League Financial Report
Sunday, 10/27/1918
PAYROLLS
TeamPayroll    
Philadelphia (N)$85,928,999    
New York (N)$67,382,142    
Chicago (A)$64,951,429    
Boston (N)$64,115,001    
New York (A)$63,700,713    
Chicago (N)$62,114,286    
Pittsburgh$61,034,706    
Boston (A)$60,801,144    
Cleveland$54,822,286    
10 Brooklyn$53,215,070    
11 St. Louis (A)$48,945,860    
12 Detroit$44,403,428    
13 Philadelphia (A)$40,582,857    
14 Cincinnati$34,407,286    
15 St. Louis (N)$31,811,728    
16 Washington$31,323,571    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
Pos NameTeam Salary   
P  Jim St.vrainNYA $26,750,000   
CF Ty CobbBOS $25,000,000   
P  Walter JohnsonPHI $22,555,000   
CF Joe JacksonNYG $21,000,000   
SS John henry LloydPIT $19,900,000   
P  Ed KargerBSN $15,500,000   
RF Tris SpeakerCHN $15,000,000   
3B Frank BakerCHN $14,500,000   
P  Rube MarquardPHI $13,750,000   
10 SS Steve YerkesBSN $10,000,000   
11 CF Clyde MilanSLA $8,750,000   
12 CF Benny KauffDET $8,505,500   
13 P  Pete AlexanderCLE $8,500,000   
14 SS Eddie CollinsSLA $8,380,000   
15 1B Fred LuderusBRO $7,700,500   
16 LF Sherry MageeCHA $7,700,000   
17 P  Charley HallCHA $7,550,000   
18 SS Stuffy McinnisNYG $7,500,000   
19 P  Tommy AtkinsCHA $7,300,000   
20 1B Ed KonetchyPHI $7,150,000   
21 P  George McquillanBSN $7,000,000   
22 3B Ray ChapmanPHA $7,000,000   
23 RF Babe RuthCLE $6,642,857   
24 LF Bob BescherNYA $6,290,000   
25 P  Harry KrauseNYG $6,200,000   
ATTENDANCE
TeamATTENDANCE 1918ATTENDANCE 1917   
Philadelphia (N)3,030,3843,222,877   
New York (A)2,665,4923,276,931   
Boston (A)2,526,0322,567,724   
New York (N)2,524,9372,844,658   
Chicago (A)2,218,5562,489,561   
Brooklyn2,141,9052,178,187   
Cleveland2,101,2682,094,821   
Chicago (N)1,953,5531,871,257   
Detroit1,937,2181,373,618   
10 Boston (N)1,601,1532,399,084   
11 Pittsburgh1,332,6351,491,445   
12 St. Louis (N)1,227,499811,091   
13 St. Louis (A)1,166,9511,718,787   
14 Philadelphia (A)1,145,0681,372,730   
15 Washington1,028,2451,572,306   
16 Cincinnati764,379977,197   
Team Focus & Age
TeamFocusTeam Age 
New York (N)Balanced31.02 
Chicago (A)Balanced31.02 
St. Louis (A)Balanced30.35 
BrooklynBalanced30.16 
PittsburghBalanced30.14 
CincinnatiBalanced30.12 
DetroitBalanced29.95 
Chicago (N)Balanced29.69 
Boston (A)Win Now!29.30 
10 WashingtonRebuilding!28.99 
11 St. Louis (N)Win Now!28.91 
12 ClevelandWin Now!28.85 
13 Philadelphia (N)Win Now!28.79 
14 New York (A)Balanced28.75 
15 Boston (N)Rebuilding!28.57 
16 Philadelphia (A)Balanced27.92 
 AVERAGE 29.52 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest79 / 100   
Attendance2,526,0322,567,724  
Attendance / Game31,18631,700  
Attendance Revenue$25,260,320$25,677,240  
Revenue / Game$311,856$317,003  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$32,000,000$32,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,849,113$9,596,760  
Play-Offs Revenue$3,173,099$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,260,320$25,260,320  
     
