597  
Total Player Expenses$67,928,702$55,013,857  
Total +/-$-5,462,682$1,535,740  
     
Cash$9,985,740   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest44 / 100   
Attendance1,668,4241,814,410  
Attendance / Game20,59822,400  
Attendance Revenue$16,684,240$18,144,100  
Revenue / Game$205,978$224,001  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,903,948$9,808,585  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,684,240$16,684,240  
     
Payroll$44,686,427   
Total Revenue$58,588,188$55,952,685  
Total Player Expenses$42,280,054$50,282,942  
Total +/-$16,308,134$5,669,743  
     
Cash$469,743   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,175,003   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,736,001   

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