League Financial Report
Friday, 10/20/1962
PAYROLLS
# TeamPayroll    
1 New York (A)$108,666,000    
2 Boston$82,080,150    
3 Los Angeles (N)$66,250,500    
4 Cincinnati$62,850,000    
5 Chicago (A)$59,652,216    
6 New York (N)$55,208,000    
7 San Francisco$51,400,000    
8 Detroit$50,239,000    
9 Chicago (N)$46,846,500    
10 Kansas City$44,771,000    
11 Baltimore$43,900,000    
12 Milwaukee$33,930,500    
13 Philadelphia (N)$31,814,567    
14 Pittsburgh$31,017,000    
15 Los Angeles (A)$23,630,000    
16 Houston$18,156,111    
17 Cleveland$17,725,000    
18 St. Louis (N)$12,750,000    
19 Minnesota$10,195,000    
20 Washington$6,770,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
# Pos NameTeam Salary   
1 CF Willie MaysBOS $20,000,000   
2 3B Ken BoyerBOS $19,800,000   
3 3B Eddie MathewsNYY $18,000,000   
4 CF Mickey MantleNYY $15,420,000   
5 P  Herb ScoreDET $15,000,000   
6 LF Duke SniderLAN $14,555,000   
7 P  Bob FriendLAN $14,150,000   
8 P  Roger CraigLAN $13,050,500   
9 CF Whitey HerzogSF $13,000,000   
10 P  Frank SmithCIN $13,000,000   
11 C  Del CrandallDET $12,500,000   
12 P  Dean StoneNYY $12,000,000   
13 P  Al AberCHN $11,000,000   
14 P  Phil PaineNYM $10,800,000   
15 1B Bob SkinnerBAL $10,458,000   
16 2B Billy MartinCHA $10,100,000   
17 CF Hank AaronLAN $10,050,000   
18 P  Karl SpoonerNYY $10,000,000   
19 CF Al KalineDET $10,000,000   
20 1B Dick GernertSF $10,000,000   
21 1B Norm ZauchinMIL $9,330,000   
22 P  Johnny KucksCHN $9,111,000   
23 CF Carl SawatskiPHI $9,000,000   
24 RF Jim LemonCHA $8,900,000   
25 CF Gus BellNYM $8,610,000   
ATTENDANCE
# TeamATTENDANCE 1962ATTENDANCE 1961   
1 Los Angeles (N)4,202,3454,348,745   
2 New York (A)3,239,1964,183,340   
3 St. Louis (N)2,453,4831,682,701   
4 Chicago (A)2,424,6002,209,915   
5 Chicago (N)2,356,6982,023,991   
6 Pittsburgh2,347,7211,729,550   
7 Cincinnati2,330,6822,271,041   
8 Kansas City2,293,3392,313,452   
9 Cleveland2,180,7011,989,576   
10 Boston2,134,9871,689,362   
11 New York (N)2,034,7280   
12 San Francisco1,896,8771,586,833   
13 Milwaukee1,892,5391,711,127   
14 Houston1,771,0000   
15 Detroit1,652,5731,585,222   
16 Baltimore1,582,6051,746,785   
17 Philadelphia (N)1,577,1901,229,047   
18 Washington1,506,0641,973,687   
19 Los Angeles (A)1,488,0261,904,629   
20 Minnesota1,359,7671,742,169   
Team Focus & Age
# TeamFocusTeam Age 
1 New York (N)Balanced33.26 
2 New York (A)Win Now!33.11 
3 CincinnatiBalanced32.34 
4 Kansas CityBalanced31.65 
5 Chicago (A)Balanced31.23 
6 BaltimoreBalanced31.02 
7 Chicago (N)Balanced30.76 
8 DetroitBalanced30.61 
9 ClevelandBalanced30.49 
10 BostonBalanced30.13 
11 HoustonBalanced30.09 
12 Los Angeles (N)Balanced29.89 
13 San FranciscoBalanced29.89 
14 PittsburghBalanced29.83 
15 MilwaukeeBalanced29.82 
16 Philadelphia (N)Rebuilding!29.81 
17 WashingtonBalanced28.89 
18 Los Angeles (A)Rebuilding!28.86 
19 MinnesotaBalanced28.05 
20 St. Louis (N)Balanced27.19 
 AVERAGE 30.30 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance1,582,6051,746,785  
Attendance / Game19,53821,565  
Attendance Revenue$15,826,050$17,467,850  
Revenue / Game$195,383$215,652  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,695,275$5,688,802  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,826,050$15,826,050  
     
Payroll$43,900,000   
Total Revenue$64,521,325$66,156,652  
Total Player Expenses$51,269,655$65,497,769  
Total +/-$13,251,670$658,883  
     
Cash$3,758,883   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,272,535   
$$ left for Free Agents$26,015,535   
Boston Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest71 / 100   
Attendance2,134,9871,689,362  
Attendance / Game26,35820,856  
Attendance Revenue$21,349,870$16,893,620  
Revenue / Game$263,579$208,563  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,628,006$13,304,485  
Play-Offs Revenue$1,972,187$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,349,870$21,349,870  
     
