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1985 Individual Salaries by Team

This is an individual salary listings by team for the 1985 season. Note that this list is not complete, though it does represent the best available information. You can also view figures for 1986 or later seasons. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1985 Atlanta Braves 1985 Atlanta Braves
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dale Murphy  $1,625,000 
2 Bob Horner  $1,500,000 
3 Bruce Sutter  $1,354,167 
4 Len Barker  $870,000 
5 Chris Chambliss  $800,000 
6 Claudell Washington  $800,000 
7 Jerry Mumphrey  $775,000 
8 Gene Garber  $772,000 
9 Rafael Ramirez  $750,000 
10 Rick Camp  $633,333 
11 Rick Cerone  $625,000 
12 Ken Oberkfell  $616,667 
13 Steve Bedrosian  $550,000 
14 Bruce Benedict  $545,000 
15 Terry Forster  $483,333 
16 Glenn Hubbard  $455,000 
17 Pascual Perez  $450,000 
18 Rick Mahler  $407,500 
19 Craig McMurtry  $275,000 
20 Terry Harper  $250,000 
21 Jeff Dedmon  $150,000 
22 Gerald Perry  $120,000 
Atlanta Braves 1985 payroll based on this was $14,807,000.
1985 Baltimore Orioles 1985 Baltimore Orioles
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Eddie Murray  $1,472,819 
2 Fred Lynn  $1,090,000 
3 Cal Ripken  $800,000 
4 Lee Lacy  $725,000 
5 Mike Flanagan  $641,667 
6 Mike Boddicker  $625,000 
7 Sammy Stewart  $581,250 
8 Dennis Martinez  $560,000 
9 Gary Roenicke  $558,333 
10 Scott McGregor  $547,143 
11 Rick Dempsey  $512,500 
12 Wayne Gross  $483,333 
13 Rich Dauer  $480,000 
14 Dan Ford  $450,000 
15 Tippy Martinez  $440,000 
16 Storm Davis  $437,500 
17 Jim Dwyer  $375,000 
18 Joe Nolan  $341,667 
19 John Shelby  $130,000 
20 Floyd Rayford  $128,500 
21 Mike Young  $121,000 
22 Larry Sheets  $60,000 
Baltimore Orioles 1985 payroll based on this was $11,560,712.
1985 Boston Red Sox 1985 Boston Red Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Bob Stanley  $1,075,000 
2 Wade Boggs  $1,000,000 
3 Tony Armas  $915,000 
4 Dwight Evans  $800,000 
5 Jim Rice  $779,227 
6 Bill Buckner  $747,500 
7 Mike Easler  $650,000 
8 Mark Clear  $580,000 
9 Jerry Remy  $483,333 
10 Rich Gedman  $477,500 
11 Bruce Kison  $370,000 
12 Glenn Hoffman  $335,000 
13 Dave Stapleton  $325,000 
14 Bruce Hurst  $300,000 
15 Rick Miller  $275,000 
16 Marty Barrett  $272,500 
17 Reid Nichols  $260,000 
18 Bob Ojeda  $240,000 
19 Oil Can Boyd  $177,500 
20 Al Nipper  $165,000 
21 Steve Crawford  $160,000 
22 Roger Clemens  $140,000 
23 Jackie Gutierrez  $130,000 
24 Ed Jurak  $125,000 
25 Rich Bordi  $115,000 
Boston Red Sox 1985 payroll based on this was $10,897,560.
1985 California Angels 1985 California Angels
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Doug DeCinces  $1,100,000 
2 Reggie Jackson  $1,058,894 
3 Bob Boone  $883,000 
4 Rod Carew  $875,000 
5 Rick Burleson  $856,667 
6 Brian Downing  $808,333 
7 Don Sutton  $750,000 
8 George Hendrick  $737,000 
9 Bobby Grich  $700,000 
10 Mike Witt  $683,333 
11 Ken Forsch  $633,333 
12 Al Holland  $625,000 
13 John Candelaria  $612,500 
14 Geoff Zahn  $550,000 
15 Jim Slaton  $437,500 
16 Donnie Moore  $407,500 
17 Ruppert Jones  $390,000 
18 Juan Beniquez  $365,000 
19 Doug Corbett  $360,000 
20 Frank LaCorte  $346,667 
21 Luis Sanchez  $340,000 
22 Rob Wilfong  $266,667 
23 Ron Romanick  $146,500 
24 Daryl Sconiers  $130,000 
25 Gary Pettis  $125,000 
26 Dick Schofield  $120,000 
27 Kirk McCaskill  $60,000 
28 Stew Cliburn  $60,000 
California Angels 1985 payroll based on this was $14,427,894.
