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1987 Individual Salaries by Team

This is an individual salary listings by team for the 1987 season. Note that this list is not complete, though it does represent the best available information. You can also view figures for 1986 or 1988. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1987 Atlanta Braves 1987 Atlanta Braves
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dale Murphy  $1,925,000 
2 Bruce Sutter  $1,729,167 
3 Ken Griffey  $1,150,000 
4 Len Barker  $890,000 
5 Rafael Ramirez  $875,000 
6 Gene Garber  $786,667 
7 Ozzie Virgil  $760,000 
8 David Palmer  $725,000 
9 Ken Oberkfell  $725,000 
10 Rick Mahler  $695,000 
11 Doyle Alexander  $650,000 
12 Damaso Garcia  $646,726 
13 Joe Boever  $625,000 
14 Bruce Benedict  $615,000 
15 Glenn Hubbard  $555,000 
16 Ted Simmons  $500,000 
17 Gary Roenicke  $380,000 
18 Jim Acker  $350,000 
19 Jeff Dedmon  $300,000 
20 Zane Smith  $250,000 
21 Graig Nettles  $219,500 
22 Darryl Motley  $210,000 
23 Albert Hall  $150,000 
24 Gerald Perry  $150,000 
25 Dion James  $120,000 
26 Charlie Puleo  $117,500 
27 Paul Runge  $95,000 
28 Paul Assenmacher  $80,000 
29 Andres Thomas  $75,000 
30 Ed Olwine  $70,000 
31 Jeff Blauser  $62,500 
32 Tom Glavine  $62,500 
Atlanta Braves 1987 payroll based on this was $16,544,560.
1987 Baltimore Orioles 1987 Baltimore Orioles
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Eddie Murray  $2,044,757 
2 Cal Ripken  $1,350,000 
3 Fred Lynn  $1,340,000 
4 Terry Kennedy  $1,020,000 
5 Scott McGregor  $940,016 
6 Mike Boddicker  $825,000 
7 Alan Wiggins  $762,500 
8 Don Aase  $625,000 
9 Mike Flanagan  $625,000 
10 Ray Knight  $600,000 
11 Lee Lacy  $525,000 
12 Dave Schmidt  $435,000 
13 Juan Beniquez  $430,000 
14 Mike Young  $350,000 
15 Jim Dwyer  $307,500 
16 John Shelby  $300,000 
17 Floyd Rayford  $248,000 
18 Rick Burleson  $200,000 
19 Ken Dixon  $155,000 
20 Larry Sheets  $145,000 
21 Jack O'Connor  $85,000 
22 Ron Washington  $85,000 
23 Mike Griffin  $65,000 
24 Billy Ripken  $62,500 
25 Eric Bell  $62,500 
26 John Habyan  $62,500 
27 Ken Gerhart  $62,500 
28 Mark Williamson  $62,500 
29 Mike Hart  $62,500 
30 Tony Arnold  $62,500 
Baltimore Orioles 1987 payroll based on this was $13,900,273.
1987 Boston Red Sox 1987 Boston Red Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jim Rice  $2,110,000 
2 Wade Boggs  $1,675,000 
3 Bob Stanley  $1,075,000 
4 Dwight Evans  $1,070,000 
5 Bruce Hurst  $700,000 
6 Roger Clemens  $650,000 
7 Marty Barrett  $575,000 
8 Oil Can Boyd  $550,000 
9 Dave Henderson  $525,000 
10 Bill Buckner  $366,667 
11 Joe Sambito  $360,000 
12 Glenn Hoffman  $300,000 
13 Ellis Burks  $62,500 
14 Todd Benzinger  $62,500 
15 Tom Bolton  $62,500 
Boston Red Sox 1987 payroll based on this was $10,144,167.
