League Financial Report Sunday, 10/22/1928 |
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# | Team | Payroll | | | | |
1 | Philadelphia (N) | $94,147,213 | | | | |
2 | Pittsburgh | $88,509,021 | | | | |
3 | Boston (A) | $88,035,295 | | | | |
4 | Cincinnati | $78,669,286 | | | | |
5 | Chicago (N) | $68,508,421 | | | | |
6 | Philadelphia (A) | $66,451,030 | | | | |
7 | New York (N) | $65,425,000 | | | | |
8 | Detroit | $61,326,000 | | | | |
9 | Brooklyn | $57,862,785 | | | | |
10 | Washington | $55,685,857 | | | | |
11 | Cleveland | $49,010,714 | | | | |
12 | Chicago (A) | $41,073,571 | | | | |
13 | Boston (N) | $31,058,572 | | | | |
14 | St. Louis (A) | $29,842,857 | | | | |
15 | New York (A) | $23,086,429 | | | | |
16 | St. Louis (N) | $11,095,714 | | | | |
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# | Pos | Name | Team | Salary | | | |
1 | 3B | John Beckwith | PIT | $25,760,000 | | | |
2 | LF | Babe Ruth | CHC | $20,760,001 | | | |
3 | P | Dutch Leonard | CIN | $19,800,000 | | | |
4 | CF | James Bell | PHI | $19,560,001 | | | |
5 | 2B | Rogers Hornsby | PHI | $18,000,000 | | | |
6 | SS | Orville Riggins | PHI | $17,000,000 | | | |
7 | P | Hugh Canavan | PIT | $15,500,001 | | | |
8 | C | Pat Collins | PHA | $15,100,000 | | | |
9 | RF | Oscar Charleston | PHI | $14,500,069 | | | |
10 | P | John Donaldson | CIN | $14,000,000 | | | |
11 | 3B | Dick Lundy | CLE | $14,000,000 | | | |
12 | 1B | George Sisler | WAS | $13,500,000 | | | |
13 | RF | Goose Goslin | WAS | $12,000,000 | | | |
14 | 2B | Walter Cannady | CIN | $12,000,000 | | | |
15 | P | John Williams | BRO | $10,550,000 | | | |
16 | LF | Austin Mchenry | CLE | $10,500,000 | | | |
17 | RF | Lefty O'doul | DET | $10,000,000 | | | |
18 | SS | Charlie Hollocher | BOS | $10,000,000 | | | |
19 | RF | Charles Blackwell | CHC | $9,500,000 | | | |
20 | CF | Oscar Johnson | BOS | $9,340,000 | | | |
21 | 2B | Lance Richbourg | NYN | $8,800,000 | | | |
22 | SS | George Carr | PHA | $8,500,000 | | | |
23 | P | Vic Aldridge | BSN | $8,390,000 | | | |
24 | P | Pat Murray | BRO | $8,050,500 | | | |
25 | 2B | Cristobal Torriente | CHC | $7,970,000 | | | |
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# | Team | ATTENDANCE 1928 | ATTENDANCE 1927 | | | |
1 | Detroit | 3,643,274 | 3,579,534 | | | |
2 | Brooklyn | 3,458,488 | 3,489,904 | | | |
3 | Boston (A) | 3,419,448 | 3,495,730 | | | |
4 | Philadelphia (N) | 3,099,802 | 2,523,717 | | | |
5 | Pittsburgh | 2,865,750 | 1,870,082 | | | |
6 | Philadelphia (A) | 2,860,005 | 2,420,242 | | | |
7 | Washington | 2,777,227 | 3,185,978 | | | |
8 | Chicago (N) | 2,762,270 | 2,733,700 | | | |
9 | Cincinnati | 2,078,227 | 2,647,395 | | | |
10 | New York (A) | 2,078,137 | 1,570,801 | | | |
11 | Cleveland | 1,871,328 | 2,389,265 | | | |
12 | Boston (N) | 1,820,425 | 2,302,397 | | | |
13 | Chicago (A) | 1,539,785 | 1,653,317 | | | |
14 | St. Louis (A) | 1,425,276 | 1,695,910 | | | |
15 | New York (N) | 1,338,240 | 1,423,089 | | | |
16 | St. Louis (N) | 947,035 | 1,191,663 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 93 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 3,419,448 | 3,495,730 | | |
Attendance / Game | 42,215 | 43,157 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $34,194,480 | $34,957,300 | | |
Revenue / Game | $422,154 | $431,572 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $47,000,000 | $47,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $12,950,165 | $12,726,626 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $4,483,906 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $34,194,480 | $34,194,480 | | |
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Payroll | $88,035,295 | | | |
Total Revenue | $94,144,645 | $99,167,832 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $88,228,773 | $77,397,851 | | |
Total +/- | $5,915,872 | $21,769,981 | | |
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Cash | $17,250,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $39,176,593 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $23,898,631 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 37 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 2,078,137 | 1,570,801 | | |
Attendance / Game | 25,656 | 19,393 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $20,781,370 | $16,020,117 | | |
Revenue / Game | $256,560 | $197,779 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $41,000,000 | $39,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $12,158,302 | $12,045,653 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $20,781,370 | $20,781,370 | | |
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Payroll | $23,086,429 | | | |
Total Revenue | $73,939,672 | $67,065,770 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $65,448,428 | $66,832,597 | | |
Total +/- | $8,491,244 | $233,173 | | |
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Cash | $14,383,173 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $63,233,943 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $60,362,514 | | | |
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Philadelphia (A) Athletics |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 80 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 2,860,005 | 2,420,242 | | |
Attendance / Game | 35,309 | 29,880 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $28,600,050 | $24,202,420 | | |
Revenue / Game | $353,087 | $298,795 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $41,000,000 | $39,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $12,272,793 | $12,089,979 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $1,518,885 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $28,600,050 | $28,600,050 | | |
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Payroll | $66,451,030 | | | |
Total Revenue | $83,391,728 | $75,292,399 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $65,984,238 | $70,832,176 | | |
Total +/- | $17,407,490 | $4,460,223 | | |
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Cash | $20,000,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $36,897,955 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $30,841,369 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 65 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 2,777,227 | 3,185,978 | | |
Attendance / Game | 34,287 | 39,333 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $27,772,270 | $31,859,780 | | |
