League Financial Report
Saturday, 10/21/1908
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Cleveland$87,523,571    
Brooklyn$72,949,357    
St. Louis (N)$65,398,571    
Pittsburgh$64,208,571    
New York (A)$55,804,286    
Cincinnati$49,835,277    
Boston (A)$48,612,143    
Washington$46,468,571    
Boston (N)$45,385,715    
10 Philadelphia (N)$43,898,571    
11 Philadelphia (A)$43,654,157    
12 Chicago (N)$42,654,286    
13 St. Louis (A)$42,350,724    
14 New York (N)$39,542,143    
15 Chicago (A)$34,012,857    
16 Detroit$29,861,429    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
CF Roger BresnahanNYA $16,125,000   
2B Honus WagnerCLE $15,000,000   
3B Willie KeelerPIT $13,500,000   
LF Jimmy BarrettBOS $11,000,000   
P  Mal EasonBSN $10,000,000   
LF Emmet HeidrickSLN $9,960,000   
P  Noodles HahnBRO $9,550,000   
P  Nick AltrockSLN $9,000,000   
P  Doc WhiteSLN $9,000,000   
10 LF Billy LushPHA $9,000,000   
11 CF Ty CobbBOS $8,978,571   
12 LF Davy JonesDET $8,900,000   
13 RF Jesse BurkettPIT $8,860,000   
14 P  Fred GladePHI $8,000,000   
15 RF Roy ThomasBSN $8,000,000   
16 P  Jesse TannehillCLE $7,980,000   
17 RF Danny GreenBRO $7,980,000   
18 2B Tommy LeachCIN $7,750,000   
19 P  Frank OwenWAS $7,740,000   
20 RF Elmer FlickCHA $7,720,000   
21 LF Fred ClarkePIT $7,700,000   
22 P  George GillpatrickDET $7,600,000   
23 P  Bill BanksCHN $7,590,000   
24 CF Sam CrawfordBRO $7,510,000   
25 P  Bill DonovanBOS $7,500,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1908ATTENDANCE 1907   
Cleveland3,612,7603,643,036   
St. Louis (N)3,608,8843,201,722   
Brooklyn3,156,7762,718,820   
Boston (A)3,020,2552,353,942   
Pittsburgh2,827,9652,712,400   
New York (N)2,517,2462,528,591   
Philadelphia (A)2,318,7602,291,965   
Washington2,082,9231,874,383   
Chicago (A)1,801,9561,061,447   
10 Philadelphia (N)1,793,2721,843,176   
11 Boston (N)1,561,9952,166,952   
12 Chicago (N)1,528,0281,759,077   
13 New York (A)1,456,2271,776,383   
14 Cincinnati1,073,9061,046,340   
15 St. Louis (A)815,321974,753   
16 Detroit774,331798,942   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
BrooklynBalanced31.96 
New York (N)Balanced31.67 
Philadelphia (A)Rebuilding!31.07 
PittsburghBalanced30.88 
ClevelandWin Now!30.35 
St. Louis (A)Balanced30.28 
Boston (N)Rebuilding!29.94 
Chicago (A)Balanced29.69 
Chicago (N)Balanced29.64 
10 Boston (A)Rebuilding!29.45 
11 Philadelphia (N)Balanced29.35 
12 CincinnatiBalanced29.34 
13 New York (A)Balanced29.29 
14 St. Louis (N)Win Now!29.20 
15 WashingtonRebuilding!28.88 
16 DetroitRebuilding!27.99 
 AVERAGE 29.97 
New York (A) Highlanders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance1,456,2271,776,383  
Attendance / Game17,97821,931  
Attendance Revenue$20,387,178$24,869,362  
Revenue / Game$251,694$307,029  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,716,175$10,576,231  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,366,702  
Attendance Revenue$20,387,178$20,387,178  
     
