League Financial Report
Wednesday, 10/25/1910
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Cleveland$79,330,000    
Brooklyn$71,878,357    
New York (A)$63,128,376    
St. Louis (N)$61,170,000    
Pittsburgh$57,651,429    
Chicago (A)$54,652,142    
St. Louis (A)$54,309,292    
Boston (A)$53,556,286    
New York (N)$52,049,571    
10 Philadelphia (N)$48,521,429    
11 Detroit$45,793,571    
12 Cincinnati$38,745,278    
13 Boston (N)$37,875,387    
14 Washington$30,370,714    
15 Chicago (N)$28,691,428    
16 Philadelphia (A)$17,098,571    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
P  Jim St.vrainNYA $16,888,375   
CF Roger BresnahanNYA $16,130,000   
2B Honus WagnerCLE $15,000,000   
RF Elmer FlickCHA $10,530,000   
LF Emmet HeidrickSLN $9,960,000   
P  Noodles HahnBRO $9,550,000   
RF Roy ThomasBSN $9,000,000   
P  Doc WhiteSLN $9,000,000   
P  Nick AltrockSLN $9,000,000   
10 CF Ty CobbBOS $8,978,571   
11 LF Davy JonesDET $8,900,000   
12 P  Bill HillPIT $8,010,000   
13 P  Fred GladePHI $8,000,000   
14 P  Mal EasonCHN $8,000,000   
15 P  Chief BenderPHI $8,000,000   
16 RF Danny GreenBRO $7,980,000   
17 P  Jesse TannehillCLE $7,980,000   
18 2B Tommy LeachCIN $7,750,000   
19 P  Frank OwenWAS $7,740,000   
20 P  George GillpatrickDET $7,600,000   
21 CF Sam CrawfordBRO $7,510,000   
22 P  Tom ThomasCHN $7,500,000   
23 P  Bill DinneenBRO $7,500,000   
24 LF Claude RitcheyCLE $7,420,000   
25 CF Mike DonlinPHI $7,200,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1910ATTENDANCE 1909   
St. Louis (N)3,642,8563,642,768   
Boston (A)3,587,1873,438,126   
Cleveland3,480,2203,407,145   
Chicago (A)2,746,4802,970,224   
Pittsburgh2,716,9072,635,765   
Brooklyn2,596,2743,168,093   
New York (N)2,126,4452,408,824   
New York (A)1,837,4931,012,152   
Philadelphia (N)1,784,8871,926,778   
10 Philadelphia (A)1,765,8181,803,536   
11 Cincinnati1,765,0261,035,666   
12 Boston (N)1,408,9121,347,414   
13 Washington1,384,8311,872,222   
14 St. Louis (A)1,248,5801,415,433   
15 Chicago (N)1,000,2701,211,169   
16 Detroit862,147726,077   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
New York (N)Balanced31.62 
BrooklynBalanced31.32 
ClevelandWin Now!30.48 
Chicago (A)Balanced30.11 
Boston (A)Win Now!29.99 
Philadelphia (A)Rebuilding!29.88 
St. Louis (N)Win Now!29.85 
St. Louis (A)Balanced29.61 
Chicago (N)Balanced29.36 
10 CincinnatiBalanced29.05 
11 New York (A)Balanced29.00 
12 DetroitRebuilding!28.74 
13 Philadelphia (N)Balanced28.65 
14 Boston (N)Rebuilding!28.44 
15 WashingtonRebuilding!28.27 
16 PittsburghBalanced28.22 
 AVERAGE 29.55 
New York (A) Highlanders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest80 / 100   
Attendance1,837,4931,012,152  
Attendance / Game22,68512,496  
Attendance Revenue$22,727,888$14,170,128  
Revenue / Game$280,591$174,940  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,849,647$10,649,939  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,583,433$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,727,888$22,727,888  
     
Payroll$63,128,376   
Total Revenue$76,160,968$62,820,067  
Total Player Expenses$63,127,836$55,462,170  
Total +/-$13,033,132$7,357,897  
     
