League Financial Report
Wednesday, 10/25/1937
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Pittsburgh$105,528,576    
New York (A)$92,322,143    
Boston (N)$87,632,722    
Philadelphia (N)$85,892,857    
Chicago (N)$74,518,585    
New York (N)$72,965,714    
Cleveland$70,290,100    
Cincinnati$57,365,714    
Washington$51,671,144    
10 St. Louis (A)$48,350,001    
11 Brooklyn$45,920,072    
12 Boston (A)$44,472,143    
13 Detroit$44,471,429    
14 Chicago (A)$40,885,714    
15 St. Louis (N)$32,021,429    
16 Philadelphia (A)$26,082,857    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
3B John BeckwithPIT $27,000,000   
3B Hank GreenbergNYN $23,000,000   
2B Martin DihigoPIT $21,500,000   
RF Goose GoslinNYY $21,000,000   
CF James BellPHI $20,560,000   
P  Lewis WolfolkCHC $18,000,000   
LF Wally BergerCLE $16,500,000   
LF Mel OttCIN $16,000,000   
LF Wilson RedusPHI $14,500,000   
10 P  John Williams BRO $13,000,000   
11 2B Tony LazzeriCHA $13,000,000   
12 1B Lou GehrigBSN $12,700,000   
13 2B Walter CannadyPHI $12,000,000   
14 CF Charles SmithCHC $11,120,000   
15 P  Percy MillerBSN $10,000,000   
16 LF Hack WilsonBOS $9,100,000   
17 1B Ed MorganCHA $9,000,000   
18 SS Travis JacksonSTL $8,700,000   
19 CF Earl AverillCIN $8,540,000   
20 C  Bill DickeyNYY $8,500,000   
21 P  Ed WalshPHI $8,500,000   
22 2B Odell HaleDET $8,000,000   
23 P  Clay RoePHI $7,830,000   
24 LF Norman StearnesCHC $7,800,013   
25 LF Dixie WalkerNYN $7,700,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1937ATTENDANCE 1936   
New York (A)4,841,6375,325,648   
Cleveland3,643,0713,528,133   
New York (N)3,642,7983,640,344   
Boston (N)3,096,7142,927,061   
Pittsburgh2,928,4763,432,944   
Boston (A)2,395,9161,958,457   
Washington1,746,7142,119,649   
Brooklyn1,735,8971,294,006   
Detroit1,604,7952,121,891   
10 Cincinnati1,569,8331,038,623   
11 St. Louis (N)1,330,7471,613,171   
12 Chicago (N)1,253,5051,222,331   
13 Philadelphia (N)1,240,8441,341,489   
14 Chicago (A)1,147,5061,561,062   
15 Philadelphia (A)1,085,204516,961   
16 St. Louis (A)885,0551,122,707   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
PittsburghBalanced33.17 
New York (A)Balanced32.45 
Boston (A)Balanced31.98 
Boston (N)Win Now!31.81 
New York (N)Balanced31.37 
WashingtonWin Now!30.36 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced30.29 
BrooklynBalanced30.19 
DetroitWin Now!30.10 
10 CincinnatiBalanced29.70 
11 ClevelandBalanced29.61 
12 Chicago (A)Rebuilding!29.56 
13 Philadelphia (A)Balanced29.46 
14 St. Louis (A)Balanced29.19 
15 St. Louis (N)Balanced28.92 
16 Chicago (N)Balanced28.50 
 AVERAGE 30.46 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest78 / 100   
Attendance2,395,9161,958,457  
Attendance / Game29,57924,178  
Attendance Revenue$23,959,160$19,584,570  
Revenue / Game$295,792$241,785  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,899,786$12,664,665  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,959,160$23,959,160  
     
