League Financial Report
Thursday, 10/26/1918
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Pittsburgh$112,058,571    
Boston (N)$87,251,428    
Philadelphia (N)$85,101,428    
Cleveland$80,811,429    
Cincinnati$80,767,144    
New York (A)$72,330,000    
Washington$69,940,001    
St. Louis (A)$68,355,714    
Philadelphia (A)$63,318,571    
10 Boston (A)$63,222,857    
11 New York (N)$60,908,571    
12 Chicago (A)$51,761,429    
13 St. Louis (N)$51,154,286    
14 Detroit$44,807,143    
15 Chicago (N)$42,361,428    
16 Brooklyn$34,860,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
SS Rogers HornsbyPHI $14,260,000   
CF Tris SpeakerBOS $14,040,000   
CF Ty CobbBSN $13,500,000   
2B Eddie CollinsPIT $12,060,000   
P  Walter JohnsonCLE $11,900,000   
LF Joe JacksonSLA $11,260,000   
RF Harry HeilmannNYY $9,830,000   
2B Ken WilliamsPHA $9,830,000   
P  Eddie CicotteSLA $9,340,000   
10 P  Red AmesPIT $9,140,000   
11 P  George McquillanNYY $8,690,000   
12 LF Sherry MageeBOS $8,400,000   
13 1B Jack FournierBSN $8,300,000   
14 CF Cy WilliamsPHA $8,080,000   
15 P  Jeff TesreauCIN $8,030,000   
16 P  Pete AlexanderPIT $7,790,000   
17 CF Benny KauffBRO $7,670,000   
18 LF Bobby VeachDET $7,650,000   
19 P  Joe BenzPIT $7,650,000   
20 P  Hippo VaughnCHA $7,650,000   
21 3B John BeckwithPIT $7,578,571   
22 P  Reb RussellPHI $7,500,000   
23 CF Oscar CharlestonNYN $7,378,571   
24 P  Claude HendrixPIT $7,370,000   
25 P  Dick RudolphNYY $7,370,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1918ATTENDANCE 1917   
New York (A)2,990,2682,227,500   
Cleveland2,960,3092,227,500   
Boston (N)2,869,7542,227,500   
Boston (A)2,866,6862,227,500   
Cincinnati2,836,6732,227,500   
Chicago (N)2,792,4212,227,500   
St. Louis (A)2,785,4232,227,500   
St. Louis (N)2,672,9362,227,500   
Washington2,542,2282,227,500   
10 New York (N)2,423,7212,227,500   
11 Detroit2,391,4732,227,500   
12 Brooklyn2,278,1122,227,500   
13 Philadelphia (N)2,250,2152,227,500   
14 Pittsburgh2,125,7242,227,500   
15 Philadelphia (A)1,985,0612,227,500   
16 Chicago (A)1,957,1132,227,500   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
PittsburghBalanced31.15 
Philadelphia (N)Balanced30.84 
Boston (N)Win Now!30.07 
CincinnatiBalanced29.56 
ClevelandBalanced29.52 
WashingtonBalanced29.33 
Boston (A)Balanced29.12 
St. Louis (A)Balanced29.08 
New York (A)Balanced28.94 
10 Philadelphia (A)Balanced28.83 
11 Chicago (A)Balanced28.78 
12 New York (N)Balanced28.50 
13 St. Louis (N)Balanced27.81 
14 Chicago (N)Balanced27.69 
15 DetroitBalanced25.94 
16 BrooklynBalanced25.77 
 AVERAGE 28.82 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest84 / 100   
Attendance2,866,6862,227,500  
Attendance / Game35,39127,500  
Attendance Revenue$28,666,860$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$353,912$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,943,668$11,698,890  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,220,611$0  
Attendance Revenue$28,666,860$28,666,860  
     
Payroll$63,222,857   
Total Revenue$81,831,139$72,973,890  
Total Player Expenses$63,225,106$63,522,857  
Total +/-$18,606,033$9,451,033  
     
Cash$2,100,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,683,890   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,851,033   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest83 / 100   
Attendance2,990,2682,227,500  
Attendance / Game36,91727,500  
Attendance Revenue$29,902,680$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$369,169$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,696,327$13,504,779  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,902,680$29,902,680  
     
Payroll$72,330,000   
Total Revenue$88,599,007$80,779,779  
Total Player Expenses$72,330,084$72,330,000  
Total +/-$16,268,923$8,449,779  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$50,293,112   
$$ left for Free Agents$13,449,779   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance1,985,0612,227,500  
Attendance / Game24,50727,500  
Attendance Revenue$19,850,610$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$245,069$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,437,725$11,697,366  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,850,610$19,850,610  
     
Payroll$63,318,571   
Total Revenue$70,288,335$72,972,366  
Total Player Expenses$63,318,834$63,018,571  
Total +/-$6,969,501$9,953,795  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$14,609,033   
$$ left for Free Agents$14,653,795   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest54 / 100   
Attendance2,542,2282,227,500  
Attendance / Game31,38627,500  
Attendance Revenue$25,422,280$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$313,855$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,453,639$13,495,607  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,422,280$25,422,280  
     
Payroll$69,940,001   
Total Revenue$83,875,919$80,770,607  
Total Player Expenses$70,727,615$71,410,001  
Total +/-$13,148,304$9,360,606  
     
Cash$1,975,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$21,622,274   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,805,606   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance1,957,1132,227,500  
Attendance / Game24,16227,500  
Attendance Revenue$19,571,130$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$241,619$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,896,166$11,103,964  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,571,130$19,571,130  
     