Cash$13,900,000   
Ticket Price$17   
     
$$ left for Extensions$12,913,359   
$$ left for Free Agents$13,591,691   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest26 / 100   
Attendance1,248,5801,415,433  
Attendance / Game15,41517,474  
Attendance Revenue$12,485,800$14,154,330  
Revenue / Game$154,146$174,745  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$24,000,000$24,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,083,182$8,201,339  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,485,800$12,485,800  
     
Payroll$54,309,292   
Total Revenue$44,568,982$46,355,669  
Total Player Expenses$53,668,535$50,781,500  
Total +/-$-9,099,553$-4,425,831  
     
Cash$9,749,169   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,468,169   
$$ left for Free Agents$1,795,546   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest15 / 100   
Attendance862,147726,077  
Attendance / Game10,6448,964  
Attendance Revenue$8,621,470$7,260,770  
Revenue / Game$106,438$89,639  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,586,091$7,558,915  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,621,470$8,621,470  
     
Payroll$45,793,571   
Total Revenue$42,207,561$40,819,685  
Total Player Expenses$45,662,874$40,428,453  
Total +/-$-3,455,313$391,232  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,969,685   
$$ left for Free Agents$10,026,114   
Boston (A) Pilgrims
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest91 / 100   
Attendance3,587,1873,438,126  
Attendance / Game44,28642,446  
Attendance Revenue$39,459,057$37,819,386  
Revenue / Game$487,149$466,906  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,437,797$10,235,933  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,951,559  
Attendance Revenue$39,459,057$39,459,057  
     
Payroll$53,556,286   
Total Revenue$85,896,854$86,006,878  
Total Player Expenses$53,304,719$53,271,500  
Total +/-$32,592,135$32,735,378  
     
Cash$11,700,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,306,653   
$$ left for Free Agents$42,199,033   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance2,746,4802,970,224  
Attendance / Game33,90736,669  
Attendance Revenue$27,464,800$29,702,240  
Revenue / Game$339,072$366,694  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,375,319$9,518,220  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,704,632  
Attendance Revenue$27,464,800$27,464,800  
     
Payroll$54,652,142   
Total Revenue$72,840,119$68,925,092  
Total Player Expenses$54,655,903$49,253,435  
Total +/-$18,184,216$19,671,657  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,657,127   
$$ left for Free Agents$35,568,318   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest44 / 100   
Attendance1,765,8181,803,536  
Attendance / Game21,80022,266  
Attendance Revenue$17,658,180$18,035,360  
Revenue / Game$218,002$222,659  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,412,920$10,584,795  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,658,180$17,658,180  
     
Payroll$17,098,571   
Total Revenue$58,071,100$58,620,155  
Total Player Expenses$19,933,024$25,506,975  
Total +/-$38,138,076$33,113,180  
     
Cash$14,275,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$59,488,487   
$$ left for Free Agents$55,796,584   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest25 / 100   
Attendance1,384,8311,872,222  
Attendance / Game17,09723,114  
Attendance Revenue$12,463,479$16,849,998  
Revenue / Game$153,870$208,025  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$31,116,902$31,696,117  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,463,479$12,463,479  
     
Payroll$30,370,714   
Total Revenue$77,580,381$82,546,115  
Total Player Expenses$29,963,112$39,458,047  
Total +/-$47,617,269$43,088,068  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$80,096,114   
$$ left for Free Agents$67,175,401   
Cleveland Broncos
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest95 / 100   
Attendance3,480,2203,407,145  
Attendance / Game42,44242,064  
Attendance Revenue$38,282,420$37,478,595  
Revenue / Game$466,859$462,699  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,903,094$12,670,200  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,088,958$0  
Attendance Revenue$38,282,420$38,282,420  
     
Payroll$79,330,000   
Total Revenue$91,274,472$88,148,795  
Total Player Expenses$91,946,727$100,780,255  
Total +/-$-672,255$-12,631,460  
     
Cash$2,368,540   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,934,001   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,187,335   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance1,765,0261,035,666  
Attendance / Game21,79012,786  
Attendance Revenue$17,650,260$10,356,660  
Revenue / Game$217,904$127,860  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,051,247$8,912,836  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,136,386$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,650,260$17,650,260  
     
