League Financial Report
Wednesday, 10/18/1965
PAYROLLS
# TeamPayroll    
1 New York (A)$94,189,840    
2 Boston$86,842,000    
3 Cincinnati$85,053,000    
4 Chicago (A)$80,300,000    
5 Los Angeles (N)$73,726,000    
6 Pittsburgh$69,020,000    
7 Kansas City$60,830,000    
8 St. Louis (N)$55,230,000    
9 Detroit$52,080,000    
10 Washington$50,464,000    
11 Philadelphia (N)$50,000,000    
12 Chicago (N)$47,242,000    
13 Baltimore$43,930,000    
14 Cleveland$36,300,000    
15 Houston$35,818,001    
16 Minnesota$31,645,000    
17 San Francisco$28,650,000    
18 Milwaukee$17,680,000    
19 New York (N)$15,300,000    
20 California$10,550,000    
HIGHEST PAID PLAYERS
# Pos NameTeam Salary   
1 CF Rip RepulskiCIN $22,222,000   
2 RF Rocky ColavitoHOU $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 P  Dean StoneWS2 $19,500,000   
7 P  Seth MoreheadPHI $17,000,000   
8 RF Roberto ClementeBOS $16,450,000   
9 RF Mickey MantleNYY $15,420,000   
10 CF Vada PinsonNYY $15,200,420   
11 P  Herb ScoreSTL $15,000,000   
12 SS Felix MantillaPIT $14,560,000   
13 P  Bob FriendLAN $14,150,000   
14 RF Chuck TannerCIN $13,650,000   
15 P  Roger CraigLAN $13,050,500   
16 P  Frank SmithCIN $13,000,000   
17 P  Moe DrabowskySTL $13,000,000   
18 SS Tony KubekPIT $12,670,000   
19 LF Willie KirklandPHI $12,500,000   
20 1B Orlando CepedaKC $12,500,000   
21 C  Del CrandallBOS $12,500,000   
22 RF Frank RobinsonCHN $11,690,000   
23 SS Billy MartinCHA $11,600,000   
24 CF Hank AaronLAN $11,505,000   
25 P  Juan PizarroMIN $11,000,000   
ATTENDANCE
# TeamATTENDANCE 1965ATTENDANCE 1964   
1 Los Angeles (N)4,230,9284,389,318   
2 New York (A)3,403,5213,264,198   
3 Boston2,687,8642,697,745   
4 Cincinnati2,310,9332,333,690   
5 Minnesota2,246,7311,662,903   
6 Pittsburgh2,171,4212,503,686   
7 Chicago (A)2,129,4352,304,172   
8 Philadelphia (N)1,985,9141,806,152   
9 Kansas City1,962,8082,103,803   
10 San Francisco1,939,2052,542,220   
11 Milwaukee1,906,8731,694,565   
12 Cleveland1,892,1081,946,631   
13 St. Louis (N)1,659,8412,009,623   
14 Washington1,602,3801,539,027   
15 Detroit1,475,1941,520,034   
16 Chicago (N)1,325,1451,508,441   
17 Houston1,160,1761,262,845   
18 California1,133,7471,272,980   
19 Baltimore883,6452,049,414   
20 New York (N)735,4101,036,347   
Team Focus & Age
# TeamFocusTeam Age 
1 DetroitBalanced32.08 
2 CincinnatiBalanced31.64 
3 Chicago (A)Balanced31.52 
4 BaltimoreWin Now!31.22 
5 Los Angeles (N)Balanced30.83 
6 Chicago (N)Balanced30.67 
7 San FranciscoBalanced30.43 
8 ClevelandRebuilding!30.35 
9 BostonBalanced30.34 
10 New York (N)Balanced30.24 
11 New York (A)Win Now!30.11 
12 PittsburghBalanced29.86 
13 MilwaukeeWin Now!29.79 
14 Kansas CityBalanced29.53 
15 St. Louis (N)Balanced29.52 
16 MinnesotaBalanced28.91 
17 Philadelphia (N)Rebuilding!28.67 
18 CaliforniaBalanced28.33 
19 WashingtonBalanced27.81 
20 HoustonBalanced27.64 
 AVERAGE 29.91 
Baltimore Orioles
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest31 / 100   
Attendance883,6452,049,414  
Attendance / Game10,90925,301  
Attendance Revenue$10,603,740$21,754,950  
Revenue / Game$130,910$268,580  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,695,183$5,775,442  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$10,603,740$10,603,740  
     
