League Financial Report
Wednesday, 10/25/1905
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Chicago (N)$82,985,029    
St. Louis (N)$71,429,285    
Cleveland$71,417,276    
Chicago (A)$67,017,142    
New York (A)$63,463,142    
Brooklyn$62,046,428    
New York (N)$53,619,572    
St. Louis (A)$47,612,719    
Pittsburgh$43,109,285    
10 Philadelphia (N)$42,900,000    
11 Detroit$41,268,275    
12 Cincinnati$37,565,715    
13 Philadelphia (A)$31,299,999    
14 Washington$25,750,714    
15 Boston (A)$24,564,285    
16 Boston (N)$20,677,857    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
CF Roger BresnahanNYA $16,125,000   
P  Jack StivettsCHN $15,000,000   
CF Honus WagnerCLE $15,000,000   
P  Fred ChapmanPIT $14,500,000   
RF Jesse BurkettCHA $13,000,000   
P  John ShearonDET $12,987,000   
P  Dale GearPHI $12,000,000   
3B Willie KeelerCHA $12,000,000   
3B John McgrawSLA $10,300,001   
10 1B Nap LajoieDET $10,000,000   
11 C  Fred TenneySLA $9,000,000   
12 LF Emmet HeidrickSLN $8,460,000   
13 P  Jake HewittSLN $8,180,000   
14 P  Nick AltrockSLN $8,000,000   
15 RF Elmer FlickCHN $7,720,000   
16 LF Fred ClarkeNYA $7,700,000   
17 LF Billy LushCIN $7,640,000   
18 P  Bill BanksCHN $7,590,000   
19 LF Bill LangeCLE $7,550,000   
20 3B Zeke WrigleySLN $7,520,000   
21 CF Sam CrawfordBRO $7,505,500   
22 CF Tuck TurnerCHN $7,390,000   
23 RF Chick StahlBRO $7,385,500   
24 CF Claude RitcheySLN $7,320,000   
25 SS Bill KeisterSLN $7,310,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1905ATTENDANCE 1904   
Cleveland3,642,8133,643,123   
New York (A)3,433,5611,353,275   
St. Louis (N)2,916,5682,718,868   
Philadelphia (N)2,373,7242,801,863   
New York (N)2,328,256949,365   
Chicago (N)2,171,3723,188,159   
Brooklyn2,033,6511,690,687   
Boston (N)1,989,162944,707   
St. Louis (A)1,847,4472,178,499   
10 Pittsburgh1,813,6031,978,304   
11 Philadelphia (A)1,782,2602,444,391   
12 Cincinnati1,647,2101,455,393   
13 Chicago (A)1,608,5681,849,405   
14 Boston (A)1,088,667810,246   
15 Washington983,2181,152,680   
16 Detroit937,5501,009,087   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
ClevelandWin Now!31.71 
New York (A)Balanced31.03 
Chicago (N)Balanced30.91 
New York (N)Balanced30.85 
St. Louis (A)Balanced30.33 
CincinnatiBalanced30.28 
BrooklynBalanced30.24 
Chicago (A)Balanced30.06 
Philadelphia (A)Rebuilding!29.65 
10 DetroitRebuilding!29.62 
11 Boston (N)Rebuilding!29.44 
12 PittsburghBalanced29.37 
13 Boston (A)Rebuilding!29.36 
14 St. Louis (N)Win Now!29.36 
15 Philadelphia (N)Balanced28.58 
16 WashingtonRebuilding!28.11 
 AVERAGE 29.96 
New York (A) Highlanders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,433,5611,353,275  
Attendance / Game42,39016,707  
Attendance Revenue$41,202,732$20,299,125  
Revenue / Game$508,676$250,606  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,301,680$10,096,250  
Play-Offs Revenue$6,609,643$4,042,344  
Attendance Revenue$41,202,732$41,202,732  
     
Payroll$63,463,142   
Total Revenue$96,114,055$72,437,719  
Total Player Expenses$63,307,171$74,110,700  
Total +/-$32,806,884$-1,672,981  
     