1987 California Angels 1987 California Angels
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Witt  $1,133,333 
2 Doug DeCinces  $1,050,000 
3 Donnie Moore  $1,000,000 
4 George Hendrick  $989,333 
5 Brian Downing  $900,000 
6 Don Sutton  $890,000 
7 Bob Boone  $883,000 
8 Chili Davis  $815,000 
9 John Candelaria  $800,000 
10 Butch Wynegar  $733,333 
11 Gary Lucas  $662,000 
12 Reggie Jackson  $525,000 
13 Dick Schofield  $475,000 
14 Ruppert Jones  $450,000 
15 Gary Pettis  $400,000 
16 Kirk McCaskill  $232,000 
17 Wally Joyner  $180,000 
18 Jack Howell  $95,000 
19 Darrell Miller  $91,000 
20 Chuck Finley  $77,500 
21 Jack Fimple  $75,000 
22 Devon White  $70,000 
23 Gus Polidor  $67,000 
24 Bill Buckner  $62,500 
25 De Wayne Buice  $62,500 
26 Tony Armas  $62,500 
27 Willie Fraser  $62,500 
California Angels 1987 payroll based on this was $12,843,499.
1987 Chicago Cubs 1987 Chicago Cubs
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Rick Sutcliffe  $1,800,000 
2 Leon Durham  $1,183,333 
3 Ron Cey  $1,050,000 
4 Keith Moreland  $1,043,333 
5 Jody Davis  $1,008,333 
6 Steve Trout  $890,000 
7 Scott Sanderson  $850,000 
8 Lee Smith  $840,000 
9 Jim Sundberg  $791,667 
10 Ryne Sandberg  $760,000 
11 Jerry Mumphrey  $750,000 
12 Bob Dernier  $708,333 
13 Andre Dawson  $700,000 
14 Ed Lynch  $550,000 
15 Frank DiPino  $300,000 
16 Manny Trillo  $290,000 
17 Shawon Dunston  $155,000 
18 Brian Dayett  $100,000 
19 Dickie Noles  $75,000 
20 Jay Baller  $75,000 
21 Jamie Moyer  $70,000 
22 Luis Quinones  $68,000 
23 Dave Martinez  $62,500 
24 Drew Hall  $62,500 
25 Les Lancaster  $62,500 
26 Rafael Palmeiro  $62,500 
Chicago Cubs 1987 payroll based on this was $14,307,999.
1987 Chicago White Sox 1987 Chicago White Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Harold Baines  $950,000 
2 Floyd Bannister  $930,000 
3 Carlton Fisk  $900,000 
4 Ron Hassey  $534,343 
5 Gary Redus  $400,000 
6 Jerry Royster  $260,000 
7 Neil Allen  $214,615 
8 Dave LaPoint  $65,000 
Chicago White Sox 1987 payroll based on this was $4,253,958.
1987 Cincinnati Reds 1987 Cincinnati Reds
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mario Soto  $1,200,000 
2 Dave Parker  $1,100,000 
3 Bill Gullickson  $900,000 
4 Buddy Bell  $870,000 
5 Bo Diaz  $825,000 
6 Ron Oester  $750,000 
7 Ted Power  $500,000 
8 Eric Davis  $330,000 
9 Dave Concepcion  $320,000 
10 Nick Esasky  $305,000 
11 Frank Williams  $300,000 
12 John Franco  $300,000 
13 Tom Browning  $287,500 
14 Terry Francona  $225,000 
15 Ron Robinson  $185,000 
16 Dave Collins  $100,000 
17 Tom Hume  $100,000 
18 Rob Murphy  $95,000 
19 Kal Daniels  $86,500 
20 Kurt Stillwell  $80,000 
21 Tracy Jones  $80,000 
22 Barry Larkin  $77,500 
23 Guy Hoffman  $75,000 
24 Paul O'Neill  $65,000 
25 Sal Butera  $62,500 
26 Terry McGriff  $62,500 
Cincinnati Reds 1987 payroll based on this was $9,281,500.