Payroll$43,930,000   
Total Revenue$59,298,923$72,530,392  
Total Player Expenses$44,160,780$72,232,287  
Total +/-$15,138,143$298,105  
     
Cash$14,273,105   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$51,183,497   
$$ left for Free Agents$40,873,497   
Boston Red Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest74 / 100   
Attendance2,687,8642,697,745  
Attendance / Game33,18433,305  
Attendance Revenue$26,878,640$26,977,450  
Revenue / Game$331,835$333,055  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$14,193,925$13,968,310  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$26,878,640$26,878,640  
     
Payroll$86,842,000   
Total Revenue$92,072,565$91,945,760  
Total Player Expenses$86,841,882$78,428,744  
Total +/-$5,230,683$13,517,016  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,735,760   
$$ left for Free Agents$20,103,760   
Chicago (A) White Sox
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance2,129,4352,304,172  
Attendance / Game26,28928,447  
Attendance Revenue$21,294,350$23,041,720  
Revenue / Game$262,893$284,466  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,173,839$7,164,551  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$21,294,350$21,294,350  
     
Payroll$80,300,000   
Total Revenue$75,468,189$77,206,271  
Total Player Expenses$82,666,317$67,815,907  
Total +/-$-7,198,128$9,390,364  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$14,556,271   
$$ left for Free Agents$11,906,271   
Cleveland Indians
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest40 / 100   
Attendance1,892,1081,946,631  
Attendance / Game23,35924,032  
Attendance Revenue$15,380,148$19,466,310  
Revenue / Game$189,878$240,325  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$49,000,000$49,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$8,842,118$9,024,945  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,380,148$15,380,148  
     
Payroll$36,300,000   
Total Revenue$73,222,266$77,491,255  
Total Player Expenses$36,300,150$33,357,428  
Total +/-$36,922,116$44,133,827  
     
Cash$10,650,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$55,156,255   
$$ left for Free Agents$51,841,255   
Detroit Tigers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest37 / 100   
Attendance1,475,1941,520,034  
Attendance / Game18,21218,766  
Attendance Revenue$14,751,940$15,200,340  
Revenue / Game$182,123$187,659  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,685,739$7,564,480  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$14,751,940$14,751,940  
     
Payroll$52,080,000   
Total Revenue$65,437,679$65,764,820  
Total Player Expenses$57,101,018$50,387,614  
Total +/-$8,336,661$15,377,206  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$47,374,820   
$$ left for Free Agents$28,684,820   
Kansas City Athletics
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest67 / 100   
Attendance1,962,8082,103,803  
Attendance / Game24,23225,973  
Attendance Revenue$23,553,696$23,141,833  
Revenue / Game$290,786$285,702  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,240,995$6,151,721  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$1,983,986  
Attendance Revenue$23,553,696$23,553,696  
     
Payroll$60,830,000   
Total Revenue$76,794,691$78,277,540  
Total Player Expenses$61,545,600$46,124,663  
Total +/-$15,249,091$32,152,877  
     
Cash$14,175,000   
Ticket Price$12   
     
$$ left for Extensions$40,158,554   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,638,554   
California Angels
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest22 / 100   
Attendance1,133,7471,272,980  
Attendance / Game13,99715,716  
Attendance Revenue$9,069,976$10,183,840  
Revenue / Game$111,975$125,726  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,158,681$9,282,603  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,069,976$9,069,976  
     
Payroll$10,550,000   
Total Revenue$58,228,657$59,466,443  
Total Player Expenses$16,279,075$10,784,156  
Total +/-$41,949,582$48,682,287  
     
