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1988 Individual Salaries by Team

This is an individual salary listings by team for the 1988 season. Note that this list is not complete, though it does represent the best available information. You can also view figures for 1987 or 1989. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1988 Atlanta Braves 1988 Atlanta Braves
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dale Murphy  $2,000,000 
2 Bruce Sutter  $1,729,167 
3 Len Barker  $900,000 
4 Ozzie Virgil  $900,000 
5 Rick Mahler  $737,500 
6 Ken Oberkfell  $725,000 
7 Damaso Garcia  $691,507 
8 Bruce Benedict  $665,000 
9 Ken Griffey  $500,000 
10 Ted Simmons  $470,000 
11 Zane Smith  $450,000 
12 Jim Acker  $435,000 
13 Gerald Perry  $425,000 
14 Gary Roenicke  $380,000 
15 Dion James  $360,000 
16 Albert Hall  $250,000 
17 Charlie Puleo  $195,000 
18 Andres Thomas  $110,000 
19 Paul Runge  $107,500 
20 Paul Assenmacher  $81,000 
21 Ed Olwine  $79,000 
22 Chuck Cary  $78,000 
23 Terry Blocker  $70,000 
24 Jeff Blauser  $67,000 
25 Kevin Coffman  $65,000 
26 Pete Smith  $65,000 
27 Ron Gant  $65,000 
28 Tom Glavine  $65,000 
29 Gary Eave  $62,500 
Atlanta Braves 1988 payroll based on this was $12,728,174.
1988 Baltimore Orioles 1988 Baltimore Orioles
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Eddie Murray  $2,142,904 
2 Cal Ripken  $1,700,000 
3 Fred Lynn  $1,540,000 
4 Scott McGregor  $1,066,171 
5 Mike Boddicker  $850,000 
6 Terry Kennedy  $850,000 
7 Tom Niedenfuer  $850,000 
8 Don Aase  $675,000 
9 Dave Schmidt  $625,000 
10 Larry Sheets  $540,000 
11 Mark Thurmond  $435,000 
12 Doug Sisk  $410,000 
13 Mike Morgan  $375,000 
14 Jim Dwyer  $300,000 
15 Rick Schu  $165,000 
16 Jeff Stone  $160,000 
17 Joe Orsulak  $120,000 
18 Mark Williamson  $85,000 
19 Ken Gerhart  $83,000 
20 Billy Ripken  $80,000 
21 Jim Traber  $80,000 
22 Rene Gonzales  $75,000 
23 Wade Rowdon  $72,500 
24 Carl Nichols  $65,000 
25 Jose Bautista  $62,500 
26 Jose Mesa  $62,500 
27 Oswaldo Peraza  $62,500 
Baltimore Orioles 1988 payroll based on this was $13,532,075.
1988 Boston Red Sox 1988 Boston Red Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jim Rice  $2,214,865 
2 Wade Boggs  $1,650,000 
3 Dwight Evans  $1,600,000 
4 Roger Clemens  $1,350,000 
5 Bob Stanley  $1,060,000 
6 Rich Gedman  $952,727 
7 Bruce Hurst  $900,000 
8 Lee Smith  $850,000 
9 Marty Barrett  $675,000 
10 Oil Can Boyd  $550,000 
11 Spike Owen  $525,000 
12 Ed Romero  $415,000 
13 Mike Greenwell  $205,000 
14 Jeff Sellers  $135,000 
15 Ellis Burks  $125,000 
16 Wes Gardner  $117,000 
17 Todd Benzinger  $85,000 
18 Sam Horn  $80,000 
19 Kevin Romine  $77,500 
20 John Marzano  $77,000 
21 Jody Reed  $64,500 
22 Brady Anderson  $62,500 
23 John Trautwein  $62,500 
24 Steve Ellsworth  $62,500 
Boston Red Sox 1988 payroll based on this was $13,896,092.
1988 California Angels 1988 California Angels
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Witt  $1,400,000 
2 Donnie Moore  $1,000,000 
3 George Hendrick  $989,333 
4 Brian Downing  $900,000 
5 Bob Boone  $883,000 
6 Chili Davis  $850,000 
7 Dan Petry  $785,000 
8 Butch Wynegar  $733,333 
9 Johnny Ray  $732,000 
10 Dick Schofield  $552,222 
11 Greg Minton  $500,000 
12 Bill Buckner  $400,000 
13 Wally Joyner  $340,000 
14 Kirk McCaskill  $262,000 
15 Jack Howell  $200,000 
16 Devon White  $185,000 
17 Joe Johnson  $157,500 
18 De Wayne Buice  $150,000 
19 Willie Fraser  $125,000 
20 Mark McLemore  $122,500 
21 Chuck Finley  $111,000 
22 Tony Armas  $100,000 
23 Gus Polidor  $97,000 
24 Jack Lazorko  $97,000 
25 Chico Walker  $88,000 
26 Bryan Harvey  $62,500 
27 Frank Dimichele  $62,500 
28 Jim Eppard  $62,500 
California Angels 1988 payroll based on this was $11,947,388.
1988 Chicago Cubs 1988 Chicago Cubs
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Rick Sutcliffe  $2,070,000 
2 Andre Dawson  $1,850,000 
3 Leon Durham  $1,383,333 
4 Rich Gossage  $1,331,532 
5 Jody Davis  $1,108,333 
6 Scott Sanderson  $950,000 
7 Ryne Sandberg  $840,000 
8 Jerry Mumphrey  $608,000 
9 Frank DiPino  $465,000 
10 Al Nipper  $397,000 
11 Vance Law  $375,000 
12 Manny Trillo  $357,000 
13 Calvin Schiraldi  $207,500 
14 Shawon Dunston  $207,500 
15 Jamie Moyer  $142,500 
16 Dave Martinez  $135,000 
17 Mike Bielecki  $110,000 
18 Les Lancaster  $90,000 
19 Rafael Palmeiro  $90,000 
20 Greg Maddux  $82,500 
21 Drew Hall  $68,000 
22 Darrin Jackson  $63,500 
23 Damon Berryhill  $62,500 
24 Mike Capel  $62,500 
25 Rolando Roomes  $62,500 
Chicago Cubs 1988 payroll based on this was $13,119,198.
1988 Chicago White Sox 1988 Chicago White Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Harold Baines  $1,000,000 
2 Greg Walker  $730,000 
3 Carlton Fisk  $700,000 
4 Ozzie Guillen  $537,500 
5 Ricky Horton  $532,500 
6 Gary Redus  $460,000 
7 Dave LaPoint  $425,000 
8 Donnie Hill  $275,000 
9 Jerry Reuss  $200,000 
10 Mark Salas  $185,000 
11 Steve Lyons  $175,000 
12 Dan Pasqua  $165,000 
13 Ivan Calderon  $140,000 
14 Bill Long  $102,500 
15 Jose Segura  $102,500 
16 Kenny Williams  $102,500 
17 Fred Manrique  $97,500 
18 Daryl Boston  $75,000 
19 Bobby Thigpen  $70,000 
20 John Davis  $65,000 
21 Jack McDowell  $62,500 
22 John Pawlowski  $62,500 
23 Lance Johnson  $62,500 
24 Melido Perez  $62,500