League Financial Report
Thursday, 10/26/1923
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Cincinnati$100,274,286    
New York (N)$96,071,428    
Pittsburgh$95,142,865    
St. Louis (N)$85,650,000    
Cleveland$78,165,715    
Boston (A)$71,910,400    
Philadelphia (N)$71,700,000    
St. Louis (A)$70,393,572    
Chicago (N)$68,702,858    
10 Washington$68,314,571    
11 Brooklyn$68,134,478    
12 Detroit$63,820,000    
13 Philadelphia (A)$63,302,856    
14 Chicago (A)$30,115,000    
15 Boston (N)$18,528,571    
16 New York (A)$14,321,428    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
LF Babe RuthCHC $20,760,001   
CF Oscar CharlestonNYN $19,000,000   
SS Rogers HornsbyPHI $17,500,000   
3B John BeckwithPIT $17,500,000   
LF Joe JacksonSLA $15,000,000   
CF Ty CobbCIN $15,000,000   
P  Jesse BarnesSTL $14,250,000   
P  Dutch LeonardBRO $13,250,500   
CF Benny KauffBOS $13,200,000   
10 2B Eddie CollinsPIT $13,060,000   
11 P  Walter JohnsonCLE $12,900,000   
12 CF Charles BlackwellWAS $12,500,000   
13 P  John DonaldsonCIN $12,000,000   
14 1B George SislerWAS $12,000,000   
15 P  Eddie CicotteSLA $11,690,000   
16 CF Tris SpeakerPIT $11,525,001   
17 3B Dick LundyCLE $11,500,000   
18 CF Ken WilliamsPHA $11,130,000   
19 C  Jimmy LyonsNYN $11,000,000   
20 P  John Williams BRO $10,550,000   
21 LF Austin MchenryCLE $10,500,000   
22 LF Zack WheatWAS $10,000,000   
23 SS George CarrCLE $9,500,000   
24 RF Casey StengelCHC $9,420,000   
25 LF George HarperSTL $9,000,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1923ATTENDANCE 1922   
Brooklyn3,643,0023,642,972   
Washington3,110,8142,486,118   
Cincinnati3,084,5252,852,149   
St. Louis (N)2,902,6243,049,719   
Cleveland2,716,5603,526,858   
New York (N)2,636,7332,889,120   
Boston (A)2,584,1042,133,176   
Detroit2,169,4432,223,034   
Philadelphia (A)2,071,5892,112,522   
10 Philadelphia (N)1,926,8582,036,954   
11 Pittsburgh1,847,4182,423,357   
12 St. Louis (A)1,673,4241,654,504   
13 Chicago (N)1,439,9011,503,137   
14 New York (A)1,423,0191,861,538   
15 Boston (N)1,127,8911,417,249   
16 Chicago (A)949,5401,047,169   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
PittsburghBalanced31.98 
CincinnatiBalanced30.65 
St. Louis (N)Balanced30.04 
WashingtonWin Now!29.94 
BrooklynBalanced29.71 
New York (N)Balanced29.69 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced29.49 
New York (A)Balanced29.39 
St. Louis (A)Balanced29.19 
10 Boston (N)Win Now!28.81 
11 Boston (A)Balanced28.80 
12 DetroitBalanced28.63 
13 ClevelandBalanced28.62 
14 Philadelphia (A)Balanced28.35 
15 Chicago (N)Balanced28.06 
16 Chicago (A)Balanced28.04 
 AVERAGE 29.33 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest67 / 100   
Attendance2,584,1042,133,176  
Attendance / Game31,90326,336  
Attendance Revenue$23,256,936$17,065,408  
Revenue / Game$287,123$210,684  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,142,183$12,003,088  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,256,936$23,256,936  
     
Payroll$71,910,400   
Total Revenue$72,399,119$72,068,496  
Total Player Expenses$87,977,000$53,659,438  
Total +/-$-15,577,881$18,409,058  
     