Cash$7,975,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$65,921,443   
$$ left for Free Agents$56,891,443   
Minnesota Twins
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest73 / 100   
Attendance2,246,7311,662,903  
Attendance / Game27,39920,530  
Attendance Revenue$22,467,310$16,629,030  
Revenue / Game$273,992$205,297  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$41,000,000$41,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,240,645$5,131,937  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$22,467,310$22,467,310  
     
Payroll$31,645,000   
Total Revenue$68,707,955$62,760,967  
Total Player Expenses$35,213,213$38,179,822  
Total +/-$33,494,742$24,581,145  
     
Cash$13,150,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$38,205,967   
$$ left for Free Agents$44,265,967   
New York (A) Yankees
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest91 / 100   
Attendance3,403,5213,264,198  
Attendance / Game42,01940,299  
Attendance Revenue$34,035,210$32,641,980  
Revenue / Game$420,188$402,987  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$55,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$20,148,470$19,678,322  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,205,552$0  
Attendance Revenue$34,035,210$34,035,210  
     
Payroll$94,189,840   
Total Revenue$109,389,232$107,320,302  
Total Player Expenses$91,445,827$97,800,082  
Total +/-$17,943,405$9,520,220  
     
Cash$12,958,726   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$30,141,188   
$$ left for Free Agents$24,089,188   
Washington Senators
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest38 / 100   
Attendance1,602,3801,539,027  
Attendance / Game19,78219,000  
Attendance Revenue$16,023,800$15,390,270  
Revenue / Game$197,825$190,003  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,640,641$9,776,807  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,023,800$16,023,800  
     
Payroll$50,464,000   
Total Revenue$65,664,441$65,167,077  
Total Player Expenses$50,712,756$26,400,366  
Total +/-$14,951,685$38,766,711  
     
Cash$10,800,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$27,277,077   
$$ left for Free Agents$25,503,077   
Chicago (N) Cubbies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest24 / 100   
Attendance1,325,1451,508,441  
Attendance / Game16,36018,623  
Attendance Revenue$9,622,227$13,394,301  
Revenue / Game$118,793$165,362  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,888,094$6,007,242  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$9,622,227$9,622,227  
     
Payroll$47,242,000   
Total Revenue$58,510,321$66,401,543  
Total Player Expenses$58,228,119$78,786,129  
Total +/-$282,202$-12,384,586  
     
Cash$0   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$23,171,543   
$$ left for Free Agents$15,159,543   
Cincinnati Reds
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest100 / 100   
Attendance2,310,9332,333,690  
Attendance / Game28,53028,811  
Attendance Revenue$30,919,924$31,184,343  
Revenue / Game$381,727$384,992  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$53,000,000$53,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,440,780$7,321,723  
Play-Offs Revenue$2,093,638$2,444,673  
Attendance Revenue$30,919,924$30,919,924  
     
Payroll$85,053,000   
Total Revenue$93,454,342$93,950,739  
Total Player Expenses$84,823,430$69,893,326  
Total +/-$8,630,912$24,057,413  
     
Cash$10,550,000   
Ticket Price$14   
     
$$ left for Extensions$42,901,066   
$$ left for Free Agents$17,003,066   
Los Angeles (N) Dodgers
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest97 / 100   
Attendance4,230,9284,389,318  
Attendance / Game52,23454,189  
Attendance Revenue$42,309,280$43,893,180  
Revenue / Game$522,337$541,891  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$55,000,000$55,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$10,800,779$10,647,646  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$42,309,280$42,309,280  
     
Payroll$73,726,000   
Total Revenue$108,110,059$109,540,826  
Total Player Expenses$73,639,156$68,059,767  
Total +/-$34,470,903$41,481,059  
     
Cash$11,250,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$86,120,326   
$$ left for Free Agents$47,064,826   
Milwaukee Braves
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest52 / 100   
Attendance1,906,8731,694,565  
Attendance / Game23,54220,921  
Attendance Revenue$15,254,984$13,556,520  
Revenue / Game$188,333$167,364  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,233,232$7,083,241  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$15,254,984$15,254,984  
     
