League Financial Report
Saturday, 10/21/1963
PAYROLLS
# TeamPayroll    
1 New York (A)$100,387,420    
2 Chicago (N)$91,382,414    
3 Boston$82,382,000    
4 Cincinnati$78,428,000    
5 Los Angeles (N)$76,685,500    
6 Baltimore$61,728,000    
7 Chicago (A)$56,195,000    
8 Detroit$51,875,000    
9 Kansas City$47,055,100    
10 San Francisco$46,100,000    
11 New York (N)$45,360,000    
12 Cleveland$41,646,000    
13 Minnesota$38,980,000    
14 St. Louis (N)$34,200,000    
15 Pittsburgh$27,287,000    
16 Milwaukee$26,990,000    
17 Philadelphia (N)$26,240,567    
18 Washington$25,950,000    
19 Houston$17,320,001    
20 Los Angeles (A)$8,660,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
# Pos NameTeam Salary   
1 CF Rip RepulskiCIN $22,222,000   
2 LF Rocky ColavitoCHN $20,175,000   
3 CF Willie MaysBOS $20,000,000   
4 3B Eddie MathewsNYY $19,950,420   
5 3B Ken BoyerBOS $19,800,000   
6 CF Mickey MantleNYY $15,420,000   
7 P  Herb ScoreSTL $15,000,000   
8 LF Duke SniderLAN $14,555,000   
9 P  Bob FriendLAN $14,150,000   
10 P  Roger CraigLAN $13,050,500   
11 CF Whitey HerzogSF $13,000,000   
12 P  Frank SmithCIN $13,000,000   
13 C  Del CrandallDET $12,500,000   
14 1B Orlando CepedaKC $12,500,000   
15 P  Dean StoneDET $12,000,000   
16 RF Frank RobinsonCHN $11,690,000   
17 P  Al AberCHN $11,000,000   
18 P  Juan PizarroMIN $11,000,000   
19 P  Jackie CollumCHN $10,900,000   
20 P  Phil PaineNYM $10,800,000   
21 LF Bob SkinnerBAL $10,458,000   
22 2B Billy MartinCHA $10,100,000   
23 CF Hank AaronLAN $10,050,000   
24 P  Karl SpoonerNYY $10,000,000   
25 1B Dick GernertNYY $10,000,000   
ATTENDANCE
# TeamATTENDANCE 1963ATTENDANCE 1962   
1 New York (A)3,674,9293,239,196   
2 Los Angeles (N)3,648,1384,202,345   
3 Pittsburgh2,832,2222,347,721   
4 Boston2,826,6702,134,987   
5 Chicago (A)2,553,1672,424,600   
6 San Francisco2,444,6301,896,877   
7 Cincinnati2,388,6022,330,682   
8 Cleveland2,311,9872,180,701   
9 Baltimore2,245,7981,582,605   
10 St. Louis (N)2,198,5822,453,483   
11 Chicago (N)2,054,7432,356,698   
12 Milwaukee1,873,4181,892,539   
13 Washington1,831,3391,506,064   
14 Kansas City1,759,7332,293,339   
15 Detroit1,599,1691,652,573   
16 Philadelphia (N)1,471,1551,577,190   
17 Minnesota1,407,0251,359,767   
18 Los Angeles (A)1,277,6161,488,026   
19 Houston1,182,9321,771,000   
20 New York (N)1,136,6822,034,728   
Team Focus & Age
# TeamFocusTeam Age 
1 New York (A)Win Now!32.91 
2 DetroitBalanced32.35 
3 New York (N)Balanced32.16 
4 CincinnatiBalanced31.94 
5 Chicago (N)Balanced31.59 
6 BostonBalanced31.26 
7 BaltimoreBalanced30.41 
8 Kansas CityBalanced30.23 
9 San FranciscoBalanced30.18 
10 ClevelandBalanced30.16 
11 Los Angeles (N)Balanced30.00 
12 Chicago (A)Balanced29.96 
13 PittsburghBalanced29.29 
14 HoustonBalanced28.91 
15 Philadelphia (N)Rebuilding!28.73 
16 MinnesotaBalanced28.61 
17 WashingtonBalanced28.57 
18 MilwaukeeWin Now!28.46 
19 St. Louis (N)Balanced28.24 
20 Los Angeles (A)Rebuilding!27.68 
 AVERAGE 30.05 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest70 / 100   
Attendance2,245,7981,582,605  
Attendance / Game27,72619,538  
Attendance Revenue$22,457,980$15,826,050  
Revenue / Game$277,259$195,383  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,827,821$5,695,275  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,457,980$22,457,980  
     
Payroll$61,728,000   
Total Revenue$73,285,801$64,521,325  
Total Player Expenses$61,915,223$51,269,655  
Total +/-$11,370,578$13,251,670  
     
Cash$15,975,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$28,728,325   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,768,325   
Boston Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest82 / 100   
Attendance2,826,6702,134,987  
Attendance / Game34,47226,358  
Attendance Revenue$28,266,700$21,349,870  
Revenue / Game$344,716$263,579  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$13,958,161$13,628,006  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,478,575$1,972,187  
Attendance Revenue$28,266,700$28,266,700  
     
