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1989 Individual Salaries by Team

This is an individual salary listings by team for the 1989 season. Note that this list is not complete, though it does represent the best available information. You can also view figures for 1988 or 1990. Other financial information is available for many seasons using the tool on the right.

1989 Atlanta Braves 1989 Atlanta Braves
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dale Murphy  $2,000,000 
2 Bruce Sutter  $1,729,167 
3 Jody Davis  $886,667 
4 Jim Acker  $688,000 
5 Gerald Perry  $662,500 
6 Zane Smith  $650,000 
7 Andres Thomas  $510,000 
8 Darrell Evans  $415,000 
9 Dion James  $400,000 
10 Lonnie Smith  $400,000 
11 Bruce Benedict  $395,000 
12 Pete Smith  $275,000 
13 Paul Assenmacher  $271,000 
14 Albert Hall  $250,000 
15 Joe Boever  $167,000 
16 John Russell  $145,000 
17 Paul Zuvella  $145,000 
18 Jose Alvarez  $125,000 
19 Randy O'Neal  $125,000 
20 Tom Glavine  $117,500 
21 Jeff Treadway  $95,000 
22 John Smoltz  $86,000 
23 Jeff Blauser  $82,000 
24 Tommy Gregg  $82,000 
25 Geronimo Berroa  $70,500 
26 Derek Lilliquist  $68,000 
27 Ed Whited  $68,000 
28 Jeff Wetherby  $68,000 
29 Marty Clary  $68,000 
30 Sergio Valdez  $68,000 
Atlanta Braves 1989 payroll based on this was $11,112,334.
1989 Baltimore Orioles 1989 Baltimore Orioles
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Cal Ripken  $2,466,667 
2 Phil Bradley  $1,150,000 
3 Dave Schmidt  $675,000 
4 Larry Sheets  $660,000 
5 Mark Thurmond  $470,000 
6 Joe Orsulak  $300,000 
7 Mickey Tettleton  $290,000 
8 Bob Melvin  $230,000 
9 Rick Schu  $185,000 
10 Brian Holman  $182,500 
11 Kevin Hickey  $180,000 
12 Jay Tibbs  $175,000 
13 Mark Huismann  $150,000 
14 Tim Hulett  $150,000 
15 Mark Williamson  $120,000 
16 Billy Ripken  $100,000 
17 Jeff Ballard  $97,000 
18 Rene Gonzales  $95,000 
19 Jim Traber  $90,000 
20 Mike Devereaux  $80,000 
21 Oswaldo Peraza  $77,500 
22 Randy Milligan  $75,000 
23 Dave Johnson  $70,500 
24 Gregg Olson  $70,000 
25 Craig Worthington  $68,000 
26 Steve Finley  $68,000 
Baltimore Orioles 1989 payroll based on this was $8,275,167.
1989 Boston Red Sox 1989 Boston Red Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jim Rice  $2,354,748 
2 Roger Clemens  $2,300,000 
3 Wade Boggs  $1,850,000 
4 Lee Smith  $1,425,000 
5 Mike Boddicker  $1,375,000 
6 Rich Gedman  $1,150,000 
7 Dwight Evans  $1,100,000 
8 Marty Barrett  $775,000 
9 Nick Esasky  $570,000 
10 Oil Can Boyd  $550,000 
11 Mike Smithson  $540,000 
12 Mike Greenwell  $500,000 
13 Rick Cerone  $490,000 
14 Dennis Lamp  $380,000 
15 Danny Heep  $365,000 
16 Rob Murphy  $295,000 
17 Wes Gardner  $285,000 
18 Ellis Burks  $275,000 
19 Kevin Romine  $200,000 
20 Jody Reed  $175,000 
21 John Dopson  $125,000 
22 Luis Rivera  $105,000 
23 Randy Kutcher  $90,000 
24 Carlos Quintana  $71,000 
25 Ed Romero  $68,000 
26 Eric Hetzel  $68,000 
Boston Red Sox 1989 payroll based on this was $17,481,748.