1987 Cleveland Indians 1987 Cleveland Indians
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Andre Thornton  $1,100,000 
2 Julio Franco  $775,000 
3 Brett Butler  $765,000 
4 Tony Bernazard  $630,000 
5 Brook Jacoby  $612,500 
6 Pat Tabler  $605,000 
7 Mel Hall  $550,000 
8 Ken Schrom  $450,000 
9 Rick Dempsey  $400,000 
10 Jamie Easterly  $370,000 
11 Chris Bando  $305,000 
12 Ed Vande Berg  $300,000 
13 Joe Carter  $250,000 
14 Carmen Castillo  $247,500 
15 Sammy Stewart  $175,000 
16 Tom Candiotti  $160,000 
17 Cory Snyder  $90,000 
18 Scott Bailes  $80,000 
19 Andy Allanson  $75,000 
20 Greg Swindell  $68,750 
21 Rich Yett  $67,500 
22 Darrel Akerfelds  $62,500 
23 Doug Jones  $62,500 
24 Eddie Williams  $62,500 
25 John Farrell  $62,500 
26 Junior Noboa  $62,500 
27 Reggie Ritter  $62,500 
28 Tommy Hinzo  $62,500 
Cleveland Indians 1987 payroll based on this was $8,513,750.
1987 Detroit Tigers 1987 Detroit Tigers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jack Morris  $1,850,000 
2 Kirk Gibson  $1,335,000 
3 Willie Hernandez  $1,060,000 
4 Dan Petry  $975,000 
5 Chet Lemon  $698,571 
6 Frank Tanana  $662,500 
7 Mike Heath  $650,000 
8 Alan Trammell  $617,143 
9 Walt Terrell  $600,000 
10 Darrell Evans  $525,000 
11 Terry Harper  $425,000 
12 Lou Whitaker  $420,000 
13 Mark Thurmond  $370,000 
14 Johnny Grubb  $365,000 
15 Tom Brookens  $360,000 
16 Dave Bergman  $331,667 
17 Larry Herndon  $225,000 
18 Pat Sheridan  $190,000 
19 Darnell Coles  $170,000 
20 Eric King  $100,000 
21 Matt Nokes  $68,000 
22 Jeff Robinson  $62,500 
23 Mike Henneman  $62,500 
Detroit Tigers 1987 payroll based on this was $12,122,881.
1987 Houston Astros 1987 Houston Astros
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Nolan Ryan  $1,225,000 
2 Bob Knepper  $1,000,000 
3 Terry Puhl  $900,000 
4 Jose Cruz  $755,000 
5 Danny Darwin  $740,000 
6 Dave Smith  $700,000 
7 Omar Moreno  $700,000 
8 Mike Scott  $691,667 
9 Dickie Thon  $675,000 
10 Kevin Bass  $630,000 
11 Bill Doran  $625,000 
12 Denny Walling  $595,000 
13 Alan Ashby  $575,000 
14 Davey Lopes  $550,000 
15 Phil Garner  $450,000 
16 Craig Reynolds  $416,667 
17 Larry Andersen  $300,000 
18 Glenn Davis  $215,000 
19 Charlie Kerfeld  $110,037 
20 Billy Hatcher  $110,000 
21 Jim Deshaies  $110,000 
22 Jim Pankovits  $100,000 
23 Juan Agosto  $100,000 
24 Ronn Reynolds  $80,000 
25 Jeff Heathcock  $67,500 
26 Dale Berra  $62,500 
27 Gerald Young  $62,500 
28 Ken Caminiti  $62,500 
Houston Astros 1987 payroll based on this was $12,608,371.
1987 Kansas City Royals 1987 Kansas City Royals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 George Brett  $2,055,000 
2 Willie Wilson  $1,389,706 
3 Dan Quisenberry  $1,262,350 
4 Frank White  $875,000 
5 Charlie Leibrandt  $850,000 
6 Bret Saberhagen  $740,000 
7 Steve Balboni  $625,000 
8 Bud Black  $600,000 
9 Lonnie Smith  $500,000 
10 Thad Bosley  $457,500 
11 Mark Gubicza  $450,000 
12 Bo Jackson  $330,000 
13 Rudy Law  $300,000 
14 Danny Jackson  $225,000 
15 Jamie Quirk  $200,000 
16 Danny Tartabull  $145,000 
17 Angel Salazar  $100,000 
18 Larry Owen  $100,000 
19 Jerry Don Gleaton  $95,000 
20 Ed Hearn  $76,000 
21 Jim Eisenreich  $72,500 
22 Bob Stoddard  $65,000 
23 Ross Jones  $65,000 
24 Bill Pecota  $62,500 
25 Gary Thurman  $62,500 
26 John Davis  $62,500 
27 Kevin Seitzer  $62,500 
Kansas City Royals 1987 payroll based on this was $11,828,056.
