1997 MLB Team Payrolls - The Baseball Cube

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year	team	roster	league	division	team payroll	w	l	rank	lg rk	mlb rk	last year payroll	top salary
1997	New York Yankees	team roster	AL	East	59,148,877	96	66	2	2	3	52,189,370	Cecil Fielder (2)
1997	Baltimore Orioles	team roster	AL	East	54,871,399	98	64	1	1	2	48,726,832	Cal Ripken (14)
1997	Chicago White Sox	team roster	AL	Central	54,377,500	80	81	2	6	13	41,940,000	Albert Belle (1)
1997	Cleveland Indians	team roster	AL	Central	54,130,232	86	75	1	4	9	45,317,914	Matt Williams (8)
1997	Atlanta Braves	team roster	NL	East	50,488,500	101	61	1	1	1	47,390,000	John Smoltz (11)
1997	Texas Rangers	team roster	AL	West	50,112,268	77	85	3	10	19	35,862,028	Juan Gonzalez (7)
1997	Florida Marlins	team roster	NL	East	47,753,000	92	70	2	2	4	30,079,500	Alex Fernandez (11)
1997	Toronto Blue Jays	team roster	AL	East	45,894,833	76	86	5	11	20	28,486,708	Roger Clemens (4)
1997	St. Louis Cardinals	team roster	NL	Central	44,179,167	73	89	4	12	23	38,741,666	Andy Benes (48)
1997	Los Angeles Dodgers	team roster	NL	West	43,400,000	88	74	2	5	7	34,647,000	Mike Piazza (11)
1997	Cincinnati Reds	team roster	NL	Central	43,267,000	76	86	3	11	21	40,719,334	Ruben Sierra (18)
1997	Boston Red Sox	team roster	AL	East	43,232,000	78	84	4	9	17	39,676,000	Mo Vaughn (24)
1997	Colorado Rockies	team roster	NL	West	42,870,501	83	79	3	7	12	34,918,490	Larry Walker (25)
1997	Chicago Cubs	team roster	NL	Central	39,829,333	68	94	5	14	26	30,954,000	Sammy Sosa (34)
1997	Seattle Mariners	team roster	AL	West	39,667,628	90	72	1	3	6	39,221,501	Ken Griffey (6)
1997	New York Mets	team roster	NL	East	38,474,567	88	74	3	4	8	23,456,500	John Olerud (20)
1997	Philadelphia Phillies	team roster	NL	East	35,463,500	68	94	5	13	25	28,393,500	Gregg Jefferies (34)
1997	San Diego Padres	team roster	NL	West	34,698,672	76	86	4	10	22	27,133,026	Tony Gwynn (64)
1997	San Francisco Giants	team roster	NL	West	33,469,213	90	72	1	3	5	34,605,225	Barry Bonds (3)
1997	Houston Astros	team roster	NL	Central	32,935,000	84	78	1	6	11	26,894,000	Jeff Bagwell (5)
1997	Kansas City Royals	team roster	AL	Central	31,225,000	67	94	5	13	27	18,480,750	Jay Bell (43)
1997	Anaheim Angels	team roster	AL	West	29,452,672	84	78	2	5	10	26,892,500	Mark Langston (79)
1997	Minnesota Twins	team roster	AL	Central	25,747,500	68	94	4	12	24	21,961,500	Chuck Knoblauch (29)
1997	Oakland Athletics	team roster	AL	West	21,911,000	65	97	4	14	28	19,404,500	Mark McGwire (8)
1997	Milwaukee Brewers	team roster	AL	Central	21,320,332	78	83	3	8	16	20,482,000	Ben McDonald (43)
1997	Montreal Expos	team roster	NL	East	18,335,500	78	84	4	9	18	15,410,500	Pedro Martinez (95)
1997	Detroit Tigers	team roster	AL	East	16,304,500	79	83	3	7	15	21,941,000	Travis Fryman (22)
1997	Pittsburgh Pirates	team roster	NL	Central	9,071,666	79	83	2	8	14	21,253,500	Al Martin (174)
28 record(s)