Payroll$17,680,000   
Total Revenue$67,488,216$65,639,761  
Total Player Expenses$18,184,824$20,455,254  
Total +/-$49,303,392$45,184,507  
     
Cash$12,500,000   
Ticket Price$8   
     
$$ left for Extensions$45,132,761   
$$ left for Free Agents$60,459,761   
Houston Astros
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest22 / 100   
Attendance1,160,1761,262,845  
Attendance / Game14,32315,591  
Attendance Revenue$11,601,760$12,628,450  
Revenue / Game$143,232$155,907  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,623,579$9,794,633  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$11,601,760$11,601,760  
     
Payroll$35,818,001   
Total Revenue$61,225,339$62,423,083  
Total Player Expenses$38,913,514$19,072,754  
Total +/-$22,311,825$43,350,329  
     
Cash$14,300,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$46,448,082   
$$ left for Free Agents$40,905,082   
New York (N) Mets
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest15 / 100   
Attendance735,4101,036,347  
Attendance / Game9,07912,794  
Attendance Revenue$7,354,100$10,363,470  
Revenue / Game$90,791$127,944  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$40,000,000$40,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$9,264,964$9,457,597  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$7,354,100$7,354,100  
     
Payroll$15,300,000   
Total Revenue$56,619,064$59,821,067  
Total Player Expenses$15,661,352$34,756,460  
Total +/-$40,957,712$25,064,607  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$71,321,067   
$$ left for Free Agents$59,521,067   
Philadelphia (N) Phillies
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest52 / 100   
Attendance1,985,9141,806,152  
Attendance / Game24,51722,298  
Attendance Revenue$19,859,140$18,061,520  
Revenue / Game$245,175$222,982  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$45,000,000$45,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,816,789$6,698,341  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,859,140$19,859,140  
     
Payroll$50,000,000   
Total Revenue$71,675,929$69,759,861  
Total Player Expenses$49,485,472$71,229,883  
Total +/-$22,190,457$-1,470,022  
     
Cash$9,354,978   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$22,564,839   
$$ left for Free Agents$29,114,839   
Pittsburgh Pirates
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest66 / 100   
Attendance2,171,4212,503,686  
Attendance / Game26,80830,910  
Attendance Revenue$23,885,631$26,561,208  
Revenue / Game$294,884$327,916  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$51,000,000$51,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$5,683,187$5,572,395  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$23,885,631$23,885,631  
     
Payroll$69,020,000   
Total Revenue$80,568,818$83,133,603  
Total Player Expenses$72,598,766$28,297,318  
Total +/-$7,970,052$54,836,285  
     
Cash$12,925,000   
Ticket Price$11   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,248,603   
$$ left for Free Agents$27,038,603   
San Francisco Giants
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest48 / 100   
Attendance1,939,2052,542,220  
Attendance / Game23,94131,385  
Attendance Revenue$19,392,050$25,422,200  
Revenue / Game$239,408$313,854  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$43,000,000$43,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$6,265,940$6,284,011  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$19,392,050$19,392,050  
     
Payroll$28,650,000   
Total Revenue$68,657,990$74,706,211  
Total Player Expenses$27,734,500$45,895,525  
Total +/-$40,923,490$28,810,686  
     
Cash$13,200,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$73,156,211   
$$ left for Free Agents$59,256,211   
St. Louis (N) Cardinals
CategoryThis YearLast Year  
Fan Interest42 / 100   
Attendance1,659,8412,009,623  
Attendance / Game20,49224,810  
Attendance Revenue$16,598,410$16,654,594  
Revenue / Game$204,919$205,612  
     
Broadcasting Revenue$47,000,000$47,000,000  
Merchandising Revenue$7,051,479$7,046,885  
Play-Offs Revenue$0$0  
Attendance Revenue$16,598,410$16,598,410  
     
Payroll$55,230,000   
Total Revenue$70,649,889$70,701,479  
Total Player Expenses$55,084,954$44,996,194  
Total +/-$15,564,935$25,705,285  
     
Cash$15,000,000   
Ticket Price$10   
     
$$ left for Extensions$36,771,479   
$$ left for Free Agents$30,471,479   

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