1987 Los Angeles Dodgers 1987 Los Angeles Dodgers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Fernando Valenzuela  $1,850,000 
2 Pedro Guerrero  $1,520,000 
3 Jerry Reuss  $1,100,000 
4 Mike Scioscia  $875,000 
5 Bill Madlock  $850,000 
6 Bob Welch  $837,500 
7 Rick Honeycutt  $805,000 
8 Orel Hershiser  $800,000 
9 Ken Landreaux  $737,500 
10 Tom Niedenfuer  $731,250 
11 Mike Marshall  $670,000 
12 Alex Trevino  $370,153 
13 Matt Young  $350,000 
14 Danny Heep  $300,000 
15 Alejandro Pena  $280,000 
16 Len Matuszek  $265,000 
17 Dave Anderson  $225,000 
18 Tim Leary  $170,000 
19 Brad Havens  $165,000 
20 Mariano Duncan  $150,000 
21 Franklin Stubbs  $144,000 
22 Brad Wellman  $100,000 
23 Brian Holton  $65,000 
24 Jeff Hamilton  $65,000 
25 Craig Shipley  $62,500 
26 Mickey Hatcher  $62,500 
27 Shawn Hillegas  $62,500 
28 Tracy Woodson  $62,500 
Los Angeles Dodgers 1987 payroll based on this was $13,675,403.
1987 Milwaukee Brewers 1987 Milwaukee Brewers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Paul Molitor  $1,260,000 
2 Robin Yount  $1,150,000 
3 Mark Clear  $685,000 
4 Rick Manning  $560,000 
5 Cecil Cooper  $493,224 
6 Greg Brock  $405,000 
7 Jim Gantner  $375,000 
8 Teddy Higuera  $335,000 
9 Rob Deer  $225,000 
10 Bill Schroeder  $185,000 
11 Dan Plesac  $180,000 
12 Ernest Riles  $160,000 
13 Juan Nieves  $115,000 
14 Bob McClure  $100,000 
15 Ray Burris  $100,000 
16 Bill Wegman  $95,000 
17 Dale Sveum  $92,500 
18 Juan Castillo  $90,000 
19 Glenn Braggs  $80,000 
20 Mike Felder  $75,000 
21 Len Barker  $72,500 
22 Jim Adduci  $70,000 
23 Mark Knudson  $70,000 
24 Mike Birkbeck  $70,000 
25 B.J. Surhoff  $62,500 
26 Chris Bosio  $62,500 
27 Chuck Crim  $62,500 
28 Jay Aldrich  $62,500 
Milwaukee Brewers 1987 payroll based on this was $7,293,224.
1987 Minnesota Twins 1987 Minnesota Twins
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Kent Hrbek  $1,310,000 
2 Bert Blyleven  $1,150,000 
3 Gary Gaetti  $950,000 
4 Tom Brunansky  $940,000 
5 Frank Viola  $830,000 
6 Kirby Puckett  $465,000 
7 Keith Atherton  $300,000 
8 Randy Bush  $300,000 
9 Juan Berenguer  $152,500 
Minnesota Twins 1987 payroll based on this was $6,397,500.
1987 Montreal Expos 1987 Montreal Expos
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Tim Raines  $1,666,333 
2 Hubie Brooks  $765,000 
3 Tim Wallach  $765,000 
4 Vance Law  $525,000 
5 Bryn Smith  $466,719 
6 Neal Heaton  $400,000 
7 Andy McGaffigan  $292,500 
8 Tom Foley  $250,000 
9 Mike Fitzgerald  $210,000 
10 Mitch Webster  $210,000 
11 Tim Burke  $210,000 
12 Dennis Martinez  $162,500 
13 Joe Hesketh  $150,000 
14 Dave Engle  $145,000 
15 Floyd Youmans  $91,500 
16 Andres Galarraga  $90,000 
17 Herm Winningham  $82,500 
18 Pascual Perez  $75,000 
19 Jeff Reed  $72,500 
20 Bob Sebra  $62,500 
21 Casey Candaele  $62,500 
22 Jeff Parrett  $62,500 
23 Reid Nichols  $62,500 
24 Wallace Johnson  $62,500 
Montreal Expos 1987 payroll based on this was $6,942,052.