Payroll$82,080,150   
Total Revenue$85,950,063$79,198,105  
Total Player Expenses$82,342,411$75,548,247  
Total +/-$3,607,652$3,649,858  
     
Cash$2,266,685   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$4,922,790   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest72 / 100   
Attendance2,424,6002,209,915  
Attendance / Game29,56827,283  
Attendance Revenue$24,246,000$22,099,150  
Revenue / Game$295,683$272,829  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,893,474$6,711,180  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,246,000$24,246,000  
     
Payroll$59,652,216   
Total Revenue$80,139,474$77,810,330  
Total Player Expenses$59,620,969$58,386,008  
Total +/-$20,518,505$19,424,322  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,515,329   
$$ left for Free Agents$33,158,114   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest59 / 100   
Attendance2,180,7011,989,576  
Attendance / Game26,92224,563  
Attendance Revenue$21,807,010$19,895,760  
Revenue / Game$269,222$245,627  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,123,882$9,090,403  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,807,010$21,807,010  
     
Payroll$17,725,000   
Total Revenue$79,930,892$75,986,163  
Total Player Expenses$17,686,338$16,610,434  
Total +/-$62,244,554$59,375,729  
     
Cash$10,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$49,815,163   
$$ left for Free Agents$71,036,163   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest46 / 100   
Attendance1,652,5731,585,222  
Attendance / Game20,40219,571  
Attendance Revenue$16,525,730$15,852,220  
Revenue / Game$204,021$195,706  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,536,225$7,596,644  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,525,730$16,525,730  
     
Payroll$50,239,000   
Total Revenue$67,061,955$66,448,864  
Total Player Expenses$49,239,548$79,601,485  
Total +/-$17,822,407$-13,152,621  
     
Cash$-1,977,621   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,671,243   
$$ left for Free Agents$14,232,243   
Kansas City Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest75 / 100   
Attendance2,293,3392,313,452  
Attendance / Game28,31328,561  
Attendance Revenue$24,565,168$23,134,520  
Revenue / Game$303,274$285,611  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,128,155$6,023,109  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,565,168$24,565,168  
     
Payroll$44,771,000   
Total Revenue$77,693,323$70,157,629  
Total Player Expenses$63,654,002$57,403,818  
Total +/-$14,039,321$12,753,811  
     
Cash$12,650,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$47,647,629   
$$ left for Free Agents$44,036,629   
Los Angeles (A) Angels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest38 / 100   
Attendance1,488,0261,904,629  
Attendance / Game18,37123,514  
Attendance Revenue$14,699,656$19,046,290  
Revenue / Game$181,477$235,139  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,664,794$9,781,965  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,699,656$14,699,656  
     
Payroll$23,630,000   
Total Revenue$64,364,450$68,828,255  
Total Player Expenses$24,624,702$23,576,810  
Total +/-$39,739,748$45,251,445  
     
Cash$11,300,000   
Ticket Price$9   
     
$$ left for Extensions$65,268,255   
$$ left for Free Agents$56,498,255   
Minnesota Twins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest27 / 100   
Attendance1,359,7671,742,169  
Attendance / Game16,78721,508  
Attendance Revenue$13,597,670$17,421,690  
Revenue / Game$167,872$215,083  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,055,863$5,118,243  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$13,597,670$13,597,670  
     
Payroll$10,195,000   
Total Revenue$59,653,533$65,539,933  
Total Player Expenses$10,125,082$18,784,574  
Total +/-$49,528,451$46,755,359  
     
Cash$13,700,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,409,933   
$$ left for Free Agents$67,044,933   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance3,239,1964,183,340  
Attendance / Game39,99051,646  
Attendance Revenue$32,391,960$41,833,400  
Revenue / Game$399,901$516,462  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$55,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$19,364,422$19,232,296  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$3,050,855  
Attendance Revenue$32,391,960$32,391,960  
     
Payroll$108,666,000   
Total Revenue$106,756,382$119,116,551  
Total Player Expenses$103,049,148$136,699,164  
Total +/-$3,707,234$-17,582,613  
     
Cash$25,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$14,068,276   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,424,696   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest41 / 100   
Attendance1,506,0641,973,687  
Attendance / Game18,59324,367  
Attendance Revenue$15,060,640$19,736,870  
Revenue / Game$185,934$243,665  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,783,399$9,986,900  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,060,640$15,060,640  
     
Payroll$6,770,000   
Total Revenue$64,844,039$69,723,770  
Total Player Expenses$7,713,374$12,854,624  
Total +/-$57,130,665$56,869,146  
     
Cash$12,525,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$64,498,770   
$$ left for Free Agents$75,478,770   
Chicago (N) Cubbies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest64 / 100   
Attendance2,356,6982,023,991  
Attendance / Game29,09524,988  
Attendance Revenue$24,692,038$19,061,664  
Revenue / Game$304,840$235,329  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,204,377$6,098,008  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,692,038$24,692,038  
     