Payroll$38,745,278   
Total Revenue$55,837,893$45,269,496  
Total Player Expenses$38,229,114$47,566,331  
Total +/-$17,608,779$-2,296,835  
     
Cash$10,949,097   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,555,260   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,473,315   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest71 / 100   
Attendance2,716,9072,635,765  
Attendance / Game33,54232,540  
Attendance Revenue$29,885,977$28,993,415  
Revenue / Game$368,963$357,943  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,989,210$8,006,495  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,651,829  
Attendance Revenue$29,885,977$29,885,977  
     
Payroll$57,651,429   
Total Revenue$73,875,187$72,651,739  
Total Player Expenses$55,133,125$71,196,996  
Total +/-$18,742,062$1,454,743  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,931,577   
$$ left for Free Agents$30,348,481   
Boston (N) Doves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance1,408,9121,347,414  
Attendance / Game17,39416,635  
Attendance Revenue$16,177,447$12,126,726  
Revenue / Game$199,722$149,713  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,500,453$8,382,661  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,177,447$16,177,447  
     
Payroll$37,875,387   
Total Revenue$54,677,900$50,509,387  
Total Player Expenses$41,051,790$48,554,058  
Total +/-$13,626,110$1,955,329  
     
Cash$13,900,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$33,885,667   
$$ left for Free Agents$26,534,000   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,784,8871,926,778  
Attendance / Game22,03623,787  
Attendance Revenue$17,848,870$19,267,780  
Revenue / Game$220,356$237,874  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,644,904$8,773,449  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,848,870$17,848,870  
     
Payroll$48,521,429   
Total Revenue$56,493,774$58,041,229  
Total Player Expenses$47,925,670$49,822,408  
Total +/-$8,568,104$8,218,821  
     
Cash$14,225,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$37,979,562   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,744,800   
Brooklyn Superbas
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest84 / 100   
Attendance2,596,2743,168,093  
Attendance / Game32,05339,112  
Attendance Revenue$31,155,288$38,017,116  
Revenue / Game$384,633$469,347  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$38,000,000$38,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,428,759$13,185,163  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$31,155,288$31,155,288  
     
Payroll$71,878,357   
Total Revenue$82,584,047$89,202,279  
Total Player Expenses$71,581,686$80,236,602  
Total +/-$11,002,361$8,965,677  
     
Cash$13,700,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$59,143,446   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,023,922   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance3,642,8563,642,768  
Attendance / Game44,97444,972  
Attendance Revenue$32,785,704$32,784,912  
Revenue / Game$404,762$404,752  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,243,740$10,067,502  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,902,940$1,260,243  
Attendance Revenue$32,785,704$32,785,704  
     
Payroll$61,170,000   
Total Revenue$80,932,384$80,112,657  
Total Player Expenses$61,135,796$60,526,708  
Total +/-$19,796,588$19,585,949  
     
Cash$11,450,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$24,132,413   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,132,414   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance1,000,2701,211,169  
Attendance / Game12,34914,953  
Attendance Revenue$8,002,160$9,689,352  
Revenue / Game$98,792$119,622  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,834,445$11,038,501  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$8,002,160$8,002,160  
     
Payroll$28,691,428   
Total Revenue$48,836,605$50,727,853  
Total Player Expenses$28,513,565$35,668,453  
Total +/-$20,323,040$15,059,400  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$40,257,853   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,036,425   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance2,126,4452,408,824  
Attendance / Game26,25229,739  
Attendance Revenue$21,264,450$24,088,240  
Revenue / Game$262,524$297,386  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,932,993$10,125,771  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,264,450$21,264,450  
     
Payroll$52,049,571   
Total Revenue$63,197,443$66,214,011  
Total Player Expenses$52,049,304$52,142,979  
Total +/-$11,148,139$14,071,032  
     
Cash$13,650,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,584,679   
$$ left for Free Agents$27,814,440   

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