1985 Chicago Cubs 1985 Chicago Cubs
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Ron Cey  $1,450,000 
2 Rick Sutcliffe  $1,260,000 
3 Keith Moreland  $865,000 
4 Leon Durham  $800,000 
5 Dick Ruthven  $766,667 
6 Dennis Eckersley  $750,000 
7 Lee Smith  $670,000 
8 Steve Trout  $640,000 
9 Gary Matthews  $600,000 
10 Jody Davis  $550,000 
11 Ryne Sandberg  $505,000 
12 Scott Sanderson  $500,000 
13 Davey Lopes  $490,000 
14 George Frazier  $483,333 
15 Bob Dernier  $406,250 
16 Warren Brusstar  $375,000 
17 Gary Woods  $321,667 
18 Lary Sorensen  $320,000 
19 Richie Hebner  $310,000 
20 Chris Speier  $225,000 
21 Thad Bosley  $215,000 
22 Ray Fontenot  $200,000 
Chicago Cubs 1985 payroll based on this was $12,702,917.
1985 Chicago White Sox 1985 Chicago White Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Julio Cruz  $1,242,333 
2 Tom Seaver  $1,136,262 
3 Richard Dotson  $900,000 
4 Floyd Bannister  $811,250 
5 Britt Burns  $727,500 
6 Carlton Fisk  $685,000 
7 Harold Baines  $675,000 
8 Rudy Law  $565,000 
9 Tim Lollar  $463,000 
10 Dan Spillner  $390,000 
11 Tom Paciorek  $333,333 
12 Luis Salazar  $325,000 
13 Ron Kittle  $300,000 
14 Bob James  $265,000 
15 Marc Hill  $200,000 
16 Greg Walker  $195,000 
17 Scott Fletcher  $165,000 
18 Jerry Hairston  $150,000 
19 Juan Agosto  $147,500 
20 Gene Nelson  $110,000 
21 Ozzie Guillen  $60,000 
Chicago White Sox 1985 payroll based on this was $9,846,178.
1985 Cincinnati Reds 1985 Cincinnati Reds
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mario Soto  $1,071,429 
2 Dave Parker  $970,000 
3 Dave Concepcion  $920,000 
4 Tom Hume  $833,333 
5 Buddy Bell  $751,297 
6 Ron Oester  $550,000 
7 Joe Price  $410,000 
8 Pete Rose  $358,858 
9 Frank Pastore  $350,000 
10 Eddie Milner  $300,000 
11 Ted Power  $255,000 
12 John Stuper  $250,000 
13 Wayne Krenchicki  $250,000 
14 Gary Redus  $227,500 
15 Tony Perez  $225,000 
16 Max Venable  $155,000 
17 Tom Foley  $117,500 
18 Andy McGaffigan  $110,000 
19 John Franco  $75,000 
20 Dave Van Gorder  $60,000 
21 Jay Tibbs  $60,000 
22 Tom Browning  $60,000 
Cincinnati Reds 1985 payroll based on this was $8,359,917.
1985 Cleveland Indians 1985 Cleveland Indians
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Andre Thornton  $1,100,000 
2 Bert Blyleven  $650,000 
3 Mike Hargrove  $458,333 
4 Julio Franco  $455,000 
5 Brett Butler  $425,000 
6 Tony Bernazard  $400,000 
7 George Vukovich  $375,000 
8 Benny Ayala  $303,333 
9 Vern Ruhle  $295,000 
10 Pat Tabler  $285,000 
11 Jamie Easterly  $265,000 
12 Chris Bando  $225,000 
13 Neal Heaton  $225,000 
14 Mel Hall  $210,000 
15 Wayne Garland  $200,000 
16 Mike Fischlin  $190,000 
17 Brook Jacoby  $140,000 
18 Tom Waddell  $125,000 
19 Ernie Camacho  $115,000 
20 Joe Carter  $110,000 
Cleveland Indians 1985 payroll based on this was $6,551,666.
