League Financial Report
Wednesday, 10/25/1931
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Philadelphia (N)$113,359,501    
Pittsburgh$106,749,006    
Chicago (N)$98,095,420    
Detroit$91,662,858    
Philadelphia (A)$82,312,037    
Boston (N)$71,730,576    
Boston (A)$59,989,429    
Cincinnati$54,330,000    
Brooklyn$52,730,572    
10 St. Louis (N)$48,050,000    
11 Chicago (A)$46,321,428    
12 St. Louis (A)$43,884,286    
13 New York (N)$42,340,000    
14 Washington$39,969,286    
15 Cleveland$30,251,428    
16 New York (A)$24,588,571    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
3B John BeckwithPIT $26,500,000   
LF Babe RuthCHC $25,000,000   
LF Norman StearnesPHA $20,000,000   
CF James BellPHI $19,560,001   
SS Orville RigginsCHC $18,420,000   
2B Rogers HornsbyPHI $18,000,000   
P  Hugh CanavanPIT $15,500,001   
C  Pat CollinsPHA $15,100,000   
LF Wilson RedusPHI $14,500,000   
10 RF Oscar CharlestonPHI $14,500,000   
11 3B Dick LundyCLE $14,000,000   
12 1B Lou GehrigBSN $12,700,000   
13 P  John Williams BRO $12,050,000   
14 2B Walter CannadyCIN $12,000,000   
15 1B Bill TerryCIN $12,000,000   
16 RF Goose GoslinWAS $12,000,000   
17 CF Charles SmithCHC $11,120,000   
18 2B Cristobal TorrienteCHC $10,790,000   
19 CF Oscar JohnsonBOS $10,340,000   
20 2B Martin DihigoPIT $10,330,000   
21 LF Lefty O'doulDET $10,000,000   
22 P  Jesse WintersPHI $9,876,500   
23 P  Andy CooperBOS $9,300,000   
24 2B Riggs StephensonDET $9,000,000   
25 P  Lewis WolfolkCHA $9,000,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1931ATTENDANCE 1930   
Detroit3,643,0893,643,061   
Philadelphia (N)3,437,7143,228,616   
New York (A)3,088,5102,103,800   
Brooklyn3,053,9213,459,917   
Pittsburgh2,789,3412,964,793   
Philadelphia (A)2,463,4583,221,282   
Boston (A)2,247,7912,914,950   
Washington2,188,0942,639,228   
Chicago (A)1,977,7831,672,808   
10 Chicago (N)1,815,1041,724,046   
11 Boston (N)1,686,9181,879,279   
12 St. Louis (N)1,548,830855,702   
13 Cincinnati1,494,4271,477,422   
14 Cleveland1,302,1351,617,959   
15 New York (N)1,210,5121,054,346   
16 St. Louis (A)868,6161,040,941   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
PittsburghBalanced32.25 
BrooklynBalanced31.62 
Boston (A)Balanced31.32 
DetroitWin Now!31.29 
Boston (N)Win Now!30.73 
New York (N)Balanced30.67 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced30.54 
St. Louis (N)Balanced30.27 
New York (A)Rebuilding!30.26 
10 Chicago (N)Balanced30.00 
11 Chicago (A)Balanced29.76 
12 Philadelphia (A)Balanced29.70 
13 CincinnatiBalanced29.61 
14 WashingtonWin Now!29.55 
15 St. Louis (A)Balanced28.95 
16 ClevelandBalanced28.93 
 AVERAGE 30.38 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,247,7912,914,950  
Attendance / Game27,75135,987  
Attendance Revenue$22,477,910$29,149,500  
Revenue / Game$277,505$359,870  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,736,313$12,939,463  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,477,910$22,477,910  
     
