League Financial Report
Wednesday, 10/1/1930
PAYROLLS
# TeamPayroll    
1 Boston (N)$82,241,084    
2 Chicago (N)$78,651,000    
3 Washington$68,423,000    
4 Philadelphia (N)$63,016,143    
5 New York (A)$62,473,142    
6 Philadelphia (A)$61,287,143    
7 Cleveland$59,376,004    
8 Pittsburgh$55,928,714    
9 St. Louis (A)$55,697,861    
10 New York (N)$51,496,428    
11 Detroit$51,346,858    
12 Brooklyn$51,057,857    
13 Chicago (A)$50,280,001    
14 St. Louis (N)$48,475,143    
15 Cincinnati$47,767,143    
16 Boston (A)$46,974,143    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
# Pos NameTeam Salary   
1 P  George UhleCHN $25,000,000   
2 LF Chino SmithNYA $18,501,000   
3 3B John BeckwithBSN $16,511,511   
4 P  Slim HarrissBRO $15,750,000   
5 2B Rogers HornsbyCIN $14,250,000   
6 1B Babe RuthCHN $13,200,000   
7 P  Nip WintersDET $12,575,000   
8 1B George GranthamSLN $12,000,000   
9 LF Hack WilsonDET $10,500,000   
10 P  Chief YellowhorseCHA $10,420,000   
11 P  Percy JonesBSN $9,655,000   
12 CF Turkey StearnesPIT $9,500,000   
13 RF Bevo LebourveauPHA $9,155,000   
14 LF Al SimmonsPHI $9,000,000   
15 P  Willie FosterPHI $9,000,000   
16 1B Bill KellyPIT $9,000,000   
17 RF Bob MeuselSLA $8,760,000   
18 3B Oliver MarcelleSLA $8,760,000   
19 RF Martin DihigoCLE $8,750,000   
20 2B Riggs StephensonNYA $8,750,000   
21 CF Oscar CharlestonWAS $8,500,000   
22 P  Art ReinhartWAS $8,001,000   
23 P  Vic KeenCHN $8,000,000   
24 RF Chuck KleinNY1 $7,900,000   
25 1B Bill TerryPHI $7,800,000   
ATTENDANCE
# TeamATTENDANCE 1930ATTENDANCE 1929   
1 Cincinnati2,077,1652,077,059   
2 Chicago (A)2,077,0842,039,718   
3 Chicago (N)2,077,0072,058,432   
4 Washington2,076,8872,076,902   
5 New York (N)2,076,8061,923,162   
6 Cleveland2,075,0811,999,738   
7 Boston (A)2,071,0962,076,988   
8 Brooklyn2,048,2722,054,006   
9 Boston (N)2,003,1801,740,806   
10 New York (A)1,961,3001,837,776   
11 Pittsburgh1,854,6381,818,937   
12 Philadelphia (A)1,762,7321,865,006   
13 Philadelphia (N)1,682,3711,974,361   
14 Detroit1,521,3222,046,827   
15 St. Louis (A)1,370,1031,522,046   
16 St. Louis (N)957,557923,464   
Team Focus & Age
# TeamFocusTeam Age 
1 Philadelphia (N)Balanced31.76 
2 WashingtonBalanced31.55 
3 PittsburghBalanced30.81 
4 New York (N)Balanced30.47 
5 Boston (N)Balanced30.15 
6 St. Louis (N)Balanced29.92 
7 Boston (A)Balanced29.91 
8 Chicago (N)Win Now!29.81 
9 St. Louis (A)Balanced29.75 
10 Philadelphia (A)Balanced29.46 
11 BrooklynBalanced29.07 
12 DetroitBalanced29.07 
13 ClevelandBalanced29.04 
14 Chicago (A)Balanced28.97 
15 New York (A)Balanced27.83 
16 CincinnatiBalanced27.78 
 AVERAGE 29.70 
Boston (A) Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest72 / 100   
Attendance2,071,0962,076,988  
Attendance / Game26,89726,974  
Attendance Revenue$2,071,096$11,302,708  
Revenue / Game$26,897$146,788  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$18,573,944$18,254,681  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$2,071,096$2,071,096  
     