1985 Detroit Tigers 1985 Detroit Tigers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Darrell Evans  $1,083,333 
2 Jack Morris  $885,000 
3 Dan Petry  $875,000 
4 Lance Parrish  $766,667 
5 Kirk Gibson  $685,000 
6 Larry Herndon  $675,000 
7 Chet Lemon  $670,000 
8 Lou Whitaker  $670,000 
9 Willie Hernandez  $660,000 
10 Aurelio Lopez  $575,000 
11 Milt Wilcox  $550,000 
12 Alan Trammell  $517,143 
13 Dave LaPoint  $380,000 
14 Dave Bergman  $262,500 
15 Johnny Grubb  $250,000 
16 Tom Brookens  $250,000 
17 Juan Berenguer  $240,000 
18 Walt Terrell  $177,500 
19 Bill Scherrer  $100,000 
20 Marty Castillo  $76,000 
Detroit Tigers 1985 payroll based on this was $10,348,143.
1985 Houston Astros 1985 Houston Astros
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Nolan Ryan  $1,350,000 
2 Bob Knepper  $850,000 
3 Joe Niekro  $825,000 
4 Jose Cruz  $796,383 
5 Phil Garner  $745,000 
6 Omar Moreno  $700,000 
7 Dickie Thon  $675,000 
8 Terry Puhl  $541,667 
9 Dave Smith  $500,000 
10 Alan Ashby  $416,667 
11 Mike Scott  $360,000 
12 Craig Reynolds  $350,000 
13 Denny Walling  $341,667 
14 Bill Doran  $325,000 
15 Bill Dawley  $295,000 
16 Enos Cabell  $291,667 
17 Frank DiPino  $255,000 
18 Harry Spilman  $160,000 
19 Kevin Bass  $155,000 
20 Glenn Davis  $60,000 
Houston Astros 1985 payroll based on this was $9,993,051.
1985 Kansas City Royals 1985 Kansas City Royals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 George Brett  $1,000,000 
2 Dan Quisenberry  $975,000 
3 Dennis Leonard  $871,429 
4 Willie Wilson  $843,750 
5 Hal McRae  $800,000 
6 Jim Sundberg  $608,333 
7 Dennis Lamp  $535,000 
8 Bud Black  $465,000 
9 Jorge Orta  $450,000 
10 John Wathan  $425,000 
11 Joe Beckwith  $358,000 
12 Greg Pryor  $316,667 
13 Onix Concepcion  $250,000 
14 Charlie Leibrandt  $225,000 
15 Steve Balboni  $205,000 
16 Lynn Jones  $202,500 
17 Pat Sheridan  $175,000 
18 Darryl Motley  $155,500 
19 Bret Saberhagen  $150,000 
20 Mark Gubicza  $115,000 
21 Mike Jones  $100,000 
22 Danny Jackson  $95,000 
Kansas City Royals 1985 payroll based on this was $9,321,179.
1985 Los Angeles Dodgers 1985 Los Angeles Dodgers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Pedro Guerrero  $1,270,000 
2 Fernando Valenzuela  $1,200,000 
3 Jerry Reuss  $980,000 
4 Al Oliver  $750,000 
5 Rick Honeycutt  $705,000 
6 Bob Welch  $643,750 
7 Ken Landreaux  $537,500 
8 Dave Goltz  $500,000 
9 Steve Yeager  $500,000 
10 Steve Sax  $465,000 
11 Bill Russell  $450,000 
12 Mike Scioscia  $435,000 
13 Tom Niedenfuer  $370,000 
14 Alejandro Pena  $350,000 
15 Mike Marshall  $333,000 
16 Bob Bailor  $330,000 
17 Terry Whitfield  $316,667 
18 Orel Hershiser  $212,000 
19 Greg Brock  $150,000 
20 Jay Johnstone  $150,000 
21 Candy Maldonado  $140,000 
22 Carlos Diaz  $120,000 
23 Mariano Duncan  $60,000 
Los Angeles Dodgers 1985 payroll based on this was $10,967,917.