Payroll$44,472,143   
Total Revenue$79,858,946$75,249,235  
Total Player Expenses$43,692,852$44,704,193  
Total +/-$36,166,094$30,545,042  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$63,025,902   
$$ left for Free Agents$50,777,092   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance4,841,6375,325,648  
Attendance / Game59,77365,749  
Attendance Revenue$48,416,370$53,256,480  
Revenue / Game$597,733$657,487  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,661,943$13,551,550  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$8,953,766  
Attendance Revenue$48,416,370$48,416,370  
     
Payroll$92,322,143   
Total Revenue$113,078,313$126,761,796  
Total Player Expenses$90,711,913$92,094,380  
Total +/-$22,366,400$34,667,416  
     
Cash$17,825,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$60,443,030   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,310,887   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest61 / 100   
Attendance1,085,204516,961  
Attendance / Game13,3986,382  
Attendance Revenue$14,107,652$6,720,493  
Revenue / Game$174,169$82,969  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,243,811$12,034,647  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,352,465$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,107,652$14,107,652  
     
Payroll$26,082,857   
Total Revenue$60,703,928$51,755,140  
Total Player Expenses$39,880,762$25,559,053  
Total +/-$20,823,166$26,196,087  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$56,161,807   
$$ left for Free Agents$45,672,283   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest38 / 100   
Attendance1,746,7142,119,649  
Attendance / Game21,56426,169  
Attendance Revenue$17,467,140$21,196,490  
Revenue / Game$215,644$261,685  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,965,364$14,231,726  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,467,140$17,467,140  
     
Payroll$51,671,144   
Total Revenue$74,432,504$78,428,216  
Total Player Expenses$51,366,820$46,579,240  
Total +/-$23,065,684$31,848,976  
     
Cash$17,100,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$53,421,549   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,857,072   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance1,147,5061,561,062  
Attendance / Game14,16719,272  
Attendance Revenue$11,475,060$15,610,620  
Revenue / Game$141,667$192,724  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$31,000,000$31,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,142,753$10,302,155  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,475,060$11,475,060  
     
Payroll$40,885,714   
Total Revenue$52,617,813$56,912,775  
Total Player Expenses$60,200,310$64,400,652  
Total +/-$-7,582,497$-7,487,877  
     
Cash$9,929,823   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$33,918,598   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,956,884   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,643,0713,528,133  
Attendance / Game44,97643,557  
Attendance Revenue$36,430,710$35,281,330  
Revenue / Game$449,762$435,572  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,514,532$16,217,749  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,334,785$2,839,794  
Attendance Revenue$36,430,710$36,430,710  
     
Payroll$70,290,100   
Total Revenue$104,280,027$101,338,873  
Total Player Expenses$70,772,754$77,645,763  
Total +/-$33,507,273$23,693,110  
     
Cash$17,025,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,487,312   
$$ left for Free Agents$45,233,979   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest40 / 100   
Attendance1,604,7952,121,891  
Attendance / Game19,81226,196  
Attendance Revenue$16,047,950$21,218,910  
Revenue / Game$198,123$261,962  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,493,448$12,481,655  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,047,950$16,047,950  
     
Payroll$44,471,429   
Total Revenue$69,541,398$74,700,565  
Total Player Expenses$45,589,976$49,114,528  
Total +/-$23,951,422$25,586,037  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,973,898   
$$ left for Free Agents$50,229,136   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance885,0551,122,707  
Attendance / Game10,92713,861  
Attendance Revenue$8,850,550$11,227,070  
Revenue / Game$109,266$138,606  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,142,905$13,328,399  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,850,550$8,850,550  
     
Payroll$48,350,001   
Total Revenue$60,993,455$63,555,469  
Total Player Expenses$47,868,514$46,822,710  
Total +/-$13,124,941$16,732,759  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,322,135   
$$ left for Free Agents$35,205,468   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance3,096,7142,927,061  
Attendance / Game38,23136,137  
Attendance Revenue$34,063,854$32,197,671  
Revenue / Game$420,541$397,502  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,545,317$17,223,079  
Play-Offs Revenue$5,142,321$6,027,894  
Attendance Revenue$34,063,854$34,063,854  
     