Payroll$46,974,143   
Total Revenue$55,645,040$64,557,389  
Total Player Expenses$45,527,248$40,449,908  
Total +/-$10,117,792$24,107,481  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$1   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,763,389   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,583,246   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest54 / 100   
Attendance1,961,3001,837,776  
Attendance / Game25,47123,867  
Attendance Revenue$15,690,400$16,241,078  
Revenue / Game$203,771$210,923  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,484,391$13,457,166  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,690,400$15,690,400  
     
Payroll$62,473,142   
Total Revenue$64,174,791$64,698,244  
Total Player Expenses$61,818,652$40,437,148  
Total +/-$2,356,139$24,261,096  
     
Cash$16,475,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$25,218,910   
$$ left for Free Agents$18,700,102   
Philadelphia (A) Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest47 / 100   
Attendance1,762,7321,865,006  
Attendance / Game22,89324,221  
Attendance Revenue$16,086,718$16,065,212  
Revenue / Game$208,918$208,639  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,773,532$17,895,562  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,086,718$16,086,718  
     
Payroll$61,287,143   
Total Revenue$68,860,250$68,960,774  
Total Player Expenses$64,397,273$58,713,574  
Total +/-$4,462,977$10,247,200  
     
Cash$19,550,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,952,441   
$$ left for Free Agents$27,223,631   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance2,076,8872,076,902  
Attendance / Game26,97326,973  
Attendance Revenue$24,922,644$24,922,824  
Revenue / Game$323,671$323,673  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$18,687,980$18,350,567  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,528,455  
Attendance Revenue$24,922,644$24,922,644  
     
Payroll$68,423,000   
Total Revenue$78,610,624$80,801,846  
Total Player Expenses$68,363,044$84,023,960  
Total +/-$10,247,580$-3,222,114  
     
Cash$13,377,886   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,700,277   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,228,277   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance2,077,0842,039,718  
Attendance / Game26,97526,490  
Attendance Revenue$20,770,840$20,683,617  
Revenue / Game$269,751$268,618  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,056,107$15,730,060  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,846,308  
Attendance Revenue$20,770,840$20,770,840  
     
Payroll$50,280,001   
Total Revenue$71,826,947$74,259,985  
Total Player Expenses$53,406,964$47,163,714  
Total +/-$18,419,983$27,096,271  
     
Cash$16,800,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$35,370,344   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,933,676   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest63 / 100   
Attendance2,075,0811,999,738  
Attendance / Game26,94925,971  
Attendance Revenue$16,600,648$16,303,240  
Revenue / Game$215,593$211,730  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,182,499$15,089,489  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,600,648$16,600,648  
     
Payroll$59,376,004   
Total Revenue$66,783,147$66,392,729  
Total Player Expenses$59,260,846$62,592,896  
Total +/-$7,522,301$3,799,833  
     
Cash$18,550,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$34,697,440   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,566,725   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest45 / 100   
Attendance1,521,3222,046,827  
Attendance / Game19,75726,582  
Attendance Revenue$15,213,220$20,468,270  
Revenue / Game$197,574$265,822  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$19,285,865$19,583,788  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,213,220$15,213,220  
     
Payroll$51,346,858   
Total Revenue$69,499,085$75,052,058  
Total Player Expenses$51,932,903$45,141,418  
Total +/-$17,566,182$29,910,640  
     
Cash$19,900,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,530,390   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,605,200   
St. Louis (A) Browns
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,370,1031,522,046  
Attendance / Game17,79419,767  
Attendance Revenue$13,701,030$15,220,460  
Revenue / Game$177,935$197,668  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$16,811,462$17,149,686  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,701,030$13,701,030  
     
Payroll$55,697,861   
Total Revenue$65,512,492$67,370,146  
Total Player Expenses$55,240,016$58,295,328  
Total +/-$10,272,476$9,074,818  
     
Cash$19,850,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$61,216,811   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,522,285   
Boston (N) Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance2,003,1801,740,806  
Attendance / Game26,01522,608  
Attendance Revenue$20,031,800$17,408,060  
Revenue / Game$260,153$226,079  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,588,666$13,335,136  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,031,800$20,031,800  
     