Payroll$55,804,286   
Total Revenue$69,103,353$76,812,295  
Total Player Expenses$55,036,945$59,760,926  
Total +/-$14,066,408$17,051,369  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$14   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,512,260   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,641,307   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest15 / 100   
Attendance815,321974,753  
Attendance / Game10,06612,034  
Attendance Revenue$8,153,210$9,747,530  
Revenue / Game$100,657$120,340  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,096,023$8,214,970  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,153,210$8,153,210  
     
Payroll$42,350,724   
Total Revenue$42,249,233$43,962,500  
Total Player Expenses$42,124,450$39,764,259  
Total +/-$124,783$4,198,241  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,062,495   
$$ left for Free Agents$16,611,776   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest13 / 100   
Attendance774,331798,942  
Attendance / Game9,5609,863  
Attendance Revenue$7,743,310$7,989,420  
Revenue / Game$95,596$98,635  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,682,007$7,824,830  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$7,743,310$7,743,310  
     
Payroll$29,861,429   
Total Revenue$41,425,317$41,814,250  
Total Player Expenses$30,550,442$45,191,684  
Total +/-$10,874,875$-3,377,434  
     
Cash$11,622,566   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,770,149   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,575,387   
Boston (A) Pilgrims
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest91 / 100   
Attendance3,020,2552,353,942  
Attendance / Game37,28729,061  
Attendance Revenue$33,222,805$25,893,362  
Revenue / Game$410,158$319,671  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$24,000,000$24,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,057,524$9,845,569  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,678,769$0  
Attendance Revenue$33,222,805$33,222,805  
     
Payroll$48,612,143   
Total Revenue$69,959,098$59,738,931  
Total Player Expenses$48,367,870$38,180,811  
Total +/-$21,591,228$21,558,120  
     
Cash$7,900,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,135,598   
$$ left for Free Agents$19,026,788   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest61 / 100   
Attendance1,801,9561,061,447  
Attendance / Game22,24613,104  
Attendance Revenue$18,019,560$10,614,470  
Revenue / Game$222,464$131,043  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,345,889$9,175,897  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,697,082$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,019,560$18,019,560  
     
Payroll$34,012,857   
Total Revenue$55,062,531$49,790,367  
Total Player Expenses$30,908,975$33,097,835  
Total +/-$24,153,556$16,692,532  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,983,700   
$$ left for Free Agents$26,777,510   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance2,318,7602,291,965  
Attendance / Game28,62728,296  
Attendance Revenue$23,187,600$22,919,650  
Revenue / Game$286,267$282,959  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,672,828$10,885,825  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,187,600$23,187,600  
     
Payroll$43,654,157   
Total Revenue$63,860,428$63,805,475  
Total Player Expenses$51,840,140$57,807,217  
Total +/-$12,020,288$5,998,258  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$61,275,842   
$$ left for Free Agents$35,151,318   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance2,082,9231,874,383  
Attendance / Game25,71523,141  
Attendance Revenue$18,746,307$16,869,447  
Revenue / Game$231,436$208,265  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$32,340,589$32,440,807  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,746,307$18,746,307  
     
Payroll$46,468,571   
Total Revenue$77,086,896$75,310,254  
Total Player Expenses$46,445,259$44,384,858  
Total +/-$30,641,637$30,925,396  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$55,553,588   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,841,683   
Cleveland Broncos
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest93 / 100   
Attendance3,612,7603,643,036  
Attendance / Game44,60244,976  
Attendance Revenue$39,740,360$40,073,396  
Revenue / Game$490,622$494,733  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,408,313$12,352,233  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$4,664,970  
Attendance Revenue$39,740,360$39,740,360  
     
Payroll$87,523,571   
Total Revenue$90,148,673$95,090,599  
Total Player Expenses$87,711,674$81,485,999  
Total +/-$2,436,999$13,604,600  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,848,962   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,902,058   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest22 / 100   
Attendance1,073,9061,046,340  
Attendance / Game13,25812,918  
Attendance Revenue$10,739,060$10,463,400  
Revenue / Game$132,581$129,178  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,984,716$9,057,073  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,739,060$10,739,060  
     