Payroll$60,801,144   
Total Revenue$70,282,532$67,274,000  
Total Player Expenses$61,913,060$60,271,144  
Total +/-$8,369,472$7,002,856  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$41,640,666   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,472,856   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest64 / 100   
Attendance1,937,2181,373,618  
Attendance / Game23,62516,958  
Attendance Revenue$19,372,180$13,736,180  
Revenue / Game$236,246$169,582  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$24,000,000$24,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,364,480$7,196,050  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,372,180$19,372,180  
     
Payroll$44,403,428   
Total Revenue$50,736,660$44,932,230  
Total Player Expenses$44,977,653$30,686,428  
Total +/-$5,759,007$14,245,802  
     
Cash$4,550,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$12,951,229   
$$ left for Free Agents$5,078,802   
New York (A) Highlanders
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest67 / 100   
Attendance2,665,4923,276,931  
Attendance / Game32,90740,456  
Attendance Revenue$26,654,920$32,769,310  
Revenue / Game$329,073$404,559  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,330,300$10,203,030  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,654,920$26,654,920  
     
Payroll$63,700,713   
Total Revenue$70,985,220$76,972,340  
Total Player Expenses$63,268,142$63,200,713  
Total +/-$7,717,078$13,771,627  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,452,341   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,271,627   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest23 / 100   
Attendance1,166,9511,718,787  
Attendance / Game14,40721,220  
Attendance Revenue$11,669,510$17,187,870  
Revenue / Game$144,068$212,196  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,248,198$8,402,335  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,669,510$11,669,510  
     
Payroll$48,945,860   
Total Revenue$47,917,708$53,590,205  
Total Player Expenses$48,684,455$46,503,858  
Total +/-$-766,747$7,086,347  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$13,691,536   
$$ left for Free Agents$9,644,345   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest75 / 100   
Attendance2,218,5562,489,561  
Attendance / Game27,39030,735  
Attendance Revenue$22,500,160$24,895,610  
Revenue / Game$277,780$307,353  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,201,607$8,999,468  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,250,970$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,500,160$22,500,160  
     
Payroll$64,951,429   
Total Revenue$62,952,737$63,895,078  
Total Player Expenses$65,045,623$60,351,429  
Total +/-$-2,092,886$3,543,649  
     
Cash$1,918,649   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$31,953,727   
$$ left for Free Agents$862,298   
Cleveland Broncos
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance2,101,2682,094,821  
Attendance / Game25,62525,862  
Attendance Revenue$21,012,680$20,948,210  
Revenue / Game$256,252$258,620  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,615,456$8,404,375  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,012,680$21,012,680  
     
Payroll$54,822,286   
Total Revenue$57,628,136$57,352,585  
Total Player Expenses$55,880,167$40,362,286  
Total +/-$1,747,969$16,990,299  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$6,949,252   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,530,299   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,145,0681,372,730  
Attendance / Game14,13716,947  
Attendance Revenue$11,450,680$13,727,300  
Revenue / Game$141,366$169,473  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,671,879$7,798,174  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,450,680$11,450,680  
     
Payroll$40,582,857   
Total Revenue$45,122,559$47,525,474  
Total Player Expenses$40,582,458$39,082,857  
Total +/-$4,540,101$8,442,617  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$16,472,139   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,942,617   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest19 / 100   
Attendance1,028,2451,572,306  
Attendance / Game12,69419,411  
Attendance Revenue$10,282,450$15,723,060  
Revenue / Game$126,944$194,112  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,646,969$7,798,376  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,282,450$10,282,450  
     
Payroll$31,323,571   
Total Revenue$43,929,419$49,521,436  
Total Player Expenses$31,355,952$30,873,571  
Total +/-$12,573,467$18,647,865  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$19,404,769   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,197,865   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest38 / 100   
Attendance1,601,1532,399,084  
Attendance / Game19,76729,618  
Attendance Revenue$16,011,530$23,990,840  
Revenue / Game$197,673$296,183  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,998,229$10,195,005  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,011,530$16,011,530  
     
