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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