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1956 Baseball Payrolls
This is a team-by-team payroll listings for the 1956 season.
The league average team payroll was $367,705. You can also view
figures for 1955
or 1976. Other
financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the
right.
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PAYROLLS 1956
PAYROLLS
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| RANK |
TEAM |
TOTAL |
| 1
| New
York Yankees |
$492,000 |
| 2
| Brooklyn
Dodgers |
$472,000 |
| 3
| Cleveland
Indians |
$444,520 |
| 4
| Chicago
White Sox |
$438,090 |
| 5
| Milwaukee
Braves |
$437,500 |
| 6
| Boston
Red Sox |
$421,000 |
| 7
| Philadelphia
Phillies |
$409,000 |
| 8
| St.
Louis Cardinals |
$403,000 |
| 9
| New
York Giants |
$396,500 |
| 10
| Detroit
Tigers |
$361,770 |
| 11
| Cincinnati
Reds |
$305,500 |
| 12
| Baltimore
Orioles |
$302,000 |
| 13
| Chicago
Cubs |
$283,625 |
| 14
| Kansas
City Royals |
$253,030 |
| 15
| Pittsburgh
Pirates |
$248,500 |
| 16
| Washington
Nationals |
$215,250 |
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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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