1987 New York Mets 1987 New York Mets
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Gary Carter  $2,060,714 
2 Keith Hernandez  $1,800,000 
3 Dwight Gooden  $1,500,000 
4 Darryl Strawberry  $1,245,000 
5 Ron Darling  $1,050,000 
6 Jesse Orosco  $925,000 
7 Mookie Wilson  $800,000 
8 Bob Ojeda  $650,000 
9 Kevin McReynolds  $625,000 
10 Wally Backman  $550,000 
11 Doug Sisk  $330,000 
12 Sid Fernandez  $308,000 
13 Roger McDowell  $305,000 
14 Howard Johnson  $297,500 
15 Tim Teufel  $277,500 
16 Rafael Santana  $250,000 
17 Lenny Dykstra  $202,500 
18 Rick Aguilera  $195,000 
19 Terry Leach  $95,000 
20 Randy Myers  $68,000 
21 Barry Lyons  $62,500 
22 Dave Magadan  $62,500 
23 David Cone  $62,500 
24 Keith Miller  $62,500 
25 Lee Mazzilli  $62,500 
New York Mets 1987 payroll based on this was $13,846,714.
1987 New York Yankees 1987 New York Yankees
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Don Mattingly  $1,975,000 
2 Dave Winfield  $1,911,714 
3 Rickey Henderson  $1,670,000 
4 Steve Kemp  $1,320,000 
5 Willie Randolph  $900,000 
6 Ron Guidry  $850,000 
7 Dave Righetti  $800,000 
8 Tim Stoddard  $775,000 
9 Dale Berra  $657,500 
10 Gary Ward  $633,000 
11 Rick Rhoden  $600,000 
12 Claudell Washington  $480,000 
13 Ron Kittle  $425,000 
14 Cecilio Guante  $405,000 
15 Al Holland  $400,000 
16 Wayne Tolleson  $385,000 
17 Tommy John  $350,000 
18 Rod Scurry  $340,000 
19 Charles Hudson  $305,000 
20 Rick Cerone  $250,000 
21 Pete Filson  $180,000 
22 Dennis Rasmussen  $175,000 
23 Mike Pagliarulo  $175,000 
24 Mark Salas  $137,000 
25 Lenn Sakata  $125,000 
26 Pat Clements  $125,000 
27 Dan Pasqua  $110,000 
28 Joel Skinner  $110,000 
29 Bob Meacham  $105,000 
30 Bob Tewksbury  $85,000 
31 Doug Drabek  $85,000 
32 Brad Arnsberg  $68,000 
33 Al Pedrique  $62,500 
34 Keith Hughes  $62,500 
35 Randy Velarde  $62,500 
New York Yankees 1987 payroll based on this was $17,099,714.
1987 Oakland Athletics 1987 Oakland Athletics
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Bill Caudill  $1,633,333 
2 Joaquin Andujar  $1,353,333 
3 Carney Lansford  $1,300,000 
4 Dennis Eckersley  $833,333 
5 Mike Davis  $780,000 
6 Dwayne Murphy  $759,000 
7 Don Baylor  $731,123 
8 Alfredo Griffin  $607,653 
9 Moose Haas  $578,889 
10 Dave Stewart  $550,000 
11 Jay Howell  $530,000 
12 Tony Phillips  $425,000 
13 Gene Nelson  $365,000 
14 Jose Canseco  $180,000 
15 Curt Young  $171,875 
16 Steve Ontiveros  $131,500 
17 Mickey Tettleton  $120,000 
18 Eric Plunk  $77,667 
19 Stan Javier  $75,000 
20 Steve Henderson  $75,000 
21 Dave Leiper  $73,133 
22 Mark McGwire  $72,500 
23 Brian Harper  $70,000 
24 Greg Cadaret  $62,500 
25 Luis Polonia  $62,500 
26 Terry Steinbach  $62,500 
Oakland Athletics 1987 payroll based on this was $11,680,839.
