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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