Payroll$64,115,001   
Total Revenue$56,009,759$64,185,845  
Total Player Expenses$63,096,198$62,615,001  
Total +/-$-7,086,439$1,570,844  
     
Cash$1,570,844   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$1,273,356   
$$ left for Free Agents$1,641,688   
Brooklyn Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest59 / 100   
Attendance2,141,9052,178,187  
Attendance / Game26,44326,891  
Attendance Revenue$21,419,050$21,781,870  
Revenue / Game$264,433$268,912  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$30,000,000$30,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,183,696$9,002,060  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,419,050$21,419,050  
     
Payroll$53,215,070   
Total Revenue$60,602,746$60,783,930  
Total Player Expenses$53,214,732$52,845,070  
Total +/-$7,388,014$7,938,860  
     
Cash$4,475,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$24,195,763   
$$ left for Free Agents$12,043,860   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest81 / 100   
Attendance3,030,3843,222,877  
Attendance / Game37,41239,789  
Attendance Revenue$30,303,840$32,228,770  
Revenue / Game$374,121$397,886  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$36,000,000$36,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$18,627,535$18,255,118  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,560,933$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,303,840$30,303,840  
     
Payroll$85,928,999   
Total Revenue$86,492,308$86,483,888  
Total Player Expenses$85,536,928$84,928,999  
Total +/-$955,380$1,554,889  
     
Cash$1,554,889   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$18,768,444   
$$ left for Free Agents$2,109,778   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance1,332,6351,491,445  
Attendance / Game16,45218,413  
Attendance Revenue$13,326,350$14,914,450  
Revenue / Game$164,523$184,129  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$26,000,000$26,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,840,323$17,803,000  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,326,350$13,326,350  
     
Payroll$61,034,706   
Total Revenue$57,166,673$58,717,450  
Total Player Expenses$60,817,071$56,899,706  
Total +/-$-3,650,398$1,817,744  
     
Cash$1,817,744   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$7,750,195   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance1,953,5531,871,257  
Attendance / Game24,11823,102  
Attendance Revenue$19,535,530$18,712,570  
Revenue / Game$241,179$231,019  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$28,000,000$28,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,826,005$15,571,782  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,398,535$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,535,530$19,535,530  
     
Payroll$62,114,286   
Total Revenue$65,760,070$62,284,352  
Total Player Expenses$62,009,116$60,614,286  
Total +/-$3,750,954$1,670,066  
     
Cash$570,066   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$1,841,084   
$$ left for Free Agents$740,132   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest11 / 100   
Attendance764,379977,197  
Attendance / Game9,43712,064  
Attendance Revenue$7,643,790$9,771,970  
Revenue / Game$94,368$120,642  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$22,000,000$22,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,472,176$6,596,413  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$7,643,790$7,643,790  
     
Payroll$34,407,286   
Total Revenue$36,115,966$38,368,383  
Total Player Expenses$34,408,723$25,721,286  
Total +/-$1,707,243$12,647,097  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$9,815,716   
$$ left for Free Agents$8,961,097   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest63 / 100   
Attendance2,524,9372,844,658  
Attendance / Game31,17235,119  
Attendance Revenue$25,249,370$28,446,580  
Revenue / Game$311,721$351,192  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$34,000,000$34,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,383,747$10,201,279  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,249,370$25,249,370  
     
Payroll$67,382,142   
Total Revenue$69,633,117$72,647,859  
Total Player Expenses$67,381,794$67,382,142  
Total +/-$2,251,323$5,265,717  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$26,587,858   
$$ left for Free Agents$10,265,717   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest32 / 100   
Attendance1,227,499811,091  
Attendance / Game15,15410,013  
Attendance Revenue$12,274,990$8,110,910  
Revenue / Game$151,543$100,135  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$22,000,000$22,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,663,423$6,602,648  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$12,274,990$12,274,990  
     
Payroll$31,811,728   
Total Revenue$40,938,413$36,713,558  
Total Player Expenses$32,877,777$21,645,715  
Total +/-$8,060,636$15,067,843  
     
Cash$5,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$10,274,212   
$$ left for Free Agents$9,901,830   

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