1989 California Angels 1989 California Angels
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Chili Davis  $1,475,000 
2 Mike Witt  $1,400,000 
3 Brian Downing  $1,250,000 
4 Bert Blyleven  $1,225,000 
5 Lance Parrish  $1,000,000 
6 Claudell Washington  $975,000 
7 Wally Joyner  $920,000 
8 Dick Schofield  $908,333 
9 Johnny Ray  $850,000 
10 Greg Minton  $830,000 
11 Dan Petry  $785,000 
12 Tony Armas  $525,000 
13 Jack Howell  $475,000 
14 Kirk McCaskill  $460,000 
15 Devon White  $380,000 
16 Bill Schroeder  $372,500 
17 Bob McClure  $200,000 
18 Willie Fraser  $200,000 
19 Chuck Finley  $180,000 
20 Bryan Harvey  $170,000 
21 Glenn Hoffman  $160,000 
22 Terry Clark  $85,000 
23 Bobby Rose  $68,000 
24 Jim Abbott  $68,000 
25 Kent Anderson  $68,000 
26 Rich Monteleone  $68,000 
California Angels 1989 payroll based on this was $15,097,833.
1989 Chicago Cubs 1989 Chicago Cubs
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Rick Sutcliffe  $2,340,000 
2 Andre Dawson  $2,100,000 
3 Ryne Sandberg  $950,000 
4 Scott Sanderson  $800,000 
5 Mitch Webster  $550,000 
6 Shawon Dunston  $550,000 
7 Curtis Wilkerson  $500,000 
8 Vance Law  $425,000 
9 Calvin Schiraldi  $400,000 
10 Mitch Williams  $377,500 
11 Greg Maddux  $275,000 
12 Rafael Palmeiro  $212,000 
13 Mark Grace  $140,000 
14 Domingo Ramos  $130,000 
15 Paul Kilgus  $130,000 
16 Mike Bielecki  $122,500 
17 Les Lancaster  $120,000 
18 Damon Berryhill  $115,000 
19 Lloyd McClendon  $91,000 
20 Dwight Smith  $68,000 
21 Jerome Walton  $68,000 
22 Joe Girardi  $68,000 
23 Rick Wrona  $68,000 
24 Steve Wilson  $68,000 
Chicago Cubs 1989 payroll based on this was $10,668,000.
1989 Chicago White Sox 1989 Chicago White Sox
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Carlton Fisk  $1,200,000 
2 Ozzie Guillen  $800,000 
3 Greg Walker  $718,810 
4 Jerry Reuss  $590,000 
5 Ron Kittle  $550,000 
6 Bobby Thigpen  $467,500 
7 Ivan Calderon  $380,000 
8 Bill Long  $357,500 
9 Steve Lyons  $325,000 
10 Dan Pasqua  $240,000 
11 Melido Perez  $228,500 
12 Daryl Boston  $210,000 
13 Fred Manrique  $192,500 
14 Eric King  $165,000 
15 Ron Karkovice  $106,000 
16 Dave Gallagher  $80,000 
17 Steve Rosenberg  $80,000 
18 Lance Johnson  $76,600 
19 Shawn Hillegas  $75,000 
20 Tom McCarthy  $75,000 
21 Donn Pall  $72,000 
22 Ken Patterson  $72,000 
23 Carlos Martinez  $68,000 
24 Greg Hibbard  $68,000 
25 Russ Morman  $68,000 
Chicago White Sox 1989 payroll based on this was $7,265,410.
1989 Cincinnati Reds 1989 Cincinnati Reds
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Eric Davis  $1,515,000 
2 Danny Jackson  $1,150,000 
3 John Franco  $1,067,500 
4 Tom Browning  $1,025,000 
5 Bo Diaz  $900,000 
6 Rick Mahler  $790,000 
7 Ron Oester  $650,000 
8 Jose Rijo  $457,500 
9 Ron Robinson  $350,000 
10 Kal Daniels  $325,000 
11 Joel Youngblood  $320,000 
12 Ken Griffey  $320,000 
13 Barry Larkin  $302,500 
14 Herm Winningham  $230,000 
15 Dave Collins  $225,000 
16 Paul O'Neill  $215,000 
17 Jeff Reed  $175,000 
18 Todd Benzinger  $160,000 
19 Chris Sabo  $155,000 
20 Luis Quinones  $85,000 
21 Rob Dibble  $85,000 
22 Tim Birtsas  $85,000 
23 Norm Charlton  $72,500 
24 Rolando Roomes  $70,000 
25 Scotti Madison  $70,000 
26 Jeff Richardson  $68,000 
27 Joe Oliver  $68,000 
28 Mike Roesler  $68,000 
29 Scott Scudder  $68,000 
Cincinnati Reds 1989 payroll based on this was $11,072,000.
