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1954 Baseball Payrolls
This is a team-by-team payroll listings for the 1954 season.
The league per-player average was and the
average team payroll was $349,099. You can also view figures
for 1953
or 1955.
Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool
on the right.
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PAYROLLS 1954
PAYROLLS
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| RANK |
TEAM |
TOTAL |
| 1
| New
York Yankees |
$510,000 |
| 2
| Cleveland
Indians |
$487,050 |
| 3
| Brooklyn
Dodgers |
$441,500 |
| 4
| Chicago
White Sox |
$408,000 |
| 5
| Boston
Red Sox |
$400,250 |
| 6
| St.
Louis Cardinals |
$398,250 |
| 7
| Milwaukee
Braves |
$372,750 |
| 8
| Chicago
Cubs |
$362,000 |
| 9
| New
York Giants |
$358,500 |
| 10
| Philadelphia
Phillies |
$335,000 |
| 11
| Washington
Nationals |
$300,500 |
| 12
| Detroit
Tigers |
$278,660 |
| 13
| Baltimore
Orioles |
$272,400 |
| 14
| Cincinnati
Reds |
$237,000 |
| 15
| Philadelphia
Athletics |
$215,730 |
| 16
| Pittsburgh
Pirates |
$208,000 |
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Source: Senate Judiciary Committee,
Organized Pro. Team Sports, 85th Cong., 2nd Sess, 1958, pages 795-798. .
Baseball
Economics sources/bibliography:
Business
of Baseball, The by Albert Powers
Baseball,
Inc.: The National Pastime As Big Business by Frank P. Jozsa Jr.
Baseball
and Billions: A Probing Look Inside the Big Business of Our National Pastime
by Andrew Zimbalist
Built
to Win: Inside Stories and Leadership Strategies from Baseball's Winningest GM
by John Schuerholz
Free
Agency and Competitive Balance in Baseball by Ronald W. Cox
The
Formation, Sometimes Absorption and Mostly Inevitable Demise of 18 Professional
Baseball Organizations, 1871 to Present by David Pietrusza.
Getting
in the Game: Inside Baseball's Winter Meetings by Josh Lewin
State
of Baseball Management: Decision-Making in the Best and Worst Teams, 1993-2003
by Scott Barzilla
In
the Best Interests of Baseball? The Revolutionary Reign of Bud Selig by
Andrew Zimbalist
May
the Best Team Win: Baseball Economics and Public Policy, by Andrew Zimbalist
The
Inside Pitch ... and More: Baseball's Business and the Public Trust by Gene
A. Budig
Early
Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1825-1908 by Dean A. Sullivan.
Middle
Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948 by Dean A. Sullivan.
Late
Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball 1945-1972 by Dean A. Sullivan
Total
Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.
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