Payroll$46,846,500   
Total Revenue$73,896,415$68,159,672  
Total Player Expenses$54,098,228$53,337,031  
Total +/-$19,798,187$14,822,641  
     
Cash$10,650,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$0   
$$ left for Free Agents$31,963,172   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance2,330,6822,271,041  
Attendance / Game28,77428,038  
Attendance Revenue$30,444,744$29,935,088  
Revenue / Game$375,861$369,569  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,067,968$6,957,333  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,348,311$0  
Attendance Revenue$30,444,744$30,444,744  
     
Payroll$62,850,000   
Total Revenue$92,861,023$89,892,421  
Total Player Expenses$62,274,529$76,241,664  
Total +/-$30,586,494$13,650,757  
     
Cash$10,425,000   
Ticket Price$15   
     
$$ left for Extensions$47,327,421   
$$ left for Free Agents$37,467,421   
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest92 / 100   
Attendance4,202,3454,348,745  
Attendance / Game51,88153,688  
Attendance Revenue$42,023,450$43,487,450  
Revenue / Game$518,808$536,882  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,282,388$10,085,978  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,720,359  
Attendance Revenue$42,023,450$42,023,450  
     
Payroll$66,250,500   
Total Revenue$105,305,838$109,293,787  
Total Player Expenses$66,159,191$87,144,124  
Total +/-$39,146,647$22,149,663  
     
Cash$11,125,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$43,562,928   
$$ left for Free Agents$51,447,928   
Milwaukee Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest47 / 100   
Attendance1,892,5391,711,127  
Attendance / Game23,36521,125  
Attendance Revenue$15,140,312$9,176,576  
Revenue / Game$186,917$113,291  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,210,068$7,280,889  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,140,312$15,140,312  
     
Payroll$33,930,500   
Total Revenue$67,350,380$61,457,465  
Total Player Expenses$33,781,814$52,217,562  
Total +/-$33,568,566$9,239,903  
     
Cash$11,500,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,227,465   
$$ left for Free Agents$39,026,965   
Houston Colt 45s
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest36 / 100   
Attendance1,771,0000  
Attendance / Game21,8640  
Attendance Revenue$17,710,000$0  
Revenue / Game$218,642$0  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$0  
Merchandising Revenue$9,852,072$10,000,000  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$17,710,000$17,710,000  
     
Payroll$18,156,111   
Total Revenue$67,562,072$10,000,000  
Total Player Expenses$16,085,769$0  
Total +/-$51,476,303$10,000,000  
     
Cash$14,625,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$44,943,888   
$$ left for Free Agents$46,468,889   
New York (N) Mets
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance2,034,7280  
Attendance / Game25,1200  
Attendance Revenue$20,347,280$0  
Revenue / Game$251,201$0  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$0  
Merchandising Revenue$9,785,870$10,000,000  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,347,280$20,347,280  
     
Payroll$55,208,000   
Total Revenue$70,133,150$10,000,000  
Total Player Expenses$60,738,858$0  
Total +/-$9,394,292$10,000,000  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$24,180,000   
$$ left for Free Agents$9,792,000   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance1,577,1901,229,047  
Attendance / Game19,47115,173  
Attendance Revenue$15,771,900$12,290,470  
Revenue / Game$194,715$151,734  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,594,389$6,616,626  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,771,900$15,771,900  
     
Payroll$31,814,567   
Total Revenue$67,366,289$63,907,096  
Total Player Expenses$31,980,796$48,535,319  
Total +/-$35,385,493$15,371,777  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$56,772,529   
$$ left for Free Agents$47,092,529   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest78 / 100   
Attendance2,347,7211,729,550  
Attendance / Game28,98421,352  
Attendance Revenue$23,477,210$17,295,500  
Revenue / Game$289,842$213,525  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,497,937$5,378,474  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,477,210$23,477,210  
     
Payroll$31,017,000   
Total Revenue$71,975,147$65,673,974  
Total Player Expenses$30,718,070$44,615,006  
Total +/-$41,257,077$21,058,968  
     
Cash$12,300,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$50,530,974   
$$ left for Free Agents$46,956,974   
San Francisco Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest54 / 100   
Attendance1,896,8771,586,833  
Attendance / Game23,41819,591  
Attendance Revenue$18,968,770$15,868,330  
Revenue / Game$234,182$195,905  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,069,977$5,969,516  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,968,770$18,968,770  
     
Payroll$51,400,000   
Total Revenue$68,038,747$64,837,846  
Total Player Expenses$51,276,850$54,251,230  
Total +/-$16,761,897$10,586,616  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,987,846   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,437,846   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest70 / 100   
Attendance2,453,4831,682,701  
Attendance / Game30,29020,774  
Attendance Revenue$19,130,123$8,028,628  
Revenue / Game$236,174$99,119  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,951,591$6,742,909  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,130,123$19,130,123  
     
Payroll$12,750,000   
Total Revenue$71,081,714$59,771,537  
Total Player Expenses$12,853,142$22,421,578  
Total +/-$58,228,572$37,349,959  
     
Cash$10,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$56,476,537   
$$ left for Free Agents$57,796,537   

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