Payroll$51,761,429   
Total Revenue$67,467,296$70,378,964  
Total Player Expenses$51,765,766$51,931,429  
Total +/-$15,701,530$18,447,535  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$25,402,298   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,617,535   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest81 / 100   
Attendance2,960,3092,227,500  
Attendance / Game36,54727,500  
Attendance Revenue$29,603,090$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$365,470$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,993,368$14,701,823  
Play-Offs Revenue$5,314,759$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,603,090$29,603,090  
     
Payroll$80,811,429   
Total Revenue$98,911,217$85,976,823  
Total Player Expenses$80,465,108$80,211,429  
Total +/-$18,446,109$5,765,394  
     
Cash$2,875,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,098,490   
$$ left for Free Agents$8,040,394   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest50 / 100   
Attendance2,391,4732,227,500  
Attendance / Game29,52427,500  
Attendance Revenue$23,914,730$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$295,244$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,462,671$10,501,650  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,914,730$23,914,730  
     
Payroll$44,807,143   
Total Revenue$69,377,401$67,776,650  
Total Player Expenses$43,365,424$40,267,143  
Total +/-$26,011,977$27,509,507  
     
Cash$2,050,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,313,317   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,019,507   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest79 / 100   
Attendance2,785,4232,227,500  
Attendance / Game34,38827,500  
Attendance Revenue$27,854,230$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$343,879$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,736,510$13,502,545  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,854,230$27,854,230  
     
Payroll$68,355,714   
Total Revenue$86,590,740$80,777,545  
Total Player Expenses$68,363,308$69,555,714  
Total +/-$18,227,432$11,221,831  
     
Cash$3,650,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,427,545   
$$ left for Free Agents$16,071,831   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest84 / 100   
Attendance2,869,7542,227,500  
Attendance / Game35,42927,500  
Attendance Revenue$28,697,540$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$354,291$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,272,740$16,962,369  
Play-Offs Revenue$4,555,565$0  
Attendance Revenue$28,697,540$28,697,540  
     
Payroll$87,251,428   
Total Revenue$99,525,845$88,237,369  
Total Player Expenses$87,166,550$86,651,428  
Total +/-$12,359,295$1,585,941  
     
Cash$1,235,941   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,763,310   
$$ left for Free Agents$2,221,882   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest77 / 100   
Attendance2,836,6732,227,500  
Attendance / Game35,02127,500  
Attendance Revenue$29,472,988$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$363,864$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,016,574$14,695,850  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$29,472,988$29,472,988  
     
Payroll$80,767,144   
Total Revenue$93,489,562$85,970,850  
Total Player Expenses$79,772,502$79,637,144  
Total +/-$13,717,060$6,333,706  
     
Cash$2,250,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,227,518   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,453,706   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest53 / 100   
Attendance2,250,2152,227,500  
Attendance / Game27,78027,500  
Attendance Revenue$22,502,150$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$277,804$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,035,252$16,093,749  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,502,150$22,502,150  
     
Payroll$85,101,428   
Total Revenue$87,537,402$87,368,749  
Total Player Expenses$85,105,382$85,401,428  
Total +/-$2,432,020$1,967,321  
     
Cash$1,292,321   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$29,064,404   
$$ left for Free Agents$3,559,642   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest54 / 100   
Attendance2,125,7242,227,500  
Attendance / Game26,24427,500  
Attendance Revenue$21,257,240$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$262,435$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$41,559,781$42,239,012  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,257,240$21,257,240  
     
Payroll$112,058,571   
Total Revenue$111,817,021$113,514,012  
Total Player Expenses$111,910,156$111,758,571  
Total +/-$-93,135$1,755,441  
     
Cash$1,155,441   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,067,453   
$$ left for Free Agents$2,610,882   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest51 / 100   
Attendance2,278,1122,227,500  
Attendance / Game28,12527,500  
Attendance Revenue$22,781,120$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$281,248$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$33,000,000$33,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,690,350$9,904,980  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,781,120$22,781,120  
     
Payroll$34,860,000   
Total Revenue$65,471,470$65,179,980  
Total Player Expenses$34,812,142$36,360,000  
Total +/-$30,659,328$28,819,980  
     
Cash$2,100,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,469,480   
$$ left for Free Agents$32,419,980   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance2,792,4212,227,500  
Attendance / Game34,47427,500  
Attendance Revenue$27,957,954$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$345,160$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,533,211$10,501,542  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$27,957,954$27,957,954  
     
Payroll$42,361,428   
Total Revenue$73,491,165$67,776,542  
Total Player Expenses$42,117,402$41,761,428  
Total +/-$31,373,763$26,015,114  
     
Cash$3,825,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$43,041,543   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,240,114   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance2,423,7212,227,500  
Attendance / Game29,92227,500  
Attendance Revenue$24,237,210$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$299,225$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$39,000,000$39,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,583,912$11,698,062  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,237,210$24,237,210  
     
Payroll$60,908,571   
Total Revenue$74,821,122$72,973,062  
Total Player Expenses$59,866,246$59,408,571  
Total +/-$14,954,876$13,564,491  
     
Cash$2,850,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$43,866,395   
$$ left for Free Agents$14,914,491   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,672,9362,227,500  
Attendance / Game32,99927,500  
Attendance Revenue$26,729,360$22,275,000  
Revenue / Game$329,992$275,000  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$37,000,000$37,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$11,287,713$11,103,929  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,895,985$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,729,360$26,729,360  
     
Payroll$51,154,286   
Total Revenue$76,913,058$70,378,929  
Total Player Expenses$51,047,162$50,854,286  
Total +/-$25,865,896$19,524,643  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,892,263   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,224,643   

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