Payroll$82,382,000   
Total Revenue$95,703,436$85,950,063  
Total Player Expenses$86,822,774$82,342,411  
Total +/-$8,880,662$3,607,652  
     
Cash$5,874,337   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$17,070,213   
$$ left for Free Agents$9,470,213   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest58 / 100   
Attendance2,553,1672,424,600  
Attendance / Game31,52129,933  
Attendance Revenue$25,531,670$24,246,000  
Revenue / Game$315,206$299,333  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,009,817$6,893,474  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$25,531,670$25,531,670  
     
Payroll$56,195,000   
Total Revenue$81,541,487$80,139,474  
Total Player Expenses$55,198,138$59,620,969  
Total +/-$26,343,349$20,518,505  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,669,474   
$$ left for Free Agents$38,944,474   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest65 / 100   
Attendance2,311,9872,180,701  
Attendance / Game28,54326,922  
Attendance Revenue$23,119,870$21,807,010  
Revenue / Game$285,430$269,222  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,217,024$9,123,882  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,119,870$23,119,870  
     
Payroll$41,646,000   
Total Revenue$81,336,894$79,930,892  
Total Player Expenses$41,692,442$17,686,338  
Total +/-$39,644,452$62,244,554  
     
Cash$10,650,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,000,892   
$$ left for Free Agents$48,934,892   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest41 / 100   
Attendance1,599,1691,652,573  
Attendance / Game19,74320,402  
Attendance Revenue$15,991,690$16,525,730  
Revenue / Game$197,428$204,021  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,591,771$7,536,225  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,991,690$15,991,690  
     
Payroll$51,875,000   
Total Revenue$66,583,461$67,061,955  
Total Player Expenses$47,199,861$49,239,548  
Total +/-$19,383,600$17,822,407  
     
Cash$13,850,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$26,501,955   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,036,955   
Kansas City Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest55 / 100   
Attendance1,759,7332,293,339  
Attendance / Game21,72528,313  
Attendance Revenue$20,873,269$24,565,168  
Revenue / Game$257,695$303,274  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,053,044$6,128,155  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$20,873,269$20,873,269  
     
Payroll$47,055,100   
Total Revenue$73,926,313$77,693,323  
Total Player Expenses$46,848,230$63,654,002  
Total +/-$27,078,083$14,039,321  
     
Cash$13,325,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$49,383,223   
$$ left for Free Agents$43,963,223   
Los Angeles (A) Angels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest29 / 100   
Attendance1,277,6161,488,026  
Attendance / Game15,77318,371  
Attendance Revenue$10,086,608$14,699,656  
Revenue / Game$124,526$181,477  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,454,094$9,664,794  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,086,608$10,086,608  
     
Payroll$8,660,000   
Total Revenue$59,540,702$64,364,450  
Total Player Expenses$14,020,775$24,624,702  
Total +/-$45,519,927$39,739,748  
     
Cash$11,400,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$71,884,450   
$$ left for Free Agents$67,104,450   
Minnesota Twins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest38 / 100   
Attendance1,407,0251,359,767  
Attendance / Game17,37116,787  
Attendance Revenue$14,070,250$13,597,670  
Revenue / Game$173,707$167,872  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,024,133$5,055,863  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,070,250$14,070,250  
     
Payroll$38,980,000   
Total Revenue$60,094,383$59,653,533  
Total Player Expenses$37,185,379$10,125,082  
Total +/-$22,909,004$49,528,451  
     
Cash$14,250,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,603,533   
$$ left for Free Agents$34,923,533   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest72 / 100   
Attendance3,674,9293,239,196  
Attendance / Game45,36939,990  
Attendance Revenue$36,749,290$32,391,960  
Revenue / Game$453,695$399,901  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$55,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$19,289,969$19,364,422  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$36,749,290$36,749,290  
     
Payroll$100,387,420   
Total Revenue$111,039,259$106,756,382  
Total Player Expenses$106,782,987$103,049,148  
Total +/-$4,256,272$3,707,234  
     
Cash$932,234   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,992,196   
$$ left for Free Agents$7,301,196   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest46 / 100   
Attendance1,831,3391,506,064  
Attendance / Game22,60918,593  
Attendance Revenue$18,313,390$15,060,640  
Revenue / Game$226,091$185,934  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,816,499$9,783,399  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,313,390$18,313,390  
     
Payroll$25,950,000   
Total Revenue$68,129,889$64,844,039  
Total Player Expenses$24,440,883$7,713,374  
Total +/-$43,689,006$57,130,665  
     
Cash$11,175,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$53,239,039   
$$ left for Free Agents$50,069,039   
Chicago (N) Cubbies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance2,054,7432,356,698  
Attendance / Game25,36729,095  
Attendance Revenue$18,767,649$24,692,038  
Revenue / Game$231,699$304,840  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,113,833$6,204,377  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$18,767,649$18,767,649  
     
Payroll$91,382,414   
Total Revenue$71,881,482$73,896,415  
Total Player Expenses$93,855,070$54,098,228  
Total +/-$-21,973,588$19,798,187  
     