1985 Milwaukee Brewers 1985 Milwaukee Brewers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Cecil Cooper  $1,176,190 
2 Rollie Fingers  $1,065,000 
3 Robin Yount  $1,000,000 
4 Ted Simmons  $1,000,000 
5 Paul Molitor  $950,000 
6 Jim Gantner  $687,500 
7 Moose Haas  $679,167 
8 Ray Burris  $581,250 
9 Danny Darwin  $565,000 
10 Ben Oglivie  $560,000 
11 Pete Vuckovich  $540,000 
12 Rick Manning  $510,000 
13 Bob McClure  $480,000 
14 Rick Waits  $460,000 
15 Charlie Moore  $365,000 
16 Ed Romero  $290,000 
17 Paul Householder  $215,000 
18 Bill Schroeder  $100,000 
19 Teddy Higuera  $60,000 
Milwaukee Brewers 1985 payroll based on this was $11,284,107.
1985 Minnesota Twins 1985 Minnesota Twins
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Roy Smalley  $728,571 
2 Ron Davis  $650,000 
3 Kent Hrbek  $560,000 
4 John Castino  $550,000 
5 Tom Brunansky  $425,000 
6 Gary Gaetti  $415,000 
7 Frank Viola  $375,000 
8 Mike Smithson  $335,000 
9 John Butcher  $320,000 
10 Mickey Hatcher  $293,750 
11 Dave Engle  $215,000 
12 Ken Schrom  $150,000 
13 Tim Laudner  $145,000 
14 Kirby Puckett  $130,000 
15 Pete Filson  $120,000 
16 Randy Bush  $120,000 
17 Tim Teufel  $110,000 
18 Allan Anderson  $62,500 
19 Mark Salas  $60,000 
Minnesota Twins 1985 payroll based on this was $5,764,821.
1985 Montreal Expos 1985 Montreal Expos
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Tim Raines  $1,200,000 
2 Andre Dawson  $1,033,333 
3 Jeff Reardon  $850,000 
4 Bill Gullickson  $700,000 
5 Charlie Lea  $650,000 
6 U L Washington  $650,000 
7 Tim Wallach  $565,000 
8 Hubie Brooks  $550,000 
9 Gary Lucas  $513,500 
10 Dan Schatzeder  $375,000 
11 David Palmer  $375,000 
12 Vance Law  $375,000 
13 Doug Flynn  $350,000 
14 Jim Wohlford  $308,333 
15 Bryn Smith  $290,000 
16 Terry Francona  $250,000 
17 Miguel Dilone  $175,000 
18 Steve Nicosia  $105,000 
19 Bert Roberge  $95,000 
20 Brian Fisher  $60,000 
Montreal Expos 1985 payroll based on this was $9,470,166.
1985 New York Mets 1985 New York Mets
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Gary Carter  $2,028,571 
2 George Foster  $1,942,857 
3 Keith Hernandez  $1,100,000 
4 Jesse Orosco  $650,000 
5 Mookie Wilson  $591,667 
6 Ray Knight  $560,000 
7 Larry Bowa  $525,000 
8 Darryl Strawberry  $516,667 
9 Dwight Gooden  $450,000 
10 Ed Lynch  $330,000 
11 Bruce Berenyi  $325,000 
12 Rusty Staub  $300,000 
13 Doug Sisk  $275,000 
14 Danny Heep  $260,000 
15 Ron Darling  $230,000 
16 Wally Backman  $200,000 
17 Tom Gorman  $150,000 
18 Rafael Santana  $125,000 
19 Howard Johnson  $115,000 
20 Ron Gardenhire  $100,000 
21 Roger McDowell  $60,000 
New York Mets 1985 payroll based on this was $10,834,762.
1985 New York Yankees 1985 New York Yankees
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dave Winfield  $1,795,704 
2 Rickey Henderson  $1,470,000 
3 Steve Kemp  $1,420,000 
4 Ken Griffey  $1,075,000 
5 Ron Guidry  $900,000 
6 Don Baylor  $810,000 
7 Ed Whitson  $800,000 
8 Dave Righetti  $680,000 
9 Bob Shirley  $637,500 
10 John Montefusco  $637,500 
11 Phil Niekro  $600,000 
12 Willie Randolph  $600,000 
13 Butch Wynegar  $550,000 
14 Dale Berra  $477,500 
15 Don Mattingly  $455,000 
16 Bill Sample  $435,000 
17 Ron Hassey  $425,000 
18 Marty Bystrom  $250,000 
19 Joe Cowley  $120,000 
20 Bob Meacham  $100,000 
New York Yankees 1985 payroll based on this was $14,238,204.