Payroll$87,632,722   
Total Revenue$109,751,492$108,448,644  
Total Player Expenses$87,340,474$86,554,138  
Total +/-$22,411,018$21,894,506  
     
Cash$19,550,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,872,413   
$$ left for Free Agents$34,338,028   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest46 / 100   
Attendance1,569,8331,038,623  
Attendance / Game19,38112,823  
Attendance Revenue$15,698,330$10,386,230  
Revenue / Game$193,807$128,225  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,261,445$13,977,883  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,698,330$15,698,330  
     
Payroll$57,365,714   
Total Revenue$72,959,775$69,364,113  
Total Player Expenses$68,057,730$69,653,615  
Total +/-$4,902,045$-289,502  
     
Cash$13,210,498   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,267,945   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,208,897   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,240,8441,341,489  
Attendance / Game15,31916,562  
Attendance Revenue$12,408,440$13,414,890  
Revenue / Game$153,191$165,616  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,248,185$16,576,447  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,408,440$12,408,440  
     
Payroll$85,892,857   
Total Revenue$71,656,625$74,991,337  
Total Player Expenses$77,955,447$69,832,788  
Total +/-$-6,298,822$5,158,549  
     
Cash$158,549   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$4,417,220   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest72 / 100   
Attendance2,928,4763,432,944  
Attendance / Game36,15442,382  
Attendance Revenue$29,284,760$34,329,440  
Revenue / Game$361,540$423,820  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$30,433,309$29,888,878  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,284,760$29,284,760  
     
Payroll$105,528,576   
Total Revenue$106,718,069$111,218,318  
Total Player Expenses$106,040,988$98,109,160  
Total +/-$677,081$13,109,158  
     
Cash$19,475,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$30,103,650   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,164,742   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest64 / 100   
Attendance1,735,8971,294,006  
Attendance / Game21,43115,975  
Attendance Revenue$20,830,764$15,528,072  
Revenue / Game$257,170$191,705  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$31,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,280,996$11,248,064  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,830,764$20,830,764  
     
Payroll$45,920,072   
Total Revenue$63,111,760$61,776,136  
Total Player Expenses$45,757,058$44,815,960  
Total +/-$17,354,702$16,960,176  
     
Cash$17,175,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$30,504,302   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,031,064   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest34 / 100   
Attendance1,253,5051,222,331  
Attendance / Game15,47515,091  
Attendance Revenue$13,788,555$13,445,641  
Revenue / Game$170,229$165,996  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,617,998$10,813,053  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,788,555$13,788,555  
     
Payroll$74,518,585   
Total Revenue$59,406,553$59,258,694  
Total Player Expenses$74,082,994$67,747,830  
Total +/-$-14,676,441$-8,489,136  
     
Cash$5,775,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest99 / 100   
Attendance3,642,7983,640,344  
Attendance / Game44,97344,943  
Attendance Revenue$36,427,980$36,403,440  
Revenue / Game$449,728$449,425  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,847,727$11,795,372  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,240,918$2,206,268  
Attendance Revenue$36,427,980$36,427,980  
     
Payroll$72,965,714   
Total Revenue$97,516,625$97,405,080  
Total Player Expenses$73,125,119$83,874,092  
Total +/-$24,391,506$13,530,988  
     
Cash$18,825,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$55,557,145   
$$ left for Free Agents$41,058,098   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,330,7471,613,171  
Attendance / Game16,42919,916  
Attendance Revenue$13,307,470$16,131,710  
Revenue / Game$164,290$199,157  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,084,908$10,279,416  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,307,470$13,307,470  
     
Payroll$32,021,429   
Total Revenue$62,392,378$65,411,126  
Total Player Expenses$31,767,844$34,961,090  
Total +/-$30,624,534$30,450,036  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$60,324,460   
$$ left for Free Agents$53,389,697   

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