Cash$17,075,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$14,976,429   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,233,096   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance1,423,0191,861,538  
Attendance / Game17,56822,982  
Attendance Revenue$14,230,190$18,615,380  
Revenue / Game$175,681$229,820  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,906,006$13,111,347  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,230,190$14,230,190  
     
Payroll$14,321,428   
Total Revenue$68,136,196$72,726,727  
Total Player Expenses$14,321,124$32,573,812  
Total +/-$53,815,072$40,152,915  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$76,316,727   
$$ left for Free Agents$78,405,299   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance2,071,5892,112,522  
Attendance / Game25,57526,081  
Attendance Revenue$20,715,890$21,125,220  
Revenue / Game$255,752$260,805  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,707,416$11,749,302  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,128,846$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,715,890$20,715,890  
     
Payroll$63,302,856   
Total Revenue$77,552,152$75,874,522  
Total Player Expenses$62,660,476$68,885,747  
Total +/-$14,891,676$6,988,775  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,001,188   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,571,666   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest76 / 100   
Attendance3,110,8142,486,118  
Attendance / Game38,40530,693  
Attendance Revenue$31,108,140$24,861,180  
Revenue / Game$384,051$306,928  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,023,105$13,943,139  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,018,360  
Attendance Revenue$31,108,140$31,108,140  
     
Payroll$68,314,571   
Total Revenue$88,131,245$83,822,679  
Total Player Expenses$68,188,654$57,040,742  
Total +/-$19,942,591$26,781,937  
     
Cash$17,100,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,737,653   
$$ left for Free Agents$30,589,748   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest18 / 100   
Attendance949,5401,047,169  
Attendance / Game11,72312,928  
Attendance Revenue$9,495,400$10,471,690  
Revenue / Game$117,227$129,280  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,951,372$10,133,065  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,495,400$9,495,400  
     
Payroll$30,115,000   
Total Revenue$52,446,772$53,604,755  
Total Player Expenses$29,796,770$34,177,769  
Total +/-$22,650,002$19,426,986  
     
Cash$19,425,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,061,088   
$$ left for Free Agents$42,914,755   
Cleveland
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest99 / 100   
Attendance2,716,5603,526,858  
Attendance / Game33,53843,541  
Attendance Revenue$35,315,280$40,056,036  
Revenue / Game$435,991$494,519  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,457,051$16,139,049  
Play-Offs Revenue$7,023,365$4,763,870  
Attendance Revenue$35,315,280$35,315,280  
     
Payroll$78,165,715   
Total Revenue$113,795,696$113,958,955  
Total Player Expenses$82,668,276$75,674,114  
Total +/-$31,127,420$38,284,841  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$53,891,752   
$$ left for Free Agents$53,029,370   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest53 / 100   
Attendance2,169,4432,223,034  
Attendance / Game26,78327,445  
Attendance Revenue$21,694,430$22,230,340  
Revenue / Game$267,832$274,449  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,016,681$10,875,940  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,694,430$21,694,430  
     
Payroll$63,820,000   
Total Revenue$65,711,111$66,106,280  
Total Player Expenses$70,987,972$65,029,426  
Total +/-$-5,276,861$1,076,854  
     
Cash$15,326,854   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,526,468   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,613,134   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,673,4241,654,504  
Attendance / Game20,66020,426  
Attendance Revenue$18,407,664$18,199,544  
Revenue / Game$227,255$224,686  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,382,879$14,256,470  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,407,664$18,407,664  
     
Payroll$70,393,572   
Total Revenue$75,790,543$79,456,014  
Total Player Expenses$69,408,110$66,901,482  
Total +/-$6,382,433$12,554,532  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$40,292,680   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,062,442   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest25 / 100   
Attendance1,127,8911,417,249  
Attendance / Game13,92517,497  
Attendance Revenue$11,278,910$14,172,490  
Revenue / Game$139,246$174,969  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,452,403$16,785,053  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,278,910$11,278,910  
     