1987 Philadelphia Phillies 1987 Philadelphia Phillies
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Schmidt  $2,127,333 
2 Von Hayes  $1,300,000 
3 Steve Bedrosian  $1,050,000 
4 Lance Parrish  $1,000,000 
5 Kent Tekulve  $925,000 
6 Shane Rawley  $800,000 
7 Mike Easler  $700,000 
8 Glenn Wilson  $662,400 
9 Juan Samuel  $660,000 
10 Greg Gross  $420,000 
11 Luis Aguayo  $325,000 
12 Don Carman  $245,000 
13 Ron Roenicke  $191,500 
14 Steve Jeltz  $150,000 
15 Jeff Stone  $140,000 
16 Milt Thompson  $140,000 
17 Rick Schu  $140,000 
18 Bruce Ruffin  $100,000 
19 Darren Daulton  $98,000 
20 Jeff Calhoun  $85,000 
21 Chris James  $65,000 
22 Mike Maddux  $65,000 
23 Mike Jackson  $62,500 
24 Wally Ritchie  $62,500 
Philadelphia Phillies 1987 payroll based on this was $11,514,233.
1987 Pittsburgh Pirates 1987 Pittsburgh Pirates
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jason Thompson  $1,150,000 
2 Johnny Ray  $807,000 
3 John Cangelosi  $800,000 
4 Don Robinson  $795,000 
5 Rick Reuschel  $750,000 
6 Andy Van Slyke  $550,000 
7 Jim Morrison  $317,500 
8 Bob Walk  $285,000 
9 Bill Almon  $250,000 
10 Sid Bream  $200,000 
11 Junior Ortiz  $190,000 
12 R.J. Reynolds  $190,000 
13 Brian Fisher  $180,000 
14 Jeff Robinson  $180,000 
15 Rafael Belliard  $130,000 
16 Mike LaValliere  $120,000 
17 Bobby Bonilla  $115,000 
18 Mike Bielecki  $110,000 
19 Barry Bonds  $100,000 
20 Mike Diaz  $90,000 
21 U L Washington  $80,000 
22 Barry Jones  $75,000 
23 Brett Gideon  $62,500 
24 John Smiley  $62,500 
25 Jose Lind  $62,500 
Pittsburgh Pirates 1987 payroll based on this was $7,652,000.
1987 San Diego Padres 1987 San Diego Padres
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Steve Garvey  $1,450,000 
2 Rich Gossage  $1,273,904 
3 Garry Templeton  $1,143,225 
4 Ed Whitson  $800,000 
5 Eric Show  $787,500 
6 Tony Gwynn  $765,000 
7 Storm Davis  $605,000 
8 Dave Dravecky  $575,000 
9 Andy Hawkins  $535,000 
10 Craig Lefferts  $500,000 
11 Mark Davis  $415,000 
12 Carmelo Martinez  $340,000 
13 Tim Flannery  $326,667 
14 Marvell Wynne  $240,000 
15 Chris Brown  $215,000 
16 Bruce Bochy  $135,000 
17 Kevin Mitchell  $125,000 
18 Lance McCullers  $125,000 
19 John Kruk  $110,000 
20 Randy Ready  $110,000 
21 Greg Booker  $100,000 
22 Luis Salazar  $75,000 
23 Benito Santiago  $63,500 
24 Jimmy Jones  $63,500 
25 Eric Nolte  $62,500 
26 Shane Mack  $62,500 
27 Stan Jefferson  $62,500 
San Diego Padres 1987 payroll based on this was $11,065,796.