Revenue / Game | $342,868 | $393,331 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $49,000,000 | $49,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $14,700,224 | $14,484,461 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $27,772,270 | $27,772,270 | | |
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Payroll | $55,685,857 | | | |
Total Revenue | $91,472,494 | $95,344,241 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $55,283,834 | $63,443,894 | | |
Total +/- | $36,188,660 | $31,900,347 | | |
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Cash | $17,100,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $67,004,574 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $56,758,384 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 35 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 1,539,785 | 1,653,317 | | |
Attendance / Game | 19,010 | 20,411 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $15,397,850 | $16,533,170 | | |
Revenue / Game | $190,097 | $204,113 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $35,000,000 | $35,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $9,961,643 | $10,169,527 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $15,397,850 | $15,397,850 | | |
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Payroll | $41,073,571 | | | |
Total Revenue | $60,359,493 | $61,702,697 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $41,562,086 | $47,844,017 | | |
Total +/- | $18,797,407 | $13,858,680 | | |
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Cash | $20,000,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $40,652,697 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $40,629,126 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 42 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 1,871,328 | 2,389,265 | | |
Attendance / Game | 23,103 | 29,497 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $14,970,624 | $19,114,120 | | |
Revenue / Game | $184,823 | $235,977 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $53,000,000 | $53,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $16,208,083 | $16,518,859 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $14,970,624 | $14,970,624 | | |
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Payroll | $49,010,714 | | | |
Total Revenue | $84,178,707 | $88,632,979 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $48,755,243 | $50,066,586 | | |
Total +/- | $35,423,464 | $38,566,393 | | |
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Cash | $20,000,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $8 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $66,292,979 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $59,622,265 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 100 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 3,643,274 | 3,579,534 | | |
Attendance / Game | 44,979 | 44,192 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $36,432,740 | $35,795,340 | | |
Revenue / Game | $449,787 | $441,918 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $37,000,000 | $37,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $11,620,748 | $11,525,372 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $3,997,432 | $2,056,693 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $36,432,740 | $36,432,740 | | |
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Payroll | $61,326,000 | | | |
Total Revenue | $89,050,920 | $86,377,405 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $66,759,190 | $57,578,381 | | |
Total +/- | $22,291,730 | $28,799,024 | | |
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Cash | $17,175,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $45,676,379 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $40,169,712 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 38 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 1,425,276 | 1,695,910 | | |
Attendance / Game | 17,596 | 20,937 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $15,678,036 | $18,655,010 | | |
Revenue / Game | $193,556 | $230,309 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $45,000,000 | $45,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $14,096,193 | $14,355,054 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $15,678,036 | $15,678,036 | | |
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Payroll | $29,842,857 | | | |
Total Revenue | $74,774,229 | $78,010,064 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $29,490,950 | $32,032,487 | | |
Total +/- | $45,283,279 | $45,977,577 | | |
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Cash | $20,000,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $11 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $73,166,731 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $68,167,207 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 45 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 1,820,425 | 2,302,397 | | |
Attendance / Game | 22,474 | 28,425 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $18,204,250 | $23,023,970 | | |
Revenue / Game | $224,744 | $284,247 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $43,000,000 | $43,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $16,085,788 | $16,387,556 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $18,204,250 | $18,204,250 | | |
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Payroll | $31,058,572 | | | |
Total Revenue | $77,290,038 | $82,411,526 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $30,959,018 | $37,697,886 | | |
Total +/- | $46,331,020 | $44,713,640 | | |
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Cash | $20,000,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $64,648,193 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $71,352,954 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 51 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 2,078,227 | 2,647,395 | | |
Attendance / Game | 25,657 | 32,684 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $22,860,497 | $29,121,345 | | |
Revenue / Game | $282,228 | $359,523 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $53,000,000 | $53,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $15,426,029 | $15,705,550 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $22,860,497 | $22,860,497 | | |
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Payroll | $78,669,286 | | | |
Total Revenue | $91,286,526 | $97,826,895 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $78,887,442 | $98,649,738 | | |
Total +/- | $12,399,084 | $-822,843 | | |
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Cash | $19,177,157 | | | |