Cash$10,827,019   
Ticket Price$16   
     
$$ left for Extensions$16,379,062   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,759,252   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest31 / 100   
Attendance1,847,4472,178,499  
Attendance / Game22,80826,895  
Attendance Revenue$18,474,470$21,784,990  
Revenue / Game$228,080$268,950  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,535,481$8,719,047  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,474,470$18,474,470  
     
Payroll$47,612,719   
Total Revenue$59,009,951$60,504,037  
Total Player Expenses$64,689,466$63,693,702  
Total +/-$-5,679,515$-3,189,665  
     
Cash$1,810,335   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,413,369   
$$ left for Free Agents$16,701,653   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest18 / 100   
Attendance937,5501,009,087  
Attendance / Game11,57512,458  
Attendance Revenue$9,375,500$10,090,870  
Revenue / Game$115,747$124,579  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,116,566$8,255,410  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,375,500$9,375,500  
     
Payroll$41,268,275   
Total Revenue$47,492,066$48,346,280  
Total Player Expenses$41,268,042$35,658,699  
Total +/-$6,224,024$12,687,581  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,595,623   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,078,005   
Boston (A) Pilgrims
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest39 / 100   
Attendance1,088,667810,246  
Attendance / Game13,44010,003  
Attendance Revenue$11,975,337$8,912,706  
Revenue / Game$147,844$110,033  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$24,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,542,411$9,379,441  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,975,337$11,975,337  
     
Payroll$24,564,285   
Total Revenue$45,517,748$48,292,147  
Total Player Expenses$26,241,120$43,761,651  
Total +/-$19,276,628$4,530,496  
     
Cash$4,293,261   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$16,358,742   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,021,123   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest40 / 100   
Attendance1,608,5681,849,405  
Attendance / Game19,85922,832  
Attendance Revenue$16,085,680$18,494,050  
Revenue / Game$198,589$228,322  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,520,466$9,656,772  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,085,680$16,085,680  
     
Payroll$67,017,142   
Total Revenue$55,606,146$62,150,822  
Total Player Expenses$68,300,468$67,246,115  
Total +/-$-12,694,322$-5,095,293  
     
Cash$9,904,707   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$13,175,530   
$$ left for Free Agents$1,038,387   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest44 / 100   
Attendance1,782,2602,444,391  
Attendance / Game22,00330,178  
Attendance Revenue$17,822,600$24,443,910  
Revenue / Game$220,032$301,777  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,623,765$10,800,353  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,822,600$17,822,600  
     
Payroll$31,299,999   
Total Revenue$62,446,365$69,244,263  
Total Player Expenses$31,205,573$31,783,465  
Total +/-$31,240,792$37,460,798  
     
Cash$14,275,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,739,264   
$$ left for Free Agents$52,219,264   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance983,2181,152,680  
Attendance / Game12,13814,231  
Attendance Revenue$8,848,962$10,374,120  
Revenue / Game$109,246$128,076  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$32,958,779$33,635,725  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,848,962$8,848,962  
     
Payroll$25,750,714   
Total Revenue$67,807,741$70,009,845  
Total Player Expenses$25,021,766$24,245,959  
Total +/-$42,785,975$45,763,886  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$62,946,513   
$$ left for Free Agents$59,259,131   
Cleveland Broncos
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,642,8133,643,123  
Attendance / Game44,97344,977  
Attendance Revenue$40,070,943$40,074,353  
Revenue / Game$494,703$494,745  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,897,947$11,667,786  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,333,823$4,459,660  
Attendance Revenue$40,070,943$40,070,943  
     
Payroll$71,417,276   
Total Revenue$92,302,713$94,201,799  
Total Player Expenses$71,956,989$83,045,686  
Total +/-$20,345,724$11,156,113  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$35,174,482   
$$ left for Free Agents$33,324,863   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest40 / 100   
Attendance1,647,2101,455,393  
Attendance / Game20,33617,968  
Attendance Revenue$16,472,100$14,553,930  
Revenue / Game$203,359$179,678  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,319,607$9,520,922  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,472,100$16,472,100  
     