Cash$11,250,000   
Ticket Price$7   
     
$$ left for Extensions$3,594,001   
$$ left for Free Agents$0   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest96 / 100   
Attendance2,388,6022,330,682  
Attendance / Game29,48928,774  
Attendance Revenue$30,692,500$30,444,744  
Revenue / Game$378,920$375,861  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,162,761$7,067,968  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$2,348,311  
Attendance Revenue$30,692,500$30,692,500  
     
Payroll$78,428,000   
Total Revenue$90,855,261$92,861,023  
Total Player Expenses$78,011,712$62,274,529  
Total +/-$12,843,549$30,586,494  
     
Cash$10,450,000   
Ticket Price$13   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,384,712   
$$ left for Free Agents$22,534,712   
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest98 / 100   
Attendance3,648,1384,202,345  
Attendance / Game45,03951,881  
Attendance Revenue$36,481,380$42,023,450  
Revenue / Game$450,387$518,808  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,491,396$10,282,388  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,847,307$0  
Attendance Revenue$36,481,380$36,481,380  
     
Payroll$76,685,500   
Total Revenue$102,820,083$105,305,838  
Total Player Expenses$76,470,182$66,159,191  
Total +/-$26,349,901$39,146,647  
     
Cash$10,775,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$58,410,338   
$$ left for Free Agents$39,395,338   
Milwaukee Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest43 / 100   
Attendance1,873,4181,892,539  
Attendance / Game23,12923,365  
Attendance Revenue$14,987,344$15,140,312  
Revenue / Game$185,029$186,917  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,144,024$7,210,068  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,987,344$14,987,344  
     
Payroll$26,990,000   
Total Revenue$67,131,368$67,350,380  
Total Player Expenses$26,938,478$33,781,814  
Total +/-$40,192,890$33,568,566  
     
Cash$9,500,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$61,120,380   
$$ left for Free Agents$49,860,380   
Houston Colt 45s
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest26 / 100   
Attendance1,182,9321,771,000  
Attendance / Game14,60421,864  
Attendance Revenue$11,829,320$17,710,000  
Revenue / Game$146,041$218,642  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,669,317$9,852,072  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,829,320$11,829,320  
     
Payroll$17,320,001   
Total Revenue$61,498,637$67,562,072  
Total Player Expenses$18,610,213$16,085,769  
Total +/-$42,888,424$51,476,303  
     
Cash$14,350,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$70,569,071   
$$ left for Free Agents$64,592,071   
New York (N) Mets
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest24 / 100   
Attendance1,136,6822,034,728  
Attendance / Game14,03325,120  
Attendance Revenue$11,366,820$20,347,280  
Revenue / Game$140,331$251,201  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,646,170$9,785,870  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,366,820$11,366,820  
     
Payroll$45,360,000   
Total Revenue$61,012,990$70,133,150  
Total Player Expenses$51,140,716$60,738,858  
Total +/-$9,872,274$9,394,292  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$61,223,150   
$$ left for Free Agents$39,773,150   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest39 / 100   
Attendance1,471,1551,577,190  
Attendance / Game18,16219,471  
Attendance Revenue$14,711,550$15,771,900  
Revenue / Game$181,624$194,715  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,585,684$6,594,389  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,711,550$14,711,550  
     
Payroll$26,240,567   
Total Revenue$66,297,234$67,366,289  
Total Player Expenses$45,730,005$31,980,796  
Total +/-$20,567,229$35,385,493  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$55,181,722   
$$ left for Free Agents$56,125,722   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest89 / 100   
Attendance2,832,2222,347,721  
Attendance / Game34,96628,984  
Attendance Revenue$28,322,220$23,477,210  
Revenue / Game$349,657$289,842  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,593,780$5,497,937  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$28,322,220$28,322,220  
     
Payroll$27,287,000   
Total Revenue$76,916,000$71,975,147  
Total Player Expenses$27,357,710$30,718,070  
Total +/-$49,558,290$41,257,077  
     
Cash$12,200,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$63,540,147   
$$ left for Free Agents$56,888,147   
San Francisco Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest71 / 100   
Attendance2,444,6301,896,877  
Attendance / Game30,18123,418  
Attendance Revenue$24,446,300$18,968,770  
Revenue / Game$301,806$234,182  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,171,426$6,069,977  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$24,446,300$24,446,300  
     
Payroll$46,100,000   
Total Revenue$73,617,726$68,038,747  
Total Player Expenses$50,275,713$51,276,850  
Total +/-$23,342,013$16,761,897  
     
Cash$12,600,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$37,838,747   
$$ left for Free Agents$34,538,747   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest52 / 100   
Attendance2,198,5822,453,483  
Attendance / Game27,14330,290  
Attendance Revenue$21,985,820$19,130,123  
Revenue / Game$271,430$236,174  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,895,941$6,951,591  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,985,820$21,985,820  
     
Payroll$34,200,000   
Total Revenue$73,881,761$71,081,714  
Total Player Expenses$33,041,240$12,853,142  
Total +/-$40,840,521$58,228,572  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$54,631,714   
$$ left for Free Agents$51,881,714   

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