1987 San Francisco Giants 1987 San Francisco Giants
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jeffrey Leonard  $975,000 
2 Greg Minton  $750,000 
3 Mike Krukow  $648,000 
4 Eddie Milner  $490,000 
5 Joel Youngblood  $450,000 
6 Candy Maldonado  $415,000 
7 Atlee Hammaker  $380,000 
8 Jim Gott  $317,000 
9 Mike LaCoss  $300,000 
10 Scott Garrelts  $290,000 
11 Mike Mason  $280,000 
12 Chris Speier  $275,000 
13 Jose Uribe  $195,000 
14 Harry Spilman  $175,000 
15 Robby Thompson  $140,000 
16 Will Clark  $120,000 
17 Joe Price  $100,000 
18 Bob Melvin  $90,000 
19 Mark Grant  $87,500 
20 Kelly Downs  $75,000 
21 Mike Aldrete  $75,000 
22 Keith Comstock  $62,500 
23 Bob Brenly  $60,000 
San Francisco Giants 1987 payroll based on this was $6,750,000.
1987 Seattle Mariners 1987 Seattle Mariners
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Phil Bradley  $750,000 
2 Mike Moore  $536,000 
3 Ken Phelps  $300,000 
4 Richie Zisk  $272,500 
5 Scott Bradley  $110,000 
6 Domingo Ramos  $80,000 
7 Mickey Brantley  $77,500 
8 Scott Bankhead  $75,000 
9 Jose Nunez  $62,500 
Seattle Mariners 1987 payroll based on this was $2,263,500.
1987 St. Louis Cardinals 1987 St. Louis Cardinals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Ozzie Smith  $1,940,000 
2 Jack Clark  $1,300,000 
3 Tony Pena  $1,150,500 
4 John Tudor  $1,050,000 
5 Tom Herr  $925,000 
6 Willie McGee  $765,000 
7 Bob Forsch  $750,000 
8 Danny Cox  $600,000 
9 Jeff Lahti  $450,000 
10 Ricky Horton  $410,000 
11 Ken Dayley  $325,000 
12 Bill Dawley  $275,000 
13 Terry Pendleton  $210,000 
14 Todd Worrell  $170,000 
15 Vince Coleman  $160,000 
16 Tim Conroy  $115,000 
17 Tom Lawless  $115,000 
18 Dan Driessen  $100,000 
19 Greg Mathews  $100,000 
20 Jose Oquendo  $100,000 
21 Steve Lake  $95,000 
22 Pat Perry  $80,000 
23 Curt Ford  $70,000 
24 John Morris  $65,000 
25 Jim Lindeman  $62,500 
26 Joe Magrane  $62,500 
27 Lance Johnson  $62,500 
28 Lee Tunnell  $62,500 
29 Steve Peters  $62,500 
30 Tito Landrum  $62,500 
31 Tom Pagnozzi  $62,500 
St. Louis Cardinals 1987 payroll based on this was $11,758,000.
1987 Texas Rangers 1987 Texas Rangers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Greg Harris  $620,000 
2 Steve Buechele  $135,000 
3 Bob Brower  $62,500 
4 Jerry Browne  $62,500 
Texas Rangers 1987 payroll based on this was $880,000.
1987 Toronto Blue Jays 1987 Toronto Blue Jays
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jesse Barfield  $1,525,000 
2 George Bell  $1,175,000 
3 Dave Stieb  $1,083,333 
4 Willie Upshaw  $940,000 
5 Jim Clancy  $850,000 
6 Lloyd Moseby  $807,500 
7 Ernie Whitt  $750,000 
8 Jimmy Key  $554,391 
9 Rance Mulliniks  $475,000 
10 Tony Fernandez  $400,000 
11 Garth Iorg  $380,000 
12 Tom Henke  $331,000 
13 Rick Leach  $259,110 
14 Charlie Moore  $256,000 
15 Mark Eichhorn  $165,500 
16 John Cerutti  $115,000 
17 Kelly Gruber  $96,000 
18 Cecil Fielder  $78,500 
19 Don Gordon  $71,500 
20 Fred McGriff  $62,500 
21 Gary Lavelle  $62,500 
22 Jeff Musselman  $62,500 
23 Nelson Liriano  $62,500 
Toronto Blue Jays 1987 payroll based on this was $10,562,834.


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
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Middle Innings: A Documentary History of Baseball, 1900-1948 by Dean A. Sullivan.
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Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia by John Thorn, et al.

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