Payroll$37,565,715   
Total Revenue$53,791,707$54,074,852  
Total Player Expenses$39,817,075$30,752,721  
Total +/-$13,974,632$23,322,131  
     
Cash$13,375,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$37,956,519   
$$ left for Free Agents$27,884,137   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance1,813,6031,978,304  
Attendance / Game22,39024,424  
Attendance Revenue$19,949,633$21,761,344  
Revenue / Game$246,292$268,659  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,641,403$7,777,860  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,949,633$19,949,633  
     
Payroll$43,109,285   
Total Revenue$61,591,036$61,539,204  
Total Player Expenses$42,642,270$42,644,637  
Total +/-$18,948,766$18,894,567  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$47,985,870   
$$ left for Free Agents$35,429,919   
Boston (N) Beaneaters
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest68 / 100   
Attendance1,989,162944,707  
Attendance / Game24,55811,663  
Attendance Revenue$17,902,458$8,502,363  
Revenue / Game$221,018$104,967  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,732,036$8,876,181  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,770,260$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,902,458$17,902,458  
     
Payroll$20,677,857   
Total Revenue$60,404,754$49,378,544  
Total Player Expenses$20,742,844$32,422,612  
Total +/-$39,661,910$16,955,932  
     
Cash$11,625,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$33,690,211   
$$ left for Free Agents$40,325,687   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest52 / 100   
Attendance2,373,7242,801,863  
Attendance / Game29,30534,591  
Attendance Revenue$23,737,240$28,018,630  
Revenue / Game$293,052$345,909  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,842,643$9,055,938  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$4,059,213  
Attendance Revenue$23,737,240$23,737,240  
     
Payroll$42,900,000   
Total Revenue$66,579,883$69,133,781  
Total Player Expenses$42,447,327$51,083,793  
Total +/-$24,132,556$18,049,988  
     
Cash$14,275,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$53,916,235   
$$ left for Free Agents$42,449,568   
Brooklyn Superbas
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest72 / 100   
Attendance2,033,6511,690,687  
Attendance / Game25,10720,873  
Attendance Revenue$24,403,812$20,288,244  
Revenue / Game$301,282$250,472  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,263,644$12,079,612  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,483,637  
Attendance Revenue$24,403,812$24,403,812  
     
Payroll$62,046,428   
Total Revenue$70,667,456$65,851,493  
Total Player Expenses$61,664,879$56,403,198  
Total +/-$9,002,577$9,448,295  
     
Cash$11,600,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,853,856   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,921,428   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest80 / 100   
Attendance2,916,5682,718,868  
Attendance / Game36,00733,566  
Attendance Revenue$20,415,976$19,032,076  
Revenue / Game$252,049$234,964  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,335,637$9,167,215  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,415,976$20,415,976  
     
Payroll$71,429,285   
Total Revenue$57,751,613$64,199,291  
Total Player Expenses$70,376,164$62,828,851  
Total +/-$-12,624,551$1,370,440  
     
Cash$9,170,440   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$2,046,398   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest77 / 100   
Attendance2,171,3723,188,159  
Attendance / Game26,80739,360  
Attendance Revenue$26,056,464$38,513,324  
Revenue / Game$321,685$475,473  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,730,406$11,521,722  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,056,464$26,056,464  
     
Payroll$82,985,029   
Total Revenue$75,786,870$88,035,046  
Total Player Expenses$82,947,792$87,554,173  
Total +/-$-7,160,922$480,873  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$31,304,305   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,050,017   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest83 / 100   
Attendance2,328,256949,365  
Attendance / Game28,74411,721  
Attendance Revenue$23,282,560$9,493,650  
Revenue / Game$287,439$117,206  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,914,616$9,746,570  
Play-Offs Revenue$5,326,144$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,282,560$23,282,560  
     
Payroll$53,619,572   
Total Revenue$64,523,320$45,240,220  
Total Player Expenses$53,144,163$43,214,447  
Total +/-$11,379,157$2,025,773  
     
Cash$11,350,000   
Ticket Price$16   
     
$$ left for Extensions$5,064,221   
$$ left for Free Agents$2,970,648   

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