Payroll$59,989,429   
Total Revenue$80,214,223$87,088,963  
Total Player Expenses$59,083,044$68,429,870  
Total +/-$21,131,179$18,659,093  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$57,398,964   
$$ left for Free Agents$47,099,534   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest80 / 100   
Attendance3,088,5102,103,800  
Attendance / Game38,13025,973  
Attendance Revenue$30,885,100$21,038,000  
Revenue / Game$381,298$259,728  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,373,333$12,154,344  
Play-Offs Revenue$6,546,694$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,885,100$30,885,100  
     
Payroll$24,588,571   
Total Revenue$88,805,127$74,192,344  
Total Player Expenses$23,975,672$21,010,104  
Total +/-$64,829,455$53,182,240  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$65,549,012   
$$ left for Free Agents$67,603,773   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest94 / 100   
Attendance2,463,4583,221,282  
Attendance / Game30,41339,769  
Attendance Revenue$32,024,954$32,212,820  
Revenue / Game$395,370$397,689  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,985,987$12,730,440  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,820,878  
Attendance Revenue$32,024,954$32,024,954  
     
Payroll$82,312,037   
Total Revenue$86,010,941$87,764,138  
Total Player Expenses$86,860,657$80,500,138  
Total +/-$-849,716$7,264,000  
     
Cash$19,050,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,556,503   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,681,223   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance2,188,0942,639,228  
Attendance / Game27,01432,583  
Attendance Revenue$21,880,940$26,392,280  
Revenue / Game$270,135$325,831  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,831,388$14,774,690  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,880,940$21,880,940  
     
Payroll$39,969,286   
Total Revenue$81,712,328$86,166,970  
Total Player Expenses$39,572,892$46,809,760  
Total +/-$42,139,436$39,357,210  
     
Cash$17,100,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$75,236,969   
$$ left for Free Agents$63,297,684   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest56 / 100   
Attendance1,977,7831,672,808  
Attendance / Game24,41720,652  
Attendance Revenue$19,777,830$16,728,080  
Revenue / Game$244,171$206,520  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$31,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,318,268$10,180,959  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,777,830$19,777,830  
     
Payroll$46,321,428   
Total Revenue$61,096,098$59,909,039  
Total Player Expenses$45,811,684$49,660,184  
Total +/-$15,284,414$10,248,855  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$30,872,372   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,587,611   
Cleveland
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest26 / 100   
Attendance1,302,1351,617,959  
Attendance / Game16,07619,975  
Attendance Revenue$10,417,080$12,943,672  
Revenue / Game$128,606$159,798  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,620,365$15,927,066  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,417,080$10,417,080  
     
Payroll$30,251,428   
Total Revenue$71,037,445$73,870,738  
Total Player Expenses$29,782,720$42,059,574  
Total +/-$41,254,725$31,811,164  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,724,073   
$$ left for Free Agents$63,619,310   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest99 / 100   
Attendance3,643,0893,643,061  
Attendance / Game44,97644,976  
Attendance Revenue$36,430,890$36,430,610  
Revenue / Game$449,764$449,761  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,291,617$12,041,350  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,583,350$3,472,971  
Attendance Revenue$36,430,890$36,430,890  
     
Payroll$91,662,858   
Total Revenue$93,305,857$94,944,931  
Total Player Expenses$89,475,790$99,030,201  
Total +/-$3,830,067$-4,085,270  
     
Cash$10,039,730   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,368,357   
$$ left for Free Agents$9,848,832   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest22 / 100   
Attendance868,6161,040,941  
Attendance / Game10,72412,851  
Attendance Revenue$9,370,747$11,450,351  
Revenue / Game$115,688$141,362  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,446,526$13,619,454  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,370,747$9,370,747  
     
Payroll$43,884,286   
Total Revenue$63,817,273$66,069,805  
Total Player Expenses$42,897,226$39,202,920  
Total +/-$20,920,047$26,866,885  
     
Cash$19,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$48,844,805   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,960,519   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance1,686,9181,879,279  
Attendance / Game20,82623,201  
Attendance Revenue$16,869,180$18,792,790  
Revenue / Game$208,261$232,010  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,076,031$16,206,049  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,869,180$16,869,180  
     