1989 Cleveland Indians 1989 Cleveland Indians
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Joe Carter  $1,630,000 
2 Brook Jacoby  $962,500 
3 Jesse Orosco  $825,000 
4 Pete O'Brien  $700,000 
5 Bud Black  $600,000 
6 Tom Candiotti  $505,000 
7 Oddibe McDowell  $375,000 
8 Cory Snyder  $340,000 
9 Neil Allen  $325,000 
10 Doug Jones  $307,500 
11 Scott Bailes  $300,000 
12 Greg Swindell  $285,000 
13 Luis Aguayo  $275,000 
14 Andy Allanson  $235,000 
15 Joel Skinner  $200,000 
16 John Farrell  $175,000 
17 Rich Yett  $155,000 
18 Mike Young  $150,000 
19 Jerry Browne  $125,000 
20 Dave Clark  $97,500 
21 Felix Fermin  $85,000 
22 Brad Komminsk  $80,000 
23 Ed Wojna  $77,500 
24 Tommy Hinzo  $75,000 
25 Rod Nichols  $73,500 
26 Albert Belle  $68,000 
27 Steve Olin  $68,000 
Cleveland Indians 1989 payroll based on this was $9,094,500.
1989 Detroit Tigers 1989 Detroit Tigers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jack Morris  $1,989,000 
2 Fred Lynn  $1,590,000 
3 Keith Moreland  $1,483,333 
4 Willie Hernandez  $1,310,000 
5 Alan Trammell  $1,100,000 
6 Lou Whitaker  $1,025,000 
7 Doyle Alexander  $1,000,000 
8 Frank Tanana  $925,000 
9 Chet Lemon  $828,571 
10 Charles Hudson  $525,000 
11 Gary Pettis  $440,000 
12 Dave Bergman  $437,500 
13 Pat Sheridan  $430,000 
14 Frank Williams  $425,000 
15 Mike Heath  $425,000 
16 Matt Nokes  $195,000 
17 Mike Henneman  $195,000 
18 Jeff Robinson  $175,000 
19 Kenny Williams  $117,500 
20 Paul Gibson  $92,500 
21 Dave Beard  $90,000 
22 Mike Brumley  $75,000 
23 Steve Searcy  $69,000 
24 Brian Dubois  $68,000 
25 Doug Strange  $68,000 
26 Kevin Ritz  $68,000 
Detroit Tigers 1989 payroll based on this was $15,146,404.
1989 Houston Astros 1989 Houston Astros
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Mike Scott  $1,300,000 
2 Jim Clancy  $1,225,000 
3 Dave Smith  $1,100,000 
4 Glenn Davis  $1,085,000 
5 Rafael Ramirez  $1,050,000 
6 Bob Forsch  $975,000 
7 Terry Puhl  $950,000 
8 Kevin Bass  $940,000 
9 Bill Doran  $933,000 
10 Rick Rhoden  $900,000 
11 Danny Darwin  $855,000 
12 Juan Agosto  $610,000 
13 Craig Reynolds  $600,000 
14 Larry Andersen  $475,000 
15 Jim Deshaies  $470,000 
16 Alex Trevino  $350,000 
17 Dan Schatzeder  $245,000 
18 Gerald Young  $150,000 
19 Harry Spilman  $150,000 
20 Ken Caminiti  $129,000 
21 Mark Portugal  $95,000 
22 Dave Meads  $92,500 
23 Craig Biggio  $78,000 
24 Bob Knepper  $68,000 
25 Brian Meyer  $68,000 
26 Eric Anthony  $68,000 
27 Eric Yelding  $68,000 
Houston Astros 1989 payroll based on this was $15,029,500.