Payroll$49,835,277   
Total Revenue$47,723,776$47,520,473  
Total Player Expenses$49,477,844$29,752,307  
Total +/-$-1,754,068$17,768,166  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,237,141   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,685,196   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest85 / 100   
Attendance2,827,9652,712,400  
Attendance / Game34,91333,486  
Attendance Revenue$31,107,615$29,836,400  
Revenue / Game$384,045$368,351  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,884,610$7,734,296  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,771,365$1,912,687  
Attendance Revenue$31,107,615$31,107,615  
     
Payroll$64,208,571   
Total Revenue$72,763,590$71,483,383  
Total Player Expenses$66,736,000$73,810,565  
Total +/-$6,027,590$-2,327,182  
     
Cash$12,672,818   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,076,847   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,034,943   
Boston (N) Doves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest33 / 100   
Attendance1,561,9952,166,952  
Attendance / Game19,28426,752  
Attendance Revenue$14,057,955$19,502,568  
Revenue / Game$173,555$240,772  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,416,087$8,579,434  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,057,955$14,057,955  
     
Payroll$45,385,715   
Total Revenue$52,474,042$62,082,002  
Total Player Expenses$45,385,596$41,474,200  
Total +/-$7,088,446$20,607,802  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$30,078,669   
$$ left for Free Agents$27,696,287   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest41 / 100   
Attendance1,793,2721,843,176  
Attendance / Game22,13922,755  
Attendance Revenue$17,932,720$18,431,760  
Revenue / Game$221,392$227,553  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,589,145$8,633,733  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,932,720$17,932,720  
     
Payroll$43,898,571   
Total Revenue$60,521,865$61,065,493  
Total Player Expenses$44,107,482$44,795,264  
Total +/-$16,414,383$16,270,229  
     
Cash$14,275,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$40,107,160   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,441,922   
Brooklyn Superbas
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest99 / 100   
Attendance3,156,7762,718,820  
Attendance / Game38,97333,566  
Attendance Revenue$37,881,312$32,625,840  
Revenue / Game$467,671$402,788  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,955,202$12,726,132  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$4,849,796  
Attendance Revenue$37,881,312$37,881,312  
     
Payroll$72,949,357   
Total Revenue$88,836,514$88,201,768  
Total Player Expenses$72,949,248$84,010,548  
Total +/-$15,887,266$4,191,220  
     
Cash$12,265,286   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,007,925   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,667,901   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest95 / 100   
Attendance3,608,8843,201,722  
Attendance / Game44,55439,527  
Attendance Revenue$32,479,956$28,815,498  
Revenue / Game$400,987$355,747  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,894,033$9,689,537  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,431,134$0  
Attendance Revenue$32,479,956$32,479,956  
     
Payroll$65,398,571   
Total Revenue$72,805,123$66,505,035  
Total Player Expenses$65,913,965$55,736,831  
Total +/-$6,891,158$10,768,204  
     
Cash$11,450,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$24,438,367   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,556,464   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,528,0281,759,077  
Attendance / Game18,86521,717  
Attendance Revenue$13,338,050$17,590,770  
Revenue / Game$164,667$217,170  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,228,689$11,486,320  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,338,050$13,338,050  
     
Payroll$42,654,286   
Total Revenue$54,566,739$59,077,090  
Total Player Expenses$44,739,148$57,485,538  
Total +/-$9,827,591$1,591,552  
     
Cash$6,716,419   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$35,323,509   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,139,223   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest51 / 100   
Attendance2,517,2462,528,591  
Attendance / Game31,07731,217  
Attendance Revenue$25,172,460$25,285,910  
Revenue / Game$310,771$312,172  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,061,850$10,198,302  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,172,460$25,172,460  
     
Payroll$39,542,143   
Total Revenue$71,234,310$71,484,212  
Total Player Expenses$38,089,807$52,168,394  
Total +/-$33,144,503$19,315,818  
     
Cash$12,375,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,897,545   
$$ left for Free Agents$44,317,069   

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