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major league baseball payrolls
     payroll figures are from Major league baseball management sources and include salaries for 40-man roster, benifits and estimated extended benefits.
     potential incentive caluse payments are not included.

baltimore.....................$ 74,303,497
atlanta......................... 71,639,725
boston......................... 71,318,403
n.y. yankees................. 70,583,730
cleveland.................... 66,850,303
texas.......................... 64,154,180
colorado................... 62,179,513
chicago cubs............. 59,391,084
toronto.................... 58,494,370
seattle...................... 58,017,231
los angeles............... 57,642,751
n.y. mets................... 57,378,501
st. louis................... 56,204,396
san diego................. 52,292,624
san fran.................. 50,318,200
milwaukee............... 48,753,716
houston.................. 48,403,250
chicago sox............. 45,887,914
california............... 45,479,584
arizona................... 43,565,417
philadelphia........... 42,065,084
florida................... 40,917,001
tampa bay............... 39,872,584
kansas city............. 39,089,251
detroit................... 37,390,084
minnesota.............. 34,883,022
cincinnati.............. 32,467,793
oakland.................. 26,646,584
pittsburgh.............. 24,407,251
montreal................ 16,031,584


PLAYER SALARY as of opening day

roger clemens $8 250 000

juan guzman $5 000 000

randy myers $4 416 667

benito santiago $4 000 000

erik hanson $3 533 333

pat hentgen $3 250 000

carlos delgado $2 400 000

ed sprague $2 350 000

tony fernadez $2 000 000

mike stanley $1 800 000

woody williams $1 615 000

alex gonzales $1 497 500

darrin fletcher $1 475 000

shawn green $1 475 000

paul quantrill $1 150 000

dan plesac $800 000

jose canseco $750 000

juan samuel $421 000

craig grebeck $390 000

bill risley $360 000

jose cruz jr. $325 000

robert person $265 000

kelvim escobar $220 000

shannon stewart $192 500

chris carpenter $190 000

felip crespo $185 000

mark dalesandro $185 000

kevin brown $170 000


single-season club record holders

hits.......213.....tony fernandez.....1986
2b.......... 54.......john olerud........1993
hr..........47......george bell........1987
rbi........134.....george bell........1987
runs.......121.....paul molitor.......1993
avg........363......john olerud..........1993
sb..........60.....dave collins.........1984
wins.......21.....j.morris..1992& roger clemens..1997
so.........292.....roger clemens........1997
sho..........5.....dave steib..........1982
svs.........45....duane ward..........1993


 
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