1997 MLB Payrolls

Payrolls by Team

Top 100 Salaries

rank	player	team	salary
1	Albert Belle	Chicago White Sox	10,000,000
2	Cecil Fielder	New York Yankees	9,237,500
3	Barry Bonds	San Francisco Giants	8,666,667
4	Roger Clemens	Toronto Blue Jays	8,400,000
5	Jeff Bagwell	Houston Astros	8,040,000
6	Ken Griffey	Seattle Mariners	7,885,532
7	Juan Gonzalez	Texas Rangers	7,500,000
8	Mark McGwire	Oakland Athletics	7,150,000
8	Matt Williams	Cleveland Indians	7,150,000
8	Frank Thomas	Chicago White Sox	7,150,000
11	Alex Fernandez	Florida Marlins	7,000,000
11	Mike Piazza	Los Angeles Dodgers	7,000,000
11	John Smoltz	Atlanta Braves	7,000,000
14	Cal Ripken	Baltimore Orioles	6,850,000
15	Ivan Rodriguez	Texas Rangers	6,825,000
15	Mike Mussina	Baltimore Orioles	6,825,000
17	Greg Maddux	Atlanta Braves	6,775,000
18	Ruben Sierra	Cincinnati Reds	6,700,000
19	David Cone	New York Yankees	6,666,667
20	Joe Carter	Toronto Blue Jays	6,500,000
20	John Olerud	New York Mets	6,500,000
22	Travis Fryman	Detroit Tigers	6,400,000
23	Roberto Alomar	Baltimore Orioles	6,354,379
24	Mo Vaughn	Boston Red Sox	6,350,000
25	Larry Walker	Colorado Rockies	6,325,000
rank	player	team	salary
25	Randy Johnson	Seattle Mariners	6,325,000
27	David Justice	Cleveland Indians	6,300,000
28	Craig Biggio	Houston Astros	6,280,000
29	Chuck Knoblauch	Minnesota Twins	6,150,000
30	Gary Sheffield	Florida Marlins	6,100,000
31	Robin Ventura	Chicago White Sox	6,000,000
32	Will Clark	Texas Rangers	5,657,365
33	Bobby Bonilla	Florida Marlins	5,600,000
34	Gregg Jefferies	Philadelphia Phillies	5,500,000
34	Fred McGriff	Atlanta Braves	5,500,000
34	Paul O'Neill	New York Yankees	5,500,000
34	Sammy Sosa	Chicago Cubs	5,500,000
38	Barry Larkin	Cincinnati Reds	5,350,000
39	Rafael Palmeiro	Baltimore Orioles	5,337,021
40	Bernie Williams	New York Yankees	5,300,000
41	Dante Bichette	Colorado Rockies	5,166,667
42	Tom Glavine	Atlanta Braves	5,050,000
43	Ben McDonald	Milwaukee Brewers	5,000,000
43	Jaime Navarro	Chicago White Sox	5,000,000
43	Kenny Rogers	New York Yankees	5,000,000
43	Jay Bell	Kansas City Royals	5,000,000
47	Andres Galarraga	Colorado Rockies	4,950,000
48	Steve Avery	Boston Red Sox	4,850,000
48	Ken Hill	Texas Rangers	4,850,000
48	Marquis Grissom	Cleveland Indians	4,850,000
rank	player	team	salary
48	Andy Benes	St. Louis Cardinals	4,850,000
52	Jay Buhner	Seattle Mariners	4,827,962
53	Darren Daulton	Philadelphia Phillies	4,825,000
53	Kenny Lofton	Atlanta Braves	4,825,000
55	Kevin Appier	Kansas City Royals	4,800,000
55	Jack McDowell	Cleveland Indians	4,800,000
55	Dean Palmer	Texas Rangers	4,800,000
58	Carlos Baerga	New York Mets	4,750,000
59	Wilson Alvarez	Chicago White Sox	4,662,500
60	Roberto Hernandez	Chicago White Sox	4,620,000
61	Bill Swift	Colorado Rockies	4,608,333
62	Danny Jackson	St. Louis Cardinals	4,600,000
63	Mel Rojas	Chicago Cubs	4,583,333
64	Tony Gwynn	San Diego Padres	4,575,000
64	John Wetteland	Texas Rangers	4,575,000
66	Mark Grace	Chicago Cubs	4,525,000
67	Kevin Brown	Florida Marlins	4,510,000
68	Moises Alou	Florida Marlins	4,500,000
68	Ozzie Guillen	Chicago White Sox	4,500,000
68	Eric Karros	Los Angeles Dodgers	4,500,000
68	Ron Gant	St. Louis Cardinals	4,500,000
72	Ray Lankford	St. Louis Cardinals	4,466,667
73	Tino Martinez	New York Yankees	4,400,000
74	Jose Canseco	Oakland Athletics	4,225,000
75	Todd Hundley	New York Mets	4,150,000
rank	player	team	salary
76	Todd Stottlemyre	St. Louis Cardinals	4,100,000
77	Brady Anderson	Baltimore Orioles	4,050,000
78	Jeff Blauser	Atlanta Braves	4,020,000
79	Mark Langston	Anaheim Angels	4,000,000
79	Greg Vaughn	San Diego Padres	4,000,000
79	Juan Guzman	Toronto Blue Jays	4,000,000
79	Chuck Finley	Anaheim Angels	4,000,000
79	Ellis Burks	Colorado Rockies	4,000,000
84	Randy Myers	Baltimore Orioles	3,950,000
85	Brian McRae	Chicago Cubs	3,900,000
86	Bernard Gilkey	New York Mets	3,850,000
87	Chili Davis	Kansas City Royals	3,800,000
87	Wally Joyner	San Diego Padres	3,800,000
89	David Wells	New York Yankees	3,766,667
90	John Valentin	Boston Red Sox	3,750,000
90	Kevin Tapani	Chicago Cubs	3,750,000
90	Todd Worrell	Los Angeles Dodgers	3,750,000
90	John Smiley	Cincinnati Reds	3,750,000
94	Reggie Sanders	Cincinnati Reds	3,700,000
95	Pedro Martinez	Montreal Expos	3,615,000
96	Denny Neagle	Atlanta Braves	3,610,000
97	Chris Hoiles	Baltimore Orioles	3,600,000
98	John Burkett	Texas Rangers	3,550,000
99	Erik Hanson	Toronto Blue Jays	3,533,333
100	Paul Molitor	Minnesota Twins	3,500,000
rank	player	team	salary
100	Tim Salmon	Anaheim Angels	3,500,000
100	Curt Schilling	Philadelphia Phillies	3,500,000
102 record(s)