1985 Oakland Athletics 1985 Oakland Athletics
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dave Kingman  $1,087,500 
2 Carney Lansford  $900,000 
3 Dwayne Murphy  $845,833 
4 Dave Collins  $700,000 
5 Alfredo Griffin  $610,000 
6 Rick Langford  $608,333 
7 Tommy John  $600,000 
8 Dusty Baker  $575,000 
9 Steve McCatty  $520,000 
10 Mike Heath  $425,000 
11 Bruce Bochte  $350,000 
12 Mike Davis  $305,000 
13 Mike Norris  $283,107 
14 Jay Howell  $262,500 
15 Tony Phillips  $220,000 
16 Tom Tellmann  $207,500 
17 Steve Henderson  $150,000 
18 Chris Codiroli  $141,500 
19 Keith Atherton  $107,333 
20 Rob Picciolo  $100,000 
21 Tim Birtsas  $60,000 
Oakland Athletics 1985 payroll based on this was $9,058,606.
1985 Philadelphia Phillies 1985 Philadelphia Phillies
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Schmidt  $2,130,300 
2 John Denny  $1,109,333 
3 Steve Carlton  $1,075,000 
4 Garry Maddox  $820,333 
5 Shane Rawley  $700,000 
6 Bo Diaz  $620,000 
7 Jerry Koosman  $600,000 
8 Von Hayes  $500,000 
9 Greg Gross  $350,000 
10 Ozzie Virgil  $350,000 
11 Joe Lefebvre  $310,000 
12 Larry Andersen  $250,500 
13 Juan Samuel  $240,000 
14 Luis Aguayo  $237,000 
15 Dave Rucker  $220,000 
16 Tim Corcoran  $220,000 
17 Charles Hudson  $192,500 
18 Kevin Gross  $140,000 
19 Alan Knicely  $60,000 
Philadelphia Phillies 1985 payroll based on this was $10,124,966.
1985 Pittsburgh Pirates 1985 Pittsburgh Pirates
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Tony Pena  $1,075,000 
2 Jason Thompson  $1,066,667 
3 Bill Madlock  $975,500 
4 Kent Tekulve  $830,000 
5 Larry McWilliams  $796,667 
6 Rick Rhoden  $645,000 
7 Johnny Ray  $632,000 
8 Lee Mazzilli  $600,000 
9 Don Robinson  $520,000 
10 Sixto Lezcano  $425,000 
11 Rod Scurry  $350,000 
12 Bill Almon  $255,000 
13 Jim Morrison  $232,500 
14 Rick Reuschel  $200,000 
15 Cecilio Guante  $150,000 
16 Lee Tunnell  $130,000 
17 Andy Hassler  $129,166 
18 Joe Orsulak  $60,000 
Pittsburgh Pirates 1985 payroll based on this was $9,072,500.
1985 San Diego Padres 1985 San Diego Padres
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Rich Gossage  $1,713,333 
2 Garry Templeton  $1,137,000 
3 La Marr Hoyt  $975,000 
4 Steve Garvey  $975,000 
5 Graig Nettles  $900,000 
6 Terry Kennedy  $870,000 
7 Tim Stoddard  $556,250 
8 Eric Show  $537,500 
9 Alan Wiggins  $512,500 
10 Tony Gwynn  $440,000 
11 Roy Lee Jackson  $340,000 
12 Jerry Royster  $325,000 
13 Craig Lefferts  $270,000 
14 Dave Dravecky  $240,000 
15 Andy Hawkins  $200,000 
16 Tim Flannery  $175,000 
17 Al Bumbry  $160,000 
18 Jose DeLeon  $155,000 
19 Bobby Brown  $150,000 
20 Kevin McReynolds  $150,000 
21 Carmelo Martinez  $140,000 
22 Kurt Bevacqua  $140,000 
23 Mark Thurmond  $130,000 
San Diego Padres 1985 payroll based on this was $11,191,583.
1985 San Francisco Giants 1985 San Francisco Giants
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jeffrey Leonard  $900,000 
2 Greg Minton  $865,000 
3 Dan Driessen  $767,500 
4 Manny Trillo  $709,714 
5 Mike Krukow  $630,000 
6 Chili Davis  $550,000 
7 Johnnie LeMaster  $500,000 
8 Alex Trevino  $462,500 
9 Bob Brenly  $385,000 
10 Joel Youngblood  $375,000 
11 Atlee Hammaker  $355,000 
12 Bill Laskey  $355,000 
13 David Green  $275,000 
14 Vida Blue  $250,000 
15 Scot Thompson  $197,000 
16 Mark Davis  $195,000 
17 Jim Gott  $170,000 
18 Dan Gladden  $135,000 
19 Scott Garrelts  $85,000 
20 Chris Brown  $60,000 
San Francisco Giants 1985 payroll based on this was $8,221,714.