1989 Kansas City Royals 1989 Kansas City Royals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dan Quisenberry  $2,515,362 
2 Willie Wilson  $2,112,205 
3 George Brett  $2,005,000 
4 Mark Gubicza  $1,375,000 
5 Bret Saberhagen  $1,350,000 
6 Charlie Leibrandt  $1,250,000 
7 Danny Tartabull  $1,035,000 
8 Frank White  $1,000,000 
9 Floyd Bannister  $900,000 
10 Bob Boone  $883,001 
11 Pat Tabler  $825,000 
12 Bo Jackson  $610,000 
13 Steve Farr  $605,000 
14 Kurt Stillwell  $460,000 
15 Bill Buckner  $400,000 
16 Kevin Seitzer  $340,000 
17 Brad Wellman  $155,000 
18 Steve Crawford  $150,000 
19 Jim Eisenreich  $120,000 
20 Jeff Montgomery  $95,000 
21 Bill Pecota  $85,000 
22 Israel Sanchez  $70,500 
23 Mike Macfarlane  $70,500 
24 Luis Aquino  $68,000 
25 Matt Winters  $68,000 
26 Rick Luecken  $68,000 
27 Tom Gordon  $68,000 
Kansas City Royals 1989 payroll based on this was $18,683,568.
1989 Los Angeles Dodgers 1989 Los Angeles Dodgers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Orel Hershiser  $2,766,667 
2 Eddie Murray  $2,331,062 
3 Fernando Valenzuela  $1,850,000 
4 Kirk Gibson  $1,333,333 
5 John Tudor  $1,300,000 
6 Mike Marshall  $1,100,000 
7 Mike Scioscia  $1,100,000 
8 Alfredo Griffin  $1,000,000 
9 Mike Davis  $987,500 
10 Jay Howell  $925,000 
11 Alejandro Pena  $875,000 
12 Willie Randolph  $875,000 
13 Tim Leary  $670,000 
14 John Shelby  $550,000 
15 Mickey Hatcher  $450,000 
16 Dave Anderson  $420,000 
17 Rick Dempsey  $420,000 
18 Mike Morgan  $375,000 
19 Franklin Stubbs  $345,000 
20 Tim Belcher  $225,000 
21 Mariano Duncan  $200,000 
22 Jeff Hamilton  $150,000 
23 Ray Searage  $141,000 
24 Tim Crews  $130,000 
25 Jose Gonzalez  $90,000 
26 Mike Sharperson  $90,000 
27 Ramon Martinez  $85,000 
28 Chris Gwynn  $80,000 
29 Lenny Harris  $71,000 
30 John Wetteland  $68,000 
31 Ricky Horton  $68,000 
Los Angeles Dodgers 1989 payroll based on this was $21,071,562.
1989 Milwaukee Brewers 1989 Milwaukee Brewers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Paul Molitor  $2,100,000 
2 Teddy Higuera  $1,525,000 
3 Robin Yount  $1,150,000 
4 Jim Gantner  $900,000 
5 Dan Plesac  $765,000 
6 Rob Deer  $760,000 
7 Greg Brock  $700,000 
8 Bill Wegman  $425,000 
9 Juan Nieves  $370,000 
10 Chuck Crim  $245,000 
11 Terry Francona  $245,000 
12 Paul Mirabella  $230,000 
13 Chris Bosio  $227,500 
14 Dale Sveum  $225,000 
15 Glenn Braggs  $205,000 
16 B.J. Surhoff  $185,000 
17 Bill Krueger  $150,000 
18 Gus Polidor  $130,000 
19 Tom Filer  $125,000 
20 Mike Felder  $97,500 
21 Joey Meyer  $95,000 
22 Charlie O'Brien  $90,000 
23 Gary Sheffield  $90,000 
24 Mark Knudson  $85,000 
25 Bryan Clutterbuck  $73,000 
26 Bill Spiers  $68,000 
27 Billy Bates  $68,000 
28 Greg Vaughn  $68,000 
29 Jaime Navarro  $68,000 
30 Jeff Peterek  $68,000 
Milwaukee Brewers 1989 payroll based on this was $11,533,000.