Payroll$18,528,571   
Total Revenue$76,731,313$79,957,543  
Total Player Expenses$18,528,912$38,681,790  
Total +/-$58,202,401$41,275,753  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$88,117,543   
$$ left for Free Agents$81,428,972   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance3,084,5252,852,149  
Attendance / Game38,08135,212  
Attendance Revenue$33,947,365$27,892,053  
Revenue / Game$419,103$344,346  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,264,873$14,974,112  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,550,887$5,239,986  
Attendance Revenue$33,947,365$33,947,365  
     
Payroll$100,274,286   
Total Revenue$102,763,125$97,106,151  
Total Player Expenses$105,515,669$81,905,224  
Total +/-$-2,752,544$15,200,927  
     
Cash$17,525,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,107,832   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,116,879   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest44 / 100   
Attendance1,926,8582,036,954  
Attendance / Game23,78825,148  
Attendance Revenue$19,268,580$20,369,540  
Revenue / Game$237,884$251,476  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,366,985$15,666,699  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,268,580$19,268,580  
     
Payroll$71,700,000   
Total Revenue$77,635,565$79,036,239  
Total Player Expenses$74,490,844$69,243,356  
Total +/-$3,144,721$9,792,883  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,396,239   
$$ left for Free Agents$27,336,239   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance1,847,4182,423,357  
Attendance / Game22,80829,918  
Attendance Revenue$18,474,180$24,233,570  
Revenue / Game$228,076$299,180  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$26,061,936$26,511,536  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,474,180$18,474,180  
     
Payroll$95,142,865   
Total Revenue$97,536,116$103,745,106  
Total Player Expenses$96,176,940$97,475,622  
Total +/-$1,359,176$6,269,484  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$43,758,432   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,602,241   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,643,0023,642,972  
Attendance / Game44,97544,975  
Attendance Revenue$37,239,648$36,429,720  
Revenue / Game$459,749$449,750  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,395,601$10,201,285  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,689,621$2,578,409  
Attendance Revenue$37,239,648$37,239,648  
     
Payroll$68,134,478   
Total Revenue$87,324,870$84,209,414  
Total Player Expenses$69,913,732$70,528,274  
Total +/-$17,411,138$13,681,140  
     
Cash$16,975,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,963,455   
$$ left for Free Agents$30,471,527   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,439,9011,503,137  
Attendance / Game17,77718,557  
Attendance Revenue$15,838,911$16,534,507  
Revenue / Game$195,542$204,130  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,416,192$10,304,304  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,838,911$15,838,911  
     
Payroll$68,702,858   
Total Revenue$61,255,103$61,838,811  
Total Player Expenses$66,569,562$66,956,986  
Total +/-$-5,314,459$-5,118,175  
     
Cash$11,492,513   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$3,241,323   
$$ left for Free Agents$4,628,466   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest57 / 100   
Attendance2,636,7332,889,120  
Attendance / Game32,55235,668  
Attendance Revenue$26,367,330$28,891,200  
Revenue / Game$325,523$356,681  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,253,018$12,002,578  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,367,330$26,367,330  
     
Payroll$96,071,428   
Total Revenue$77,620,348$79,893,778  
Total Player Expenses$96,505,723$64,791,972  
Total +/-$-18,885,375$15,101,806  
     
Cash$19,200,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$26,943,778   
$$ left for Free Agents$3,022,350   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest76 / 100   
Attendance2,902,6243,049,719  
Attendance / Game35,83537,651  
Attendance Revenue$29,026,240$30,497,190  
Revenue / Game$358,349$376,509  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,190,415$11,956,274  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,026,240$29,026,240  
     
Payroll$85,650,000   
Total Revenue$82,216,655$83,453,464  
Total Player Expenses$85,475,474$71,846,850  
Total +/-$-3,258,819$11,606,614  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$19,523,464   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,803,464   

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