1985 Seattle Mariners 1985 Seattle Mariners
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Gorman Thomas  $690,000 
2 Jim Beattie  $470,000 
3 Barry Bonnell  $437,500 
4 Al Cowens  $400,000 
5 Ed Vande Berg  $315,000 
6 Dave Henderson  $310,000 
7 Richie Zisk  $272,500 
8 Mike Moore  $228,000 
9 Alvin Davis  $225,000 
10 Bob Kearney  $183,000 
11 Ken Phelps  $180,000 
12 Jack Perconte  $175,000 
13 Mark Langston  $160,000 
14 Matt Young  $159,000 
15 Phil Bradley  $125,000 
16 Spike Owen  $114,400 
17 Edwin Nunez  $97,000 
18 Jim Presley  $71,600 
Seattle Mariners 1985 payroll based on this was $4,613,000.
1985 St. Louis Cardinals 1985 St. Louis Cardinals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jack Clark  $1,555,000 
2 Ozzie Smith  $1,440,000 
3 Joaquin Andujar  $1,030,000 
4 Neil Allen  $750,000 
5 Darrell Porter  $740,000 
6 Lonnie Smith  $740,000 
7 Ivan DeJesus  $700,000 
8 Bob Forsch  $583,333 
9 Cesar Cedeno  $562,500 
10 Tom Herr  $560,000 
11 Willie McGee  $475,000 
12 Bill Campbell  $457,500 
13 John Tudor  $457,500 
14 Jeff Lahti  $250,000 
15 Tito Landrum  $208,750 
16 Mike Jorgensen  $200,000 
17 Andy Van Slyke  $170,000 
18 Steve Braun  $160,000 
19 Ken Dayley  $150,000 
20 Brian Harper  $135,000 
21 Terry Pendleton  $112,500 
22 Danny Cox  $110,000 
23 Ricky Horton  $110,000 
24 Kurt Kepshire  $100,000 
25 Vince Coleman  $60,000 
St. Louis Cardinals 1985 payroll based on this was $11,817,083.
1985 Texas Rangers 1985 Texas Rangers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Gary Ward  $720,000 
2 Cliff Johnson  $683,333 
3 Toby Harrah  $650,000 
4 Charlie Hough  $636,667 
5 Frank Tanana  $590,000 
6 Burt Hooton  $565,000 
7 Larry Parrish  $560,000 
8 Dave Stewart  $505,000 
9 George Wright  $400,000 
10 Alan Bannister  $350,000 
11 Dave Schmidt  $344,000 
12 Dave Rozema  $310,000 
13 Bill Stein  $250,000 
14 Dickie Noles  $235,000 
15 Don Slaught  $215,000 
16 Duane Walker  $185,000 
17 Pete O'Brien  $165,000 
18 Wayne Tolleson  $135,000 
19 Bob Jones  $117,500 
20 Oddibe McDowell  $60,000 
Texas Rangers 1985 payroll based on this was $7,676,500.
1985 Toronto Blue Jays 1985 Toronto Blue Jays
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dave Stieb  $913,636 
2 Doyle Alexander  $875,000 
3 Bill Caudill  $833,333 
4 Damaso Garcia  $740,000 
5 Willie Upshaw  $730,000 
6 Lloyd Moseby  $587,500 
7 Jim Clancy  $580,000 
8 Gary Lavelle  $475,000 
9 Ernie Whitt  $370,000 
10 Buck Martinez  $356,300 
11 Jeff Burroughs  $350,000 
12 George Bell  $335,000 
13 Jesse Barfield  $325,000 
14 Rance Mulliniks  $325,000 
15 Garth Iorg  $256,667 
16 Len Matuszek  $185,000 
17 Jim Acker  $170,000 
18 Jimmy Key  $131,250 
19 Tony Fernandez  $127,500 
20 Tom Henke  $60,000 
Toronto Blue Jays 1985 payroll based on this was $8,726,186.


Sources: Baseball Databank/Doug Pappas (see credits).


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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