1989 Minnesota Twins 1989 Minnesota Twins
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Frank Viola  $2,766,666 
2 Gary Gaetti  $2,400,000 
3 Kirby Puckett  $2,000,000 
4 Kent Hrbek  $1,560,000 
5 Shane Rawley  $950,000 
6 Wally Backman  $750,000 
7 Tim Laudner  $700,000 
8 Juan Berenguer  $625,000 
9 Dan Gladden  $610,000 
10 Greg Gagne  $570,000 
11 Randy Bush  $550,000 
12 Carmen Castillo  $432,500 
13 Allan Anderson  $200,000 
14 Jim Dwyer  $200,000 
15 Al Newman  $180,000 
16 John Moses  $180,000 
17 Brian Harper  $147,500 
18 Gene Larkin  $145,000 
19 Steve Shields  $125,000 
20 Roy Smith  $100,000 
21 Chip Hale  $68,000 
22 Gary Wayne  $68,000 
23 Mark Guthrie  $68,000 
24 Mike Dyer  $68,000 
25 Tim Drummond  $68,000 
Minnesota Twins 1989 payroll based on this was $15,531,666.
1989 Montreal Expos 1989 Montreal Expos
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Tim Raines  $2,104,889 
2 Jeff Reardon  $1,400,000 
3 Hubie Brooks  $950,000 
4 Tim Wallach  $950,000 
5 Andres Galarraga  $865,000 
6 Kevin Gross  $850,000 
7 Pascual Perez  $850,000 
8 Tim Burke  $740,000 
9 Dennis Martinez  $735,000 
10 Andy McGaffigan  $632,500 
11 Spike Owen  $565,000 
12 Bryn Smith  $550,000 
13 Joe Hesketh  $417,000 
14 Mike Fitzgerald  $335,000 
15 Tom Foley  $320,000 
16 Mike Aldrete  $202,500 
17 Damaso Garcia  $200,000 
18 Dave Martinez  $185,000 
19 Otis Nixon  $177,500 
20 Wallace Johnson  $177,000 
21 Nelson Santovenia  $98,500 
22 Rex Hudler  $90,000 
23 Johnny Paredes  $70,500 
24 Randy Johnson  $70,000 
25 Gene Harris  $68,000 
26 Marquis Grissom  $68,000 
27 Randy Kramer  $68,000 
28 Rich Thompson  $68,000 
Montreal Expos 1989 payroll based on this was $13,807,389.
1989 New York Mets 1989 New York Mets
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Dwight Gooden  $2,416,667 
2 Gary Carter  $2,198,572 
3 Keith Hernandez  $2,000,000 
4 Kevin McReynolds  $1,966,666 
5 Ron Darling  $1,966,666 
6 Darryl Strawberry  $1,495,000 
7 Mookie Wilson  $1,000,000 
8 Bob Ojeda  $925,000 
9 Sid Fernandez  $795,000 
10 Howard Johnson  $772,500 
11 Tim Teufel  $590,000 
12 Lenny Dykstra  $575,000 
13 Terry Leach  $425,000 
14 Don Aase  $400,000 
15 Lee Mazzilli  $350,000 
16 David Cone  $332,500 
17 Rick Aguilera  $310,000 
18 Randy Myers  $300,000 
19 Dave Magadan  $170,000 
20 Tom O'Malley  $145,000 
21 Kevin Elster  $140,000 
22 Barry Lyons  $115,000 
23 Gregg Jefferies  $100,500 
24 Mackey Sasser  $95,000 
25 Keith Miller  $85,000 
26 Jeff Innis  $78,000 
27 Mark Carreon  $70,000 
28 David West  $68,000 
New York Mets 1989 payroll based on this was $19,885,071.