Ticket Price | $11 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $26,134,052 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $38,334,766 | | | |
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Philadelphia (N) Phillies |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 77 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 3,099,802 | 2,523,717 | | |
Attendance / Game | 38,269 | 31,157 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $30,998,020 | $25,237,170 | | |
Revenue / Game | $382,692 | $311,570 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $49,000,000 | $49,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $16,344,102 | $16,004,338 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $30,998,020 | $30,998,020 | | |
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Payroll | $94,147,213 | | | |
Total Revenue | $96,342,122 | $90,241,508 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $96,987,179 | $90,894,118 | | |
Total +/- | $-645,057 | $-652,610 | | |
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Cash | $19,347,390 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $17,328,829 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $15,441,685 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 80 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 2,865,750 | 1,870,082 | | |
Attendance / Game | 35,380 | 23,087 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $28,657,500 | $18,700,820 | | |
Revenue / Game | $353,796 | $230,874 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $47,000,000 | $43,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $26,278,179 | $25,762,920 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $1,447,560 | $2,186,146 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $28,657,500 | $28,657,500 | | |
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Payroll | $88,509,021 | | | |
Total Revenue | $103,383,239 | $89,649,886 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $88,640,614 | $78,743,894 | | |
Total +/- | $14,742,625 | $10,905,992 | | |
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Cash | $20,000,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $34,183,771 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $22,954,719 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 100 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 3,458,488 | 3,489,904 | | |
Attendance / Game | 42,697 | 43,085 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $41,501,856 | $41,878,848 | | |
Revenue / Game | $512,369 | $517,023 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $39,000,000 | $39,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $11,504,350 | $11,247,411 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $3,942,315 | $5,394,394 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $41,501,856 | $41,501,856 | | |
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Payroll | $57,862,785 | | | |
Total Revenue | $95,948,521 | $97,520,653 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $57,562,650 | $63,023,670 | | |
Total +/- | $38,385,871 | $34,496,983 | | |
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Cash | $17,250,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $12 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $58,807,259 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $51,513,474 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 86 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 2,762,270 | 2,733,700 | | |
Attendance / Game | 34,102 | 33,749 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $30,384,970 | $30,070,700 | | |
Revenue / Game | $375,123 | $371,243 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $41,000,000 | $41,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $11,426,155 | $11,200,754 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $30,384,970 | $30,384,970 | | |
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Payroll | $68,508,421 | | | |
Total Revenue | $82,811,125 | $82,271,454 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $67,281,190 | $56,244,644 | | |
Total +/- | $15,529,935 | $26,026,810 | | |
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Cash | $20,000,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $11 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $13,544,368 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $33,763,033 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 28 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 1,338,240 | 1,423,089 | | |
Attendance / Game | 16,521 | 17,569 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $13,382,400 | $14,230,890 | | |
Revenue / Game | $165,215 | $175,690 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $39,000,000 | $39,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $11,705,512 | $11,919,806 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $13,382,400 | $13,382,400 | | |
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Payroll | $65,425,000 | | | |
Total Revenue | $64,087,912 | $65,150,696 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $65,426,524 | $49,218,030 | | |
Total +/- | $-1,338,612 | $15,932,666 | | |
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Cash | $11,284,226 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $46,441,589 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $11,009,922 | | | |
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Category | This Year | Last Year | | |
Fan Interest | 23 / 100 | | | |
Attendance | 947,035 | 1,191,663 | | |
Attendance / Game | 11,692 | 14,712 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $9,470,350 | $11,916,630 | | |
Revenue / Game | $116,918 | $147,119 | | |
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Broadcasting Revenue | $37,000,000 | $35,000,000 | | |
Merchandising Revenue | $11,176,773 | $11,354,546 | | |
Play-Offs Revenue | $0 | $0 | | |
Attendance Revenue | $9,470,350 | $9,470,350 | | |
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Payroll | $11,095,714 | | | |
Total Revenue | $57,647,123 | $58,271,176 | | |
Total Player Expenses | $10,579,320 | $31,892,954 | | |
Total +/- | $47,067,803 | $26,378,222 | | |
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Cash | $20,000,000 | | | |
Ticket Price | $10 | | | |
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$$ left for Extensions | $70,924,509 | | | |
$$ left for Free Agents | $69,175,462 | | | |
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