Payroll$82,241,084   
Total Revenue$68,620,466$65,743,196  
Total Player Expenses$82,153,730$62,985,082  
Total +/-$-13,533,264$2,758,114  
     
Cash$19,500,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$5,661,397   
$$ left for Free Agents$3,002,112   
Brooklyn Robins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest60 / 100   
Attendance2,048,2722,054,006  
Attendance / Game26,60126,675  
Attendance Revenue$14,337,904$20,540,060  
Revenue / Game$186,207$266,754  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,077,100$14,924,906  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,337,904$14,337,904  
     
Payroll$51,057,857   
Total Revenue$64,415,004$70,464,966  
Total Player Expenses$49,914,455$50,616,330  
Total +/-$14,500,549$19,848,636  
     
Cash$17,425,000   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$65,426,632   
$$ left for Free Agents$36,832,109   
New York (N) Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest75 / 100   
Attendance2,076,8061,923,162  
Attendance / Game26,97224,976  
Attendance Revenue$17,531,444$3,846,324  
Revenue / Game$227,681$49,952  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,683,408$17,799,566  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,327,399  
Attendance Revenue$17,531,444$17,531,444  
     
Payroll$51,496,428   
Total Revenue$70,214,852$57,973,289  
Total Player Expenses$51,071,859$40,406,414  
Total +/-$19,142,993$17,566,875  
     
Cash$17,975,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$26,170,890   
$$ left for Free Agents$23,124,462   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest53 / 100   
Attendance1,682,3711,974,361  
Attendance / Game21,84925,641  
Attendance Revenue$20,188,452$23,692,332  
Revenue / Game$262,188$307,693  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,240,437$17,538,667  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,188,452$20,188,452  
     
Payroll$63,016,143   
Total Revenue$72,428,889$76,230,999  
Total Player Expenses$63,016,492$70,837,880  
Total +/-$9,412,397$5,393,119  
     
Cash$16,150,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,475,333   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,364,856   
Chicago (N) Cubs
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest96 / 100   
Attendance2,077,0072,058,432  
Attendance / Game26,97426,733  
Attendance Revenue$24,924,084$23,685,652  
Revenue / Game$323,689$307,606  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$15,318,484$14,991,779  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$4,384,232  
Attendance Revenue$24,924,084$24,924,084  
     
Payroll$78,651,000   
Total Revenue$75,242,568$78,061,663  
Total Player Expenses$79,009,284$80,626,759  
Total +/-$-3,766,716$-2,565,096  
     
Cash$14,384,904   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$13,914,001   
$$ left for Free Agents$9,411,335   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest75 / 100   
Attendance2,077,1652,077,059  
Attendance / Game26,97626,975  
Attendance Revenue$14,540,155$18,693,531  
Revenue / Game$188,833$242,773  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$21,069,399$21,258,624  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,540,155$14,540,155  
     
Payroll$47,767,143   
Total Revenue$70,609,554$74,952,155  
Total Player Expenses$47,708,664$65,729,697  
Total +/-$22,900,890$9,222,458  
     
Cash$16,225,000   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$52,353,821   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,410,012   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest49 / 100   
Attendance1,854,6381,818,937  
Attendance / Game24,08623,623  
Attendance Revenue$18,546,380$12,998,566  
Revenue / Game$240,862$168,813  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$12,755,761$12,772,490  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,546,380$18,546,380  
     
Payroll$55,928,714   
Total Revenue$66,302,141$60,771,056  
Total Player Expenses$54,160,205$50,399,214  
Total +/-$12,141,936$10,371,842  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$31,157,723   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,842,342   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest21 / 100   
Attendance957,557923,464  
Attendance / Game12,43611,993  
Attendance Revenue$9,575,570$9,234,640  
Revenue / Game$124,358$119,930  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$35,000,000$35,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$17,990,908$18,012,281  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,575,570$9,575,570  
     
Payroll$48,475,143   
Total Revenue$62,566,478$62,246,921  
Total Player Expenses$47,867,266$58,758,451  
Total +/-$14,699,212$3,488,470  
     
Cash$20,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$39,773,922   
$$ left for Free Agents$33,771,778   

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