1989 New York Yankees 1989 New York Yankees
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Don Mattingly  $2,200,000 
2 Rickey Henderson  $2,120,000 
3 Dave Winfield  $1,958,652 
4 Dave Righetti  $1,450,000 
5 Steve Sax  $1,150,000 
6 Andy Hawkins  $933,333 
7 Mel Hall  $925,000 
8 Dave LaPoint  $825,000 
9 John Candelaria  $800,000 
10 Ken Phelps  $655,000 
11 Don Slaught  $650,000 
12 Mike Pagliarulo  $575,000 
13 Rafael Santana  $500,000 
14 Tom Brookens  $475,000 
15 Lance McCullers  $460,000 
16 Eric Plunk  $232,390 
17 Lee Guetterman  $137,500 
18 Steve Kiefer  $95,000 
19 Chuck Cary  $90,000 
20 Stan Jefferson  $90,000 
21 Mike Blowers  $82,000 
22 Al Leiter  $80,000 
23 Roberto Kelly  $80,000 
24 Randy Velarde  $72,500 
25 Bob Geren  $70,000 
26 Alvaro Espinoza  $68,000 
27 Clay Parker  $68,000 
28 Gary Ward  $68,000 
29 Hensley Meulens  $68,000 
30 Jamie Quirk  $68,000 
31 Richard Dotson  $68,000 
New York Yankees 1989 payroll based on this was $17,114,375.
1989 Oakland Athletics 1989 Oakland Athletics
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jose Canseco  $1,600,000 
2 Carney Lansford  $1,375,000 
3 Mike Moore  $1,291,666 
4 Bob Welch  $1,208,333 
5 Dave Stewart  $1,200,000 
6 Dave Parker  $1,125,000 
7 Dennis Eckersley  $1,062,500 
8 Dave Henderson  $850,000 
9 Rick Honeycutt  $650,000 
10 Gene Nelson  $615,000 
11 Ron Hassey  $600,000 
12 Storm Davis  $587,500 
13 Curt Young  $572,500 
14 Mark McGwire  $510,500 
15 Tony Phillips  $450,000 
16 Matt Young  $425,000 
17 Terry Steinbach  $350,000 
18 Mike Gallego  $207,500 
19 Luis Polonia  $182,500 
20 Walt Weiss  $180,000 
21 Stan Javier  $177,500 
22 Greg Cadaret  $154,071 
23 Todd Burns  $100,000 
24 Billy Beane  $70,500 
25 Lance Blankenship  $68,000 
Oakland Athletics 1989 payroll based on this was $15,613,070.
1989 Philadelphia Phillies 1989 Philadelphia Phillies
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Juan Samuel  $1,450,000 
2 Steve Bedrosian  $1,450,000 
3 Von Hayes  $1,300,000 
4 Tom Herr  $825,000 
5 Roger McDowell  $762,000 
6 Dickie Thon  $600,000 
7 Don Carman  $575,000 
8 Bob Dernier  $400,000 
9 Dwayne Murphy  $400,000 
10 Greg Harris  $325,000 
11 Darren Daulton  $285,000 
12 Steve Lake  $280,000 
13 Steve Jeltz  $260,000 
14 Chris James  $230,000 
15 Ken Howell  $225,000 
16 Jeff Parrett  $212,000 
17 Steve Ontiveros  $180,000 
18 Bruce Ruffin  $175,000 
19 Tom Nieto  $115,000 
20 Curt Ford  $111,000 
21 Ricky Jordan  $95,000 
22 Ron Jones  $74,000 
23 Marvin Freeman  $71,000 
24 Charlie Hayes  $68,000 
25 Larry McWilliams  $68,000 
26 Todd Frohwirth  $68,000 
Philadelphia Phillies 1989 payroll based on this was $10,604,000.
1989 Pittsburgh Pirates 1989 Pittsburgh Pirates
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Andy Van Slyke  $2,150,000 
2 Bob Walk  $800,000 
3 Glenn Wilson  $750,000 
4 Jeff Robinson  $750,000 
5 Bobby Bonilla  $740,000 
6 Ken Oberkfell  $725,000 
7 Neal Heaton  $650,000 
8 Jim Gott  $600,000 
9 Sid Bream  $510,000 
10 Gary Redus  $500,000 
11 Billy Hatcher  $495,000 
12 Mike LaValliere  $482,500 
13 R.J. Reynolds  $425,000 
14 Brian Fisher  $404,000 
15 Barry Bonds  $360,000 
16 Doug Drabek  $325,000 
17 Junior Ortiz  $300,000 
18 Bob Kipper  $230,000 
19 John Smiley  $230,000 
20 Rafael Belliard  $225,000 
21 Mike Dunne  $222,500 
22 Jose Lind  $180,000 
23 John Cangelosi  $152,500 
24 Doug Bair  $150,000 
25 Benny Distefano  $85,000 
26 Jay Bell  $85,000 
27 Bill Landrum  $75,000 
28 Jeff King  $68,000 
29 Rick Reed  $68,000 
Pittsburgh Pirates 1989 payroll based on this was $12,737,500.