Payroll$71,730,576   
Total Revenue$79,945,211$81,998,839  
Total Player Expenses$78,693,085$64,988,235  
Total +/-$1,252,126$17,010,604  
     
Cash$19,550,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,415,216   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,818,263   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest37 / 100   
Attendance1,494,4271,477,422  
Attendance / Game18,45018,240  
Attendance Revenue$14,944,270$14,774,220  
Revenue / Game$184,497$182,398  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,752,859$14,890,371  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,944,270$14,944,270  
     
Payroll$54,330,000   
Total Revenue$76,697,129$76,664,591  
Total Player Expenses$53,972,666$83,030,182  
Total +/-$22,724,463$-6,365,591  
     
Cash$-2,347,964   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$20,189,960   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,986,627   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest90 / 100   
Attendance3,437,7143,228,616  
Attendance / Game42,44139,859  
Attendance Revenue$34,377,140$32,286,160  
Revenue / Game$424,409$398,595  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,313,292$16,958,994  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,793,158$3,644,405  
Attendance Revenue$34,377,140$34,377,140  
     
Payroll$113,359,501   
Total Revenue$107,483,590$103,889,559  
Total Player Expenses$112,170,678$86,952,964  
Total +/-$-4,687,088$16,936,595  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$9,078,986   
$$ left for Free Agents$6,885,653   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest68 / 100   
Attendance2,789,3412,964,793  
Attendance / Game34,43636,602  
Attendance Revenue$27,893,410$29,647,930  
Revenue / Game$344,363$366,024  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$27,574,750$27,297,084  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,893,410$27,893,410  
     
Payroll$106,749,006   
Total Revenue$102,468,160$101,945,014  
Total Player Expenses$106,171,590$98,028,710  
Total +/-$-3,703,430$3,916,304  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,161,677   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,196,008   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest94 / 100   
Attendance3,053,9213,459,917  
Attendance / Game37,70342,715  
Attendance Revenue$36,647,052$41,519,004  
Revenue / Game$452,433$512,580  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,815,621$12,046,303  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,699,418  
Attendance Revenue$36,647,052$36,647,052  
     
Payroll$52,730,572   
Total Revenue$87,462,673$94,264,725  
Total Player Expenses$52,252,698$57,439,317  
Total +/-$35,209,975$36,825,408  
     
Cash$17,775,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$66,534,307   
$$ left for Free Agents$57,609,735   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,815,1041,724,046  
Attendance / Game22,40921,285  
Attendance Revenue$19,966,144$18,964,506  
Revenue / Game$246,496$234,130  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,308,259$11,294,312  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,966,144$19,966,144  
     
Payroll$98,095,420   
Total Revenue$66,274,403$71,258,818  
Total Player Expenses$96,376,853$97,893,110  
Total +/-$-30,102,450$-26,634,292  
     
Cash$0   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest30 / 100   
Attendance1,210,5121,054,346  
Attendance / Game14,94513,017  
Attendance Revenue$12,105,120$10,543,460  
Revenue / Game$149,446$130,166  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,149,982$11,259,191  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,567,809$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,105,120$12,105,120  
     
Payroll$42,340,000   
Total Revenue$63,822,911$58,802,651  
Total Player Expenses$46,256,493$49,787,408  
Total +/-$17,566,418$9,015,243  
     
Cash$18,975,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$50,497,651   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,437,651   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance1,548,830855,702  
Attendance / Game19,12110,564  
Attendance Revenue$15,488,300$8,557,020  
Revenue / Game$191,214$105,642  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,897,378$10,774,924  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,488,300$15,488,300  
     
Payroll$48,050,000   
Total Revenue$59,385,678$52,331,944  
Total Player Expenses$47,747,305$63,069,794  
Total +/-$11,638,373$-10,737,850  
     
Cash$9,262,150   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$13,580,761   
$$ left for Free Agents$13,544,094   

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