1989 San Diego Padres 1989 San Diego Padres
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Jack Clark  $2,000,000 
2 Bruce Hurst  $1,733,333 
3 Eric Show  $1,450,000 
4 Tony Gwynn  $1,141,667 
5 Ed Whitson  $1,050,000 
6 Dennis Rasmussen  $802,500 
7 Walt Terrell  $775,000 
8 Garry Templeton  $700,000 
9 Mark Davis  $600,000 
10 Carmelo Martinez  $490,000 
11 John Kruk  $450,000 
12 Luis Salazar  $400,000 
13 Tim Flannery  $400,000 
14 Randy Ready  $370,000 
15 Marvell Wynne  $350,000 
16 Benito Santiago  $345,000 
17 Pat Clements  $205,000 
18 Mark Grant  $155,000 
19 Roberto Alomar  $150,000 
20 Mark Parent  $100,000 
21 Darrin Jackson  $90,000 
22 Joey Cora  $77,500 
23 Shawn Abner  $77,500 
24 Bip Roberts  $74,000 
25 Greg Harris  $72,500 
26 Andy Benes  $68,000 
27 Dan Murphy  $68,000 
San Diego Padres 1989 payroll based on this was $14,195,000.
1989 San Francisco Giants 1989 San Francisco Giants
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Rick Reuschel  $1,175,000 
2 Will Clark  $1,125,000 
3 Mike LaCoss  $1,100,000 
4 Atlee Hammaker  $983,334 
5 Brett Butler  $900,000 
6 Candy Maldonado  $900,000 
7 Don Robinson  $900,000 
8 Mike Krukow  $875,000 
9 Terry Kennedy  $850,000 
10 Dave Dravecky  $750,000 
11 Scott Garrelts  $706,000 
12 Jose Uribe  $687,500 
13 Kevin Mitchell  $610,000 
14 Craig Lefferts  $600,000 
15 Robby Thompson  $536,000 
16 Ernest Riles  $470,000 
17 Chris Speier  $425,000 
18 Kelly Downs  $315,000 
19 Tracy Jones  $300,000 
20 Karl Best  $105,000 
21 Donell Nixon  $102,500 
22 Matt Williams  $95,000 
23 Terry Mulholland  $95,000 
24 Kirt Manwaring  $78,000 
25 Bill Bathe  $75,500 
26 Greg Litton  $68,000 
27 Joe Price  $68,000 
28 Rich Gossage  $68,000 
San Francisco Giants 1989 payroll based on this was $14,962,834.
1989 Seattle Mariners 1989 Seattle Mariners
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Alvin Davis  $1,400,000 
2 Mark Langston  $1,350,000 
3 Jeffrey Leonard  $1,000,000 
4 Steve Balboni  $800,000 
5 Tom Niedenfuer  $800,000 
6 Harold Reynolds  $635,000 
7 Jim Presley  $595,000 
8 Darnell Coles  $560,000 
9 Scott Bradley  $330,000 
10 Dave Valle  $315,000 
11 Jerry Reed  $265,000 
12 Mike Jackson  $265,000 
13 Henry Cotto  $250,000 
14 Scott Bankhead  $245,000 
15 Bill Swift  $195,000 
16 Mike Schooler  $145,000 
17 Gene Walter  $120,000 
18 Jay Buhner  $80,000 
19 Keith Comstock  $80,000 
20 Mario Diaz  $77,500 
21 Erik Hanson  $68,000 
22 Greg Briley  $68,000 
23 Ken Griffey  $68,000 
24 Omar Vizquel  $68,000 
Seattle Mariners 1989 payroll based on this was $9,779,500.
1989 St. Louis Cardinals 1989 St. Louis Cardinals
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Ozzie Smith  $2,240,000 
2 Pedro Guerrero  $1,833,333 
3 Willie McGee  $1,400,000 
4 Tom Brunansky  $1,240,000 
5 Tony Pena  $1,220,000 
6 Ken Dayley  $925,000 
7 Todd Worrell  $875,000 
8 Vince Coleman  $775,000 
9 Terry Pendleton  $710,000 
10 Jose DeLeon  $662,500 
11 Denny Walling  $615,000 
12 Danny Cox  $600,000 
13 Jose Oquendo  $525,000 
14 Milt Thompson  $505,000 
15 Frank DiPino  $452,500 
16 Joe Magrane  $320,000 
17 Leon Durham  $175,000 
18 Ted Power  $150,000 
19 Greg Mathews  $125,000 
20 Scott Terry  $105,000 
21 John Morris  $95,000 
22 Tom Pagnozzi  $90,000 
23 Don Heinkel  $85,000 
24 John Costello  $85,000 
25 Ken Hill  $70,000 
26 Tim Jones  $70,000 
27 Todd Zeile  $68,000 
28 Dan Quisenberry  $62,500 
St. Louis Cardinals 1989 payroll based on this was $16,078,833.
1989 Texas Rangers 1989 Texas Rangers
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 Nolan Ryan  $1,800,000 
2 Julio Franco  $1,300,000 
3 Harold Baines  $1,204,281 
4 Scott Fletcher  $1,200,000 
5 Charlie Hough  $900,000 
6 Jeff Russell  $480,000 
7 Jim Sundberg  $475,000 
8 Pete Incaviglia  $475,000 
9 Cecilio Guante  $445,000 
10 Steve Buechele  $430,000 
11 Jose Guzman  $425,000 
12 Rick Leach  $350,000 
13 Ruben Sierra  $350,000 
14 Geno Petralli  $325,000 
15 Craig McMurtry  $275,000 
16 Bobby Witt  $205,000 
17 Jamie Moyer  $205,000 
18 Ed Correa  $130,000 
19 Cecil Espy  $97,500 
20 Mike Stanley  $95,000 
21 Mike Jeffcoat  $83,000 
22 Jeff Kunkel  $80,000 
23 Drew Hall  $74,000 
24 Bob Milacki  $73,000 
25 Chad Kreuter  $72,500 
26 Kevin Brown  $72,500 
27 Gary Mielke  $68,000 
28 Jack Daugherty  $68,000 
29 Kenny Rogers  $68,000 
30 Sammy Sosa  $68,000 
Texas Rangers 1989 payroll based on this was $11,893,781.
1989 Toronto Blue Jays 1989 Toronto Blue Jays
 RANK   NAME   SALARY 
1 George Bell  $1,900,000 
2 Jimmy Key  $1,766,666 
3 Dave Stieb  $1,500,000 
4 Tony Fernandez  $1,400,000 
5 Lloyd Moseby  $1,375,000 
6 Jesse Barfield  $1,300,000 
7 Tom Henke  $975,000 
8 Mike Flanagan  $887,500 
9 Ernie Whitt  $800,000 
10 Rance Mulliniks  $650,000 
11 Kelly Gruber  $462,500 
12 John Cerutti  $417,000 
13 Fred McGriff  $300,000 
14 Mark Eichhorn  $272,500 
15 Jeff Musselman  $200,000 
16 Edwin Nunez  $175,000 
17 Tom Lawless  $175,000 
18 Duane Ward  $168,500 
19 Manuel Lee  $160,000 
20 Nelson Liriano  $112,500 
21 David Wells  $107,000 
22 Pat Borders  $101,000 
23 Todd Stottlemyre  $85,000 
24 Rob Ducey  $84,000 
25 Tony Castillo  $71,500 
26 Bob Brenly  $68,000 
27 Junior Felix  $68,000 
28 Mauro Gozzo  $68,000 
Toronto Blue Jays 1989 payroll based on this was $15,649,666.


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


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